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Lucinda Brand has won the Zilvermeercross in Mol, a cyclocross race that does not count for the rankings. The Dutch was slightly stronger in the soft sand of the Zilvermeer than her compatriot Denise Betsema. Marianne Vos was third on the podium. From the snow and cold in Mol, it is now going for Wout van Aert to the sun in Spain, where he will train for a week in the company of his teammates from Jumbo-Visma. As a brand new father, such a first internship after birth takes some getting used to...

On the day of breathtakingly close finishes Mark Cavendish continued to show his return to winning form but was all but upstaged by another superb performance by Britain’s rising star Tom Pidock, who

Briton Pidcock claims maiden Ineos win

Cancellara on how van Aert and van der Poel were too hot too early this season and whether their rivalry compares to his and Tom Boonen's.

Well, the 2021 cobbled classics season was fun while it lasted. Wednesday’s Scheldeprijs officially marked the end of the northern classics. And what a ride it was. It’s a shame we lost Paris-Roubaix for the second spring in a row, but as pandemic conditions stubbornly hang on across Europe, it’s nothing short of a spring miracle that the Flemish classics went off without major disruption. “Racing behind closed doors” beats racing virtually any day for me. Sunday’s tremendous editio...

Daily Times April 5, 2021 OUDENAARDE: Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen claimed the biggest victory of his career when he beat pre-race favourite Mathieu van der Poel to win the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. Deceuninck-Quick Step rider Asgreen pipped defending champion Van der Poel of the Netherlands in a two-man sprint finish after 254.3 kilometres between Antwerp and Oudenaarde. “I felt good in the last two kilometres and I decided to trust my sprint. I left Mathieu in front and stayed in the wheel ...

Vlaanderens Mooiste... Your Comprehensive Flanders Preview Share this story Photo by Nico Vereecken - Pool/Getty Images It’s the Mooiste Wonderful Time of the Year! Corona or no, spring is upon us, and there is no stopping the feel of spring from seeping into our bones. As a sports-watching-guy, this weekend mashes up college basketball’s crowning event, the return of baseball, and of course the Cobbled Classics — all of which are happening to some extent from the American perspective. Ye...

Tour de France champion Pogacar claims second win of season in Tirreno-Adriatico Issued on: 2 min Milan (AFP) Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won the Tirreno-Adriatico on Tuesday after the seventh and final stage of the Race of the Two Seas, claiming his second overall victory of the year. The Slovenian finished one minute and three seconds ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert in the overall standings after limiting his losses in the 10.1km time-trial at San Benedetto del Tronto. Spains Mikel...

Tadej Pogacar wins Tirreno-Adriatico as Geraint Thomas finishes 11th in time trial By Matt WarwickBBC Sport 16 March 202116 March 2021.From the section Cycling Van Aert, left, lost out in the GC to Pogacar, but won Tuesdays time trial Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy after a final-day time trial. Britains Geraint Thomas was 11th fastest in the time trial, but finished more than 17 minutes down overall. Ineos Grenadiers Thomas and compatriot Simon Yates of Bik...

(Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar wrapped up overall victory in the Tirreno-Adriatico week-long race by holding off Belgian Wout van Aert in the final individ...