The young Dane is a surprise winner of the elite men’s road title in Yorkshire. Mads Pedersen finished second to Mathieu van der Poel in the Junior world championships in 2013. And on Sunday, six years later in the 2019 World Championships in Harrogate, Yorkshire the two would meet again, […]
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Silver for Trentin After a brutal day of racing at the world championships
Italian Matteo Trentin had to settle for the silver medal in the UCI Road Race World Championship after brutal day in the saddle in Yorkshire. The former European champion made it into a select group in the closing laps around the Harrogate finishing circuit, but he couldn’t hold off Mads […]
US Congressional House Awards Greg LeMond the Congressional Gold Medal, Awaiting Senate Approval
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — California congressman, Rep Mike Thompson, a Democrat who represents California’s 5th district, sponsored the bill. The bill passed the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate. “Greg LeMond is a world-renowned cyclist and one of the greatest American athletes in history,” Thompson said. “The only American to […]
Alexey Lutsenko takes surprising win at Memorial Marco Pantani
Just two days after his impressive solo victory at the Coppa Sabatini, the Kazakh champion Alexey Lutsenko takes a surprising win in a dramatic final of the Memorial Marco Pantani. The Astana rider attacked from the bunch inside the last 2 km of racing and catching the 4-men breakaway with […]
Michael Matthews Back-to-Back Wins at GP Québec
GRAND PRIX CYCLISTE DE QUÉBEC The team were in action today at GP Québec for the first of two races in Canada. Faced with the traditional rolling circuit, accumulating over 2400 metres of elevation gain throughout the 200 kilometre route, it would be a testing day in the saddle. A […]
Bennett Wins Again
September 7 th 2019 – 17:38 Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) has enjoyed one of the very few flat stages of La Vuelta 19 to take a second stage win, in Oviedo. A crash derailed the sprinters in the last kilometer and the Irish stormed to victory ahead of Max Richeze (Deceuninck-Quick […]
Franziska Koch sprints to tremendous win in Nijmegen
BOELS LADIES TOUR Stage four of racing at the Boels Ladies Tour saw the peloton take on a grippy parcours, with 135 kilometres from Arnhem to Nijmegen on the menu. Strong winds and rain made for an even harder day in the saddle and due to the wind, it was […]
In His first Brussels Cycling Classic, Caleb Ewan Hit the Jackpot!
The quick Australian beat the German Ackermann and the Belgian Philipsen with an ultimate jump in a nail-biting sprint in Brussels. That way, Ewan sprinted to his tenth victory in Lotto Soudal colors. Early in the race, seven riders went on the attack but the sprint teams immediately took control. […]
Van Vleuten retains race lead despite crashing on stage one of the Boels Ladies Tour
Race leader Annemiek van Vleuten remains top of the general classification despite crashing on the opening road stage of the Boels Ladies Tour. The world time trial champion hit the deck when several riders came down in front of her and had to chase hard to make it back to […]
Kristoff Wins Turbulent 2nd stage of the Deutschland Tour in Göttingen
Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has won an eventful 2nd stage of the Deutschland Tour from Marburg to Göttingen. On the hilly stage over 202 kilometers the Norwegian won the final sprint of a decimated peloton ahead of Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) and Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step). With his victory Kristoff […]