“Einer Rubio Wins First Big Mountain Stage of the Giro: Exciting Showdown Between Pinot and Cepeda”

2023-05-19 17:02:21 On the slopes of Crans Montana, the scene of the arrival at altitude of the 13th stage, Einer Rubio (Movistar) won the first big mountain stage of the Giro this Friday after a long showdown between Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ) and Jefferson Cepeda (EF Education-EasyPost), second and third respectively. Thrown to the front … Read more

Tom Pidcock wins the Strade Bianche solo ahead of Valentin Madouas

Deprived of Wout Van Aert, who had decided during the week to forfeit for lack of juice, Jumbo-Visma nevertheless had two men in pursuit behind Thomas Pidcock. But Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter were never able to decide which should sacrifice themselves for the other, beating a chasing group of half a dozen that left … Read more

The Tour de France will start from Florence in 2024, the first Grand Depart from Italy in history

26 It will be, in 2024, the 26th time that the Tour will start from abroad. It was Amsterdam, in 1954, which had this privilege first. With 6 Grand Départs, the Netherlands are ahead of Belgium (5) and Germany (4). Italy is the eleventh country to have this honor. The Tour has already crossed the … Read more

The route of the Tour de France women 2023: from Clermont to Pau via the Tourmalet

The route of the Tour de France women 1st step : Clermont-Ferrand – Clermont-Ferrand (124 km)2nd step : Clermont-Ferrand – Mauriac (148 km)3rd step : Collonges-la-Rouge – Montignac-Lascaux (147 km)4th step : Cahors – Rodez (177 km)5th step : Onet-le-Château – Albi (126 km)6th step : Albi – Blagnac (122 km)7th step : Lannemezan – Tourmalet (90 … Read more

Julian Alaphilippe selected with the French team for the World Championships

Falls during the Strade Bianche, the Flèche Brabançonne and especially Liège-Bastogne-Liège (pneumothorax, broken ribs and shoulder blade), not selected for the Tour de France, affected by Covid-19 and injured a shoulder on the Vuelta, last week… So many adventures that left the suspense hanging over Julian Alaphilippe’s participation in the road race of the World … Read more

Nairo Quintana disqualified from the Tour de France for two positive tramadol tests

Nairo Quintana, the Colombian climber from Arkéa-Samsic, tested positive twice in the last Tour de France. Traces of tramadol, a powerful painkiller banned in racing by the UCI since 2019, were found during two checks carried out after the arrival at the Super Planche des Belles Filles (7th stage) and after that ending at the … Read more

Impressive on the Tour de France, Wout van Aert, a head and legs in search of the impossible

The runner’s brain is a mystery. Researchers, engineers, doctors, trainers or “heads of performance” cut it into thin slices to find secrets. How do neurons command muscles? How do the muscles respond to them? How many watts does a desire to win produce? How does an emotion help accelerate in a pass? After NBA players … Read more