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Road to the Tour: What Can We Expect from Wout van Aert?

June 25, 2025 at 1:28 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

It has been a long way back from a disastrous 2024 for Wout van Aert and his Visma–Lease a Bike team, but now it seems that the 30-year-old Belgian and his mates are back to, or at least close to, their best. And in the…

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Back in the Game: Cycling’s Superstars Return with a Statement at the Dauphiné

June 9, 2025 at 8:50 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The organizers of this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné couldn’t have wished for a more superstar-studded line-up — or a more symbolic beginning. Stage 1 wasn’t just about a dramatic finish. It marked the high-profile return of cycling’s biggest names from injury and disruption, and their…

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Pogačar Faces Tough Test in Fifth Run at Milano-Sanremo Win

March 20, 2025 at 2:04 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Boy, oh boy, I have been so looking forward to this Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo ever since I found out who would be at the start. It’s a veritable Who’s Who of cycling’s current and future champions: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates–XRG), Mathieu van der Poel and…

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Pogačar Gets First 2025 Win on UAE Tour as Farcical Mix-up Hits Vingegaard Debut

February 20, 2025 at 1:16 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

As universally expected, Tadej Pogačar won his first of what will likely be many victories of the year on Wednesday’s stage 3 of his UAE Team Emirates–XRG home race, the UAE Tour.

Van Aert Prepares for Critical Comeback Season

December 11, 2024 at 10:09 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Following a severe knee injury suffered in the Vuelta a España, Wout van Aert is scheduled to return to racing just before Christmas in the first of six cyclo-cross races as he attempts to rediscover his cycling mojo after a disastrous 2024.

Is Alpecin-Deceuninck Preparing for a Future After van der Poel?

October 25, 2024 at 8:47 am3 min reading

Road cycling

This has been another good year for the Belgian team Alpecin-Deceuninck, as it registered 26 victories, including three stages and the green jersey at the Vuelta a España by Kaden Groves, three stages in the Tour de France by the prolific Jasper Philipsen, and three…

Arnaud de Lie Wins Binche-Chimay-Binche with a Stunning Late Burst

October 2, 2024 at 10:23 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The 22-year-old Belgian champion Arnaud de Lie (Lotto Dstny) won Tuesday’s one-day Binche-Chimay-Binche with a late, perfectly timed run, beating a pair of Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey Winners, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Girmay finished a strong second, just ahead of…

Merlier Defies Chain Problem and Kooij to Win European Road Race Championship

September 16, 2024 at 9:40 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Belgium’s Tim Merlier produced a powerful burst of speed some 100 m from the finish line and then withstood a late challenge by Olav Kooij of the Netherlands to win Sunday’s European Road Race Championship. Madis Mihkels of Estonia edged out another Belgian sprinter, Jasper…

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Girmay’s Historic Škoda Green Jersey Will Change the Sport

July 22, 2024 at 3:41 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

I think no victory in this year’s Tour de France was more welcome, or more important, than Biniam Girmay winning the Škoda Green Jersey.

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Girmay Set to Become First African Rider to Win a Grand Tour Jersey

July 19, 2024 at 1:29 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

When Biniam Girmay crashed with 2km left to ride on stage 16 of the Tour de France, the race for the Škoda Green Jersey was transformed from a near-to-certain victory to a cliffhanger. The Eritrean’s only rival for the points classification victory, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen,…

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Road to the Tour: What Can We Expect from Wout van Aert?

Back in the Game: Cycling’s Superstars Return with a Statement at the Dauphiné

Pogačar Faces Tough Test in Fifth Run at Milano-Sanremo Win

Pogačar Gets First 2025 Win on UAE Tour as Farcical Mix-up Hits Vingegaard Debut

Van Aert Prepares for Critical Comeback Season

Is Alpecin-Deceuninck Preparing for a Future After van der Poel?

Arnaud de Lie Wins Binche-Chimay-Binche with a Stunning Late Burst

Merlier Defies Chain Problem and Kooij to Win European Road Race Championship

Girmay’s Historic Škoda Green Jersey Will Change the Sport

Girmay Set to Become First African Rider to Win a Grand Tour Jersey

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