Not long after criticizing both the lifestyle and the partner of his French rider Julian Alaphilippe, for which Lefevere had to apologize, he has been handed a conditional fine by the UCI for “public comments considered as disparaging towards women.”
Soudal–Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier continued the bright start to his season by winning Wednesday’s sprinter-friendly Nokere Koerse for a third consecutive year. Fabio Jakobsen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) finished second and last year’s Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), was third.
Great job. That was another epic ride, and you killed it. Now, all you have to do is check your Strava stats and reflect on your ride. See what aspects of your ride you can improve. There’s nothing more important than this. Or is there?
Following his second-place finish in Paris-Nice, Remco Evenepoel chose to linger in Nice, contemplating his overall performance during the prestigious cycling event. The aftermath of the race saw him undertaking two laps of the challenging 34km Monaco to Nice time trial, a stage that will…
