Simon Yates Archives

Stephen Williams Scores Breakthrough Win at Tour Down Under

January 22, 2024 at 5:05 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The relatively unsung British Israel–Premier Tech rider Stephen Williams scored the biggest win of his career when he won the 2024 Santos Tour Down Under by taking Sunday’s final stage. He won by outsprinting Ecuador’s Jhonatan Narváez (INEOS Grenadiers) and the impressive 20-year-old Mexican Isaac del…

The 2023 Tour Wrap-Up: A Tour de France That Is Already Legendary

July 24, 2023 at 10:15 am4 min reading

Road cycling

My favourite moment of this remarkable Tour de France, a race that had more memorable moments than a three-week honeymoon, was Matej Mohorič’s reaction to his stage 19 win and his very impassioned interview afterwards. Mohorič races for Bahrain-Victorious, which entered the Tour under the cloud…

The Race for the Škoda Green Jersey

July 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm6 min reading

Road cycling

It’s no secret that we love Wout van Aert. Though he will never win the Tour de France yellow jersey, he is, simply put, the most talented all-around road racer in the world. After five stages of the 2022 Tour de France, the 27-year-old Belgian…

The Dramatic Giro and Jai Hindley’s Win with One Burst of Climbing

May 30, 2022 at 10:10 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Bora-Hansgrohe’s Jai Hindley became the first Australian winner of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday – and claimed his first-ever Grand Tour GC championship – when he lost just 7 seconds to his closest rival, Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers, on the final-stage ITT. The victory…

Jan Hirt Wins Stage 16 of the Giro as Carapaz Holds Onto the Overall Lead

May 25, 2022 at 8:12 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert rider became only the eighth Czech to ever win a stage of a Grand Tour. Jan Hirt also became only the fifth rider from Czechia to win at the Giro d’Italia.

Egan Bernal Wins the 2021 Giro d’Italia and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

May 31, 2021 at 8:59 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?

Egan Bernal: “When I’m at the Front I Like to Attack.”

May 26, 2021 at 11:50 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The Colombian star wears the pink jersey and leads the 2021 Giro d’Italia by a considerable margin despite the fact that he was uncertain of his form due to his lingering back problems. Egan Bernal even expected to lose time in the opening week, but…

Check Out the Giro d’Italia 2021 Start List

April 28, 2021 at 11:47 am4 min reading

Road cycling

This year’s Italian Grand Tour is taking place from May 8—30. It will return six months after the last edition, which was pushed back in the calendar due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The riders will start in Turin and end in Milano.