Just under two hours after her friend Tadej Pogacar (25) had triumphantly completed Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time, Urska Zigart (27) also crossed the finish line on the banks of the Meuse. Not as a winner, but as a happy woman who appreciated her friend’s gesture. READ ALSO. Emotional Tadej Pogacar dedicates victory in Liège … Read more
© BELGIUM Following Tadej Pogacar at La Redoute was too ambitious, even for Mathieu van der Poel, the man of the spring. The world champion had no chance of victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the presence of the Slovenian all-rounder, but he did not let third place slip away. Van der Poel looked back on ‘La … Read more
© BELGIUM On Sunday, Tadej Pogacar wants to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time in his career. But then he has to get past his buddy/world champion Mathieu van der Poel. The Slovenian world champion is ready for it with just nine days of racing in his legs. Stijn Joris, Vincent Van Genechten Today at … Read more
The peloton is already “traumatized” by the serious falls which sent several cycling stars to the hospital, and here comes Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, one of the most dangerous races of the year. Mathieu van der Poel is the big favorite. If there’s one race that’s scary, it’s the Hell of the North. Since its first … Read more
• Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM Video The number two in the UAE-Emirates pecking order after super champion Tadej Pogacar is still Adam Yates. In recent years, the 31-year-old Briton sometimes seemed to remain in the sub-top of the climbers, but still took the step to the absolute top. On the one hand, … Read more
Jul 19, 2023 at 5:25 PMUpdate: 38 minutes ago Jonas Vingegaard can hardly miss the overall victory in the Tour de France. The leader of Jumbo-Visma saw Tadej Pogacar release early on Wednesday in the queen stage on the final climb and was well behind his rival. Pogacar had to let the group of favorites … Read more
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard couldn’t get rid of each other for two weeks. Evenly matched in an exciting game of seconds for yellow in Paris. That scenario was suddenly disrupted in the time trial by a phenomenal swipe from the Danish yellow jersey wearer. They also looked for explanations in Vive le Vélo. “Vingegaard … Read more
There they sat, eyes moist, hands tenderly placed on top of each other. And anyone who saw the two of them felt immediately that something very special was coming to an end. When the great Roger Federer ended his glittering tennis career last autumn, his greatest rival was at his side. The image of him … Read more
A spectacular stage ultimately yielded only 1 second difference in the final settlement. But would the standings have looked different if Pogacar could continue his attack on the Joux Plane? “Not using nadars and only tensioning a rope on the final climb is failing as an organization,” says Christophe Vandegoor. For once it wasn’t Jonas … Read more
Waiting Tadej Pogačar and Andrey Amador during the interruption of the 14th stage of the Tour de France Source: Profimedia ANNEMASSE – Saturday’s 14th stage of the Tour de France bicycle race was temporarily stopped due to a mass crash. About five kilometers after the sharp start in Annemasse, a large part of the peloton … Read more