Star cyclists Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Remco Evenepoel of Belgium broke their collarbones, reigning Tour de France winner Vingegaard a rib and world time trial champion Evenepoel a shoulder blade in a horrific-looking crash on Stage 4 of the Tour of the Basque Country today. Among the 12 riders involved in the mass accident … Read more
Thursday April 4, 2024 at 5:01 PM Update The Tour of the Basque Country is over for Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. The two favorites for the overall victory were both taken to hospital after they were involved in a serious crash in the fourth stage. Vingegaard in particular was in a bad condition, but … Read more
Oct 16, 2023 at 12:55 p.m Wout van Aert has to continue without coach Marc Lamberts. The latter accompanied the Belgian rider at Jumbo-Visma, but now follows his pupil Primoz Roglic to BORA-hansgrohe. The German cycling team reports this after Lamberts had already confirmed his departure from Jumbo-Visma. “After making history by winning all three … Read more
Roglic leaves Valter Attila’s team after seven years (Photo: Getty Images) There were already reports of the 33-year-old’s retirement from cycling, and he announced his decision on Saturday, but has not yet revealed where he will continue. “All I can say is that I’m leaving the team” – said Roglic, who still had a valid … Read more
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What is Angliru? Welcome to Hell. The Alto de l’Angliru is a mountain located in the Cantabrian mountain range, 30 kilometers from Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. It was historically and mainly used for transhumance in this remote corner which overlooks the town of Riosa. Later, hikers and other mountain enthusiasts set foot there. You … Read more
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This is not a live blog, but we will keep you informed of the latest developments during each stage of the Vuelta a España 2023. Consider this article a live summary to smoothly scroll through the highlights. Commentators Jeroen Vanbelleghem and Karsten Kroon regularly summarize the day so far. We do the same here, including … Read more
3 in a row in the grand tours is therefore the ambition. “An ambitious goal that we dare to express and for which we can assemble an extremely versatile and strong eight in Spain,” sports director Marc Reef looks ahead on the team website. “We are prepared for anything with this team and I am … Read more
Jumbo-Visma is doing it without Primoz Roglic this year and therefore has one less leader. However, Jeroen Vanbelleghem does not think this is a disadvantage: “They only have one weapon to win the Tour this year, but that is in quotes. That is a change. I will not say a reduction, because Vingegaard has shown … Read more
Thirty-three-year-old Roglič wore the pink jersey of the leading competitor for the first time at this year’s Giro after Saturday’s mountain time trial. In it, despite a fallen chain, he won by 40 seconds ahead of the previous leader Geraint Thomas and surpassed his British opponent in the overall standings by 14 seconds. On the … Read more
Jumbo-Visma has no issue with the simple fact that the Vuelta España leader’s jersey is no for a longer time on the workforce following four levels. The Dutch group, on the other hand, likes not to journey in the purple jersey for a whilst. “It includes a whole lot of added obligations. I know from … Read more