The Belgian took the third GC victory of his short career after a storming ride on the stage 5 individual time trial. Remco Evenepoel demonstrated again not just his knack to thrive under pressure, but also his prowess against the clock, producing a flying ride on his Specialized Shiv over the testing 20.3km up-and-down course around Lagoa, the site of the final Volta ao Algarve day. The last rider to roll down the ramp, Remco bested the reference time at both intermediate checkpoints before stopping the clock in a stunning 24:07, a time ten seconds faster than the benchmark set…
Author: Henri Giroud
Henri Giroud
Fifty years of pro cycling journalism and television commentary. It gets easier after the first forty years.
The Critérium du Dauphiné visits the city of Clermont-Ferrand for the first time at the start of the first stage on May 31st. With no prologue and no time trial, the 2020 course is not one for the rouleurs. The race is set to be decided on the weekend over a series of alpine climbs, culminating in two stage finishes in Megève. Savoie Mont Blanc Tourisme has confirmed the continuation of its partnership with the Critérium du Dauphiné and will sponsor the white jersey for three more years. Life is all about innovation and new adventures. And so it is…
Chris Froome is ready and excited to take the next step in his rehabilitation when he returns to the peloton at the UAE Tour this week.Froome has trained consistently across the opening two months of 2020 and is hopeful of playing a support role in the seven-day stage race. It will be Froome’s first race back since his crash during a recon of stage four at the Criterium du Dauphine in June. He said: “It’s all I’ve thought about for months now – being back racing. It will be a huge relief just to be back in the peloton again.…
Statement From The Lincoln Grand PrixIn January we announced that 2019 had possibly been the last edition of the Lincoln Grand Prix due to lack of sponsorship funding to enable the race to run. Following incredible support from the cycling community of racers and fans alike, we are pleased to announce that the race will go ahead in 2020, and we are developing a strategy to ensure the sustainability of the event in future years with our new title sponsor, Rapha. A two-year title sponsorship has been agreed with cycling apparel brand Rapha, with the event being titled the ‘Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix’ and…
English follows below Au terme d’une huitième saison chez les pros qu’il aurait souhaité plus fructueuse, Arnaud Démare a pris le temps de faire le point à l’intersaison. Le résultat de sa réflexion, nourrie avec l’équipe et mûrie pendant plusieurs mois, le conduit aujourd’hui à aborder l’exercice 2020 avec une nouvelle philosophie et une motivation revivifiée. À 28 ans, le sprinteur picard veut plus que toute autre chose retrouver le goût de la victoire de manière récurrente, quitte à « sacrifier » quelques unes de ses courses fétiches. Il en parle, en longueur, dans cet entretien. Arnaud, la première nouveauté de ton…
LEOMO Inc., a leading international technology and sports innovation company, is proud to announce its partnership with top Japanese cyclist Eri Yonamine for the 2020 season. Yonamine is a 12-time national champion cyclist who rides professionally for Team Alé BTC, a UCI Women’s World Tour team based in Italy. The 28-year-old from Osaka, Japan earned the silver medal in the time trial and the bronze medal in the road race at the 2018 Asian Games in Subang, Indonesia. She has competed for Japan in numerous international competitions and is expected to have her best season yet in 2020. Yonamine will be training…
On the second stage of Tour de la Provence, Team Sunweb’s Martijn Tusveld suffered a crash which forced him to abandon the race. X-rays taken at the hospital revealed Tusveld to have sustained a shoulder fracture and a concussion, which will sideline him for the upcoming month. Team Sunweb physician Camiel Aldershof said: “The fracture looks currently to be in a good position and we will continue to monitor that in the upcoming weeks to ensure the situation remains the same. His concussion also means that for the meantime Martijn will need to take complete rest. We will assess his…
You couldn’t have drawn it up any better than this. When it was all over in Colombia, the EF Education First Pro Cycling team had won three stages, the overall title with Sergio Higuita, the award for best-placed team, and honors for the best young rider. Rigoberto Urán made his return to racing after last season’s crash and the team finished 1, 2, 3 on the final podium — all in a home race for their three Colombian riders. “Last year I was riding for another team in Europe, but I was dreaming that I would one day race in front of my…