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 […]
Movistar Team on 2019 La Vuelta podium
15th September 2019 Telefónica-backed squad rounds out four consecutive decades in the biggest Spanish race with a 17th overall individual podium with brilliant Alejandro Valverde, 2nd in GC, plus two stage wins and their 11th team GC, an all-time recordSlovenia’s Primoz Roglic (TJV) confirmed his maiden victory in a three-week […]
Jakobsen Wins in Madrid, Roglic Triumphs
September 15 th 2019 – 20:04 Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) made the most of his pure speed to snatch a prestigious stage win in Madrid. The young Dutch national champion out-sprinted the Irish national champion Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) to claim his second Grand Tour victory. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) made it […]
Valverde on virtual La Vuelta GC podium at 39
14th September 2019 World Champion from Movistar Team keeps 2nd place overall despite Pogacar (UAD)’s big final charge, will step onto Madrid’s podium tomorrow, his ninth in a Grand Tour, behind unbeatable Roglic (TJV) 42 years after Freddy Maertens beating the record of stage victories in the same edition of […]
Roglic: “Until now, I was only smiling only in secret”
September 14 th 2019 Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma): “I’m just relieved. It was the last really hard day in the mountains. A Slovenian won again, it’s nice. The closer we get to the end, the harder it gets. I stayed in my position and I’m really happy. It was a really […]
Pogacar, Like a Legend
September 14 th 2019 Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) offered a new stellar demonstration of his raw talent with a 39km solo attack in the mountains to take victory at Plataforma de Gredos. The young Slovenian wins his third mountain stage at La Vuelta 19 and emulates his team manager […]
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 […]