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On Tuesday afternoon the sixth edition of the Gran Fondo Nairo Quintana was officially presented, a race in which the great protagonist is the Movistar Team rider, who already invites all Colombians to run it. It is necessary to say that this Gran Fondo will be held between June 28 and 30, 2024 and beyond opening the roads for cyclists of the country, it becomes a sporting event that is integrated into the Heart of

The Tour de Romandie, one of the most prestigious one-week stage races on the cycling calendar, kicks off this April 23 with an opening time trial where, of course, one of the most followed teams in the sport will be present: INEOS Grenadiers. The race will be contested until April 28, and the British team will bring a powerful lineup, led by Egan Bernal, Carlos Rodriguez and Thymen Arensman, who will fight to win the

In another fast finish, Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan Team) emerged victorious in the second stage of the Tour of Turkey, after riding 190.6 kilometers between the Turkish towns of Kemer and Kaş. The German sprinter, who achieved his first victory of the season, won the duel with his compatriot Henri Uhlig (Alpecin – Deceuninck) and the Danish Tobias Lund Andresen (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), who finished second and third, respectively. The breakaway of the day was

American Haley Batten took the victory at the XCO World Cup in Araxá, Brazil, beating Jenny Rissveds after both riders fought a spectacular battle with attacks on the last lap. Blunk, Keller and Terpstra completed the podium. The heat and humidity welcomed the 59 riders to the Brazilian town of Araxá on Sunday. The start was uneventful and Jackson became the first leader of the day. The peloton made its way up the tough climbs

As has been customary throughout the 2024 season, Tadej Pogacar once again excelled to comfortably win Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time in his career. The UAE Team Emirates leader attacked in La Redoute and reached the streets of Liège with a gap of almost two minutes over his nearest rival after 254.5 kilometers. The places of honor of the ‘Dean’ were completed by the French Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), who came second 1:39 of

Arguably the greatest cyclist of all time, the legendary Eddy Merckx, recently worried the cycling world when news broke that he had been urgently hospitalized to undergo intestinal surgery. Fortunately, despite looking noticeably thinner, the 78-year-old Belgian was fit enough to return to the public eye on Friday with an appearance at the opening of a new cycling museum at the foot of the Col de la Redoute, with the five-time Tour de France winner

The Tour of Turkey will be held from April 21 to 28 and is one of the longest stage races on the calendar and covers a significant part of the country, for which the Ecuadorian Jefferson Cepeda, along with Mark Cavendish and Sam Welsford as stars, is the favorite for the individual general classification. Caja Rural-Seguros RGA arrives in Turkey with Jefferson Cepeda at the front, going through a good moment of form as evidenced

In a thrilling finish, Spaniard Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl Trek) secured overall victory in the Tour of the Alps 2024. The final 120-kilometer stage was won by Aurélien Paret-Peintre, who dominated in the reduced bunch sprint with Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain – Victorious) in second and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) third. The places of honor were completed by Frenchman Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Italian Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain – Victorious),

UAE Team Emirates announced its team for Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where Slovenian Tadej Pogacar will be looking for his sixth victory in a monument; while America will be represented by nine riders from Colombia, Ecuador, Canada, Venezuela and the United States. The leader of the Arabian team, who will seek to win this Sunday the race that closes the Ardennes triptych, returns to the competition after sweeping the Strade Bianche and the Volta a Catalunya, where he

Breakaway success! Simon Carr (EF Education – EasyPost) won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Alps 2024, on a 141.3-kilometer route starting in Leifers/Laives and finishing in Borgo Valsugana. Spaniard Juanpe Lopez (Lidl-Trek) remains the overall leader, with just one day to go. The British rider, who was the strongest of the breakaway, soloed to the finish ahead of Australians Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) and Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale