Author: Harold Dalton

Report He had to wait a couple of months for it to happen, but Remco Evenepoel finally got his winning picture in the coveted rainbow jersey. Just like last year, the Belgian arrived alone at the finish of Liège–Bastogne–Liège – this time with an even bigger gap on his opponents – after another huge exhibition of panache on the roads of cycling’s oldest Monument, adding further sheen to an already glistening reputation. All eyes were on Remco Sunday afternoon, and the 23-year-old didn’t disappoint in his first outing since the Volta a Catalunya. Soudal Quick-Step controlled the peloton much of…

Report The run of successes of Tadej Pogačar continued in Fleche Wallone, where on the iconic final hill of the Mur de Huy (1,3 km at 9,5%) the UAE Team Emirates’ captain conquered his 12th seasonal success. The Slovenian rider managed perfectly the situation in the final kilometre, after having received an outstanding assistance from the Emirati team during the race. UAE Team Emirates set the pace of the peloton in the heat of the moment in the competition and neutralized a three rider breakaway that, in the final part of the race, had a maximum advantage of 40”. Pogačar…

Report On top of the Mur de Huy, Demi Vollering triumphed after an impressive last ten kilometres. In it, the Dutchwoman took the initiative herself and single-handedly reduced the leading group to an elite group on the Côte de Cherave. At the foot of the Mur de Huy, Vollering attacked with a strong acceleration that she kept up to the top. A sovereign victory after she also won the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. “This is such a tough climb. It always scares me a bit that it won’t work. It’s fantastic to take the win here.” Flèche Wallonne was…

Cycling Time Trials (CTT) has announced a significant new website feature that will integrate road bikes into all events, while separating them into their own category in the results. The new feature will enable riders who choose a standard road bike with drop handlebars and spoked wheels to enter any event in the CTT calendar, indicating which type of bike they will be riding. Afterwards, results will be easily filterable by bike type on the CTT website, as well as into men’s and women’s results and age groups. CTT’s Spindata rankings system, which previously did not take account of the…

Unknown factors, surprises, prompt decisions, turnovers, and a whole lot of emotions: Raid Témiscamingue’s first edition offered plenty of twists and turns, for each and every one of the 11 participating pairs. Above all, every family exhibited perseverance and mutual support to take on and complete the racecourse beginning in Ville-Marie and ending in Opemican National Park. In the end, it was a win for the Mallory family, having completed the 70km course of Raid Témiscamingue in the fastest time. The Ontario athletes Dan and Daniel Mallory took 5:07:57 to complete a swim, mountain bike route, race section, canoe stage,…

Report The leader of Astana Qazaqstan Team Alexey Lutsenko took it all at the Giro di Sicilia 2023. The Kazakh rider crowned the last and the hardest stage of the Italian race, also taking the final General Classification. “It was clear that the last stage would most likely be decisive for the fight for the General Classification. That’s why I was motivated for today. Although, I can’t said, that I did not try at the previous stages – I tried at the first stage and finished fifth, yesterday there was a chance, but the final was very tricky one with…

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Report This Wednesday, Niccolò Bonifazio secured his first victory for Intermarché-Circus-Wanty thanks to a perfect sprint in stage 2 of Giro di Sicilia, probably the first and only chance for the sprinters to compete for the win. After yesterday’s explosive finish in Agrigento, a bunch sprint decided the outcome of the second stage in the streets of Vittoria, in the south of the island. Well-protected all day, Bonifazio ideally approached the last kilometer at the front of a peloton that was totally stretched out due to several roundabouts. First to launch his effort with 250 meters to go, Bonifazio was…