Race Report Tadej Pogačar showcased his exceptional talent once again, claiming victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège with a remarkable solo attack. The decisive moment came at the Redoute, 34.8 km from the finish, where Pogačar launched his move. Supported by his teammates who set a punishing pace earlier in the race, Pogačar left the peloton behind, with only Richard Carapaz able to briefly match his acceleration before falling back. As Pogačar powered on, his lead quickly grew to over a minute, leaving the chasing group, including Ben Healy, Romain Gregoire, Benoit Cosnefroy, and Romain Bardet, struggling to close the gap. By the…
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Harold Dalton
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Race Report After two previous runner-up finishes at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Grace Brown emerged victorious at the 2024 edition of La Doyenne, triumphing in a thrilling sprint finish in Liège. Brown’s victory came after she joined a decisive move initiated by Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) on the Côte de Stockeu. The group she formed with Chabbey and Kim Cadzow (EF Education-Cannondale) held strong until the Côte de la Redoute, where the race dynamics began to shift. As the trio at the front battled on, Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek), Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime), and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) launched a pursuit, ultimately bridging the gap…
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Way back in the futuristic year 2000, we were working at the World Track Championships in Manchester. Faced with an empty velodrome during one of the lulls, we snuck over to the “race worn” David Millar yellow jersey from the Tour de France, opened its case, and sniffed the armpits to check if it was really worn. And let us tell you, we won’t be doing that again. We’d advise you to never sniff a race-worn jersey’s armpit. HOWEVER, if you’d prefer to ignore our sage advice, there’s a new opportunity to enjoy the putrid aromas of athlete sweat: Team…
It’s news that has been hard to miss: Wout van Aert crashed heavily in the Dwars Door Vlaanderen. After weeks spent training at altitude to be in optimal form, the crash seemingly put paid to his hard worked plans to win the *gestures generally at Roubaix and Flanders*. And now there’s no seemingly about it. He’s confirmed to miss the Spring Classics. Wout van Aert suffered a broken sternum, broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He has already had a successful operation and will spend the coming weeks recovering. We may yet see him on the start line of the…
Race Report Amidst rain and challenging conditions, UAE Team Emirates showcased their strength and skill in the stage 3 team time trial at Paris-Nice, emerging victorious and propelling Brandon McNulty into the race lead. The team’s exceptional performance on the hilly 26.9km Auxerre course not only secured the stage win but also positioned McNulty in the coveted yellow jersey. Led by Finn Fisher-Black, with support from Jay Vine and Joao Almeida, UAE Team Emirates navigated the demanding terrain with precision and determination. McNulty’s ascent to the race lead, accompanied by Fisher-Black’s claim to the white jersey as the best young…
The Union Cycliste Internationale, our noble, benevolent rulers, have announced that French Decathlon-AG2R rider Franck Bonnamour has been provisionally suspended in accordance with the UCI Anti-Doping Rules. The UCI have shed very little light at this stage, but tell us the suspension is due to “unexplained abnormalities in his Biological Passport.” Unexplained abnormalities, huh. Sounds a bit Close Encounters to us. Biological passports do too, really, but we’re used to hearing that phrase. Still, if you’re a time-traveller, know that we don’t have aliens in 2024. Just much worse stuff. Expect to not hear much more. The UCI have told…