In the opinion of many, this Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege will come down to a battle between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. In the opinion of Classics legend Philippe Gilbert, it's clearly advantage Pogacar.A winner back in 2011, Gilbert knows exactly what it takes to succeed at Liege-Bas...

Mattias Skjelmose was shaking uncontrollably when he came to a stop as he abandoned Flche Wallonne and was then so cold he had to be carried from the roadside and off towards the team buses as he was unable to walk. The Dane, riding for Lidl-Trek, suffered very badly in the cold and wet conditions []The post Skjelmose describes having to be carried off his bike at Flche Wallonne | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

A motorist has been detected travelling at 112km/h on Main Street in Charleville in Cork as part of the currently ongoing National Slow Down Day, which started at 7.00am this morning.Ten people have been killed in collisions involving motorists in Charleville in the last decade, and plans are being advanced to reconfigure the street to make it safer and to bypass the town in advance of building a Limerick to Cork motorway.The Garda Press Office confirmed that the detection was made using a GoSafe speed van. When contacted this afternoon, a spokesperson was unable, at this time, to outline exactly what time the speeding took place.Some of the other examples of high speeds detected from GoSafe vans were 75km/h in a 50km/h zone on the N84 Castlequarter, Cloonboo in Galway; 84km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R139, Belcamp in Dublin 17; 109 km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R314 Rathroeen outside Ballina in Co Mayo; 63km/h in a 50km/h zone on the James Larkin Road in Dublin 5; and 132km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N13 Teevickmoy, Stranorlar in Donegal.Meanwhile, the official @GardaTraffic account posted images of detections from two motorists who were well over the 80km/h limit along the R107 in North Dublin, the Malahide Road. these were 111km/h (pictured below) and another at 103km/h. The latter detection photo (pictured above) showed a cyclist ahead of the cars in the photo.The account said: Within the first 20 mins of their shift on duty this morning, Garda from our Roads Policing Unit based in Dublin Castle had picked up several motorists for speeding.

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The cyclist suffered multiple fractures and other injuries, and died nine months after he was hit by the driver who already had six previous convictions for 16 offences

CyclistKasia Niewiadoma is cyclings latest example for why you should never give upI really hope that race will inspire a lot of other people to just keep believing, keep pursuing their dreams. The reward is always there waiting for us. Kasia Niewiadoma.1,770 days. Thats the length of time between Kasia Niewiadomas last two individual road cycling victories. By the time an exhausted front group approached the foot of the Mur de Huy the ferocious final challenge of La Flche Wallonne on Wednesday the Canyon-SRAM rider sat in a perfect position at the head of the race.Breath visible in the freezing conditions, Niewiadoma rose out of the saddle like a bird taking flight, kicking away from her rivals with gritted teeth on the steep gradient.Once over the line, she collapsed into the arms of her soigneurs, sobbing on the ground and shaking her head in disbelief. It was here she remained as teammates arrived to her side, depleted with the days efforts, and she recounted the story of her triumph to each one. Elise Chabbey lit up as she realised who had won the race. Perhaps with each regained breath and retold story, the achievement began to sink in further for Niewiadoma.The 29-year-old is a well-liked presence both in the peloton and for cycling fans around the world, and you would be hard pressed to find a more popular victor of La Flche Wallonne. It was also a lengthy journey to be back on the top step of the podium where she belongs. Related Posts Opinion: Put some respect on the Ardennes Classics name Every year there are more and more riders that are capable of winning: Q&A with Kasia Niewiadoma Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024: Route, riders, how to watch and all you need to know Five years in the makingCharlie Crowhurst/Getty ImagesThe last time Niewiadoma won a road race came on Stage 4 at the 2019 Womens Tour, which happened to be the races first summit finish. She distanced a battling Liane Lippert in the last 300m, raising her hands aloft in the rain at Burton Dassett.The following month, Canyon-SRAM won the opening day team time-trial of the 2019 Giro Rosa and, because she crossed the line first, Niewiadoma wore the maglia rosa. She kept it for four stages until it was taken away by Annemiek van Vleuten.Persistence and podiumsA.S.O./Charly LopezShe has been well-acquainted with the podium since then. Notching almost 30 second and third places, Niewiadoma has been consistently there or thereabouts, and shes always been improving as a rider.In professional sport, its understandable that outright victory is the goal and the defining statistic, but winning does not define a person. This victory drought still brought Niewiadoma podiums in abundance as well as the experience needed to grow and develop, and it presumably taught her life lessons off the bike too.Appearing in her element at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes, she shone on the final weekend, dropping everyone on the descent before holding off everyone bar Demi Vollering on the Col du Tourmalet, winning the polka dot jersey in the process. In an interesting twist, Niewiadoma and Lotte Kopecky both finished the race 3:03 down on yellow jersey Vollering and Niewiadoma would have to settle for third overall.Her resolve never wavered. Her persistence paid off. In her first gravel race she powered to a dominant victory at the UCI Gravel World Championships. Speaking afterwards, she said, After such a long time of not winning a race, its so special to win this.A lesson for us all "J'espre vraiment que cette victoire permettra d'inspirer tous ceux qui poursuivent leurs rves depuis longtemps." Savourez la premire interview de @KNiewiadoma en tant que vainqueure de la #FWwomen. "I really hope that with that victory I inspired a lot of people pic.twitter.com/UUlOOhYrEX La Flche Wallonne (@flechewallonne) April 17, 2024 When Niewiadoma reached the top of the Mur de Huy, she did so after four years and 310 days of road racing resilience.After winning La Flche Wallonne, Niewiadoma delivered a powerful post-race speech, I really hope that with that victory, I inspired a lot of people who are pursuing their dreams for so long. Ive experienced a lot of failures, a lot of second and third places. I never stopped believing.Her long journey returning to the top step of the podium is a lesson for all of us in perseverance. Her victory is a testament to the human spirit and what we can achieve with tenacity. A belief that we can achieve anything if we keep at it. Related Posts Opinion: Put some respect on the Ardennes Classics name Every year there are more and more riders that are capable of winning: Q&A with Kasia Niewiadoma Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024: Route, riders, how to watch and all you need to know The post Kasia Niewiadoma is cyclings latest example for why you should never give up appeared first on Cyclist.

It seems inevitable that upon the end of his Soudal - Quick-Step contract, Julian Alaphilippe will break free from Patrick Lefevere and find a new home. Long rumoured to be interested in the Frenchman, TotalEnergies team bossJean-Ren Bernadeau has confirmed talks are underway."We met with Julian l...

CyclistHow to watch Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024The final Monument of spring 2024, Lige-Bastogne-Lige, takes place on Sunday 21st April and will be broadcast live on Eurosport and Discovery+ in the UK and Europe, Flobikes in the USA and Canada, SBS in Australia and Sky in New Zealand. Also known as La Doyenne, its the oldest Monument, with the mens race first held in 1892 and the womens race added in 2017. It wraps up the Ardennes week before the week-long stage races become the main focus of attention in the run-up to the Giro dItalia.The mens race is run over 259km and the womens race 147km, with the climax of both coming on the final climbs of the Cte de la La Redoute (1.9km at 9.6%) and the Cte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (4.4km at 5.4%).In 2023 the mens race was won from a long-range break by Remco Evenepoel, who broke free from the peloton on La Redoute, much like he had the year prior, to secure a poignant Monument victory in the rainbow jersey, leaving Tom Pidcock and Santiago Buitrago to fill the final two steps on the podium behind. The womens race was a closer affair as Demi Vollering out-sprinted Treks Elisa Longo-Borghini to claim a third Ardennes title of the 2023 season. Related Posts Every Mathieu van der Poel Monument performance ranked Pogaar can win everything: Philippe Gilbert Q&A Cycling spring Classics 2024: Race dates, Monuments, cobbles and live TV guide Giro dItalia 2024 route headlined by double Monte Grappa ascent Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024: Route, riders, how to watch and all you need to know How to watch Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024Luc Claessen via Getty ImagesLige-Bastogne-Lige takes place on Sunday 21st April 2024 and there is a range of options to catch the action live and on demand, depending on where you live. The mens race starts at 9:15 BST and is slated to end at around 15:55 BST while the womens race starts at 07:35 BST with a finish estimated from 11:18 BST.Discovery+ is covering the mens and womens races live and on demand in the UK, Europe, Australia and other territories. Access to the Discovery+ platform costs 6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes.On the old-fashioned TV, Eurosport will be broadcasting the races live throughout the UK, Europe and other territories. In the UK, the mens and womens races will be shown live on Eurosport 1.If its not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN Virtual Private Network which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they dont need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while travelling abroad in countries without access. One such example isExpressVPN, which is verywell reviewed, helps users to find way to watch cycling without having to pay for broadcasters services, and costs 5.36 per month, with three months free.Other options includeNordVPN,SurfsharkandKapersky.Read more:How to watch cycling post-GCN If youre unable to watch via a streaming service, there will be free highlights of both races on the Eurosport channel. Related Posts Every Mathieu van der Poel Monument performance ranked Pogaar can win everything: Philippe Gilbert Q&A Cycling spring Classics 2024: Race dates, Monuments, cobbles and live TV guide Giro dItalia 2024 route headlined by double Monte Grappa ascent Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024: Route, riders, how to watch and all you need to know Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024 TV and streaming timesA.S.O./Maxime DelobelWomens raceEurosport 1: 10:15-12:00Discovery+: 10:15-12:00Mens raceEurosport 1: 10:15-12:00Discovery+: 12:00-16:30Times are listed in BST and may be subject to change by broadcastersThe post How to watch Lige-Bastogne-Lige 2024 appeared first on Cyclist.

Juan Pedro Lopez has held on to secure overall victory at the 2024 Tour of the Alps after a brave defence of his race lead on a final stage won from a reduced bunch by Aurelien Paret-Peintre.With no breakaway forming, it was all of the big names at the front as the climbing began in earnest with jus...