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 der Poel Mentally Fresher after Forced RestMathieu van der Poel didn’t start his spring until late due to a lingering back injury, but once he returned to the peloton, he took wins and podium places, including his second Tour of Flanders victory. The enforced rest has made him mentally fresher, he said in a video report by Sporza at Paris-Roubaix. “Now you notice that sometimes a little rest and a training period can also work out well.”“Before I started racing again, I was not really enjoying it. I think many people can confirm that,” laughed Van der Poel in the video made by Sammy Neyrinck. “You hear from many cyclists that they only realise how much they love cycling after an injury, and that is correct. I have a lot…
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