Author: Harold Dalton

Cycling industry professional with over 14 years of experience in professional journalism, television, and industry writing.

Team Jumbo-Visma will not participate in Strade Bianche and GP Industria, this weekend. The decision has been taken on medical advice, the recommendation of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as on sportive and practical grounds. It’s likely that the same decision will apply to other Italian races in March, depending on confirmation from the Italian government. “We know that any team that goes to Italy might probably be prevented from racing in any other country. The focus has to be on salvaging the bulk of the season, not a handful of races”, a joint statement in which…

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See.Sense has announced the launch of See.Sense Vision.Vision compiles your riding month in review with a personalised e-mail. It gives updates on riding activity across the month, including miles covered, the number of days ridden, total time in the saddle and C02 saved. Vision will also provide details on types and frequency of light reactions on your rides: High flash, medium flash and low flash show how active your light was to the environment around it; close-passes, approaching cars and risky junctions will trigger high flash, with medium and low flash looking out for you when the environment is a little…

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Team Ineos shared the following statement: It is with the greatest sadness that we announce the passing of our much loved team mate, colleague and friend Nico Portal who died suddenly this afternoon at his home in Andorra.We are all overcome with grief at this terrible news and would ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time. RIP Nico – your spirit will always be with us on the road and you will forever be in our hearts.

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A superb display of dominance carried the young Dane Kasper Asgreen to the biggest victory of his career to date in astounding fashion. Kasper Asgreen notched up Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s eighth victory at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne after a towering effort which saw him attack with more than 30 kilometers to go, catch and drop the members of the breakaway and hold off an entire furious peloton, thus leaving an indelible impression on the Opening Weekend. “It’s definitely the biggest victory of my career! Taking a classic is so important, because when I turned pro, I had the goal of developing myself into…

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After a substandard 2019 Classics season, Jasper Stuyven opens the 2020 season with victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad There is no better way to make amends for a disappointing 2019 Classics season than winning the opening race a year later. The Trek-Segafredo Classics Team showed they have returned with a vengeance when Jasper Stuyven won a two-up sprint over Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) to claim victory in the much anticipated first cobbled classic, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, his biggest win to date. “I told the team that we needed to be in the front all day, and I think the focus…

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