International Cycling Union fines Lefevere 21,000 euros for misogynistic statements

International Cycling Union fines Lefevere 21,000 euros for misogynistic statements

Cycling The UCI ethics committee has imposed a suspended fine of 20,000 Swiss francs (20,800 euros) on Patrick Lefevere, the CEO of Soudal Quick-Step, for “derogatory comments about women”. The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced in a statement that the team boss of Soudal Quick-Step will be fined. “Following a report on Mr. Patrick Lefevere, … Read more

Four cyclists tested positive in anti-doping tests – 2024-03-13 22:39:58

Four cyclists tested positive in anti-doping tests
 – 2024-03-13 22:39:58

The Ecuadorian Cycling Federation (FEC) is awaiting the official results of the anti-doping tests of four Ecuadorian cyclists who tested positive in samples taken last year. The FEC indicated this Tuesday in a statement that it will wait for official notification from the anti-doping control organizations and then will announce the resolutions on the processes … Read more

Ewen Costiou’s Impressive 17th Place Finish in Paris-Nice 2024 Shocks Cycling World

Ewen Costiou’s Impressive 17th Place Finish in Paris-Nice 2024 Shocks Cycling World

No victory but a very nice revelation on this Paris-Nice on the side ofArkéa B&b Hotels. After entering the top 20 of the Race to the Sun the day before thanks to a very beautiful climb of the Madone d’Utelle, Ewen Costiou pulled off this Sunday on the 8th and final stage to validate this … Read more

Arnaud De Lie Withdraws from Paris-Nice After Injury – Latest Update and Reactions

Arnaud De Lie Withdraws from Paris-Nice After Injury – Latest Update and Reactions

Lagging behind on the first two stages of Paris-Nice (115th and 134th), which nevertheless suited him perfectly, Arnaud De Lie seemed out of shape on this 82nd edition of the Race to the Sun. The reason ? His fall last Tuesday on the roads of Le Samyn, which led to physical complications. Far from his … Read more

Driver who killed two cycling tourists will remain in jail for a month longer

Driver who killed two cycling tourists will remain in jail for a month longer

Road safety The 45-year-old car driver who killed two cyclists in the port of Ghent on Sunday will remain in jail for a month longer. The Ghent council chamber decided this. The Ghent council chamber confirmed the man’s arrest on Wednesday morning. “We will not appeal the decision, out of respect for the relatives,” says … Read more

Drunken man who crashed into group of cycling tourists has been arrested

Drunken man who crashed into group of cycling tourists has been arrested

accident The 45-year-old motorist who crashed into a group of cycling tourists on Sunday with three per mille in his blood has been arrested. The investigating judge in Ghent decided this. Two men were killed in the accident. It turned out that the driver had not had a valid driver’s license for ten years. Simon … Read more

Two dead and three injured after car crashes into cycling tourists, driver takes positive breath test

Two dead and three injured after car crashes into cycling tourists, driver takes positive breath test

A motorist crashed into five cycling tourists in the port of Ghent on Sunday. The toll is dramatic. Two cyclists died on the spot, three others were injured. The accident happened on Sunday at 11 am in the Pantserschipstraat in the port of Ghent. The driver of an Opel Astra allegedly first drove onto the … Read more

Jan Tratnik Wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Sprint Duel Against Nils Politt

Jan Tratnik Wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Sprint Duel Against Nils Politt

GettyJan Tratnik cheers NOS Wielrennen•vandaag, 15:48 Jan Tratnik won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday afternoon. In a direct sprint duel, the Slovenian rider from Visma – Lease a Bike won against the German Nils Politt from UAE. Twenty kilometers before the finish, the American Matteo Jorgenson, who is in his first season with Visma – … Read more

Cycling student must pay 120,000 euros in compensation after fatal accident with seventy-year-old

Cycling student must pay 120,000 euros in compensation after fatal accident with seventy-year-old

Road safety A Leuven student must pay 120,000 euros by the court in Leuven to the relatives of a hiker who he ran over with his bicycle on a forest path in Heverlee. “It is incomprehensible that the defendant did not brake,” the judge said. The police court in Leuven has found a Leuven student … Read more

Vaals Municipal Council Allows Major Cycling Tours to Continue Despite Nuisance Concerns: Impact on Amstel Gold Race

Vaals Municipal Council Allows Major Cycling Tours to Continue Despite Nuisance Concerns: Impact on Amstel Gold Race

Feb 19, 2024 at 11:45 PM Update: an hour ago Major cycling tours are still allowed to continue through the South Limburg municipality of Vaals. The municipal council rejected a proposal on Monday evening to ban cycling tours with thousands of participants from the municipality. The mayor and aldermen wanted significant restrictions on major cycling … Read more