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Toolbox: A breakaway in a cycling race is a hotbed of intrigue, with friends working together for the common good while also plotting their betrayal of the group as a whole. What are the factors that actually enhance the odds that the early breakaway takes it all the way to the line?Van Vleuten tore up not just the Worlds, but also all economic models.Efforts like Annemiek van Vleuten at Yorkshire Worlds is an extreme outlier, with a solo long-range breakaway from 105km out succeeding. Outside of that, most professional mens WorldTour racing follows a relatively predictable pattern, with an early breakaway establishing itself. There then follows a prolonged period leading up to the finish, where the break may or may…

Gear Break: Wahoo Open the Road Ep. 1 – Foundations, Team Qhubeka announces ‘Hand Up apparel collaboration with The Vandal, Wega coffee machines and Paolo Bettini: An Eroica partnership, Muc-Off: Pause. Stop. Rewind. Which UDOG is the best for you? Elite-level racewear as worn in the WorldTour peloton by EF Education-TIBCO-SVB and EF Education-Easypost now available.Wahoo Open the Road Ep. 1 – FoundationsTrailblazers. Pioneers. Outcasts. We appreciate them because they show us new perspectives. They go against the grain, question the status quo, and lead by example. Team EF is different than most World Tour Teams because they think differently. They take the road less traveled.Pro athletes are often put on a pedestal, surrounded by cameras, followed by reporters, revered…

Another exciting weekend of cycle sport with Lige-Bastogne-Lige, men’s and women’s, and the Tour of the Alps – Reports, results and video. Mathieu van der Poel says he’s fresher – TOP STORY. Rider news: Everyone wants Dylan Teuns, hope for Milan Vader, Tim Merlier uncertain for the Giro and Per Strand Hagenes turns pro. Team news from the Tour of Romandie, injuries at AG2R Citron, DSM 2022 Giro dItalia roster and Remco Evenepoel supports Ardennes flood victims. Race news: Stelvio for the 2025 Giro dItalia, TransRockies Gravel Royale registration and teams for the Eschborn-Frankfurt. Plus UCI’s David Lappartient talks Netflix series and Egan Bernal’s best day of his life video. *** Stop the war in Ukraine. ***TOP STORY: Mathieu van…

All the reports, results and interviews from La Flche Wallonne, men’s and women’s races, and the Tour of the Alps with video. Patrick Lefevere disappointed after Lampaerts crash – TOP STORY. Rider news: UAE Team Emirates want Dylan van Baarle, Bradley Wiggins was groomed by coach as a teenager, Tim Merlier managed to finish Paris-Roubaix, Tom Devriendt most underestimated rider in Belgium, Nicola Conci not happy with the UCI and Giulio Ciccone misses Ardennes Classics looking to the Giro dItalia. Race news: Teams for Lige-Bastogne-Lige and Maryland Cycling Classic. Team news: Lennert Van Eetvelt signs with Lotto Soudal and The Wolfpack Insider: Paris-Roubaix video. *** Stop the war in Ukraine. ***TOP STORY: Patrick Lefevere Disappointed After Lampaert’s CrashYves Lampaert was…

Roubaix Race Report: The second women’s Paris-Roubaix was won by Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo). The Italian champion finished solo on the Vlodrome Andr Ptrieux in Roubaix, after attacking more than thirty kilometres from the line. Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) won the sprint for second place, just ahead of Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo).Solo Roubaix win for Elisa Longo BorghiniThe second edition of Paris-Roubaix for women, the first held in the spring, started without Marianne Vos. The runner-up in last year’s edition had to miss this year’s race due to a positive covid test. Elizabeth Deignan, the winner in October 2021, was also not there, because she is expecting her second child. With Lotte Kopecky, Ellen van Dijk and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak,…

We all tend to have preferred temperatures for our cycling, but is there a best temperature physiologically for exercise? And might there be a difference between men and women?Snow, rain, cold wind, grey skies…. Just no!We all have our weather Kryptonite when it comes to cycling – that set of conditions that makes your ride feel absolutely dreadful. For me, my Kryptonite are those days of 2-4C, grey skies with no sun to warm me, and howling cold winds that seem to cut right through me no matter how I bundle up. I actually rather ride in a sunny but sub-freezing day.A lot of this preference or dislike comes down to personal experience and cultural background. But is there a…

The Amstel Gold Race normally signals the start of the Ardennes Classics (although it comes before Roubaix this year) and the climbers come out of the woodwork. Raced over the hills, dales, and forests of south eastern Holland, the course selects its own worthy winner. Twenty-seven years ago it was Mauro Gianetti who was making the news.The final selection came down to Cassani and Gianetti.Gianetti rode for Polti back then and had just pulled-off the biggest win of his career, in the 1995 Liege-Bastogne-Liege – LBL was the week before the Amstel in those days. Some said that his win owed more to craftiness and luck than talent; Gianetti would soon dispel that notion.PEZ: Tell us about the Amstel, Mauro.Mauro…

Sunday gave us the excitement we wanted from the Tour of Flanders. The result was far from expected, right up to the final metres. Mathieu van der Poel was a worthy winner, but what about strongman of the day: Tadej Pogaar? We have put together a collection of the best, or different shots from de Ronde, thanks to the lens of Cor Vos. Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Soudal) at the start The Tour of Flanders, or as it’s known in the native tongue, ‘De Ronde’, and it marks the grand finale of a series of Flandrian Classics that fall in the weeks before. This race represents bike racing in its purest and simplest form: one day, one chance, one winner! Flanders…