Sunday 07 April 2024 Following his crash on Thursday’s stage 4 of Itzulia Basque Country, Remco Evenepoel underwent surgery on Saturday to the broken collarbone that he sustained in the incident. The surgery was carried out by Dr Steven Claes without complication, and the Belgian Champion – a winner of […]
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Paris-Roubaix 2024 Van der Poel, La Vie en Double
Roubaix, Sunday 7 April 2024 He kept all his promises, and even exceeded the expectations of all the observers who logically predicted his victory. Mathieu Van der Poel never seemed to know the doubts and apprehensions that sometimes assail outgoing winners in search of confirmation. From the first sequences of […]
Ayuso Takes Itzulia Title after Tactical Show from UAE Team Emirates
Spaniard takes biggest career victory to date Saturday 6 April, 2024 Juan Ayuso took the biggest victory of his young career claiming the overall title at the Itzulia Basque Country today. The Emirati team played their cards to perfection on the 137km hilly circuit starting and finishing in Eibar, which […]
Louis Meintjes Wins Stage 4
On Thursday April 4th, Louis Meintjes won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, marked by a heavy crash and neutralisation. Meintjes wore the jersey of the best climber and was part of the early breakaway of six riders. On top of the first two climbs, the […]
Crashes on Stages 4 and 5 at Itzulia Basque Country, sent Evenepoel, Landa and Gelders to the hospital for medical examination
The Belgian Champion suffered a fracture to his right collarbone and his right scapula. In Belgium on Friday he will undergo an operation on his collarbone, and further examination, at the hospital in Herentals. Further updates will be given in due course. Two more Soudal Quick-Step riders had to say […]
ESCAPE FROM HELL – (V/V)
2023: Alison JacksonIn the end, it’s not always the strongest who wins. Certainly not in cycling, and most definitely not in Paris-Roubaix. On the roads of the Hell of the North, the “strongest” can just as easily win in the legendary velodrome as get bogged down in the Trouée d’Arenberg. […]
Tim Merlier Wins Scheldeprijs
Soudal Quick-Step celebrates its seventh victory in Flanders’ oldest race. 03-Apr-2024: Tim Merlier showed Wednesday afternoon there is a reason why he is the most successful sprinter of the season, taking a crushing success at the 112th edition of Scheldeprijs, the 205.3km race held between Terneuzen and Schoten. The win […]
Stars Take on the Myth
Key points: The first three editions of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift crowned three very different winners, through opposite scenarios. What will the winner of the fourth edition invent in order to succeed Elizabeth Deignan (2021), Elisa Longo Borghini (2022) and Alison Jackson (2023) ? A star studded peloton is gearing […]
Sportive director Merijn Zeeman leaves Team Visma | Lease a Bike at end of this season
Merijn Zeeman, active for the team since 2012 and sportive director of Team Visma | Lease a Bike since 2017, is leaving the team at the end of this season. After almost 13 years of being jointly responsible for the successful rebuilding of the team, Zeeman is now opting for […]
55.7 Km Of Cobblestones: Difficulty Ratings
Key points :The distance covered by cobblestones is slightly longer for the 121st edition of Paris-Roubaix, which will take place on Sunday, April 7. The 29 sectors in the final 165 kilometres total 55.7km (compared with 54.5km in 2023), the largest total in 30 years. The riders will get reacquainted […]