Author: Henri Giroud

From color codes to flexible cheat days, Trek-Segafredo gives its riders the tools to tailor their diets Sports nutrition is an intrinsic part of high-performance organizations like Trek-Segafredo, whose nutrition project is, foremost, responsive. During a grand tour like the Tour de France, riders can’t fuel the exact same way every day. Mountain stages burn more calories than time trials or slow peloton days, for example, so they require riders to eat more beforehand. At the same time, the fastest climbers need to be careful to maintain a light weight so they can stay swift up even the steepest gradients.…

Highlights Elite Women: Elite Men: Results Elite Women: 1Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:53:062Lucinda Brand (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions0:01:023Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix0:01:094Annemarie Worst (Ned) 7770:01:265Kata Blanka Vas (Hun) Proximus-Alphamotorhomes-Doltcini0:01:576Clara Honsinger (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld0:02:107Puck Pieterse (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix0:02:228Sanne Cant (Bel) Iko-Crelan0:02:239Manon Bakker (Ned) Credishop-Fristads0:02:4110Fem Van Empel (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:02:50 Elite Men: 1Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix1:05:272Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma0:01:313Thomas Pidcock (GBr) Trinity Racing0:01:494Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:02:415Toon Aerts (Bel) Baloise Trek Lions0:03:076Lars Van der Haar (Ned) Baloise Trek Lions0:03:197Quinten Hermans (Bel) Tormans0:03:328Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:03:379Ryan Kamp (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:04:1210Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Tormans0:04:46 Upcoming Events 24 January – Overijse…

Cyclry, a GFM Publishing company, today announced its financial results for the year 2020. Despite a cycling season beleaguered by Covid-19, with some races and teams struggling to survive, interest in the sport of professional cycling grew and the racing in the second half of the year proved captivating. Cyclry posted an $86,000 profit for the year, led by advertising revenue, sponsorship deals, and merchandise sales. Dividends will be paid to the contributing editor who received the most hate mail, in order to pay their legal fees.

Highlights Women: Men: Elite Women 1Lucinda Brand (Ned) Telenet Baloise Lions0:45:272Clara Honsinger (USA)0:00:153Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix0:00:244Fem van Empel (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:00:405Annemarie Worst (Ned) 7770:00:456Sanne Cant (Bel) Iko-Crelan0:00:487Kata Blanka Vas (Hun) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport0:00:548Denise Betsema (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:01:229Manon Bakker (Ned) Credishop-Fristads0:01:3510Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Credishop-Fristads0:02:13 Elite Men 1Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma1:06:102Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Fenix0:02:493Toon Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions0:03:064Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:03:425Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:03:586Corne van Kessel (Ned) Circus-Wanty Gobert0:04:147Quinten Hermans (Bel) Circus-Wanty Gobert0:04:228Pim Ronhaar (Ned) Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal0:04:299Thijs Aerts (Bel) Telenet Baloise Lions0:04:4910Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix0:05:04 Upcoming Events 3 January – Hulst (Netherlands) -…

Highlights Women: Men: Elite Women 1Lucinda Brand (Ned)0:52:472Clara Honsinger (USA)0:00:293Denise Betsema (Ned)0:00:384Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Ned)0:01:215Kata Blanka Vas (Hun)0:01:386Evie Richards (GBr)0:01:457Anna Kay (GBr)0:02:148Aniek Van Alphen (Ned)0:02:269Perrine Clauzel (Fra)0:02:3310Eva Lechner (Ita)0:02:42 Elite Men 1Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned)1:03:592Wout Van Aert (Bel)0:00:033Thomas Pidcock (GBr)0:00:114Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel)0:01:075Quinten Hermans (Bel)0:02:096Lars Van Der Haar (Ned)0:02:177Toon Aerts (Bel)0:02:538Daan Soete (Bel)0:02:579Corne Van Kessel (Ned)0:03:2510Ryan Kamp (Ned)0:03:31 Upcoming Events 27 December – Dendermonde (Belgium) – Elite Men, Elite Women, U23 Men, Junior Men, Junior Women 3 January – Hulst (Netherlands) – Elite Men, Elite Women 24 January – Overijse (Belgium) – Elite Men, Elite Women, U23 Men, Junior…

The PeopleForBikes Coalition has announced that Walmart has signed on as one of its newest members. The national bike industry trade association represents nearly 300 companies that manufacture and sell bicycles, and its members are united to improve bicycling across the U.S. and get more people on bikes more often. So, like when the Murdochs decided to support cycling a little over a decade ago, we’ll give Walmart a firm “thanks for the help, and fuck you more generally for being one of the worst companies in the world.” Daniel Trujillo, Walmart’s executive vice president and global chief ethics &…

The Chairman of the Board for the Paul Sherwen Project, legendary cycling commentator Phil Liggett, and fellow Board members, announce the launch of the official site for the Paul Sherwen Project. “The Paul Sherwen Project is up and running and we are delighted to be making our first two monetary grants to programmes in Uganda that were close to Paul’s heart.” The Paul Sherwen Project will be a $1,000 sponsor to the 2nd Annual Paul Sherwen Classic Bike Race, which will be held in the western town of Kabale, close to Rwanda. Known for its good roads over mountainous terrain, the race…

The Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team announced today that it has completed building its roster for the 2021 season. 32 riders from Israel and 16 other countries have signed for the coming season, including nine new riders headed by four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome. The team plans to arrive in Israel in January for its major pre-season training camp. The team completed its largest roster yet by handing two-year contract extensions to Canadian Guillaume Boivin and Swiss rider Reto Hollenstein. “Despite COVID-19, Israel Start-Up Nation had a good inaugural season in the WorldTour. We secured our first victories…