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  • cycling-2024-the-year-of-the-crash

    Cycling 2024: The Year of the Crash
    Road cycling

    The year that is now slinking toward the exit was an exciting period for road racing, with astonishing performances by Vélo d’Or winner Tadej Pogačar and Vélo d’Or runner-up Remco Evenepoel, both of whom achieved historic successes. But for me, the sport was marked by a series of…

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    Pogačar and Kopecky win 2024 Vélo d’Or
    Road cycling

    To absolutely no one’s surprise, since he probably had the most successful year of any cyclist in the sport’s history, Tadej Pogačar was on Friday named the recipient of the Vélo d’Or, as the best cyclist of the year. And for good measure, the UAE…

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    Who Are the Favourites to Win the 2023 Vélo d’Or?
    Road cycling

    Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Lotte Kopecky (FD Worx) are favourites to win the 2023 Vélo d’Or as the best riders of the year. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony, rivaling that of football’s Ballon d’Or, in Paris on Tuesday. The…

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    Van Vleuten and Evenepoel Win Vélo d’Or
    Road cycling

    Belgian Remco Evenepoel and veteran Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten have been named winners of the prestigious Vélo d’Or as the top road racers of 2022. The 40-year-old van Vleuten is the first female winner of the prize, which is awarded by France’s Vélo magazine…