Author: Henri Giroud

Highlights Report Lotto Soudal’s Tim Wellens claimed the stage win in Sabiñanigo after beating Guillaume Martin and Thymen Arensman in a three-man sprint. Wellens becomes also leader in the mountains classification. The three sprinted for the stage having broken clear from a larger breakaway group that formed earlier in the stage. After the stage Wellens announced having extended his contract with the team until end of 2022. “At the start of La Vuelta it was the goal of the team to win one stage”, commented aggressive rider Tim Wellens, who went in the break already for the third time in this…

Highlights Report Tao Geoghegan Hart struck a blow in the fight for Giro d’Italia victory by winning stage 20 atop Sestriere. The Brit showed his class on the race’s final day of climbing to out-sprint chief rival Jai Hindley at the line, with bonus seconds meaning the pair head into the final time trial level on time. In what looks set to be one of the closest Giro finishes in history, Tao’s second stage win (and the team’s sixth) sets up a final-day, winner-takes-all showdown in Milan. Just tenths of a second separate the two riders, with Hindley (Team Sunweb) narrowly pulling…

Highlights Report Sam Bennett racked ups his seventh win of the season after a flawless teamwork and a powerful sprint on stage 4 of the Vuelta a España, which on Friday gave the sprinters a rare opportunity to fight for glory in Ejea de los Caballeros. For Bennett, who is doing his second three-week race of the season after the Tour de France, where he became the first Irishman in 31 years to win the famous green jersey, it was the eighth win in a Grand Tour, one which underlined his status as one of the world’s best sprinters. Deceuninck…

Highlights Report Josef Černý was able to celebrate in style as he rode down the finishing straight on Giro d’Italia stage 19 after an impressive 20-kilometer solo effort saw him secure the biggest victory of his career to date. Černý, the Czech national time trial champion, showed off his power and speed in the closing kilometers of the shortened stage after a stinging attack off the front of the day’s 14-rider breakaway saw him ride away from the rest of the group, which had amassed a sizeable advantage of more than 10 minutes after the peloton sat up. Despite a…

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the Italian rider Matteo Spreafico has been notified of two Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) for Enobosarm (ostarine)* in two samples collected during the Giro d’Italia on 15 and 16 October 2020. The rider has the right to request and attend the analyses of the B samples. In accordance with the UCI Anti-Doping Rules, the rider has been provisionally suspended until the adjudication of the affair. At this stage of the procedure, the UCI will not comment any further on this matter. * Enobosarm (ostarine) is a Prohibited Substance listed under class S1.2 (Other…

Highlights Report Primoz Roglic has done well in the third stage of the Vuelta a España. At the top of La Laguna Negra, the Slovenian leader of Team Jumbo-Visma sprinted to another second place, behind stage winner Daniel Martin. In the overall standings Roglic saw Martin getting a little closer, but he increased his lead over his other rivals. Just like yesterday, the stage from Ladosa was controlled by Team Jumbo-Visma. The squad was waiting until the final climb for the battle for the stage victory. Roglic was well-positioned by his team and still had support from Sepp Kuss in…

Highlights Report After a phenomenal team ride throughout the stage, Team Sunweb continued their successful year as Jai Hindley sprinted to a Giro d’Italia stage win at Laghi di Cancano and Wilco Kelderman moved into the race lead. At over 200 kilometres long and with 5800 metres of climbing, today the riders were faced with the queen stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia. Featuring the ascent of Campo Carlo Magno, the famous Passo dello Stelvio and a brand new finish climb to Laghi di Cancano, it was set to be a brutal day in the saddle. Right from the flag drop…

Highlights Report It was a day the Movistar Team really hoped to enjoy on home roads. Stage two of La Vuelta would be covered entirely in Navarra, with the 151km route from Pamplona to Lekunberri featuring the climbs of Guirguillano (Cat-3), Urbasa (Cat-3) and the tough San Miguel de Aralar (Cat-1; 9.4km at 7.9%), on concrete roads, 16 kilometers before the end. After great battle for the early break in the ascent + downhill of the Alto de Guirguillano, a five-man escape with Aranburu (AST), Wellens (LTS), Serrano (CJR), Armirail (GFC) and Hivert (TDE) was able to stay away from…