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Pogačar Takes Control of the Tour With Blistering Solo Down the Galibier

July 2, 2024 at 4:33 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The Pog giveth and the Pog taketh away. One day after “giving” Richard Carapaz (EF Education–EasyPost) the yellow jersey, Tour de France favorite Tadej Pogačar took it back with a blistering 21km solo from the top of the daunting Col de Galibier (22.9km @ 5.1%)…

Visma–Lease a Bike Announce Tour de France Team with Vingegaard and van Aert

June 21, 2024 at 6:39 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The suspense is finally over and, as half-expected, two-time and defending yellow jersey winner Jonas Vingegaard will be riding in this year’s Tour de France, alongside his top two support riders, Wout van Aert and Sepp Kuss.

Visma–Lease a Bike Racing Against Time to Turn Their Fortunes Around

June 3, 2024 at 6:55 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

To repeat the obvious: It has been a very difficult year for Visma–Lease a Bike, after its two bona fide superstars, Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard, were injured in crashes and had to sit on the sidelines for weeks.

Road to the Tour: Vingegaard Still Iffy, But Remco Will Be Ready

May 16, 2024 at 6:20 am

Road cycling

You can tell that Tadej Pogačar is very confident about winning the Giro d’Italia – because he’s already thinking about winning the Tour de France. In comments to journalists after Sunday’s ninth stage, the UAE Team Emirates leader said the French race was already “in…

Van Aert Will Not Ride in the Giro, Plus UCI Team Rankings

April 12, 2024 at 10:13 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Because of injuries he suffered in the Dwars Door Vlaanderen on March 27, Wout van Aert will not be riding in this year’s Giro d’Italia, the 29-year-old Belgian said in a video statement on the website of his Visma–Lease a Bike team. “I’m really happy…

Crash Ends Van Aert’s Spring Ambitions – And Perhaps More

March 28, 2024 at 9:59 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Wout van Aert’s Classics season ended in a split second on the road from Roeselare to Waregem in Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen, when the Visma–Lease a Bike rider was involved in a high-speed crash and suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs. The crash occurred…

INEOS Grenadiers Counting on Young Riders to Climb Back to the Top

March 27, 2024 at 3:29 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

It has been a mediocre start to the 2024 season for the once mighty INEOS Grenadiers, who under the name Team Sky were the unchallenged lords of road racing from 2012 to 2019. In that eight-year span, they won the Tour de France seven times…

Wout van Aert on Winning Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: “I was very confident to round it off”

February 26, 2024 at 11:12 am2 min reading

Road cycling

In an impressive display of power and strategy, Wout van Aert, clinched a commanding victory at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Van Aert’s triumph followed a strategic race plan that saw the peloton initially holding back, only to be dynamically split by the concerted efforts of Team Visma |…

Evenepoel Makes Bold Statement in Season Debut in Portugal

February 12, 2024 at 11:41 am4 min reading

Road cycling

When Remco Evenepoel lined up for Saturday’s Figueira Champions Classic in Portugal, everyone assumed that the Soudal Quick-Step leader would try to make a loud statement in his season debut. Everyone was right. With about 53 km to go in the 192.4 km race, the…

Dominant van der Poel Wins Sixth Cyclo-cross World Championship

February 5, 2024 at 12:09 pm4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

To no one’s surprise, Mathieu van der Poel won his sixth cyclo-cross world title in Sunday’s UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships by surging to the front with his first pedal stroke and gradually pulling away from his rivals. His Dutch compatriot Joris Nieuwenhuis capped off an…

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Pogačar Takes Control of the Tour With Blistering Solo Down the Galibier

Visma–Lease a Bike Announce Tour de France Team with Vingegaard and van Aert

Visma–Lease a Bike Racing Against Time to Turn Their Fortunes Around

Road to the Tour: Vingegaard Still Iffy, But Remco Will Be Ready

Van Aert Will Not Ride in the Giro, Plus UCI Team Rankings

Crash Ends Van Aert’s Spring Ambitions – And Perhaps More

INEOS Grenadiers Counting on Young Riders to Climb Back to the Top

Wout van Aert on Winning Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: “I was very confident to round it off”

Evenepoel Makes Bold Statement in Season Debut in Portugal

Dominant van der Poel Wins Sixth Cyclo-cross World Championship

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