Author: Harold Dalton

Report With an impressive solo of no less than 23 kilometres, Marlen Reusser rounded off a strong performance by Team SD Worx in the gravel stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The team dictated the pace on all the gravel roads and the Swiss team time trial specialist attacked confidently in the finale. After she had built up a gap, the competition did not get any closer. Reusser scored an impressive first stage win for Team SD Worx in the Tour. “The tactical plan worked perfectly. I don’t realise yet that I am a stage winner in…

Report On the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes, linking Reims to Epernay, the peloton prepared itself for a rugged stage of 133 kilometers. The collective work of FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope supported Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s mission to remain in the peloton during the toughest sections of the race, approaching the foot of the Côte de Mutigny, the greatest difficulty of the day, in strong condition. Delayed by a fall in the same bump, Cecilie was then able to switch alongside the Yellow Jersey, Marianne Vos, and then return, a few kilometers further, to the leading group of five girls. In…

Report Jacyo massively screwed the pooch with their leadout and Jasper Philipsen capitalized to win the final sprint of the Tour by one of the most comfortable margins in recent history. Jonas Vingegaard won the overall and mountains jerseys. Wout van Aert won the green jersey. Tadej Pogacar won the white jersey and finished second overall. Here’s some art we made of the Eiffel Tower: Results Results powered by FirstCycling.com

Report Thirty-three years since the yellow jersey was last awarded to the women’s peloton at the Tour de France, today saw teams battle it out to take the coveted honor of claiming the first leader’s jersey at this year’s race – with Team DSM and Lorena Wiebes duly delivering on their favorite status. Approaching the laps of the famous Champs Élysées circuit with a plan, the team worked brilliantly throughout the afternoon to keep fast finisher Wiebes safe. Juliette Labous, Liane Lippert and Franziska Koch rode determinedly at the head of the peloton to keep any dangerous attacks in check…

Report Team Jumbo-Visma did not hold back in the Tour’s final time trial. Green jersey wearer Wout van Aert was the fastest over forty kilometres, with his team mate and yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard in second place. This was Jumbo-Visma’s third consecutive stage victory, and its sixth of this year’s Tour. Vingegaard made the fight for the stage win exciting, but in the closing meters, the Dane deliberately left the victory to his Belgian teammate. “This is unbelievable”, a visibly emotional Van Aert said after his eighth win of the season. “These three weeks are beyond comprehension. We are riding…

Report Christophe Laporte has taken a surprising win in the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France. In the streets of Cahors, the 29-year-old Frenchman excelled by riding away just before the finish line. Laporte finished solo and secured Team Jumbo-Visma’s fifth stage victory of the 2022 Tour de France. The uphill finish in Cahors seemed right up Wout van Aert’s alley, but the green jersey wearer sacrificed his chances for Laporte. The Frenchman saw his chance and jumped to the three escapees in the final kilometre. After another acceleration, Laporte rode solo to his second victory of the season.…

Report With Wout van Aert and Tiesj Benoot in the front group, Team Jumbo-Visma prepared for the stage’s challenging finale. On the penultimate climb, the Col de Spandelles, Vingegaard didn’t budge. After Pogacar crashed in the descent, Vingegaard showed sportsmanship and waited for the two-time winner. Van Aert was the strongest in the front group. After he had taken over the lead from the equally strong Sepp Kuss, the Fleming personally ensured that Pogacar could no longer keep up with the pace. Vingegaard took full advantage of the green jersey wearer’s execution and finished the job professionally. “This is unbelievable.…