Highlights Report With triumph, pride and exertion etched across his face, Bahrain Victorious’ 30 year old Belgian, Dylan Teuns, spread his arms wide and crossed the line of La Flèche Wallone several bike lengths ahead of the undisputed King of the Mur de Huy, Alejandro Valverde (MOV) & Aleksandr Vlasov (BOH). “It’s unbelievable. It’s a dream that comes true to win today on the Mur in front of my fans, wife and family. It’s a super special one. I always dreamed of a classic victory and today it happens finally.” Bahrain Victorious had shown strength in numbers earlier in the…
Author: Henri Giroud
Henri Giroud
Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.
Highlights Report Dylan van Baarle put in the performance of his career to win Paris-Roubaix for the INEOS Grenadiers. The Dutchman made his winning move with 19 kilometres to go, driving clear of his fellow attackers and opening out a gap. That meant he was able to savour the atmosphere inside the famous Roubaix Velodrome – finishing solo by a commanding margin of one minute and 47 seconds. The team rode a superb and committed race, taking on the Queen of the Classics from early on and even helping to split the race in the early crosswinds. A show of…
Race Across America, and its affiliate Team Get Outdoors, have acquired sort-of-friends-of-Cyclry the Silver State 508 – formerly known as the Furnace Creek 508 or simply “The 508”. The event was created in 1983 by John Marino, the godfather of ultra-cycling. Marino protégé and Solo RAAM finisher, Chris Kostman, took control in 1990. Through innovation, aggressive marketing and hard work, Kostman grew participation tenfold. The 508 became an extremely popular event, attracting riders from nearly every state in America and countries all over the world. Along the way, Kostman, through his company Adventure Corps, developed other cycling and running events.…
Highlights Report Michal Kwiatkowski edged a thrilling edition of the Amstel Gold Race, winning a two-up sprint by the finest of margins. Kwiatkowski beat Benoit Cosnefroy in a sprint that required a photo finish to determine the winner, with the AG2R Citreon rider initially being announced as the victor before the decision was official. The former world champion had in fact edged past Cosnefroy just before the line to win the team’s first Amstel Gold title in dramatic fashion after a superb team performance. The Grenadiers had led from the front for the whole race, keeping the early break in…
Stages Cycling and Giant have launched two new GPS cycling computers. The Dash M200 and Dash L200 are available now through both companies’ existing global distribution networks. The Dash 200 features a brilliant full-color screen, cycling specific maps, and a full assortment of training features. Automatic profiles make Dash the easiest computer to use with every bike, and the Stages Cycling app makes it the most customizable computer on the market with up to 12 data fields on each screen. WiFi compatibility and the brand-new Stages Cycling app allow riders to easily and wirelessly add workouts, courses, or maps to Dash, and sync rides to third…
Hill-top finishes at Glenshee Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire and The Needles on the Isle of Wight will bookend the Tour of Britain, which returns for what promises to be a groundbreaking 18th modern edition in September. Building on the success of last year’s race, which saw the overall lead change hands five times in eight days, the battle for victory in the 2022 edition (Sunday 4 – Sunday 11 September) looks set to go down to the final pedal strokes once again. This year’s Tour of Britain will comprise the following stages: Stage one | Sunday 4 September | Aberdeen to Glenshee…
Highlights Women Men Report Women Lorena Wiebes rounds out a strong team display to take victory at Scheldeprijs, her second win at the race in two years and the 40th professional win of her career. Having taken the lead in controlling the race all day, the team set Wiebes up into a strong position coming into the final kilometre to finish off the job convincingly and win by more than a bike length. The day got off to a wet and nervous start with a few crashes in the peloton early on but the team staying clear of any issues.…
Highlights Women Men Results Women 1Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx4:11:212Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women3Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) SD Worx0:00:024Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) Movistar Team Women0:00:405Marlen Reusser (Swi) SD Worx6Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope7Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope8Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-Sram Racing9Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope0:00:4210Marta Bastianelli (Ita) UAE Team ADQ0:01:10 Men 1Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix6:18:302Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers3Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ4Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates5Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ0:00:026Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious7Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious0:00:118Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo0:00:489Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma10Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux