While the gaps at the front of Gorey Three Day stage 1 on Saturday were big, they were not exactly shocking. Conor Murphy (Caldwell Cycles) is a first-year junior shaping up as a special talent. And the fact he reached the chequered flag solo – by over two minutes – was impressive, though not exactly […]
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Matteo Jorgenson has had a formidable spring, taking another leap since joining Team Visma | Lease a Bike. After winning Paris-Nice and Dwars door Vlaanderen, the American is the biggest rival to Mathieu van der Poel on the first cobbled monument of the season, but he is aware that it's a difficult...
Someone long regarded as an elite level climber and super-domestique at the INEOS Grenadiers, Laurens De Plus gets a chance to prove himself in a different environment this Easter Sunday at the Tour of Flanders. “The reason I start here is a lot of luck for me, but a lot of bad luck for my teammates...
Wout van Aert was expected to be playing a major role at the Tour of Flanders this Easter Sunday. Sadly after a nasty crash earlier in the week, the Belgian is a notable absentee.In the traditional warm-up race for the Tour of Flanders, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, van Aert hit the deck incredibly hard, b...
On March 31, Easter Sunday, the Tour of Flanders Women 2024 will also take place and 'all of Belgium will come to a standstill' in anticipation of who will conquer the cobblestone sectors of the race, the team said in a press release on its website. A tough course of 163 kilometres and merciless cli...