Wednesday’s first stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, which was also the first road race stage in Europe this year, turned out to be dramatic and significant beyond the level of this modest Pro race. For one thing, it was the venue of…
The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, which kicks off on February 4, has recently been an interesting and highly competitive Pro-level race for riders close to the elite. In other words, it has seen fields packed with riders capable of winning Grand Tour stages now…
What’s as sure as taxes and death? Mathieu van der Poel winning a cyclocross race, of course. The Dutch Alpecin–Premier Tech leader solidified his reputation as the greatest ‘cross rider of all time by winning his record eighth world championship on Sunday in Hulst in…
Lucinda Brand confirmed her status as the best current women’s cyclocross rider by winning Saturday’s dramatic UCI Elite Women’s World Championship on a slippery course in Hulst. It was her 19th victory in 24 starts this season, during which she also won the UCI World…
