CyclistPro Log: Isaac del Toro is a sprinter; Austin Butler is Lance Armstrong; Demi Vollering is inevitableWelcome back to another edition ofPro Log. Heres a rundown of the latest results before we get started:UAE Tour Men, Stage 1, Mon 16th February:1st Isaac del Toro, UAE Team Emirates XRG, 2h 30min 56sec; 2nd Cees Bol, Decathlon-CMA CGM, +00sec; 3rd Antonio Tiberi, Bahrain Victorious, +00sec.Clsica Jan Paraiso Interior, Mon 16th February: 1st Tim Wellens, UAE Team Emirates XRG, 3h 29min 31sec; 2nd Tom Pidcock, Pinarello-Q36.5, +48sec; 3rd Benoit Cosnefroy, UAE Team Emirates XRG, +1min 04sec.Clasica de Almeria, Sun 15th February:1st Biniam Girmay, NSN Cycling Team, 4h 10min 36sec; 2nd Milan Fretin, Cofidis, +00sec; 3rd Matteo Moschetti, Pinarello-Q36.5, +00sec.Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Overall, Sun 15th February:1st Demi Vollering, FDJ United-Suez, 8h 53min 24sec; 2nd MavaSquiban, UAE Team ADQ, +1min 02sec; 3rd Mie Bjrndal Ottestad, Uno X Mobility, +1min 12sec.Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Stage 4, Sun 15th February:1st Demi Vollering, FDJ United-Suez, 2h 54min 40sec; 2nd Liane Lippert, Movistar, +00sec; 3rd MavaSquiban, UAE Team ADQ, +00sec.Isaac del Toro wins first stage of UAE TourUAE Team Emirates XRGIsaac del Toro came out of the gates like a charging bull at the UAE Tour to open his season with victory for UAE Team Emirates XRG. With the race set to be a showdown between himself and Remco Evenepoel, the 22-year-old Mexican took advantage of a slight uphill final kilometre to attack the sprinters, and just about managed to hold on with Decathlon-CMA CGMs Cees Bol nipping at his heels. A time bonus at the line means hes now ten seconds ahead of Evenepoel on GC after the opening day, which will be very useful with a time-trial coming up next.The races headline sprinter Jonathan Milan was expected to dominate the sprints in the absence of Soudal-QuickSteps Tim Merlier, but he was taken down in a crash in the final 2km. Thankfully he was able to pick himself up and finish the stage. His Lidl-Trek team say he has avoided any fractures and will be assessed again prior to Stage 2.Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in biopicWikimedia Commons, license 3.0Reports from Deadline suggest were getting a Lance Armstrong biopic, with Austin Butler, the star of Elvis and Dune 2, set to play the disgraced cyclist in a movie from Conclave director Edward Berger thats currently subject to a bidding war. Film producer Scott Stuber, who recently produced the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, is said to have convinced Armstrong to approve a tell-all story. Related Posts Pro cycling winners and losers in January 2026 UAE Tour Men 2026 preview: Route, favourites, how to watch and start list Cycling Spring Classics 2026: Race dates, Monuments, cobbles and live TV guide Demi Vollering wins first stage race of seasonSzymon Gruchalski/Getty ImagesFDJ United-Suezs Demi Vollering came out swinging in her first stage race of the season, Setmana Ciclista Valenciana. In a copy and paste of her start to 2025, she broke away on the opening stage and would never be knocked off the top spot. After the third stage was cancelled due to high winds, Vollering then raced to a second victory on the final day in a sprint against Movistars Liane Lippert. UAE Team ADQs MavaSquiban came in second overall with Mie Bjrndal Ottestad of Uno X Mobility in third.Visma-Lease a Bikes rising star Viktria Chladonov was notably present at the front of the race, and after her third place on the first day, the 19-year-old would end up fifth overall. Watch this spaceWind whips up a frenzyUAE Team Emirates XRGValenciana wasnt the only race impacted by winds this week, as both stage of the mens Vuelta a Murcia were affected. The opening day was shortened to 83km, and the second stage was initially switched from 190km to 148km, but with riders blown off the road, organisers deemed it impossible to continue and neutralised the stage. UAEs Marc Soler would win the race ahead of teammate Julius Johansen and Pinarello-Q36.5s Tom Pidcock. Its a busy time in the headlines for the Soler family as a report from Escape Collective revealed Marc Solers father, Jaume Soler Serrano, had been given an 18-month suspension from Spanish anti-doping agency CELAD for working with former US Postal Service coach Jos Mart.Facelift for Paris-RoubaixXavier Pereyron2026 has become a big year for races changing their names. Joining the likes of the Critrium du Dauphin (now Tour Auvergne-Rhne-Alpes) and Gent-Wevelgem (now titled In Flanders Fields from Middelkerke to Wevelgem), Paris-Roubaix has officially changed its name to Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France. Will anyone actually call it that? Probably not.The post Pro Log: Isaac del Toro is a sprinter; Austin Butler is Lance Armstrong; Demi Vollering is inevitable appeared first on Cyclist.