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Alex Sans Vega – Sports Director As you can see from the start list its a climbing race with a lot of good climbers – GC riders – coming to the race, so it’s going to feature a very high level of climbers. For us, our roster is not packed with climbers, only really Pozzo and Kilian, so the main target of the race is for a final preparation for them as we look towards the Giro. Saying that, of course, if any opportunities come along then obviously we will go for it and for the rest of th...

March 3, 2021 at 9:06 pm Canyon has asked current Aeroad CFR and CF SLX owners to stop riding their bikes after Mathieu van der Poel’s handlebar snapped during the Le Samyn one-day race in Belgium. Advertisement Canyon’s sponsored professional cycling teams, including Alpecin-Fenix, Movistar and Canyon/SRAM, have also switched bikes – to the previous-generation Aeroad and Ultimate all-rounder – following the incident. Van der Poel finished the race with the handlebar on his Aeroad snap...

Strade Bianche 2021 – Preview Stephen Farrand © Provided by Cycling News Strade Bianche 2020 14th Edition Siena Siena 184 km 01082020 Scenery photo Tommaso PelagalliBettiniPhoto2020 This year’s Strade Bianche returns to its traditional spring date on Saturday, with cold rain set to replace the heat and high temperatures of August 2020 when the Italian race kicked off the rescheduled competition calendar after the spring COVID-19 lockdown.   This year marks only the 15th...

Canyon issues ‘stop ride’ notice after Mathieu van der Poel’s handlebar incident Sports Staff © Provided by The Independent Bike manufacturer Canyon has issued a ‘stop ride’ notice following an incident at Le Samyn, the cobbled classic in Belgium. A piece of Alpecin-Fenix rider Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon-made handlebar broke during the race, forcing the talented Dutchman to play a supporting role for one of his teammates, Tim Merlier, who won the race.  The pro...

What have we learned over the last week? Share this story Getty Images A whistle-stop tour of the last week in cycling, taking one lesson from each of the countries that’ve hosted men’s cycling. In Belgium we learned that an armchair ride matters I suppose that we didn’t really learn that. We also didn’t really see that. Still, it is worth a quick look at how each of the Belgian races was won, and how fresh the winner was, comparatively. Davide Ballerini spent much of the day in the fr...

Spain's Carlos Barbero will feature in a strong lineup named for Team Qhubeka ASSOS' (www.TeamQhubeka.com) challenge at Le Samyn (203.7km) on Tuesday. Barbero will be joined

Blues debut with podium finish in Belgium Danish youngster a rocket in the sprint, only bested by World Champion Anna van der Breggen (SDW) at women’s Movistar Team’s 2021 season opener. It was an impressive start to the women’s Movistar Team’s 2021 season as the Blues took on the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI ProSeries), the first cobbled classic of the year, on Saturday with an all-star roster. The one shining the most was the youngest: Emma Norsgaard, 2nd at Ninove’s finish, only be...

Lauretta Hanson: Off the sidelines and onto the podium Simone Giuliani © Provided by Cycling News Lauretta Hanson (Trek Segafredo) leads the break at the 2021 Australian Road Championships At the start of 2020, Lauretta Hanson was forced to stand on the sidelines, unable to take part in any of the Australian summer events, where she relished racing in front of family and friends, thanks to what initially seemed like a minor accident but manifested as a concussion which took f...