After claiming the country’s first Grand Tour title with his triumph at the 2019 Giro d’Italia, he more recently became the first to stand on the podium of the Tour de France. On a sultry Saturday in Tokyo, Carapaz clinched the men’s road race title to become the second Ecuadorian to win an Olympic medal […]
“Being mocked and bullied in the groupetto today was one of the worst experiences I’ve had in a bike race. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio won the stage by 1:06 ahead of teammates Demi Vollering and maglia rosa Anna van der Breggen. Being mocked and bullied in the groupetto today was one of the worst experiences I’ve […]
A day after their remarkable victory with Mathieu van der Poel in the Tour de France, Alpecin-Fenix showed no sign of easing up on Monday as Tim Merlier secured their second stage win in 24 hours. For a rider like Merlier, who had problems in finding a team to continue his career as little as […]
“It’s something special if you can wear the yellow jersey once in your career and it would be even nicer if my grandfather was still here to see it. We can compare it all to, say, the Tour of Flanders and I assume it will also be similar tactics. “I’m going to try to do […]
What started out as a circuit race on the Champs Élysées, has evolved over the years with a two-day experiment at Col d’Izoard and in Marseille in 2017, a shift back to a mountainous one-day race into Le Grand-Bornand in 2018, a circuit race in Pau in 2019, and a move to Nice in 2020. […]
“Geraint, Tao, and Carapaz are the ones with the runs on the board when it comes to finishing off Grand Tour wins but you just never know what will happen. Porte knows that Ineos Grenadiers’ main strength in this year’s race will be their collective depth, with an eight-man team that boasts three Grand Tour […]
Van Avermaet is always a threat in the hilly stages of the south and second week, while Naesen makes for a talented Flemish combo. Silvan Dillier will stand out in the team due to his red Swiss national champion’s jersey but beyond Van der Poel, Merlier is the rider to watch. Fuglsang finished third overall […]
In a statement sent to Cyclingnews via the team, Bracke stated that he will appeal the decision, claiming that his evidence had been ‘minimized’ and his right to defend himself had not been respected. At that time, the UCI did not indicate specifically which of its Code of Ethics had been violated but only that […]
Ahead of last year’s Tour de France, the Ineos Grenadiers team appeared to be in disarray. There is no major weakness, while their depth in the mountains and on the flats is second to none. Perhaps it’s telling that Ineos haven’t nailed their colours to one particular mast and that there are protected roles for […]
It’s unclear if the recent operation will affect his upcoming race progamme with the 26-year-old set to race the Critérium du Dauphiné at the very end of May before gearing up for the Tour de France and then the Olympic Games road race in Tokyo in August. Van Aert took to Twitter to announce the […]
Turin, Italo Calvino wrote, is a city that invites rigour, linearity and style. “We have a radio earpiece that’s only about as big as a hearing aid and once I started I couldn’t hear anything anymore, so I said to myself ‘Filippo, try to remember the corners and don’t make any mistakes, otherwise you’ll end […]
