Jumbo-Visma lit up Paris-Nice from the very first stage, with Christophe Laporte, Wout van Aert and Primož Roglič attacking on the final climb and team time trialling to the finish, where they celebrated a famous 1-2-3. New signing Laporte, who blew the bunch to pieces on the short late climb, was ushered through to claim theRead More →
Strade Bianche is one of the most prestigious Classics on the spring calendar but the new generation of Grand Tour riders who also like to race aggressively have invaded the Classics riders’ terrain and are starting to steal their thunder. Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën), who has raced Strade Bianche twelve timesRead More →
Professional cycling may be about to get a high-profile boost with the Telegraph Sport reporting on Thursday that streaming giant Netflix is in discussion with the Tour de France organisers ASO and eight WorldTour teams – including British squad Ineos Grenadiers – for a docu-drama series similar to Formula 1: Drive to Survive set in thisRead More →
Jan Polanc snatched victory for UAE Team Emirates at the Trofeo Laigueglia, catching the leading trio that included teammates Alessandro Covi and Juan Ayuso in the final kilometre and then jumping away to win alone. Lorenzo Rota (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) looked the strongest in the front trio but as they eased, Polanc gotRead More →
The UCI has suspended all Russian and Belarusian teams, including Gazprom-RusVelo, from competition with immediate effect following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, the UCI said that Russian and Belarusian cyclists who ride for teams from outside Russia and Belarus will still be permitted to compete.Read More →
The Dutch Quick-Step rider outpaced Australian Caleb Ewan at the end of the 195km race. In the six sprints he has contested this season, Jakobsen has won five. He took two each in the Tour of Valencia and the Tour of Algarve and won the points category in both races.Read More →
Wout Van Aert and Remco Evenepoel made it clear they are aiming for the world title and medals in the men’s time trial event that kicks-off the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders on Sunday. Speaking during an outdoor press conference as the tension and expectations rose in Belgium, theRead More →
There will be no defending champion participating in the elite women’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships held on September 29 in Belgium. Anna van der Breggen has chosen not to compete which leaves the chances of securing the rainbow jersey wide open for the other specialists inRead More →
João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) sealed overall victory at the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg after he took second place on the fifth and final stage behind David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ). After a hilly opening, a reduced peloton tackled two laps of a rolling finishing circuit around Luxembourg City, and Almeida had ample supportRead More →