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Although it has previously hosted World Cup events and even the Olympic Games, China will host, from Wednesday, August 21 to Sunday, August 25, for the first time a World Championships, this time in the junior category, as a prelude to those to be held in 2026 in Shanghai, already in the senior category. The venue will be Luoyang, a historic city of more than 6 million inhabitants in the Chinese province of Henan, which

American Brandon McNulty (UAE) took the first red leader’s jersey of the Vuelta by winning the opening time trial between Lisbon and Oeiras, 12 kilometers long, with a time of 12:35 minutes, at a supersonic average of 57.197 km/hour. In an exciting debut, surprises followed one after another, and among all the contenders for the honor of opening the red, Brandon McNulty (Phoenix, 26 years old), national time trial champion, emerged to break the bank

In a high finish, Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance – Soudal Team) emerged victorious in the seventh stage of the Tour de France Women’s 2024. The hilly day was disputed in a between Champagnole and Le Grand-Bornand (Le Chinaillon) in a demanding route of 166.4 kilometers. The Belgian, who was also the best climber of the women’s Giro d’Italia, crossed the finish line on the Le Chinaillon hill first ahead of French rider Maëva Squiban (Arkéa

Yellow cards have arrived in the world of cycling. The UCI has made official their entry into force as of August 1, and the first major round in which they will be applied is the Vuelta a España 2024. Many are wondering what the consequences of this new measure will be. The yellow cards will be used by the race commissaires to sanction any infraction that puts the safety of the competition at risk, whether

Finally! France’s Cédrine Kerbaol (CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling Team) took the first victory for her country on stage six of the 2024 Women’s Tour de France, which featured a 159.2-kilometer route between Remiremont and Morteau, where Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) easily retained her yellow jersey. The French rider pulled away from the group of favorites in the final part and then took the solo victory in a smart way. Marianne Vos (Team Visma | Lease

A total of 146 cyclists from 25 teams were registered with the Colombian Cycling Federation to participate in the ninth edition of the Women’s Tour of Colombia 2024, which will be held from August 20 to 25. Within the group of pre-registered riders there will be 81 riders in the elite category, 55 in the U-23 category and 10 second-year juniors. Also, 37 foreign riders from Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, United States, Bolivia, Costa Rica, New

When we think of a cyclist climbing a mountain pass we all have the image of the long-suffering climber writhing on his pedals to painfully move the bike forward. A romantic image that is becoming less and less common in cycling today. However, is this the best climbing technique? As with many aspects of cycling, the answer is “it depends”. The technique that road cyclists employ on climbs has varied greatly over the decades. The

In a thrilling sprint of three, Puck Pieterse emerged victorious on the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women’s 2024. The Fenix-Deceuninck rider defeated Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx – Protime) and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) in Liège. The 122-kilometer stage started in the tourist town of Valkenburg (world famous for the Amstel Gold Race), to arrive in Liège, Belgium, in a sort of combination of the Amstel at the beginning of the stage

A total of 146 riders from 25 national and foreign teams were registered with the Colombian Cycling Federation to participate in the The Women’s Tour of Colombia 2024, an event to be held between August 20 and 25, in the departments of Bolívar, Atlántico, Magdalena and César. This ninth edition of the most important women’s stage race of the national calendar, which is part of the UCI international calendar in category 2.2, will have the

In a vibrant finish, Venezuelan Orluis Aular (Caja Rural – Seguros RGA), who sounds strongly to reinforce Movistar Team, won the first stage of the Tour du Limousin 2024, after riding 174 kilometers between Boisseuil and Auzances. The South American rider, who achieved his third victory of the season, crossed the finish line in first place, just ahead of Frenchman Axel Zingle (Cofidis). Third was the French rider Dorian Godon (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team).