Another remarkable performance from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten saw her win the women’s race at Omloop het Nieuwsblad on Sunday. The Dutch woman attacked at the bottom of the Kapelmuur, 17km from the line, and soloed to the line in characteristic style. A group of five women had formed...
Nairo Quintana won the summit finish stage seven of Paris-Nice as Bora-Hansgrohe’s Max Schachmann hung on to claim the overall victory. The Colombian attacked with 4km to go the top, exploding out of the group of GC riders to claim another impressive win in 2020. Only 36 seconds behind Schachmann...
The iconic multi-coloured Mapei cubetti jersey has adorned many of the sport’s greatest riders as they won Monuments, Classics and Grand Tours but it’s not been seen in action since the professional team folded at the end of 2002. Now the design will be seen in the peloton once more...
Milan – San Remo and Tirreno Adriatico have been postponed amid the developing coronavirus situation in Italy. Race organisers released a statement on Friday morning (March 6) saying relevant authorities were unable to allow Tirreno-Adriatico to go ahead while continue to safeguard public health, with RCS Sport then taking the...
While the cycling world – including the 600 riders, team staff and members of the media currently in quarantine – wait for updates on the UAE Tour coronavirus outbreak, one team manager has highlighted the knock-on effect this situation could have on the upcoming calendar. RCS, the Italian company who...
Adam Yates has been crowned the winner of the 2020 UAE Tour, as riders are still waiting the results of their coronavirus tests. The Middle-East WorldTour race has been abandoned after two Italian staff members from one team tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. All riders, staff and media have...
Mitchelton-Scott may have pulled out of all races in March due to coronavirus, but they won’t let the global spread of infection keep them away from racing. Instead the team have launched their own special events on Zwift, which give everyday riders the chance to race the likes of Annemiek...
The hotly anticipated Wahoo Kickr bike is now available for pre-order in the UK, with delivery expected from next week onwards. The exercise bike which hooks up with training platforms like Zwift was previously only available to US customers. Priced at £2999.99, it’s clearly an investment product. However, the brand...
Remco Evenepoel says he wants to lose two kilograms before his first Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian, winner of two stage races already this year, made the comments after the boss of his Deceuninck – Quick-Step team has mentioned Evenepoel’s weight on multiple occasions in the press. Evenepoel...
Gorka Izagirre has asked Spanish authorities to clarify whether professionals can train outside after their government banned riding outdoors for two weeks this weekend. The two-week state of emergency has ordered everyone to stay indoors and those caught riding outside can be stopped by police, fined and even arrested. Canadian...
Chris Froome has been back to training after his time in quarantine in the UAE, while Egan Bernal has also put in a huge ride on Strava around Monaco. The Team Ineos leaders have been uploading some serious kilometres to the social media for athletes, as they start to build...
Lance Armstrong’s former team manager Johan Bruyneel has opened up about how he sought psychological help in the aftermath of the 2012 USADA report that placed the Belgian at the centre of the US Postal Service’s doping operation. “It was a major lesson in life. I’m now a different person....
Riders still quarantined in the UAE can now get back to training after they had bikes and turbo trainers delivered to their rooms. There are currently three teams – Cofidis, Groupama-FDJ and Gazprom-RusVelo -being held in their Abu Dhabi hotel after the UAE Tour was abandoned because of a coronavirus....
A flood of tributes have already poured in to “true inspiration” Nicolas Portal after his death, aged 40. The former pro and Team Ineos sports director was a hugely popular figured both inside and outside the peloton and the death has hit the cycling world hard. Riders from Team Ineos...
Four-time winner of Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen, has not ruled out a possible return to racing at the highest level when he was asked about it on Belgian radio, Sporza reports. Boonen, 39, was on Studio Brussel promoting his new TV series, Tom Cycle, shown on Belgian TV. But when presenter...
British Cycling performance director Stephen Park has signalled BC may shift focus away from the blue riband team pursuit in the light of the team’s track World Championships struggles. The men’s team pursuit squad did their best qualifying ride ever, but they still appeared off the pace finishing seventh in...
We can expect big things from Wout van Aert this year, particularly after seeing some of his Strava performances. The Belgian star has been out on Tenerife with his Jumbo-Visma team-mates, preparing for his road racing return this weekend. Van Aert looks like he’s flying, after he claimed two Strava...
Laura Kenny has said she’ll be glad to put the last month behind her after suffering two heavy crashes in race in Canada and at the World Championships today in Berlin. Kenny completed the ominium at the World Championships even though all hope of a medal had disappeared when she...
Warren Barguil has been disqualified from Paris-Nice 2020 after he drafted his team car following a crash on stage one. The race jury made the decision following the conclusion of the opening day of the French stage race, won by Bora-Hansgrohe’s Max Schachmann. The Arkéa-Samsic rider was also fined 200...
London based retailer Sigma Sports has released sales figures showing a jaw-dropping 977 per cent increase in the purchase of turbo trainers and static bikes, by UK customers. The year-on-year percentage increase is a comparison between the last seven days in 2020, and the same week in 2019. The premium...
