Jan 4, 2024 at 2:42 PM Update: an hour ago Mathieu van der Poel has continued his impressive winning streak in cyclo-cross. The Dutchman kept Wout van Aert far behind him in Koksijde on Thursday. Among the women, Fem van Empel was in a class of her own. Van der Poel allowed Van Aert to … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Thursday December 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM Interview A satisfied sports director Jan Boven saw his two Jumbo-Visma groups cheering in the Superprestigecross of Heusden-Zolder. However, both Wout van Aert and Fem van Empel did not have the ideal run-up to the Limburg cross. Bee CyclingFlits Above provides text and explanation. Winning … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Monday December 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM The busiest cyclo-cross week coincides with the holidays every year. Cross on December 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, which makes it not easy for the top performers to celebrate Christmas exuberantly with family and friends. CyclingFlits posed the question to the top … Read more
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 4:40 PM Another second place for Wout van Aert. On Friday he had to leave Mathieu van der Poel in the Exact Cross Mol, on Saturday the world champion was too strong in the Antwerp World Cup. “I felt quite good actually,” Van Aert said in the flash interview after … Read more
Niels Bastiaens • Saturday December 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM Special For the first time in years, the cross programs of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert differ considerably. The Dutchman is going for his sixth world title in the field, which brings him very close to Eric De Vlaeminck’s record. Van Aert … Read more
The lawsuit between Wout van Aert and Nick Nuyens is still pending and could cause Van Aert serious problems… The current transfer soap opera surrounding Cian Uitjdebroeks is reminiscent of the feud between Wout van Aert and Nick Nuyens. Van Aert broke his contract with Nuyens’ team in 2018 because there had been tensions between … 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
Sep 20, 2023 at 5:24 PM Update: 9 minutes ago Joshua Tarling became European time trial champion for the first time on Wednesday in Emmen. The British top talent remained well ahead of the competition. Tarling, who was only nineteen, completed the 29.8 kilometer course to and from Emmen in 31 minutes and 30 seconds. … 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
Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan Source: TASR/AP/Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse BERN – Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan took fifth place in Monday’s second stage of the Round of Switzerland race. Eritrean Biniam Girmay from the Intermarché-Circus-Wanty team triumphed in the final sprint. Frenchman Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) finished second and Belgian Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was third. The home team … Read more