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Alberto Bettiol – 'I want to race the 2025 Giro d'Italia in the national champion's jersey'
20 Nov 2024 16:19 GMT
Top Italian all-rounder Alberto Bettiol has confirmed that he aims to make his return to the Giro d'Italia in 2025, with his opportunity to wear the tricolore of reigning National Champion in his country's biggest stage race a major reason for …
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t compete
21 Nov 2024 23:33 GMT
The UCI ESports World Championships crowned its 2024 rainbow jersey winners in October, with cycling stars such as Tadej Pogačar and Peter Sagan on hand to witness the historic first event held with a live audience. Sagan showed particular enthusiasm and …
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2025 Tour of the Alps includes 14,700m of climbing in just 739km and five days of racing
21 Nov 2024 21:31 GMT
The 2025 Tour of the Alps will again be packed with short but intense mountain stages as it winds from Trentino in Italy to Lienz in Austria in late April.
The five-day Tour of Alps is considered a perfect way to prepare for the subsequent Giro d' …
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Summit of fearsome Mortirolo climb in Italy renamed after Marco Pantani
21 Nov 2024 17:16 GMT
The summit of the Mortirolo climb has been renamed after Italian cycling legend Marco Pantani, whose fiery ascent of one of Italy's toughest climbs in the 1994 Giro d'Italia is widely considered one of the most memorable stages in the race's …
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'He can be on the podium of a Grand Tour' - Matteo Jorgenson finds a perfect fit at Visma-Lease a Bike
21 Nov 2024 17:15 GMT
Matteo Jorgenson enjoyed a transformational first season at Visma-Lease a Bike in 2024, combining his talents and work ethic with one of the best super teams in the peloton.
It was always going to be a perfect match after he made the jump from Movistar. …
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Josh Tarling: 'Things can only go up' at Ineos Grenadiers in 2025
21 Nov 2024 17:16 GMT
Josh Tarling is optimistic about the future of his Ineos Grenadiers team despite their disappointing 2024 campaign, major changes in the team structure and tensions around Tom Pidcock's role as a team leader.
The squad have rung in the changes for 2025 …
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Pedro Delgado - 'The reign of Tadej Pogačar will be a dictatorship'
21 Nov 2024 17:16 GMT
Former Tour de France winner Pedro Delgado has pulled no punches in a recent analysis of Tadej Pogačar's future, saying categorically that "The reign of Pogačar will be a dictatorship," and that "In comparison, Remco Evenepoel, for all …
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Andrey Amador retires after not racing since being run over by a truck in May
20 Nov 2024 22:45 GMT
Andrey Amador (EF Education-EasyPost) announced on Instagram that he has decided to retire from professional cycling before his contract with the team expires in 2025.
The 38-year-old has not competed since he was hit by a truck driver while training …
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'Up there with the legends now' – Canadian amateur breaks Strava record for ascent of Mortirolo
20 Nov 2024 22:45 GMT
A little-known Canadian amateur, Jack Burke, has grabbed his share of the limelight after taking more than a minute off Vincenzo Nibali's Strava record for scaling the Mortirolo.
Burke, 29, completed the ascent of one of Italy's toughest climbs in …
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Olav Kooij confident in future at Visma-Lease a Bike but Tour de France debut still 'not the most likely' in 2025
19 Nov 2024 17:56 GMT
While a Tour de France debut in 2025 remains "not the most likely" for young sprinter Olav Kooij, he still believes Visma-Lease a Bike is the right team for him going forward.
After graduating from Visma's development team in 2021, Kooij has …