The final stage of Paris-Nice was barely 109.3 kilometers long, but fireworks were still expected among the favorites. Brandon McNulty entered the final day as the leader, but his lead over Matteo Jorgenson was only 4 seconds. Remco Evenepoel was fourth in the rankings, 36 seconds behind McNulty and barely 1 second behind the third … Read more
Aleksandr Vlasov (BORA – hansgrohe) won the queen stage, which was shortened to 104 kilometers, in the 82nd Paris-Nice (WorldTour) on Saturday. At La Madone d’Utelle (Alpes-Maritimes), the 27-year-old Russian was eight seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel, who left the Slovenian Primoz Roglic for second place. Brandon McNulty (UAE Emirates) retained the yellow leader’s jersey. … Read more
Cycling Olav Kooij has won the fifth stage in Paris-Nice, after impressively remounting Mads Pedersen. Along the way, the Belgians showed themselves: Victor Campenaerts set up a duo attack, and in the final, Remco Evenepoel tried it himself. Both without success. On the fifth day of the race, the peloton was presented with a bumpy … Read more
Cycling Santiago Buitrago has won the fourth stage in Paris-Nice. The Colombian from Bahrain-Victorious arrived solo on the short but tough final climb ahead of Luke Plapp, who is the new leader. Remco Evenepoel made an excellent impression in the group of favorites. A strong Ilan van Wilder showed himself in the service of Remco … Read more
Cycling After a promising start in the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, the cycling spring is starting to look less rosy for Arnaud de Lie (21). The ‘Bull of Lescheret’ is still suffering too much from his fall in the GP Le Samyn and abandons after just three stages in Paris-Nice. “After consultation with the team leaders, … Read more
Cycling No yellow jersey for Remco Evenepoel in Paris-Nice. Soudal Quick-Step had started quickly in the 26.9 kilometer team time trial in Auxerre (with the best split halfway), but things went wrong in the second part – partly due to the temporary rain. UAE Team Emirates won the stage. For Soudal Quick-Step it was only … Read more
cycling Arvid de Kleijn has won the second stage in Paris-Nice. After a billiard-level final towards Montargis, the Dutchman from Tudor Pro Cycling was the fastest in the expected bunch sprint, good for his first victory in the World Tour. The young New Zealander Laurence Pithie (Groupama-FDJ) came second and is the new leader. The … Read more