Cycling legend and five-time winner of the Tour de France, Eddy Merckx underwent emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction according to the Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws. The intervention took place at the end of March after the “Cannibal” was transported by his wife to hospital near Brussels. More than a meter of intestine was … Read more
So, who is the strongest, number 1? The debate which must situate Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the last two Tour de France, and Tadej Pogacar, his runner-up in the same editions but who won the event in 2020 and 2021, is part of the most fierce, between the sweet butter or salted butter, pain chocolat … Read more
Alison Jackson (34 years old, Canadian, EF Education-Tibco-SVB) She offered herself the most beautiful classic, Paris-Roubaix, at the end of an improbable scenario. Escaping for 116 kilometers in a small group reduced to six in the final, the Canadian gave a lot to prevent the return of the favorites and then win the sprint on … Read more
Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) won the third and penultimate stage of the Arctic Race of Norway. The Briton won in the sprint at the top of the terrible climb of Havoysund. He is ahead of Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-Samsic) and Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and takes the lead in the general classification. 2023-08-19 20:24:44 #Arctic … Read more
Just a few days after the end of the Tour de France, cycling fans in the Czech Republic are enjoying a home race with four stages. The legendary Chris Froome gives out photos and autographs, but the climbs in the Beskydy and Jeseníky Mountains did not quite suit him. Go through the photo gallery from … Read more
Built on the ashes of the Rabobank formation, which made the pride of the Netherlands before being consumed in financial disputes and doping cases, the Jumbo-Visma team is the fruit of the ambitions of a 53-year-old businessman with an atypical profile, Richard Plugge, who made his creation the best team in the peloton in the … Read more
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Skujiņš, a cyclist from the “Trek-Segafredo” team, finished the 177-kilometer distance in four hours, 46 minutes and nine seconds. Finland’s Anti Jusi Juntunen (“Abloc”) lost to him by one minute and 14 seconds, but the German Paul Foss, who once started in professional cycling, finished three seconds later. US professional cyclist Tiffany Cromwell won the … Read more
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The “Trek – Segafredo” team will also aim for individual stage victories in the continuation of the tour. In the individual races, of which there are three in the Giro d’Italia this year, it will be more difficult to fight for victories, because none of the eight “Trek – Segafredo” in the Tour of Italy … Read more
Paris-Roubaix will not have been enough for him. Yet indigestible for the majority of runners, the Hell of the North was followed by a dessert for the Australian runner Cameron Wurf (Ineos-Grenadiers). Registered to protect his leader Filippo Ganna, who finished in 6th place, the one who has participated in four Grand Tours nevertheless reached … Read more
The rumor that circulated with insistence is about to become reality. This Sunday, Anne Hidalgo will confirm that the City of Paris will engage in professional cycling next year by becoming the main partner of the team led by Jérôme Pineau, current manager of B&B Hotels training. The announcement will be made this Sunday evening … Read more