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
32-calendar year-outdated Roglič succeeded just after a full working day of rest by relocating from the Netherlands to Spain in a very long dash in the vacation spot town of Laguardia. Immediately after 152.5 km in the Basque Country, he remaining the Danish Mads Pedersen, who was the 2nd in a row for the third … Read more
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar won the first mountain stage of the Tour de France and secured the yellow jersey after his second triumph in a row. The Slovenian cyclist beat Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second overall in last year’s Tour, in a dramatic finish to the Plain of beautiful girls. After today’s seventh day, Pogačar … Read more
As soon as cycling fans have managed to absorb the stories from the Tour de France, the first of the Olympics’ highlights is already on the agenda in Tokyo, the men’s road race. The race, which will end under the sacred Mount Fuji after 234 kilometers, is full of world stars. The Czechs will eventually … Read more
No cycling event can match the Tour in importance, but an Olympic shadow hangs over the 108th edition. Even before the rest day, the Tour has already lost two tastemakers. Mathieu van der Poel got off before the start on Sunday in function of his first Olympiad. Primoz Roglic gave up hoping to recover sufficiently … Read more
The second man of last year’s Tour de France, Primož Roglič, resigned from the 108th year of the race before today’s 9th stage. This was announced by representatives of the Jumbo-Visma stable. The Slovenian cyclist is badly beaten after Monday’s fall, his big problems are caused by, among other things, the bumped coccyx. “It’s just … Read more
The stage victory with arrival at Alto de la Covatilla goes to Gaudu after a long escape, on the last climb the Slovenian goes into difficulty and is detached first by a wild Carapaz and then by Carthy but he takes an encore in the stage race Spanish. His advantage over the Ecuadorian was only … Read more