Report Tudor Pro Cycling experienced its first victory in its history, obtained through power, speed and dedication on the oldest race in the world. Sprinter Arvid de Kleijn won Milano – Torino, paying off many months of hard work in preparation and focus on sprinting, and confirming the team’s strong spirit. Arvid de Kleijn: “Today was a great day. I am so happy and proud of being part of Tudor Pro Cycling Team, I couldn’t have done this without my team. In the chaos of the finish line someone hugged me. I immediately knew it was my dad, even without…
Author: Harold Dalton
Gonna be honest: we forgot about BKOOL. Between Zwift, Rouvy, and whatever Wahoo is calling their RGT subscription right now, the indoor virtual cycling market is pretty saturated. BKOOL does still exist though, and it’s “the official Giro d’Italia Virtual cycling simulator.” Remember that fact if you ever attend a cycling-themed pub quiz. BKOOL’s positioning is realism, with a wide variety of real-world routes available in video and 3D, plus virtual velodromes (this is very cool), and video spinning classes (this isn’t cool at all). Now it has a family plan, so it’s cheaper for you and your significant other/child/dog…
Consider this: The 2024 Tour de France Will Finish with a 35KM Time-Trial into Nice. The race will be decided on the final day. Unless it’s decided by about stage 15, like usual. Either way, it’s something different, which is very important to people as old and jaded as us. Florence to Nice. Never thought we’d see the day. That would be one hell of a single-day race too.
Race Report Tadej Pogacar claimed the final stage of Paris-Nice in splendid fashion taking an emphatic solo stage win and finishing in first place in the overall General Classification. Today’s stage saw the riders cover 118.4km, starting and finishing in Nice, with five classified climbs on the menu. It was on the slopes of the Col d’Eze, 19km from the finish, where the Slovenian rider broke away from an elite group of rivals, crossing the finish line alone to celebrate his third stage victory in this his first participation of the ‘race to the sun’. Pogacar said, “It was always…
Report Primoz Roglic has won Tirreno-Adriatico for the second time in his career. The 33-year-old Slovenian saw his leading position unchallenged in the flat seventh stage. With three stage wins and victory in the overall, mountain and points classification, Roglic enjoyed a successful return to the peloton. The peloton set off for a 154-kilometre final stage to and from San Benedetto del Trento. An eight-rider breakaway took a maximum four-minute lead, but was not able to hold off a steaming peloton in the closing kilometres. Jasper Philipsen again proved to be the fastest sprinter, while Roglic secured the overall victory.…
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Race Report Tadej Pogačar was once again victorious on the second summit arrival at Paris-Nice. After a day of forced rest caused by the strong wind, UAE Team Emirates’ captain conquered stage 7 of the French race, 142,9 km from Nice to the Col de la Couillole, preceding his direct rivals for the general classification David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), 2nd at 2”, and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), 3rd at 6”. On the final climb, the peloton bridged the gap from the main breakaway of the day (18 riders) and then the battle between the main favourites of the race began: Vingegaard attacked…
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