Tag: BREAKDOWN

San Sebastin Breakdown: Remco Evenepoel did it again! With an all-mighty attack, the young Belgian ‘Super Star’ solo’d to victory, in much the way he won the Basque race in 2019 and Lige-Bastogne-Lige this spring. Spencer Martin breaks down the Spanish one-day race and what it means for the Vuelta a Espaa starting at the end of the month. – This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –*** You can see the full Clsica San Sebastin ‘PEZ Race Report’ HERE. ***Remco Evenepoel at full flight to San SebastinKey Takeaways: Breaking Down Evenepoel’s Impressive Clsica de San Sebastin Victory. Remco Evenepoel added a second Clsica San Sebastin victory to his palmars…

Dauphin and Suisse BREAKDOWN: Jumbo-Visma showed what they could do at the Dauphin and the real action in the Tour de Suisse is about to kick off. What can we take from these Tour ‘practice’ races? Spencer Martin gives us his ‘BREAKDOWN’ heading towards the 2022 Tour de France.– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Jumbo Dauphin dominationJumbo-Visma dominated at the recent Critrium du Dauphin, getting three stage wins, holding the yellow jersey for seven out of the eight stages, and completely decimating the GC competition with Primo Rogli and Jonas Vingegaard finishing first and second in the overall with a massive gap over third-place Ben OConnor.Ben OConnor could…

Race Breakdown: As the 2022 Giro d’Italia heads into the decisive third week and the high mountains, Spencer Martin dissects ‘what we know about the Giro dItalias GC picture’. How have the GC riders lost and gained time in the Italian Grand Tour so far. Giro mountains – Here we come!– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Giro d’Italia 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.What We Know About the…

Seven Takeaways Before Flanders: Arguably the best race on the cycling calendar – The Tour of Flanders – is this Sunday. Spencer Martin gives us his ‘Seven Takeaways’ from Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Volta a Catalunya. Bring on de Ronde!– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Tour of Flanders 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.‘Vlaanderens Mooiste callsThe week between Gent-Wevelgem and the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of…

Mid-Week Takeaways: Cobble Classics Scorecard: UAE Looks Unstoppable While Quick-Step Flounders: Spencer Martin breaks down takeaways from Omloop, Kuurne, Le Samyn, and Laigueglia, and why Jumbo-Visma & UAE are poised to overturn Quickstep’s Spring domination as we head into this weekend’s Strade Bianca.– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –Watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free coverage of the Strade Bianche 2022 on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more plus stream original and exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.First win for WoutThe first month of the pro cycling season might have…

Now that first short stage races are done and dusted, very dusty in the case of Valencia stage 3, Spencer Martin runs his eye over the action in Spain and Bessges in France to give us the ‘Ten Takeaways’ for the season to come.– This article is an excerpt from the Beyond the Peloton newsletter. Sign up here for full access. –A storming ride from Benjamin Thomas in the Bessges TT to hold the overall leadThe first European stage races of the 2022 pro cycling season wrapped up this past weekend, with BORA-hansgrohes Aleksandr Vlasov taking the overall title at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana ahead of Quick-Steps Remco Evenepoel and Ineos Carlos Rodriguez, while across the Pyrenees, Cofidis…