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Alaphilippe beats Roglic for third Fleche Wallonne Issued on: Julian Alaphilippe has won a third Fleche Wallone Tommaso Pelagalli AFP/File 2 min Charleroi (Belgium) (AFP) World champion Julian Alaphilippe won the Fleche Wallonne cycling classic in Belgium on Wednesday after reeling in Slovenia's Primoz Roglic on the final 1.3km climb that hits gradients of more than 19 per cent. The Frenchman, who also claimed victory in 2018 and 2019, sat up at the line and wagged a finger after his impressive late comeback. "Honestly this one (of the three) does ...

France's Julian Alaphilippe earned his third victory, overtaking Spanish Vuelta champion Primoz Roglic of Slovenia on the final ascent to the finish line Wednesday. Roglic, the Tour de France runner-up, attacked up the gruelling Mur de Huy about 350 metres out but couldn't hold off the 28-year-old Frenchman, who also won in 2018 and '19. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider finished the 194-kilometre course in four hours 36 minutes 25 seconds. Roglic was credited with the same time and five-time winner Alejandro Valverde of Spain was third, six seconds back. Woods was another two seconds back. "I�...

Alaphilippe extends Deceuninck contract to 2024 Issued on: France's Julian Alaphilippe DAVID STOCKMAN Belga/AFP/File 1 min Paris (AFP) Defending world champion Julian Alaphilippe has extended his contract with the Deceuninck-Quick Step team until the end of 2024, the Belgian outfit announced on Thursday. The 28-year-old Frenchman's current contract was due to expire at the end of the 2021 season. Since his professional debut in 2014, Alaphilippe has remained loyal to the same team, which is led by Patrick Lefevere. "It was the logical thing to ...

Social Share KONYA – Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour of Turkey, a 144.9-km ride around Konya yesterday, to end a three-year dry spell. The Briton, back with Deceuninck-Quick Step six years after leaving the Belgian outfit, outsprinted Belgian Jasper Philipsen to raise his arms in celebration for the first time since winning the third stage of the Dubai Tour in February 2018. The 35-year-old, who was pondering retirement last season, joined Dimension Data in 2016 before spending a season at Bahrain-McLaren. Cavendish, who has won 30 stages on the Tour de France and is cons...

Cavendish takes second stage win Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Manx cyclist Mark Cavendish has won his second stage at the Tour of Turkey. The 35-year-old powered his way around the outside of rivals in the race's third stage into Konya. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider paid tribute to his team-mates, including Fabio Jakobsen, who was seriously injured last year during a post-race interview. Cavendish has struggled with illness and injury in recent years. He's only second on the list of record stage wins at the Tour de France, with 30 in total.   Subscribe to get Energy FM News direct to your mobile ...