With 193.8 km, today’s stage covered the longest distance of the race. The route between Viana and Leitza featured five climbs before heading to the finish on a circuit with winding roads and a long and fast descent. With 500m remaining, Ide launched his sprint and wasn’t able to be […]
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MEDICAL UPDATE: Girmay, Van der Hoorn & De Gendt Left the Hospital
On Sunday, three riders from Intermarché-Circus-Wanty were transported to the hospital following their crashes during the Tour of Flanders: Taco van der Hoorn, Biniam Girmay and Aimé De Gendt. Two days later, their recovery is evolving well and they could all leave the hospital. Despite this encouraging development, the World […]
2023 Paris–Roubaix Sector Ratings
Key points: – On 9 April, the peloton of the 120th edition will battle it out on a 256.6 km course with 54.5 km of cobbles spread out over 29 sectors, the first of which comes 160 km from the line. Each sector is rated on a scale from one […]
Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift 2023 :Marianne Vos: “The End of Every Cobble Sector is a Relief”
The first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift left the spectators in awe with Marianne Vos’ speed and lines over the muddy cobbles of the Hell of the North. It seemed like the “Goat”, who had already conquered hundreds of victories on all sorts of terrains, had already tamed the […]
A Female Chapter to the Legend of Lagos de Covadonga
The first-ever La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es will live a remarkable finale atop Lagos de Covadonga, a mythical climb that has been visited 22 times by the male bunchHeritage, history and remarkable sport stories – Lagos de Covadonga has a captivating legend written all over its slopes. Women riders will […]
Last Chance for VanAert and Vanderpoel on the Cobblestones
Key points: The Northern classics campaign is winding down. After a week of bone-rattling recon rides, a day of reckoning awaits for cobble-gobblers on a quest to settle the score, confirm their new-found status or pull off the coup of the decade. Out of the 175 riders on the start […]
Majestic Pogačar Conquers Ronde van Vlaanderen
Impressive winning move by UAE Team Emirates’ rider. Sunday 2 April, 2023 An attack on the last lap of the Oude Kwaremont, at 20 km to the end of the Ronde van Vlaanderen 2023, strengthened the tale of Tadej Pogačar as one of the top stars of cycling. UAE Team […]
Massive Crash at 2023 Flanders
Filip Maciejuk misjudged and tried to go around the peloton off the road. It was devastating for half the peloton except him physically. He rider ran out of road, hit a puddle and veered into the front row of the peloton and wiped out dozens of riders. Maciejuk was disqualified […]
2023 GP Indurain
Today’s one-day race served several riders as preparation for the Tour of the Basque Country, which commences next Monday. There were 3500 meters of elevation across the 203km long route, which took the peloton around Estella-Lizarra. The first half of the race contained a series of small, sapping ascents before […]
Mathieu van der Poel Ready to Defend his Tour of Flanders Title
The two-time winner steamed himself up in Spain last week. “There I put in some extra work in ideal weather-conditions to be fine in both the Ronde and Paris-Roubaix,” he says. A quick look back of your victory in Milan-San Remo. Did that one provide extra serenity?“That for sure! When […]