Julian Alaphilippe earned a hat trick of La Flèche Wallonne victories on Wednesday, pulling back a rampaging Primož Roglič in the final 65 metres of the Mur de Huy for his second win of the season. Alaphilippe has now won three of the last four editions. Michael Woods finished just off the podium after coming […]
Van Aert gets revenge on Pidcock in photo finish at Amstel Gold Race
Just a few days after Tom Pidcock beat Wout Van Aert at De Brabantse Pijl, the Belgian got revenge on the Brit at Amstel Gold Race, pipping the Ineos Grenadier to become the first Jumbo-Visma rider to win in 20 years, when Erik Dekker took the victory for Rabobank. With Marianne Vos earning the women’s […]
Roglič proves the strongest at Itzulia Basque Country, winning second title
Primož Roglič won his second Itzulia Basque Country on Saturday, with race leader Brandon McNulty fading at the mid-point of the final stage and teammate Tadej Pogačar hampered by caretaking duties. David Gaudu took his second victory of the season, crossing the line just ahead of Roglič, who also claimed the points and mountains jersey. […]
Misfortune thwarts Rusty Woods’ GC and stage aspirations at Itzulia Basque Country
Success in professional cycling is often as much luck as it is skill, form and tactical nous. On Wednesday’s third stage of the WorldTour stage race Itzulia Basque Country, Michael Woods suffered bad luck, crashing at a crucial moment of a day that suited him and losing not only any chance of taking the day’s […]
A one-two for Astana-Premier Tech, Woods fifth on second stage of Itzulia Basque Country
Two Basque riders from Astana-Premier Tech made a memorable one-two in Tuesday’s second stage of Itzulia Basque Country, and Michael Woods placed fifth to haul himself into the top-20 on GC. Astana-Premier Tech hit the favourites group with the ol’ left-right on a flat section of a descent near the finish, and it was Alex […]
Roglič stamps authority on Itzulia Basque Country in opening time trial
Primoz Roglič won Monday’s opening time trial of the Itzulia Basque Country to pull on a leader’s jersey in 12 consecutive stage races. Although American Brandon McNulty finished only two seconds adrift, Roglič put nearly 30 seconds between himself and his main GC rivals, Tadej Pogačar and Adam Yates. Michael Woods limited his losses to […]
Easter treat: Asgreen outsprints Van der Poel to take the Tour of Flanders
All week Mathieu van der Poel played down his chances of repeating as Tour of Flanders champion, saying he wasn’t feeling good and citing a disappointing performance in the Dwars door Vlaanderen as evidence, but no one expected the Dutchman’s prediction to come true by the title-holder getting beaten in a thrilling two-up sprint. Kasper […]
Dylan van Baarle solos to Dwars door Vlaanderen victory
Dylan van Baarle (The Netherlands/Ineos Grenadiers) might have the Tour of Britain and Herald Sun Tour on his palmares, but on Wednesday he earned what is surely the biggest win of his career, WorldTour race Dwars door Vlaanderen. “It’s high on the list,” he said afterwards. The Dutchman attacked 52 km from the finish in […]
Wout Van Aert adds Gent-Wevelgem prize to his trophy case
Wout Van Aert, who perhaps worked a little too hard in Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic and couldn’t crack the top-10, earned a huge win on Sunday, adding Gent-Wevelgem to his already impressive palmares from a small group sprint. It was the 50th time a Belgian took the glory in 83 editions. Ben Perry was […]
Peter Sagan earns first win of the season at Volta a Catalunya
Peter Sagan fully launched his season on Saturday, as he took his first win of 2021 in a field sprint on the penultimate stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. It was his 115th career victory. Sagan had to recover from COVID-19 that he caught in February. Adam Yates kept the race lead and Michael […]
Michael Woods runner-up on Volta a Catalunya queen stage, now 13th overall
Michael Woods was the runner-up on Thursday’s queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya, a performance that vaulted him up to 13th on GC. Colombian Esteban Chaves (Bike Exchange), runner-up on Wednesday, took his first victory in 664 days atop HC-rated Port Ainé, pulling himself closer to the podium. It was a fine day for […]
Woods places eighth on tough Volta a Catalunya summit finish
Michael Woods pulled himself into the top-20 of Volta a Catalunya by coming eighth on Wednesday’s first of two consecutive HC-category summit finishes in the Pyrenees. Adam Yates and Ineos Grenadiers seized control of the race: Yates took over the lead from João Almeida by winning the third stage, and his team packed three riders […]