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Kaden Groves Is the First Australian to Win the Vuelta Škoda Green Jersey

September 18, 2023 at 12:10 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Considering how few stages there were for sprinters in this year’s Vuelta a España and how few top sprinters had therefore entered the race, the contest for the Škoda Green Jersey turned out to be surprisingly exciting – topped off by a final sprint, in…

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Groves on the Verge of Škoda Green Jersey Triumph in Vuelta

September 14, 2023 at 10:25 am3 min reading

Road cycling

It may be strange to say that in a week that featured not a single bunch sprint in this year’s Vuelta a España, there was still considerable drama around the contest for the Škoda Green Jersey. But there is always drama in a race in…

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Groves’ March to La Vuelta’s Škoda Green Jersey Hit a Few Speed Bumps

September 8, 2023 at 12:50 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The inexorable, and probably inevitable, march of Alpecin-Deceuninck’s sprinter Kaden Groves to the Škoda Green Jersey victory in the 2023 Vuelta a España has been hit by some headwinds. The latest blow came on Thursday’s rare flat stage 12, 151 km from Olvega to Zaragoza,…

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Kaden Groves Has Big Lead in Race for Vuelta’s Škoda Green Jersey

September 1, 2023 at 3:28 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Although there are fewer top-ranked sprinters in this year’s Vuelta a España than there are fleas on a bowling ball, the two bunch sprints the race has so far served up (as of August 31) were pretty tasty. And what little form there is in…

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In a Sprint-Poor Vuelta, Expect Evenepoel to Win the Škoda Green Jersey

August 25, 2023 at 11:53 am3 min reading

Road cycling

What’s the most difficult thing to find in this year’s Vuelta a España? No, it’s not a fish; it’s a sprinter. Almost all the teams are packed with climbers or riders with climbing ability to help their team’s GC riders win some of the many…

Opinion: Is Lotte Kopecky the Best Female Cyclist in the World?

August 10, 2023 at 9:46 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

For me, the most impressive sight at the recent Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (TdFF) was that of the Belgian SD Worx rider Lotte Kopecky collapsing from exhaustion at the end of the race’s queen stage, after she had climbed to the summit of…

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Wiebes’ Illness Puts Lotte Kopecky Into the Škoda Green Jersey

July 28, 2023 at 8:47 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Stomach problems forced Škoda Green Jersey favorite Lorena Wiebes (SD Workx) to drop out of 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift before stage 5, putting her leadout rider, Lotte Kopecky, into pole position in the points competition. Kopecky had been leading the Škoda Green…

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Opinion: Philipsen Easily Won the Škoda Green Jersey – But…

July 25, 2023 at 10:54 am4 min reading

Road cycling

It took 17 stages to decide the yellow jersey winner of the 2023 Tour de France. The battle for the Škoda Green Jersey was effectively over after stage 11 in which Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen won his fourth bunch sprint (out of five runs) in this…

Philipsen Defies Trolls and Rivals to Dominate Tour Sprints

July 13, 2023 at 1:21 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Jasper Philipsen had the perfect response to the threats and other messages of hate he has received because of his string of victories in the Tour de France: he won again. Since his victory in stage 7, his third bunch sprint win in succession in…

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Mark Cavendish Announces Retirement: “I’ve lived an absolute dream…”

May 22, 2023 at 4:41 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Mark Cavendish, one of the greatest sprinters in professional cycling, has officially announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the 2023 season. The British cyclist confirmed this decision during a press conference organized by his team, Astana Qazaqstan, on the second rest…