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Egan Bernal Back On The Bike As Recovery Continues

Egan Bernal is finally back on his back as he returns to riding on the road, this is great news as he is still recovering from the horrific accident he suffered almost two months ago. Now that he is getting back his form, he went on to social media to celebrate this important landmark in

Lawson Craddock

Lawson Craddock Out Of E3 Saxo Bank Classic Due To A Pre-Race Freak Accident

BikeExchange-Jayco has enjoyed a great cycling season this year, let’s take Simon Yates as an example when he achieved the overall second position at Paris-Nice. Hopes and preparations were very high for E3 Saxo Bank Classic, but the team experienced a freak event when Lawson Craddock crashed pre-race and had to abandon the event. Shortly

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João Almeida Soars Through Volta a Catalunya Taking The Stage 4 Victory

João Almeida from UAE Team Emirates conquered Volta a Catalunya and won stage 4 of the event. The competition was really fierce as he beat Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) and Sergio Higuita (Bora-Hansgrohe) to the pedal. The sprint was indeed very fierce as the stage concluded above the Boí Taüll snowline. The winning trio got away

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Mark Cavendish To Lead The Charge For Classic Brugge-De Panne

In an exciting turn of events, Mark Cavendish will be leading his team Quick-Step AlphaVinyl into the Flemish Classics this coming Wednesday. What will be the role of the Manxman though? He will be the team’s protected Sprinter for Classic Brugge-De Panne. This is indeed exciting, as he was not asked for Milan-San Remo, seems

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Sonny Colbrelli Admitted To The Hospital After Collapsing At Volta a Catalunya

The opening day of Volta a Catalunya saw some disastrous scenes unfold as Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) was hospitalized after collapsing during the stage 1 sprint. He then received emergency medical care after the finish line in Saint Feliu de Guixols. This happened immediately after Michael Matthews won the stage, but all of the attention

Marc Hirschi

Marc Hirschi Conquers Per Sempre Alfredo With A Beautiful Solo Victory

Marc Hirschi got an amazing start to his 2022 cycling season with a beautiful victory at Per Sempre Alfredo. The Swiss rider conquered the challenging one-day hilly race without any kind of problems, his performance was surely a sight to behold! Hirschi got to share the podium with Dion Smith (BikeExchange-Jayco) and Remy Mertz (Bingoal-Pauwels

Matej Mohoric

Matej Mohoric Conquers Milan-San Remo With A Thrilling Poggio Descent

Milan-San Remo was hyped before it even started, from months we were hearing about how the event would unfold, how some big-time cyclists will be making a comeback for the event, and now the event is finally here and we also have our first victory.  Matej Mohoric just made history as he won the Milan-San

Ewan Out Of Milan San Remo

Caleb Ewan Drops Out Of Milan-San Remo Following Stomach Illness

Milan-San Remo is just around the corner, While Mathieu Van Der Poel is making a return for the event, it seems like Caleb Ewan will not be attending the event following an illness. He is not the only one though as Alpecin-Fenix and other teams have withdrawn many riders because of their prevailing medical situation.

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Mathieu Van Der Poel Could Make A Surprise Return To Milan-San Remo

At this year’s Milan-San Remo, we could be getting a surprise as Mathieu Van Der Poel could be added to Alpecin-Fenix’s roster for the Italian Classic event. Van Der Poel had a long rehab period after a nasty back injury, he has made phenomenal progress since then. The training camp in Spain certainly helped him

Tadej Pogacar Milan San Remo

Tadej Pogacar Accompanied By “Combative” Squad For Milan-San Remo

The UAE Team Emirates has enjoyed a great start to 2022, as their prized cyclist Tadej Pogacar continues his winning streak. Although Pogacar has stressed many times that the team has prepared squads for different and varied situations but that does not seem true as the main selection revolves around Pogacar himself, to aid him

Mark Cavendish Milano Torino

Mark Cavendish Reveals He Was Not Scheduled For Racing Milan-San Remo

Mark Cavendish has done it again, after conquering Milano-Torino he has nabbed himself the third victory of 2022. Fierce competition, frustration, tears of joy, and sadness gave Milano-Torino a new spot on the calendar that will be celebrated for years to come. Milano-Torino was going to serve as an appetizer before Milan-San Remo but that

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Sonny Colbrelli Out Of Milan-San Remo Due To Bronchitis Reemergence

Sonny Colbrelli already had a very late start to this year’s season, as he made his debut in late February in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. As he was making his way into the Classics, improving his form along the way, he was inflicted with Bronchitis and had to abandon the event after just one

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Mark Cavendish To Be QuickStep-AlphaVinyl’s Front Runner For Milano-Torino

Just like all the other race events, we will be seeing a revamped Milano-Torino this year. Sprawling over 199-kilometers of flat terrain, this will be an amazing race, and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Mark Cavendish will be at the helm, leading the charge against the other sprinters. Cavendish will not be the only big-shot at the

Roglic Paris Nice Win

Roglic Earns Redemption At Paris-Nice, Praises Van Aert For Undying Support

Primož Roglič has finally earned his redemption after this year’s Paris-Nice, considering how much of a disaster last year’s event was. His planned victory was scrapped by bad weather and fierce competition from Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco), although this year, everything went well for the Jumbo-Visma duo. Simon Yates put a lot of gap between him

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Tadej Pogacar Dominates Tirreno-Adriatico With An Impressive Queen Stage Victory

Tadej Pogačar has shown his brilliant skills again as he dominated the Tirreno-Adriatico with a Queen Stage Victory. Monte Carpegna surely posed great difficulty, but it was nothing the Slovenian could not handle. The way he handled the race was spectacular to say the least, his solo attack on Monte Carpegna will not be forgotten

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Tim Merlier Conquers The 2nd Stage Of Tirreno-Adriatico, Topples Over Peter Sagan

Tim Merlier from Team Alpecin-Fenix just won the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, which is also his first win of the season. The Belgian cyclist out-sprinted both Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies) and Olav Kooji (Jumbo-Visma) in the 219-kilometer stage.   The way Merlier executed his charge to the front was just exquisite, nothing like we have seen before.

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Jakobsen Says He’s Moving Onto “Bigger Game” After Paris-Nice

After winning the 2nd stage of Paris-Nice, Fabio Jakobsen is moving onto the bigger game, said he is just getting started. Out of the seven contested sprint races, Jakobsen has won six and that is just in two weeks, with time, he will only get better. Jakobsen loves doing daring stuff, and that is how

Tom Pidcock Ineos Grenadiers

Tom Pidcock To Stay With Ineos Grenadiers After 2022, Extends Contract

It seems that the speculation was indeed true, Tom Pidcock will be staying with Ineos Grenadiers for a longer period of time as he has just extended his contract with the team. Due to his exploits, he has indeed attracted the attention of amazing brands such as Trek and Cannondale, they tried their best to

Fabio Jakobsen Paris Nice

Fabio Jakobsen Wins The 2nd Stage Of Paris-Nice, Tops Over Wout Van Aert

Fabio Jakobsen from the Quick-Step AlphaVinyl team has just conquered the 2nd stage of Paris-Nice, the competition was surely tough as the Dutch rider put behind Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma).               View this post on Instagram                  

Tadej Pogacar Strade Bianche

Tadej Pogacar Aims To Win The Strade Bianche

Tadej Pogacar is one of the best riders that the UAE Team Emirates has, his skills excel in Tour De France, but this time he has his eyes set on Strade Bianche which will be taking place on Saturday, Although this will be different than the Tour and the Spring Classics, Pogacar aims to gain

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Netflix Reportedly Planning Tour De France Series

Netflix has big plans for 2022 and beyond, apart from their limited series and movies, they have also acquired the gaming studio “Next Games”, publisher of Stranger Things and The Walking Dead games. Now, Netflix has fixed its eyes on a Tour De France Series. If this surely happens then professional cycling may get a

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Alessandro Fedeli “Denounces” Gazprom-RusVelo’s Ban From Racing

On Tuesday, UCI made a historic decision to ban Russian and Belarusian teams from participating in competitions. This comes in after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and UCI is not the only federation that has banned teams from the following countries. This decision was seemingly made before the very start of Trofeo Laigueglia, and Russian

Lennard Hofstede

Jumbo-Visma Finally Reinstates Lennard Hofstede After He Refused The COVID-19 Vaccine

With the ongoing pandemic, sports teams are advised to take strict measures to ensure their team’s health. With that being said, Jumbo-Visma has decided to reinstate the Dutch rider Lennard Hofstede. Previously, Lennard was not allowed to take part in competitions and the team’s camps because he refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Athletes that

Uci Bans Russia

UCI Bans Russian and Belarusian Teams Till “Further Notice”

Following the recommendation of IOC and the actions of AusCycling, UCI has finally decided to ban Russian and Belarusian Teams from competitions till “further notice”. The decision has been implemented after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UCI is not the only sports organization that has banned teams from these countries as FIFA and UEFA decided to

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AusCycling Bans Russia and Belarus Teams From UCI Road World Championships

As the Russo-Ukraine war is escalating, global federations are taking extreme measures against Russia. Earlier this week, the IOC recommended banning the Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in events.  It looks that now AusCycling is officially supporting these decisions, the governing body has announced that teams from Russia and Belarus will not be able

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IOC Advises Federations To Bar Russian Athletes Over Ukraine Invasion

As the global tension is rising, desperate measures are being considered. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to start the week by voting to recommend that UCI bans Russia and all of its supporting countries to take part in the upcoming professional competitions.   IOC Executive Board recommends no participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes

Caleb Ewan Kuurne

Caleb Ewan Wins Hearts At The Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

After the Saudi Tour, Caleb Ewan confirmed that he had contracted COVID-19 and will not be at the Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Despite saying that, he still showed up and cleared all the persisting doubts there were about his performance.  He even scrapped the UAE Tour because of his illness but still gained enough courage to brave the

Magnus Cort

Magnus Cort Wins The Opening Stage Of Gran Camiño

Magnus Cort has just emerged as the fastest sprinter when he dominated a disorganized Peloton and won the opening stage of Gran Camiño. The stage finished at Mirador do Ezaro and Cort earned his first yellow leader’s jacket.               View this post on Instagram          

Tim Declercq

Tim Declercq Out Of Opening Weekend Following Severe Heart Issue

We all have gotten used to seeing the gigantic figure of Tim Declercq in the Peloton, he has become a very important figure in the Classics. Due to his amazing performance, he was also voted as the World’s Best Domestique for not just one but two years straight. Although this time, the Belgian powerhouse will

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Stefan Bissegger Wins Stage 3 Time Trial Of The UAE Tour

In a stunning round of news, Stefan Bissegger has just won the stage 3 time trial of the UAE Tour. This is a great achievement as he just passed World Champion Filippo Ganna to get the title. The competition was indeed fierce at Ajman, where the time trial took place.          

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Andre Greipel Praises Mark Cavendish, Says He’s Finally Ready For Tour De France

Andre Greipel may have retired from professional racing back in 2021, but that is not stopping him from supporting his rivals, especially Mark Cavendish from QuickStep-AlpaVinyl. Greipel only had nice things to say about Cavendish and was praising his performance in the current cycling season.  Greipel now has a firm belief that Cavendish is all

Brandon Mcnulty Wins Second Algarve

Brandon McNulty “Happy” After Winning Second Position At The Volta ao Algarve

Saturday’s Time Trial for Brandon McNulty might have been a disappointment, but now he feels pretty confident and happy about himself after coming second at the Volta ao Algarve, just behind Remco Evenepoel. The Portuguese race event had its set of challenges and riders were struggling on the first ascent of the Malhão. Although the

Toon Aerts Reduced Ban

UCI To Not Suspend Toon Aerts Over Positive Doping Test Yet

Toon Aerts voluntarily ended his cycling season of 2022 after a doping test came out positive for Letrozole- A banned drug. The test was taken ten days before the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Arkansas, although his test came out positive, he was not immediately banned because Letrozole does not specifically require a provisional suspension.

Toon Aerts

Toon Aerts Pleads Innocence After Banned Drug Found In Doping Test

Toon Aerts from Team Baloise Trek Lions has been found guilty of using a banned drug, which was later confirmed with a doping test. The doping test was reportedly taken ten days before the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Arkansas (January 19). Toon finished in sixth place in the Championship but that title will now

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Domenico Pozzovivo Joins Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux For 2022

Domenico Pozzovivo has finally joined team Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux for 2022. This is great news as the Italian rider was left without a team as Qhubeka-NextHash failed to find suitable financial support. Exciting times are certainly ahead of Domenico as he will be riding under the new team’s banner. Pozzovivo has a very strong lineup, he

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Vincenzo Nibali Tests Positive For COVID-19, Won’t Be At Vuelta a Andalucia

Vincenzo Nibali drops out of Vuelta a Andalucia, following being positive for COVID-19. This is definitely heartbreaking news as new members of Astana Qazaqstan were going to debut with Nibali this week. Those teammates included Miguel Angel Lopez, Alexey Lutsenko, Valerio Conte. The Italian Professional will be spending his isolation in Switzerland. As hopes are

Jan Hirt

Jan Hirt Wins The 5th Stage Of Tour Of Oman

Tour Of Oman 2022 kicked off not that long ago, and now Jan Hirt has just won the fifth stage of the tour. The competition was very tough, as he passed Fausto Masnada to take the lead.  Jan Hirt rides for the UCI Team Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, his ambitions were really high and his adrenaline took

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Julian Alaphilippe Blows Up Following Quintana At The Tour De La Provence

During intense races, people always make desperate moves in the name of adrenaline. Sometimes these moves lead to a win or just disappointment. At the final stage of Tour De La Provence, Julian Alaphilippe blew up trying to follow Nairo Quintana for the win.  Although Philippe came seventh overall, he made an error. Still, the

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Filippo Ganna Disqualified From Tour De La Provence

Filippo Ganna had high hopes for this cycling season, it was going to be a dream come true but instead, it became a disaster, as Ganna has been disqualified from the Tour De La Provence. Things were going very smooth for the Ineos Grenadiers rider as he won the prologue of Tour De La Provence,

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Julian Alaphilippe “Not Ready” For Tour De France After Illness

Last year’s Tour De La Provence was fulfilling, to say the least for Julian Alaphilippe, he managed to come second. He is still in possession of the World Title but his cycling spirit has gone down instead of improving, maybe some unforeseen circumstances are at play? His form is not the same as it used

Coryn Labecki

Coryn Labecki Expecting A Fresh Start At Jumbo-Visma For 2022

This new year is going to be filled with amazing opportunities and changes and Coryn Labecki seems to be enjoying that, she will be making the shift to Jumbo-Visma from Team DSM and hopes to learn a lot from friend and teammate Marianne Vos. Labecki enjoyed an amazing five years with the Dutch squad, there

Julian Alaphilippe

Julian Alaphilippe To Make His 2022 Debut At The Tour De La Provence

The 2022 cycling season keeps on getting better and better, Julian Alaphilippe will be making this year’s debut at the Tour De La Provence. Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl already has a very strong lineup this year, as Mark Cavendish will also be making his debut at the Tour of Oman. This year, the Tour De

Nairo Quintana

Nairo Quintana To Start The Season In Provence After Recovering From COVID-19

After fully recovering from COVID-19, Nairo Quintana will finally be joining his teammates (Arkéa-Samsic) at the Tour De La Provence. This is the same race that the Colombian dominated back in 2022, he had an unprecedented lead. Nairo recovered from the coronavirus fully last month and has now expressed that he can finally race again

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Mathieu Van Der Poel Is Back On The Bike After A Long Injury Lay-Off

Things are finally looking better for Mathieu Van Der Poel as he is back on his bike, after a back injury he had to take things easy. Complete bed rest was advised for the Dutchman as he had swelling on an intervertebral disc, and after a long injury lay-off, he is finally getting back to

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Egan Bernal Finally Leaves The Hospital After Successful Operations

After being inflicted with multiple life-threatening injuries and going through surgeries, Egan Bernal has finally left the Clínica Universidad de La Sabana, he is in a very stable condition now and will be doing his rehabilitation from home. This is a very major step towards his recovery and the Ineos Grenadiers rider is feeling more

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Mark Cavendish Set To Make His 2022 Debut At The Tour Of Oman

Mark Cavendish is set to make his 2022 season debut at the Tour Of Oman, as he currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team, he will be at the charge for victory. We last saw Cavendish at the 2021 Tour De France so this time the excitement is at an all-time high. Quick-Step

Remco Evenepoel

Remco Evenepoel Wins Opening Stage Of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Remco Evenepoel from Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl just won the first stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, how he tackled the final climb of the race was truly marvelous, this is a great step towards his cycling season and he has definitely made the team proud. Things have only been rocky for the

Filippo Ganna

Filippo Ganna Seeking To Explore Possibilities Beyond Time Trials In 2022

Filippo Ganna is expecting to enjoy more freedom and will explore more opportunities beyond just time trials in 2022. He is world champion in time trials but now he has set his eyes on something far bigger, he will also be handling the mantle of team leader for Ineos Grenadiers. Etoile des Bessèges will mark

Caleb Ewan

Caleb Ewan Conquers The First Stage Of The Saudi Tour

Caleb Ewan just won his first race and that too at the Saudi Tour, the Lotto Soudal rider was able to sprint past Martin Laas (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates), Ewan’s performance was certainly graceful. Ewan performed his role as the leader of the team, that is why his red jersey was shining

Felipe Nystrom

Felipe Nystrom Makes History At The Cyclo-Cross World Championships

Winning does not always mean finishing first at a competition, sometimes it means fighting your own demons and being better than you were before, this is the case of Felipe Nystrom who made history at the Cyclo-Cross World Championships. Although Tom Pidock won the race, it was a really bright day for Nystrom as he

Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde “Surprised” With His Performance Despite Age

Alejandro Valverde is on his way to leaving behind an exceptional legacy after his win at the Trofeo Pollença-Port d’Andratx. This will be his last cycling season before his retirement, and he plans to go all out despite his age, he is also amazed by his performance. Although this will be his last performance in

Pidcock Win

Tom Pidcock Wins The Rainbow Jersey At The Cyclo-Cross World Championships

Tom Pidcock conquered the Elite Men’s Race of the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas with a truly beautiful performance. The Briton finished gracefully and seeing his performance was a wonderful experience, sharing the podium with him were Lars van der Haar (Netherlands) who came second, and Eli Iserbyt (Belgium) who finished in third

Nicolas Roche

Nicolas Roche To Serve As The New Manager Of Irish National Team

Nicolas Roche, the former Irish professional road bicycle racer has been appointed as the manager of the Irish National Team, these are very exciting times as he will also be serving as the director of the Cycling Ireland senior road program of 2022. Roche will be managing the professional teams in the World Championships in

Tom Piddcock

Tom Pidcock Asks For A Safer Way To Train Following Egan Bernal’s Crash

Ineos Grenadiers is not having a good time while its team completes the training in Colombia, Egan Bernal and Brandon Rivera both experienced terrible accidents this week and this has riled up Tom Pidcock to express his worries and what he thinks could be a really “Big” factor behind these accidents. Pidcock has related time

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Uno-X Women’s Team Show Off Their Dazzling New Kit In Spain

A cycling team is incomplete with kits, and if the kit is attractive then it definitely brings out the best in riders, same is the case with Uno-X that have just unveiled their new kit. The women of Uno-X were seen on the shores of the Spanish Sea, posing as a beloved family and showcasing

Richie Porte

Richie Porte Comes Full Circle at the Santos Festival Of Cycling

Richie Porte has certainly come a long way since 2008 when he first started racing at the Santos Festival. His determination and motivation were sky high, this is the same case after fourteen years, this year Porte will be retiring but his performance will be made immortal in the history books. In 2008, he won

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Egan Bernal Successfully Undergoes Spinal Surgery, Will Remain In Intensive Care

Egan Bernal, the former Tour De France winner met a horrific accident this week and was admitted into the hospital due to his severe injuries. He underwent successful spinal surgery, along with operations on his kneecap and fractured femur, as reported, he is in stable condition now. The surgery was indeed complex, as surgeons from

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Egan Bernal To Undergo Surgery After Horrific Crash In Colombia

Egan Bernal, the formal Tour De France winner was practicing with his Ineos Grenadiers team members outside Bogota, Colombia where he had a horrific crash. He collided with a bus that left a big chunk of a dent on the vehicle. On his arrival at the Clinica Universidad de La Sabana, he was still stable

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Giovanni Lonardi Achieves Stunning Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana Victory

Giovanni Lonardi has just won his first race of the European Road Season, winning the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana (1969) is no easy feat but the Italian soared through the tracks with an amazing sprint. His performance left behind powerful racers like Chris Lawless and Amaury Capiot. This impressive victory is Lonardi’s first after joining the