Report At the end of a long breakaway, Louis Meintjes rode to a solo victory in the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain, which finished on the particularly steep climb Las Praeres after four other climbs in Asturias. The South-African rider was accompanied by eight riders in the breakaway, which was formed after a battle of more than one hour. Meintjes was also the best placed rider in the general classification. The escapees benefited from a five-minute advantage during most of the stage and started the final climb with a gap of more than three minutes. So, it was…
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Report Remco Evenepoel became the youngest rider in the last 34 years to top the Vuelta a España general classification, after delivering a jaw-dropping performance in horrendous conditions on the race’s first summit finish. Pico Jano, a Cantabrian mountain making its first appearance at the Spanish Grand Tour, not only ignited the GC fight, but will now be forever linked to the 22-year-old Belgian, who took another career-defining moment on its gruelling slopes. The 12.6km climb ended up widening the gaps between the overall contenders and also changing the red jersey wearer for the fifth time in as many days.…
Report It was a day to remember for Marc Soler, who conquered the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana after 187.2 km from Irún to Bilbao. The Catalan was not among the first riders to go on the attack, closing a gap of 1’45” solo, and marking himself as one of the strongest riders on the climbs. Of the 18 men in the break, they slowly dropped one by one over the last 30km , before Soler made his move on the second ascent of El Vivero climb. Soler, at first in difficulty just a few kilometers from the…
Report The 32-year-old Slovenian is now the fourth Team Jumbo-Visma rider to hold the red leader’s jersey in as many stages in this Vuelta. “A dream scenario for the team”, Roglic said a few minutes after his victory. “Today, things were in my favour. The team has my sincere gratitude for that. Everyone has worked hard. The stage win is the finest way to reward that.” With this victory, the triple Vuelta winner took his fifth win of the season. It meant the 41st win of the season for his team. Roglic looked sharp throughout the stage and left nothing…
Report The last stage in the Netherlands was again a showdown between the fast men, who contested the sprint win on a circuit around Breda on the longest stage of this year’s Vuelta, at 193.5 km in length. Sam Bennett started the stage in the green points jersey and hoped to be able to defend it and take another stage win. In the end, Danny van Poppel was the last man to set his teammate up perfectly on the left-hand side of the road, ahead of the bunch sprint. The Irish fast man was able to hold his own in…
The 2022 UEC European Road Cycling Championships in Munich are over. See you next year. Or sooner, hopefully. UEC Road Cycling European Championships Schedule: August 14th – Men’s Road Race – 10.15 am (CEST)August 17th – Time Trial – 2pm (CEST)August 21st – Women’s Road Race – 11.30am (CEST) Currently, we have the live races only – no highlights. This may change. Other LIVE UEC Munich 2022 Events on Cyclry: UEC BMX FreestyleAugust 11th – Starting at 1pm (CEST)August 12th – Starting 3.30pm (CEST)August 13th – Starting 7pm (CEST) UEC Track CyclingAugust 11th – Starting 4pm (CEST)August 12th – Starting…