The nineteenth edition of the High Mass had a fast overture. Four riders broke away and stayed ahead long, despite many counterattacks. When the peloton picked up the pace on the Molenberg, the favourites were tested for the first time. After that, it kept raining attacks, but Henderson and Karlijn Swinkels, among others, countered early …
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Amber Kraak has won the Volta Limburg Classic. The Dutch rider of Team Jumbo-Visma achieved her first professional victory. Teammate Anouska Koster finished second in the chasing group. Kraak, Koster and Teuntje Beekhuis went on the attack at about fifty kilometres to go and several riders joined them. At twenty kilometres from the line, Kraak …
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The Tour of Flanders is affectionately called the High Mass or Flanders’ Most Beautiful by Flemish people. The race has been around since 1913. In 2004, the women got their own Tour of Flanders. Two current Team Jumbo-Visma athletes have already won the classic: Marianne Vos in 2013 and Coryn Labecki in 2017. Both will …
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The Belgian race’s tenth edition contained ten hills and five cobblestone sections, but these obstacles didn’t cause any splits in the peloton. The first serious breakaway occurred halfway through the race when Brodie Chapman went for it solo. The Australian got a maximum lead of one and a half minutes but was caught by the …
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After the E3 Saxo Bank Classic and Gent-Wevelgem, the next race is on the schedule of both Team Jumbo-Visma World Tour teams. The semi-classic starts in Roeselare. It includes thirteen hills and traditionally finishes in Waregem. For this edition, the course was thoroughly redrawn. The women will face 10 climbs and 5 cobbled sections in …
Early in the race a front group of two riders formed. They gained a maximum lead of about three minutes. After the front group was caught at 80 kilometres from the finish, the race flared up on the difficult part of the course. After the climb of the Baneberg, the leading group consisted of five …
This year’s course is seventeen kilometres longer than last year’s. The women will cover 159 kilometres and conquer a total of seven slopes. The unpaved sections – also known as plug streets – have been removed. De Moeren will replace them, just like in the men’s course. The wind has free play on this flat …
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After a fast start, three riders broke away from the peloton on the first climb. They gained a slight lead, but because of the high tempo of the bunch, the time difference was kept within limits. With about 90 kilometres to go, the race was neutralised because of a car crash. After a half-hour break, …
Between 1922 and 1936, Alfredo Binda was the most successful cyclist Italy had ever known. He won the Giro five times and became world champion on the road three times. He was so successful that organisers asked Binda not to start as they wanted to keep the races exciting. In 1930, The star even received …
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The Danilith Nokere Koerse – the race’s full name – took the riders over 125.9 kilometres. The race contained fifteen kilometres of cobblestones and over eight hundred altimetres. The finish was at the top of the Nokereberg, which the riders had to pass several times. The German Mieke Kröger tried her luck in the solitary …