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…
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Henri Giroud
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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
Wout van Aert will not appear at the start of the Tour of Flanders coming Sunday due to a corona infection. For Van Aert, these have been intense days. “Since yesterday morning, I have had a slight sore throat. I immediately did two self-tests and they were both positive. I then did a PCR test, which showed that I tested strongly positive. The good news is that I only have mild symptoms, just a sore throat and a cold. My focus is on recovering now. I want to be fully recovered before thinking about the future again.” For the Belgian…
Tom Pidcock has extended his long-term commitment to the INEOS Grenadiers, making it his home for the next five years. The 22-year-old British Olympic gold medallist, cyclo-cross world champion and all-round road racer is excited to continue his development as a Grenadier. Pidcock said: “INEOS Grenadiers is the right team for me. It’s become my home over the past year and it’s incredible to think it’s the team I grew up dreaming of joining. To have the trust of the team and INEOS is an amazing feeling. With the quality of staff and riders I’ve met and raced alongside, it’s…
Highlights Results 1Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix4:05:392Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Jumbo-Visma0:00:013Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers0:00:054Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal5Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe6Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ7Kelland O’Brien (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco8Ben Turner (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers0:00:129Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain Victorious0:02:08