No chance for sprinters, extreme movement even for the best classics. There is no steep hill on the 27-kilometer circuit, but riders must climb the 2.3-kilometer Witikonerstrasse seven times, with a gradient of up to nine percent. “Of course the climbers will have a way out, but even the classics can survive if they have … Read more
Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM In the Renewi Tour (and its predecessors) there is an almost annual battle against the clock, so it should come as no surprise that the organization has scheduled a 15.4 kilometer time trial on day two. Who will do well for the classification? CyclingFlash List the most important … Read more
• Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 8:38 PM Analysis Fifteen minutes before the start, Remco Evenepoel is one of the first to turn onto the Pont d’Iéna at the foot of the Eiffel Tower towards the finish and starting line. The Belgian godson rides the last 250 meters over the bridge at a snail’s pace … Read more
Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM No Olympic gold for Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman started as one of the top favorites in the road race, but in Paris he came up against a strong block of Belgians and especially a magnificent Remco Evenepoel. “It was a difficult race,” he said afterwards at … Read more
Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 5:28 PM Remco Evenepoel has won his second gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. After winning the time trial last weekend, the Belgian now soloed to the title in the road race. Mathieu van der Poel made several attacks, but these attacks were always neutralized by Wout van … Read more
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 7:45 AM Video A time trial by no means lies. The worth ratios in the intervening time within the Tour de France are clear. World time trial champion Remco Evenepoel took his coveted stage win, however solely simply saved Tadej Pogačar behind him. The deficit of Primož Roglič and Jonas … Read more
• Monday April 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM It was written in the stars that Mathieu van der Poel would win the Amstel Gold Race 2024. The only question was where in the race he would start a long solo. But none of that. The world champion could not impress again. Tom Pidcock did and … Read more
• Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:30 AM Interview In 2019, it had taken eighteen years for the Amstel Gold Race to have a winner from the Netherlands again. That was then Mathieu van der Poel after a crazy final, who became Erik Dekker’s successor. He defeated in 2001 Lance Armstrong after a sprint with … Read more
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 1:56 PM After his impressive victories in recent weeks, Mathieu van der Poel is the top favorite for the Amstel Gold Race. He already won the hill classic in Limburg in 2019 and in his second participation, in 2022, he was fourth. “Of course I enjoy returning to the Amstel,” … Read more
Sunday April 7, 2024 at 10:15 PM Mathieu van der Poel once again honored his rainbow jersey in Paris-Roubaix. The 29-year-old world champion won again after an impressive solo of almost 60 kilometers Hell of the North. His Alpecin-Deceuninck team once again had everything under control and has scored three out of three in the … Read more