The 2024 UAE Tour threw up the weekend’s biggest surprise when 22-year-old Lennart Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) came from ninth place in the GC standings to win the race in the final 1800m of the last stage and snatch a thrilling victory from Ben O’Connor…
In an impressive display of power and strategy, Wout van Aert, clinched a commanding victory at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Van Aert’s triumph followed a strategic race plan that saw the peloton initially holding back, only to be dynamically split by the concerted efforts of Team Visma |…
What I have learned over the past, especially over the past two years, is the importance of altitude camps and altitude simulations as part of training preparation. Until recently, riders would go to the mountains only before big stage races, like Tour de France or…
Patrick Lefevere, the highly successful general manager of Soudal Quick-Step was never one for diplomacy. But now his critical fusillades targeting his struggling two-time world road race champion Julian Alaphilippe may have caused collateral damage, namely Alaphilippe’s partner, the Tour de France Femmes director Marion…
