This Giro d’Italia appears to be a vital race for the renaissance of Wout van Aert and his Visma–Lease a Bike team. After van Aert and two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard sustained serious injuries in separate crashes last year, both the rider and…
Sunday’s stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia, with its Strade Bianche white gravel sectors, was superbly dramatic, gave Wout van Aert his first win of a disappointing season, and shook up the GC standings to the detriment of pre-race favourite Primož Roglič (Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe). It…
How can you get fit enough to ride a 1,000 km race? The thing is, fitness is not usually the main concern with ultra cycling events. With these crazy distances, it’s much more about being able to handle discomfort, negative self-talk, extreme fatigue, and the…
Anyone wondering why the second Sunday stage of the Giro d’Italia did not have any big mountains in it has their answer. Stage 9 had a few modest climbs, but its five sectors of white gravel, which were part of this year’s Strade Bianche (which…
