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In another feat, as we are accustomed to in the 103rd edition of the Catalan round, Tadej Pogacar won the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2024, escorted by Colombian Egan Bernal, who climbed to third place in the overall individual classification. The UAE Team Emirates leader attacked with 25 kilometers to go, achieving his third victory of the week. The Slovenian was followed by Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) and Spaniard Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step),

The Tour of Uruguay 2024 had its continuity this Saturday with the third stage that joined Rocha with Maldonado in a total of 173.9 kilometers, in which the local Roderyck Asconeguy of the Club Ciclista Audax won with a time of 03:31:00. For the Trinidadian it was his second victory in this competition because he had also won the first stage of the competition, although the second had been for the Argentinean Elbio Alborzen. Behind

In another finish for sprinters, Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was victorious in the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, after riding 167.3 kilometers between Altafulla and Viladecans, which had flat terrain at the end of the day. The Belgian sprinter, who won his 17th victory of the season, won the duel with Dutchman Marijn van den Berg (EF Education – EasyPost) and his compatriot Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. While Venezuelan

The second day of the Tour of Uruguay was for Argentina with the victory of Elbio Alborzen (Sindicato Argentino de la Televisión) with a time of 03:47:15, ahead of Brazilian Kleber Ramos (Pindamonhangaba Cycling Team), who anyway remained as the overall leader after finishing second in the stage. The podium of the second day went to Alejandro Quilci (Club Ciclista Cerro Largo) with a time of 03:47:41. Thus, the overall is for Kleber Ramos and

The first, and possibly last chance for the sprinters at the Volta a Catalunya 2024 became Marijn van den Berg’s prey. The Dutch EF Education-EasyPost sprinter just edged out Arne Marit (Intermarché – Wanty) and Emils Liepins (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) on a 169.2-kilometer course between Sort and Lleida. The sprinters had their chance in the Catalan round, after three difficult mountain stages. After the start in Sort, the Port d’Ager (3.9 km at 6.8%), a

The oldest stage race in America, the Tour of Uruguay started in Canelones with victory for Audax’s Roderyck Asconeguy. The opening day covered 111.4 kilometers on flat terrain. After almost three hours of racing, Roderyck Asconeguy (Audax) won in the final sprint after joining Montevideo with Maldonado. El Vasquito won at the checkered flag over two riders who want to be protagonists of the Vuelta Ciclista, Matías Presa and Agustín Moreira (both from the Cerro

No one stops him! After emerging victorious in the first mountain stage the day before, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) repeated his trick and won the queen stage with finish in Port Ainé, in a fraction that had 176.7 kilometers and almost 4,000 meters of elevation gain. The Slovenian attacked in the final part of the climb and crossed the finish line alone, ahead of Spaniard Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step), who came in 48 seconds

With a mountainous finish in a special category pass, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2024, which took place between Mataró and the winter resort of Vallter 2000, with 185.6 kilometers of route and two categorized passes, one of second and one special, located in the middle of the finish line. The Slovenian invested a time of 4 hours, 52 minutes, 38 seconds to win in a

In recent months ketones, the latest performance-enhancing miracle product to appear in cycling, have once again been in the eye of the storm, with several teams openly admitting their use while the Movement for Credible Cycling bans their use by its members and the UCI washes its hands of them by simply discouraging their use. To start talking about ketones, the first thing to know is what they are. They are actually substances that the

In a leg-breaking day, Nick Schultz (Israel – Premier Tech) won the inaugural stage of the Volta a Catalunya 2024, developed over 173.9 kilometers around Sant Feliu de Guíxols, as is traditional. The Australian withstood the onslaught of the favorites and was the fastest in the definition, just beating the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). The best Colombian of the day was Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) in the top 10, 2 seconds behind the