Three times was a charm for Florian Vermeersch, who won Sunday’s Elite Men’s Gravel World Championship after finishing second the previous two years. The 26-year-old UAE Team Emirates–XRG rider won by provoking a four-rider breakaway with about 120 km left to ride in the tricky…
This year’s edition of the last Monument of the season, Il Lombardia, was déjà vu all over again: It was won by Tadej Pogačar after a 36.6km solo ride that no one could follow, with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) finishing second, at 1:48, and –…
Gravel has come a long way from being the scruffy cousin at cycling’s family reunion. What started as a rebellion against smooth tarmac and training data has turned into one of the sport’s most unpredictable and exciting battlegrounds. And this October, all roads, paved, dirt,…
Let’s start with the second-biggest transfer of the year so far, after Remco Evenepoel’s move from Soudal Quick-Step to Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe: Juan Ayuso breaking his contract with UAE Team Emirates–XRG and signing for five years with Lidl-Trek.
