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.…
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Henri Giroud
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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
Highlights Report On Sunday March 27th, Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay offered a historical success to Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux by winning Ghent-Wevelgem (2.UWT). At the age of 21, the rider from Asmara became the first African rider to win a World Tour classic, and the first rider of the team to win a Flemish World Tour classic. The success was even more resounding for the Belgian World Team as it happened exactly six years after the loss of Antoine Demoité in the same race. After his incredible performance in the E3 Classic three days before, Biniam Girmay won in a sprint with four…
In the middle part of a Venn diagram involving e-bikes and Belgrade? No you’re not. Stop it, you’re not. Maybe this can be our new niche, carve out some major fame among about fifteen people. Helbiz has been selected as the exclusive micro-mobility public e-bike vendor for Belgrade, Serbia. The agreement is the first of its kind for Belgrade and designates Helbiz as the exclusive vendor for 15 years. Cool, probably. The awarding of the contract follows an open call from the city for proposals that was completed this month. Following an official contract signing in the coming weeks, Helbiz…
Garmin® International, Inc., today introduced the Tacx® NEO Motion Plates, easy-to-mount motion plates that bring multidirectional movement to Tacx NEO, NEO 2 and NEO 2T smart trainers, mimicking the feeling of riding outdoors with each pedal stroke. “Cyclists are always looking for ways to make indoor training more productive and enjoyable,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “By adding multidirectional movement to the Tacx NEO smart trainers, the Tacx NEO Motion Plates make for one of the most dynamic and natural indoor riding experiences yet.” Helping cyclists get the most out of their indoor ride, the Tacx NEO Motion Plates: Complement the left-to-right…