Belgian Jasper Philipsen did his thing again in the 111th edition of the Tour de France, this time coming out victorious in stage 13 of the French round by winning the sprint duel with Belgian Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), who came in second. The Alpecin – Deceuninck sprinter took the win after 165.3 kilometers between Agen and Pau. In third position came German Pascal Ackermann (Israel – Premier Tech) and
Just as stage 13 of the Tour de France came to an end, it was confirmed that Mexico’s Isaac del Toro will make his grand tour debut with UAE Team Emirates later this year at the Vuelta a España 2024. The 20-year-old Mexican rider has earned a spot in the UAE team’s squad for the final grand tour of the season. This was confirmed by Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport. Del Toro has
In another sprint finish, this time it was the turn of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché – Wanty) to win stage 12 of the Tour de France 2024 between Aurillac and Villeneuve-sur-Lot, with 203.6 kilometers. The Eritrean sprinter, who won his third victory in the French round, was the fastest in the bunch sprint, beating Belgian Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) and German Pascal Ackermann (Israel – Premier Tech). The best Colombian of
Cuban Arlenis Sierra secured today the third place in the massive sprint that solved the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia Women’s 2024, to realize the best performance of her Movistar team so far in this race of the world’s elite road cycling. Arlenis was only beaten by Belgian 2023 world champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and Italian Chiara Consonni (UAE-ADQ), all three with the same time of 2:38.54 hours in the 108 kilometers from
In a monumental battle, Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) won the duel over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), in the first round of the Pyrenees with four climbs in the final part. The duo arrived together at the finish line, after riding 144.9 kilometers between Évaux Les-Bains and Le Lioran. The Danish rider took a spectacular victory around the Pyrenean mountains after closing a gap of more than 30 seconds on the
In another sprint finish, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) achieved his first stage victory in the French round after winning the tenth stage by a comfortable sprint. The 26-year-old Belgian sprinter took the victory after riding 187.3 kilometers between Orléans and Saint-Amand-Montrond. Second was Eritrean Biniam Girmay (Intermarché – Wanty) and third was German Pascal Ackermann (Israel – Premier Tech). The question is whether the Tour de France, as great as it is, the most important race
Dream day for the Mexican team Forte Petrolike – Androni Giocattoli in the Sibiu Cycling Tour 2024, which left as winner of the third stage of 207.3 kilometers between Sibiu and Bâlea Lac, in the center of Romania, the Ecuadorian Jonathan Caicedo. The experienced South American rider was the strongest on the final climb to beat Belgian Lennert van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) by 12 seconds and German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe)
Alan Hatherly took the victory at the XCO World Cup in Les Gets. The South African broke the race with a devastating attack that exhausted the forces of Fluckiger, who had accompanied him in his solo escape. Fluckiger pulled on his courage to hold on with aplomb in second place, while Andreassen won the chasing group and was third. The XCO World Cup travelled to the French town of Les Gets with the absence of
In an intense battle on unpaved roads, Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) won in spectacular fashion on Sunday the ninth stage of the Tour de France, which was contested over 199 kilometers around Troyes, where Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) remained the leader of the French round. With a great acceleration in the last meters, the French rider defeated his breakaway companions. Briton Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Canadian Derek Gee (Israel – Premier Tech) were
He was the top favorite to win the first time trial of the Tour de France 2024 and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal – Quick Step) has fulfilled the forecasts in a resounding way, to achieve victory against a splendid Tadej Pogacar, who sold his skin, and Jonas Vingegaard who remains in the fight for the Tour as well as Primoz Roglic. It was a vibrant day to the stopwatch, in which the Belgian Evenepoel, got right