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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…

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Mads Pedersen’s Škoda Green Jersey Triumph

September 13, 2022 at 12:45 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

This has been a very good year for Danish cycling in Grand Tour racing. First, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the Tour de France and now his compatriot, Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) has won the Škoda Green Jersey in the Vuelta a España. If the 25-year-old Vingegaard’s…

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A Few Takeaways from the 2022 Vuelta a España

September 12, 2022 at 1:11 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

I think it’s fair to describe the Vuelta a España as a theater of the unexpected, and this year’s race was more dramatic than usual. But not from a suspense point of view; the green jersey race was all but over after stage 9 and…

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Pedersen Set to Win Vuelta’s Škoda Green Jersey

September 8, 2022 at 1:16 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Danish sprinter Mads Pedersen is just four days away from winning the second major title of his career. The 2019 World Road Race champion has an overwhelming lead in the Vuelta a España points classification and needs only to avoid accident and illness to don…

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Early Vuelta Škoda Green Jersey Takeaways: What Did We Learn This Week?

September 2, 2022 at 5:27 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The first five stages of this year’s Vuelta a España have been enlightening and, with more than two weeks left in the race, we know a lot more than we did six days ago about who can win the coveted Škoda Green Jersey.

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Škoda Green Jersey Takeaways: What Did We Learn This Week?

August 26, 2022 at 8:08 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The first five stages of this year’s Vuelta a España have been enlightening and, with more than two weeks left in the race, we know a lot more than we did six days ago about who can win the coveted Škoda Green Jersey.

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A Brief History of the Vuelta a España Škoda Green Jersey

August 24, 2022 at 1:26 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

The first Vuelta a España was run in 1935, inspired by the popularity of the Tour de France. Ten years later, again taking a page from the Tour, it began awarding a prize for the best sprinter, calculated from points allocated on the basis of…

5 Lessons of This Year’s Tour de France

July 25, 2022 at 10:23 am5 min reading

Road cycling

This year’s Tour de France has already been hailed as one of the most exciting and entertaining ever run. There was not a single stage without incident, drama or hard racing. In fact, there was so much hard racing that this 109th Tour was the…

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Who’s Going to Win the Škoda Green Jersey at the Tour de France Femmes?

July 25, 2022 at 6:26 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The first edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a monumental moment in women’s cycling. The women’s peloton is finally being given the opportunity to compete in the prestigious event, and you better believe they will be bringing their A-game.

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Van Aert Clinches Škoda Green Jersey with 4 Stages To Go

July 21, 2022 at 12:53 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

When Wout van Aert took 17 points from the intermediate sprint of Wednesday’s stage 17 of the Tour de France, he secured his victory in the Škoda Green Jersey competition. With four stages remaining in the race, there are not enough points available in the…