Author: Henri Giroud

Report Wout van Aert has won for the second time in Critérium du Dauphiné. The classification leader beat his compatriot Jordi Meeus in the sprint of a depleted peloton on the finish line. It was Van Aert’s fifth win this season. For a long time, it was questionable whether it would come to a sprint at all. The peloton only managed to pass the four early breakaway riders in the final metres. Team Jumbo-Visma and several other teams had to do their utmost to catch the breakaway riders in time. Once the four escapees were caught, Christophe Laporte brought Van…

Report Filippo Ganna edged Wout van Aert in a tight time trial to win stage four of the Critérium du Dauphiné. Ganna beat the Jumbo Visma rider by just two seconds in a thrilling conclusion to the 31.9km test, with teammate Ethan Hayter finishing third on the stage to move into the top five overall. Earlier, Ganna had set the fastest time and faced a long wait in the hot seat with race leader Van Aert the last rider to start. There were nervy moments for the Italian as Van Aert was fastest at the first intermediate check, before the…

Report The Critérium du Dauphiné really started on Tuesday for the contenders in the general classification, and David Gaudu did not miss his appointment. At the end of a relatively clear day, about twenty riders showed up in Chastreix-Sancy at the top of the final ascent, and the Breton climber knew how to perfectly navigate and assert his top speed in the last 100 meters to come and settle Wout van Aert, just that, on the line. The leader of the Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team thus achieves his second success of the season and signs his return after a delicate spring.…

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Report Wout van Aert has won the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. In the hilly opening stage through the Ardèche, the Belgian champion crossed the line first in the bunch sprint. As a result, Van Aert is the new leader in the general classification and the points classification. On the day’s final climb, the peloton increased its pace and some of the fastest riders could not keep up. A sprint with a depleted peloton seemed inevitable. Frenchman Rémi Cavagna tried to escape just before the final kilometre, but a strong effort from Christophe Laporte prevented Cavagna from doing…

After dominating the opening two days, Team DSM and Lorena Wiebes tackled the streets of London on Sunday evening with the aim of making it three wins from three. In command throughout the race, the team worked superbly together through the technical circuit before setting up Wiebes for the finale who surged to the line, completing the hat-trick and claiming the GC crown with it. The final stage of racing saw the peloton take on the traditional RideLondon Classique route from when it was a one-day race, with fast action around the streets of London, taking in some iconic landmarks…

Report The Giro concluded with a 17.4 km individual time trial in Verona, starting initially on flat terrain, then continuing over a 4.5 km long and 5 per cent steep climb before the riders then tackled the fast and technically demanding descent to the finish right in front of the old amphitheatre in Verona. Jai Hindley, who claimed the pink jersey in spectacular fashion on yesterday’s stage, took to the course today with a 1:25 minute cushion and crossed the finish line in a time of 23:55 minutes, with the day’s win going to M. Sobrero. With this performance, Jai…

Report Before the Giro comes to a close with the individual time trial on Sunday, there was a brutal 178km stage with around 4,500m of climbing through the Dolomites to contend with today. Two long and difficult climbs, as well as the final Marmolada ascent was a last big challenge for everyone after three weeks in the saddle. In the fight for pink, Carapaz, Hindley and Landa were quite on par until today’s stage and so the fight for the overall victory was still relatively open. BORA – hansgrohe was represented by Lennard Kämna in the day’s 15-man breakaway, but…