Jasper Philipsen secures 4th sprint win at Tour de France. Vingegaard keeps yellow jersey
Jasper Philipsen is unmatched in his sprinting prowess at the Tour de France. Even when his supporting teammate is absent, he remains victorious. The Belgian speedster recorded his fourth stage victory in this year’s Tour de France on Wednesday, escalating his career wins to six and claiming his first win since Stage 7. The general […]
Gent Wevelgem 2019 Photos
After spending Friday watching the E3 BinckBank Classic and Saturday riding the Gent-Wevelgem Cyclo, today (Sunday) was spent on the Kemmelberg watching the men and women race Gent-Wevelgem. The men made once ascent from the easier but still steep and cobbled Belvedere side – named after the hotel on that side of the hill – […]
Paris – Roubaix 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
It’s that time of year for the Hell of the North – Paris Roubaix. Luckily for the riders involved, the weather forecast looks pretty reasonable. A temperature of 15 degrees is good enough to not have to wear the leg/arm warmers and with only the odd shower forecast, they should get away with not having […]
Tour of Flanders 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
The crowning point of the Flemish classics is, of course, the Tour of Flanders. It’s also the race that gives an entire region its identity; expect to see copious amounts of yellow Flemish flags being waved during the race. For many it’ll be the end of their Spring Classics season as the races move onto Northern […]
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
For 2018 Dwars Door Vlaanderen has a new date and a new route. Effectively swapping places with De Panne, Dwars Door now takes place a few days ahead of the larger event of the Tour of Flanders. Cresting some of the same climbs, this positions it as a warm-up event for the big deal on […]
Gent – Wevelgem 2018 Photos
After heading to E3 Harelbeke with my camera the previous Friday, Hannah and I went along to Gent – Wevelgem (both the Men’s and Women’s races) on Sunday with my press pass in tow. We didn’t go to the start this time around, but instead took up station on the Kemmelberg. The Kemmelberg is known as […]
E3 Harelbeke 2018 Photos
I visited E3 Harelbeke in 2017 and took a load of photos, I found myself back again in 2018 and took some more! I took station at the start on Heerbaan, Harelbeke before moving up onto the Kwaremont area. I just about fit myself on the inside of a tight corner on Drogenbroodstraat, moved onto […]
E3 Harelbeke 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
E3 Harelbeke, known as the Little Tour of Flanders, is an ideal warm-up for the main event itself – the Ronde van Vlaanderen itself. The route covers many of the same cobbled hellingen (hills to English speakers), particularly the Oude Kwaremont, the Paterberg and the Taaienberg. The last two riders to do ‘the double’ were […]
Milan – Sanremo 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Milan – Sanremo is here! The longest one day race in the professional calendar, it also has a history going back 111 years. La Classicissima, as it’s also known, has seen a mix of sprinters and puncheurs win in recent years – you have to go back to the late 80s to find a GC contender […]
Pro Cycling Transfers Round-Up 2018
2018’s Top 5 biggest transfers Marcel Kittel to Katusha-Alpecin Mikel Landa to Movistar Alexander Kristoff to UAE Team Emirates Simon Gerrans to BMC Elia Viviani to Quickstep 2018 Pro Cycling Transfers in Full Ag2r La Mondiale Ins: Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing), Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal), Clement Venturini (Cofidis), Benoit Cosnefroy Outs: Sondre Holst Enger (Israel Cycling Academy), Hugo […]