Tadej Pogačar stormed to stage victory over the Galibier on Tuesday and moved again into the yellow jersey once more, then on Wednesday we had Mark Cavendish win his thirty fifth Tour stage to enter the historical past books. EUROTRASH has all of the experiences, rider views, outcomes and video from the French Grand Tour.
Mark Cavendish and Biniam Girmay make historical past within the Tour de France – High Story.
Tour de France information: Ilan Van Wilder is concerned by criticism of the crew round Evenepoel, Rolf Aldag impressed by Remco Evenepoel, Jan Bakelants doesn’t see Jonas Vingegaard as a loser on the Galibier and the UCI pressured Dylan Groenewegen to take off his nostril coated glasses.
Rider information: Peter Sagan retires as a street bicycle owner: “Unhappy, but in addition proud and filled with pleasure”, Joris Nieuwenhuis breaks with crew Sven Nys and Laurens ten Dam third in Tour Divide.
Group information: Chinese language firm invests in Astana Qazaqstan, dsm-firmenich PostNL reveal 2024 Giro d’Italia Ladies squad and Oatly and EF Professional Biking announce new partnership.
Race information: Giro d’Italia Ladies: the Grande Partenza is quick approaching and ticket gross sales open for 2024 UCI Observe Champions League ultimate rounds in London.
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TOP STORY: Mark Cavendish and Biniam Girmay Make Historical past within the Tour de France
Mark Cavendish: The Greatest Sprinter of All Time
Mark Cavendish is the rider with probably the most stage victories within the historical past of the Tour de France. The sprinter of Astana Qazaqstan took his thirty fifth stage victory on the finish of the fifth stage of the 2024 Tour, passing the Belgian legend Eddy Merckx. Sixteen years after his first victory, the British rider now holds the file.
Few riders can say that they’re higher than legend Eddy Merckx, however Mark Cavendish can now say he has gained extra Tour de France levels than the Belgian. In 2021, Cavendish matched the Belgian by sprinting to his thirty fourth stage victory. Now, three years later, the British rider has taken the file along with his thirty fifth victory within the final yr of his skilled biking profession.
In 2008, the then 23-year-old Mark Cavendish took his first stage victory in La Grande Boucle. The win in Châteauroux turned out to be the beginning of an excellent Tour for the Manx man. He opened his Tour account with 4 stage victories, which he repeated in 2016 and 2021. In 2010 and 2011, he gained 5 victories in every year and in 2011 he additionally gained his first inexperienced jersey. In 2009, Cavendish sprinted to 6 stage victories, together with a victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, a toes he repeated 4 occasions in his profession. After his final victory in 2021 he was anticipated to experience in 2022, however crew boss, Patrick Lefevere, selected to take Fabio Jakobsen to his first the Tour.
In 2023, Cavendish wished revenge in France and that thirty fifth victory with Astana Qazaqstan, in what ought to have been the final yr of his profession and he almost did it. In stage seven, the perfect sprinter of all time gave the impression to be on his method to victory, however Jasper Philipsen received previous him. A day later, Cavendish was pressured to desert as a result of he crashed and broke his collarbone. Cavendish didn’t retire and signed up for an additional yr… and we now know the consequence.
High Tour de France Stage Winners of All Time:
1. Mark Cavendish – 35 victories (2008-2024)
2. Eddy Merckx – 34 victories (1969-1975)
3. Bernard Hinault – 28 victories (1978-1986)
4. André Leducq – 25 victories (1927-1938)
5. André Darrigade – 25 victories (1953-1964)
“It’s laborious to totally grasp this success, however we labored in direction of it, and as a crew, we did all the pieces potential to make it occur. We’ve got an unimaginable crew, and I’ve wonderful teammates. All through not simply this Tour de France however all this time, I felt immense help from your complete crew, and at the moment we’ve got the second to rejoice this success collectively. I’m very pleased to be a part of Astana Qazaqstan Group, the place I discovered mates and, primarily, an unimaginable household. Immediately, the crew was magnificent, all the pieces was executed completely, and I managed to win. I believed in success, however the primary factor is that the crew believed in success, we have been on the identical wavelength and had a standard objective. I acquired most help, and we purposefully labored in direction of the objective we achieved at the moment”, stated Mark Cavendish.
“For our crew, this can be a nice success, a historic achievement that may stay in biking eternally. Few believed that we might succeed, that Mark’s arrival in Astana Qazaqstan Group would change historical past, however we believed and did all the pieces to make at the moment’s victory occur. We have been near this final yr, however destiny had different plans. I consider that actual champions mustn’t finish their careers after a fall and harm, and I’m pleased that Mark determined to do one other season ultimately. This yr, we have been capable of put together higher, create all the mandatory circumstances to strategy the Tour de France as greatest as potential. The entire crew believed in success, and everybody contributed a little bit of their effort in order that at the moment we may rejoice success. I congratulate your complete Astana undertaking on this historic achievement. However we aren’t going to cease; solely 5 levels have handed, and a lot of the race remains to be forward. We’re prepared, and we are going to proceed to battle in every subsequent stage”, stated Alexandr Vinokurov, Normal Supervisor of Astana Qazaqstan Group.
Mark Cavendish – The Tour stage file holder:
Biniam Girmay Makes African Historical past on the Tour
Biniam Girmay achieved a historic victory along with his stage win within the Tour de France on Monday. The Eritrean is the primary black African rider to win a stage within the Tour de France. The all-rounder of Intermarché-Wanty was beforehand the primary black African winner of a spring Traditional and within the Giro.
For the primary time a black rider was capable of rejoice a stage win in La Grande Boucle. The Tour de France had solely two African stage winners till Girmay’s win. The white South Africans, Robert Hunter and Daryl Impey have been stage winners. So Girmay’s achievement is an enormous assertion. Though there haven’t been many black Africans within the Tour de France, an enchancment has been seen since 2015. That yr, it was Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot (MTN-Qhubeka) who wore the polka dot KOM jersey. Since then there was Tsgabu Girmay and Merhawi Kudus racing on the highest degree, however none of them managed to win a stage.
For Girmay, it isn’t the primary time he has achieved such a historic win. In 2022, he was the primary black African rider to win a spring Traditional. In Gent-Wevelgem he beat Dries van Gestel (TotalEnergies) and Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma). Two months later, within the Giro, the Eritrean made historical past once more, being the primary black African rider to win a stage in a Grand Tour. Within the dash he was quicker than Mathieu van der Poel. Sadly, when he opened the celebration Prosecco, the cork hit Girmay within the eye, forcing him to desert the Giro. Biniam Girmay now solely has to take a stage within the Vuelta a España to finish his trilogy. He could be the primary black African (or any African) to do this. Robert Hunter has gained two Vuelta levels and his Tour stage, however by no means gained within the Giro and Daryl Impey ‘solely’ has a Tour stage to his identify. The Eritrean thus serves as an amazing instance for younger riders in Africa, the place he has an enormous following of followers, lots of that are on the Tour.
Girmay has lots of followers – Within the Rund um Köln when he was second
Biniam Girmay was Very Emotional After his First Tour stage win: ‘That is for all Africans’
An emotional Biniam Girmay discovered it troublesome to carry again the tears after his win within the third stage of the Tour de France. “Since I began biking, I by no means dared to dream of ever being within the Tour de France,” the primary black African Tour stage winner stated.
“I wish to thank god for all the pieces. Since I began biking, I by no means dared to dream of ever collaborating within the Tour de France. To win in my second participation is nice,” an emotional Girmay struggled to say. The Intermarché-Wanty sprinter tried to clarify how particular his victory is for African biking. “I wish to thank my spouse, my household and the folks in Eritrea and Africa. They should be proud, we at the moment are actually a part of the massive races. That is our second. That is for all Africans, I’m simply very very pleased at the moment.” Girmay additionally thanked crew supervisor Jean-François Bourlart. “We hadn’t taken a Tour win but, however now could be our second. We wished to offer a lead-out for Gerben Thijssen, but when it have been troublesome I must go for my very own likelihood. Within the final kilometre I misplaced the wheel of Thijssen and went for myself. Beating all the massive sprinters right here could be very motivating.”
“That is very particular for us and we’re very pleased with this. We are able to proceed with this and I feel we deserve this too. However it’s a must to implement it and I feel we did at the moment. We have been convincing. We have been the crew that was greatest in place within the final 900 metres, so it was not stolen at the moment,” crew efficiency Supervisor Aike Visbeek defined. Intermarché-Wanty races this Tour de France with a number of sprinters, and that’s not simple in line with Visbeek. Immediately it turned out effectively. “The good factor was that we wished them each to be within the prime 10 at 900 metres. As a result of we have been in such place, it was in fact pulled right into a ribbon and it was really fairly a quick and troublesome final 900 metres. That’s good for Biniam, so it labored out very effectively.”
Visbeek additionally realises that it may all go fallacious within the Tour. “However I stated prematurely that this Tour may even look very unhealthy for us, in the event that they get in the way in which of one another or make sixth and fourth, or 14th and 133rd. Immediately it appears to be like superb, I’m very pleased with that. However I realise that within the subsequent two weeks there shall be one other dash through which it doesn’t look good. I’m glad it really works now.”
A really emotional Biniam Girmay:
Tour de France 2024
Stage 3 was gained by Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty), beating Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) to the road. Within the frantic dash in Turin, Girmay was too robust for his rivals, simply getting the higher of Gaviria, with Arnaud de Lie (Lotto Dstny) in third place and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) finishing the highest 5. Richard Carapaz (EF Training-EasyPost) took the Yellow Jersey for the primary time in his profession.
175 riders took the beginning on the third day of the 2024 Tour de France with the route masking 230.8 kilometres between Piacenza and Turin, making it the longest on this yr’s race. The prospect of a doomed breakaway which might certainly be managed by the sprinter’s groups, who deterred any severe potential attackers. There was a wierd, brief tour from the peloton for five kilometres by Jonas Abrahamsen and Johannes Kulset (Uno-X Mobility) early within the stage, however they shortly re-joined the group. The peloton was nonetheless all collectively because the riders accomplished the primary hour of racing at a median pace of 37.3 km/h.
The race visited Tortona (70.8km) paying homage to certainly one of Italian biking’s true greats and on the Côte de Tortone – Fausto Coppi (named after the ‘campionissimo’) Jonas Abrahamsen added one other level to his KOM classification tally, while carrying the inexperienced jersey. On the Alexandrie intermediate dash (94.3km) Abrahamsen added 9 extra inexperienced jersey factors in seventh place, with the dash gained by Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), simply forward of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) because the quick males examined their legs for the end in Turin. For a neighborhood rider on the stage Matteo Sobrero (Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) there was a particular little win as he went over the Côte de Barbaresco (Cat.4, 156.1km) in first place, along with his whole household and fan membership there to benefit from the second. TotalEnergies rider Fabian Grellier accelerated with 66 kilometres to go and left the peloton, going over the Côte de Sommariva Perno (Cat.4, 181.4km) alone with a 40 second benefit on the prime of the climb. Grellier was later reeled again in by the bunch with 28km to go, however his efforts have been rewarded with the Most Combative rider prize.
The battle for stage victory got here right down to an anticipated bunch dash on the end in entrance of an enormous crowd in Turin, with Girmay crossing the road first, forward of Gaviria, De Lie, Pedersen and Groenewegen. There was drama with an enormous crash 2.3km from the end line that affected a dozen riders, amongst them, the stage favorite Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), while his teammate Van der Poel was the sufferer of expensive a late puncture which meant he misplaced contact with the bunch. Richard Carapaz’ ending place on the stage places him within the Yellow Jersey for the primary time in an extended profession to make it an unimaginable day for him and the EF Training-EasyPost crew. Jonas Abrahamsen maintains possession of the polka dot and inexperienced jerseys.
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Stage winner, Biniam Girmay Hailu (Intermarché-Wanty): “This can be a historic day, I’m so pleased for myself, for my Intermarché-Wanty crew, but in addition for my nation and my continent. Ever since I used to be a baby, participating within the Tour de France was a dream, nearly unhoped-for. Profitable the Tour de France is so unimaginable, particularly in such a aggressive dash. I’d prefer to thank my crew, particularly Jean-François Bourlart who dreamed of this Tour victory, my household, all my compatriots and all those that supported me. We could be pleased with this victory. We’ve proven that we will participate within the large races and win. Our time has come. Immediately, we confirmed that the Intermarché-Wanty crew had the perfect dash prepare within the pack. The plan was to organize the ultimate dash for Gerben Thijssen, with me as a free electron. I adopted the prepare after which snuck in to play my card. Lastly, I closed my eyes and gave it my all to win. My pleasure is indescribable.”
Total chief, Richard Carapaz (EF Training-EasyPost): “It’s a dream for me due to all of the respect I’ve for the Tour, to put on yellow at the perfect race on the planet. I’ve all the time ready a lot for this and at the moment to take pleasure in this second is big. We knew we had the chance. We knew that the end was the primary dash of the Tour. There have been many nerves and we needed to be very effectively positioned. There have been many dangers like crashing and the crew did such an incredible job the place they left me at one kilometre to go and from there I may defend myself in addition to I may, after which Marijn and I simply went full into the end line. It was spectacular. I labored so laborious for this second. It additionally means lots to my nation. There usually are not lots of us within the WorldTour and I hope this helps biking so it could develop in my nation. Tomorrow is a really laborious day. It’s a really laborious one to defend the jersey however I’ll attempt. Each day I really feel higher and I really feel able to defend the jersey.”
third on the stage, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny): “This was my first bunch dash within the Tour de France and it was particular. The crew did job and ultimately I completed third. Am I glad with that third place? Anyway. I’m actually pleased with this. The Tour remains to be lengthy and there are nonetheless alternatives to come back. I felt actually good. It’s the Tour. Everybody needs to win and so it’s a must to take dangers. And typically that results in a crash. I hope everybody concerned is okay.”
fifth on the stage, Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla): “In case you are the quickest, you shouldn’t be glad with this, that’s it. It was chaos, proper? It was what we anticipated within the first dash. That it will be hectic. In case you are the quickest, you shouldn’t be glad with this, that’s it. I had the sensation that I used to be by far the quickest, but it surely’s all about who crosses the road first. There was no area, in order that if we’re speaking a few straight line, I don’t assume this was actually it. I don’t know who it was as a result of all of it goes so quick, but it surely did trouble me. Final yr I didn’t really feel like I used to be the quickest, after which I used to be glad from time to time. However now I’m not pleased with it in any respect. I’ll even be sincere if I’m not the quickest, however I’m from time to time it’s a must to win. It’s good that the sensation is sweet, the crew did effectively till the crash. In order that’s one thing we’ll take with us. However I simply wish to win and that’s what we’re going for.”
Factors and KOM chief, Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility): “It’s the Tour de France, the most important race on the planet so it’s a must to take no matter you’ll be able to. I’ve been dreaming about this since I began biking once I was 14 years-old. It’s so large for me to come back right here and take the inexperienced jersey and the polka dot jersey. I’ll attempt to hold it like this so long as potential. Johannes (Kulset) is the youngest rider within the peloton right here and he simply requested me if we may make some present for TV and I’ve the inexperienced jersey and he’s the youngest rider and I feel he beloved it. Generally it’s a must to placed on a present and have some enjoyable. I feel it is going to be laborious for me tomorrow, I’m 80 kg and there are lots of hills. Possibly if I get within the breakaway it is going to be greatest however I feel it is going to be laborious on the primary climb. However we are going to see, hopefully I can hold one of many jerseys after tomorrow.”
third total and greatest younger rider, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step): “It was the primary dash stage of the Tour so all people is aware of it’s going to be probably the most hectic one. The primary goal was to reach safely to the end which we succeeded in and beside that we have been simply going to attend and see what the consequence would deliver out and ultimately it’s the identical state of affairs with one other chief however not me. In the long run I feel we succeeded in staying secure and arriving with none bruises and accidents. No person was actually within the breakaway at the moment I feel all people suffered fairly a bit the final two days, so it was the proper method to have an extended restoration experience let’s say. To begin with tomorrow I would like to remain the place I’m with out dropping time on Tadej and Jonas, that’s the primary objective. If it’s a dash end with a small group for positive I’ll attempt, however we must see concerning the breakaway as there’s an enormous likelihood that they go once more tomorrow. We’ll attempt to survive and get the perfect consequence potential.”
Tour de France Stage 3 Outcome:
1. Biniam Girmay Hailu (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty in 5:26:48
2. Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) Movistar
3. Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto Dstny
4. Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek
5. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jayco AlUla
6. Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious
7. Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) dsm-firmenich-PostNL
8. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan
9. Sam Bennett (Irl) Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale
10. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis.
Tour de France Total After Stage 3:
1. Richard Carapaz (Eu) EF Training-EasyPost in 15:20:18
2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates
3. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step
4. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike
5. Romain Bardet (Fra) dsm-firmenich-PostNL at 0:06
6. Pello Bilbao Lopez de Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious at 0:21
7. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
8. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) INEOS Grenadiers
9. Jai Hindley (Aus) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
10. Aleksander Vlasov (-) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.
Tour’24 stage 3:
Stage 4 of the Tour de France was gained in model by Tadej Pogačar in Valloire, with the UAE Group Emirates rider attacking on the Galibier climb earlier than descending to the end line to reclaim the Yellow Jersey. After controlling the break on the climbs to the Italian resort of Sestriere, then the Col de Montgenevre, the UAE riders put their chief into place on the Col du Galibier. It was 800 metres from the summit that Pogačar struck an enormous blow to his rivals. The Slovenian then elevated his benefit on the descent to Valloire to assert the twelfth stage victory of his profession on the Tour, additionally reclaiming the Yellow Jersey. He’ll begin the fifth stage 45 seconds forward of Remco Evenepoel and 50 seconds forward of Jonas Vingegaard.
There have been 174 riders firstly of stage 4 in Pinerolo after the withdrawal of Casper Pedersen (Soudal Fast-Step), who crashed in direction of the tip of stage 3 close to Turin struggling a collarbone fracture, forcing him to depart the Tour. After the peloton left Pinerolo for this brief, robust (139.6km) stage within the mountains, the positioning of the intermediate dash at 18.6km impressed Mads Pedersen, who instantly tried to launch an escape, although the assault wouldn’t succeed. So it was from throughout the bunch that the Dane accelerated to the road to take the utmost 20 factors within the Castel Del Bosco intermediate dash, within the battle for the inexperienced jersey.
At 30km, on the ascent to Sestriere, with 20km of the climb remaining, there have been 17 riders who broke clear, with Chris Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AlUla), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek), Bruno Armirail (Decathlon-AG2R), David Gaudu, Romain Grégoire, Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ ), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Oier Lazkano (Movistar), Raul Garcia, Cristian Rodriguez (Arkes-B&B Inns), Kobe Goosens (Intermarche-Wanty), Warren Barguil (dsm-Firmenich-PostNL), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Odd Christian Eiking, Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) and Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) within the group.
It was 2024 Flèche Wallonne winner Williams who topped the Sestriere climb (Cat.2, 50.4km) first and by the point the break riders reached the summit of the second categorised climb, the Col de Montgenevre (Cat.2, 71,1km), their hole over the peloton was 2:10. Once more it was Williams who reached the highest of the climb first, incomes himself 10 factors for the KOM classification from these first two peaks of the day. On the descent from Montgenevre, Nils Politt set a really quick tempo for Pogačar and UAE Group Emirates inflicting a number of splits within the peloton, which have been nullified when the bunch handed by means of Briançon (82.1km), with Richard Carapaz within the Yellow Jersey chasing his method again to the GC group. The break’s benefit elevated to 2:30 because the escapees gained some momentum within the valley to the foot of the Galibier.
The break fell aside on the Galibier with Chris Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AlUla), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) and Oier Lazkano (Movistar), the final 4 to remain on the entrance, not opting to help one another. Solely 30 riders remained in the primary group of a lowered peloton when it caught and overtook Lazkano with 26km to go, pushed by the UAE Group Emirates riders. The elimination recreation in the primary group noticed the Yellow Jersey Carapaz distanced at 6km from the summit and he would finally end 5:28 down on the GC. There have been solely 8 riders on the entrance at 3km from the highest of the climb: Almeida, Ayuso, Pogačar, Vingegaard, Rodriguez, Roglič, Evenepoel and Landa. Pogačar then produced a storming assault 800 metres from summit of the Col du Galibier, with Vingegaard hanging onto his wheel for round a 100 metres, however the hole grew with the UAE chief taking the Henri-Desgrange memento by 10 seconds forward of his rival. On the descent and within the ultimate kilometres to Valloire, Pogačar opened up a transparent hole to win by 35 seconds from Evenepoel, Ayuso and Roglič, with Vingegaard in fifth, 2 additional seconds behind.
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Stage winner and total chief, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Group Emirates): “I’m tremendous pleased. This was roughly the plan, and we executed it fairly effectively. It was like a dream stage, and ending it off solo was very particular. I wished to hit laborious at the moment, as I used to be assured I may win and put some seconds on my rivals. I do know this stage fairly effectively. I’ve skilled lots right here and it felt like a house stage, passing by means of Sestrière and Montgenèvre. There was lots of headwind within the Galibier climb, so the tempo didn’t really feel that tough when following wheels. Nonetheless, my crew did a brilliant good job. I didn’t wish to assault too early due to the wind, so I saved my legs till that assault with 800 meters to go on which I pushed as laborious as potential with a view to make such large variations as potential. I knew the downhill, and that helped lots, but it surely was a bit scary and shocking to see that the primary few corners have been moist. The gaps I created are excellent news for me. I could be pleased with the place and the form I’m in proper now. But there are three demanding weeks forward of us, and as for this week particularly there’s an ITT that may create some gaps.”
2nd on the stage and total, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step): “I’m glad with my day. It was the primary mountain stage of the race, we went to excessive altitude and had lots of meters of climbing. The crew did an amazing job, we have been up there and could be content material with the way in which we rode. When the assaults got here on the steepest a part of the Galibier, I did my greatest to restrict the losses, and on the descent, I attempted to come back again, however the roads have been a bit sketchy and I misplaced a while there. Regardless of this, I continued to battle and I’m fairly pleased with my second place on the stage. It’s consequence for the morale and we’ll look to construct on this.”
Factors and KOM chief, Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno X – Mobility): “It was a tough begin. I attempted to go together with a breakaway to start with. Then we had one man within the breakaway earlier than the dash. Then they have been caught so I attempted to get some factors there for the dash and I used to be round fifth so I received sufficient factors to maintain the jersey for another day. After that I simply took it simple to the end line. Possibly we are going to see concerning the breakaway tomorrow, I feel I’ll assist Alexander Kristoff for the sprints tomorrow. Hopefully I’ve sufficient factors from yesterday too to maintain the mountain jersey as a result of I feel this isn’t simple to take after tomorrow.”
Most aggressive rider, Oier Lazkano (Movistar): “I didn’t really feel good in any respect within the first stage, however I’ve managed to show my physique round and regain feeling nowadays. It has not been a simple day for the breakaway, as a result of the groups within the common classification wished to make the race robust so we by no means received greater than two or three minutes away, which was a disgrace. As soon as I used to be there within the breakaway, I wished to attempt till the tip. I managed to get on the rostrum in my first Tour, and that’s one thing very good. I’ve fulfilled each bicycle owner’s dream. What do I anticipate from the remainder of the Tour? Struggling and studying! The objective is to not get on the rostrum for Combativity, however to win a stage to place my crew and its sponsors in place. I’ll hold in search of the breakaways as a result of, to win the lottery, it’s a must to purchase a ticket. Additionally, my teammates like Fernando Gaviria have proven good legs they usually have levels forward which can be good for his or her qualities, so we are going to help them.”
Tour de France Stage 4 Outcome:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates in 3:46:38
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 0:35
3. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (Spa) UAE Group Emirates
4. Primož Roglič (Slo) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
5. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:37
6. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 0:53
8. João Almeida (Por) UAE Group Emirates
9. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek at 2:41
10. Santiago Buitrago Sanchez (Col) Bahrain Victorious.
Tour de France Total After Stage 4:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates in 19:06:38
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 0:45
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:50
4. Juan Ayuso (Spa) UAE Emirates at 1:10
5. Primoz Roglič (Slo) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 1:14
6. Carlos Rodríguez (Spa9) INEOS Grenadiers at 1:16
7. Mikel Landa (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 1:32
8. João Almeida (Por) UAE Group Emirates at 1:32
9. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek at 3:20
10. Egan Bernal (Col) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:21.
Tour’24 stage 4:
A frantic bunch dash in Saint-Vulbas on Stage 5 was gained by Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) in entrance of an excited crowd to make Tour de France historical past. Cavendish clinched his thirty fifth Tour stage victory in model, making him probably the most prolific stage winner within the historical past of the race outright, now alone in entrance of the person he had beforehand shared the honour with, the good Eddy Merckx. Cavendish used all his expertise in an electrical bunch dash to seize the historic triumph forward of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in second and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility), who was third. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Group Emirates) stays within the Yellow Jersey with no modifications on the prime of the GC on the fifth day of racing.
There have been 174 riders firstly of stage 5 because the peloton rolled out of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne taking the official begin after a 4.6km neutralised part. Following just a few unsuccessful escape makes an attempt, it was lastly at 25km that Clement Russo (Groupama-FDJ) left the peloton, joined at 31km by Matteo Vercher (TotalEnergies). The 2 riders from Lyon moved clear and took a most lead of 4:35 at 40km. The duo’s hole was managed by Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck, who led the peloton. The typical pace after 2 hours of racing over flat terrain was 39.2kph. On the first categorised climb of the day, the Côte du Cheval Blanc (Cat.4, 104.6km), it was Russo who picked up the solitary level for the Mountain classification, with the peloton then at 2:20.
Russo was then first on the intermediate dash at Aoste (IS, 123.2km) adopted by Vercher, earlier than the peloton arrived and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) gained the bunch dash forward of Sam Bennett (Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). The riders then made their method to second categorised climb of the stage within the rain with the peloton steadily lowering the deficit to Russo and Vercher, lastly catching them with just below 36km to go, because the Côte de Lhuis (Cat.4, 142,8km) ascent began.
Going over Côte de Lhuis first and uncontested was Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) for an additional 1 Mountain classification level, guaranteeing him management of the climbers’ rankings for at the least the subsequent two days. Then on the end in Saint-Vulbas it was Cavendish who confirmed his class and energy within the hectic ultimate dash to make Tour historical past, crossing the road forward of Philipsen, Kristoff, Arnaud de Lie (Lotto-dstny) and Fabio Jakobsen (dsm-firmenich-PostNL), while Girmay was ninth to take the inexperienced jersey.
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Stage winner, Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan): “Astana put an enormous gamble on this yr to ensure we’re good right here on the Tour de France. My boss has executed an enormous gamble for us to come back right here and win at the least one stage. That reveals he’s somebody who is aware of what the Tour de France is. You must go all in. We’ve executed it. We labored on precisely what we wished to do. How we constructed the crew, what we’ve executed with the gear. Each little element has been put in direction of particularly at the moment. You see what it means! It doesn’t imply we’re going to be prime of the UCI rankings or something however the Tour de France is larger than biking isn’t it. Usually it takes me just a few days to get into it. I understand how it really works, my coach and other people round me understand how it’s. If all people knew the way it was everybody could be a motorbike rider and my job could be lots more durable. I’ve executed 15 Tour de Frances now, I don’t prefer to have unhealthy days and I don’t prefer to endure however I do know it’s simply within the head and for those who push you get by means of it. You’re employed and you’ll have a chance, issues nonetheless should go your method. We didn’t nail it as a crew like we wished to do, however the boys improvised and received me there in the perfect place and I shot onto no matter prepare was going and was capable of win. Particularly when you’re not bodily nearly as good as all people else, it’s positively helpful to make use of your head a bit.”
Total chief, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Group Emirates): “We have been within the bunch after which out of the blue one thing got here up within the center from nowhere, the blokes in entrance of me braked and we touched wheels a little bit bit, touched shoulders, however fortunately I escaped the concrete factor. I reacted on intuition and was very fortunate to keep away from the crash. It’s a pure a part of flat levels. The bunch is all the time collectively, quiet, all the time calm, and that’s when hazard can come earlier than you understand it, once you’re relaxed and also you by no means know what’s going to occur. It was a pleasant feeling to experience with the Yellow Jersey once more, I loved it. It was begin to the day, as I may have a chat round within the bunch. Anyway, the perfect half is I may roll into the end secure and sound on a tough stage. It was much less demanding than Torino, although, as issues on the entrance all the time remained comparatively calm. It’s unimaginable that Mark [Cavendish] received his thirty fifth stage victory. I noticed him after the end line and he informed me to not break his file, however I feel it’s going to really stand for a very long time.”
Greatest younger rider and 2nd total, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Fast-Step): “It was a reasonably common stage, with fairly a low tempo particularly firstly. It’s true, although, that the physique experiences a unique degree of stress within the final 50 kilometres, additionally due to the rain that made the roads a bit trickier. In any case, we didn’t have any main issues and the job is completed for at the moment. It is rather particular to witness Mark Cavendish setting a brand new all-time file, and to share the bunch with him. We’ve got been teammates and it’s been nice to be a part of his many feats. If there’s a man who deserves this file, it’s him.”
Factors chief and ninth on the stage, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty): “It was a part of the plan to attempt to take the inexperienced jersey at the moment. In fact, I’d have most popular one other consequence within the dash, but it surely’s nice. It’s a really stunning jersey, I really like this color. Every part goes rather well, I used to be capable of win a stage and this time I used to be nonetheless fairly shut. And I do know there shall be different alternatives. Mark Cavendish, I noticed him win races once I was round ten and I all the time dreamed of being like him. So to seek out myself within the race the place he beats the file, it makes me very pleased, I’m pleased for him.”
KOM, Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility): “Immediately I used to be going full fuel for Alexander Kristoff, and I’m very pleased that he was third on the end. As for my job, I spent the entire day round him and carried out the ultimate a part of my obligation coming into the final kilometre. I’m pleased I’ve worn the inexperienced jersey for 3 days, and now I’m wanting ahead to spending some extra days within the polka dot one. I’ll attempt to hold it for so long as potential, so I’ll in all probability have to leap in some breakaways. I hope you see me lots on TV within the subsequent few days!”
Most aggressive rider, Clément Russo (Groupama-FDJ): “I hadn’t precisely deliberate to go within the breakaway, however at one level I had the chance to do it. I knew that few riders have been motivated to do it, particularly with a headwind. I had spoken a little bit with Matteo Vercher and he wished to go there as a result of we’re in our area. There have been solely two of us, so it was troublesome to hope to win, however we had enjoyable. I grew up about 15 km from right here and what’s extra, it’s my mum’s birthday, so I’m going to have a bouquet to present her! With the rain that began to fall, I feel it introduced the peloton again faster and we have been caught fairly removed from the end, but it surely’s all the time nice to prepared the ground on the street on the Tour de France.”
Tour de France Stage 5 Outcome:
1. Mark Cavendish (GB) Astana Qazaqstan in 4:08:46
2. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck
3. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Uno-X Mobility
4. Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto Dstny
5. Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) dsm-firmenich-PostNL
6. Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Israel-Premier Tech
7. Arnaud Démare (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Inns
8. Gerben Thijssen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty
9. Biniam Girmay Hailu (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty
10. Marijn van den Berg (Ned) EF Training-EasyPost.
Tour de France Total After Stage 5:
1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Group Emirates in 23:15:24
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Soudal Fast-Step at 0:45
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:50
4. Juan Ayuso Pesquera (Spa) UAE Group Emirates at 1:10
5. Primož Roglič (Slo) Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe at 1:14
6. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Spa) INEOS Grenadiers at 1:16
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Soudal Fast-Step at 1:32
8. João Almeida (Por) UAE Group Emirates
9. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Lidl-Trek at 3:20
10. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) INEOS Grenadiers at 3:21.
Tour’24 stage 5:
Van Wilder is Aggravated by Criticism of the Tour Group Round Evenepoel
Remco Evenepoel confirmed on stage 4 that he’s able to battle for the Tour podium by ending second within the Alpine stage to Valloire. The 24-year-old Belgian was additionally effectively surrounded by his Soudal Fast-Step teammates on the Col du Galibier. One in every of his teammates, Ilan Van Wilder, had his say after the stage.
Van Wilder believes that Soudal Fast-Step’s Tour crew has acquired an excessive amount of criticism in current months. “I’m going to take a second to specific my disappointment to the media,” he stated to Het Nieuwsblad. “There are all the time feedback concerning the crew and that’s not good to listen to. I’ll inform it like it’s: typically we actually really feel like shit,” Van Wilder identified. “Individuals neglect that we’re younger and that it’s the first Tour for a lot of. Sorry, however groups like UAE Emirates. These usually are not domestiques, however all leaders who race for at the least two million euros. That claims all of it. I all the time hear the identical factor: they gained’t do it with these males. They don’t have the crew for it. I’m a bit bored with it.”
Van Wilder not happy:
Rolf Aldag is Impressed by Remco Evenepoel
Tadej Pogačar was the massive winner on Tuesday within the first mountain stage of the Tour de France, however Remco Evenepoel additionally impressed within the Alpine stage to Valloire. Rolf Aldag, sports activities director with Purple Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, was additionally impressed.
“We might even have appreciated to take bonus seconds with Primoz Roglič, however Remco was very robust in these sprints,” Aldag informed Het Nieuwsblad after the end. “He was nice and the way he closed the hole on Pogačar and Vingegaard on Sunday in Bologna was additionally spectacular. Chapeau.”
“I feel his progress is spectacular. Within the Critérium du Dauphiné it actually felt like we had him below management, however now… The query is: can he keep at this degree or will he endure a setback after this super-fast tremendous type?”
The German DS was additionally impressed by Mikel Landa, Evenepoel’s lieutenant within the mountains. Whereas Aleksandr Vlasov couldn’t grasp on, Landa managed to outlive the UAE Group Emirates choice on the Col du Galibier.
“We have been hoping for the Soudal Fast-Step situation, with Remco who nonetheless had Landa with him. It’s not that Mikel may make the race laborious or imply a lot, however he was there. If Remco wanted a water bottle or gel, he was there. This can be a large benefit, particularly as a result of you’ll be able to’t get to all the pieces with the automobiles,” Aldag stated.
Evenepoel has been spectacular to this point:
Jan Bakelants Doesn’t See Vingegaard as a Loser on the Galibier
Tadej Pogačar dealt a primary blow to Jonas Vingegaard on the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, however the Danish defending champion of Visma | Lease a Bike stored the harm in Valloire restricted. Jan Bakelants doesn’t see Vingegaard as a loser.
In his column for Het Laatste Nieuws, Bakelants sheds gentle on the primary mountain stage of the Tour de France, and the relationships between Vingegaard and Pogačar. “Simply as he did final yr and as he did once more on Sunday in Bologna on the San Luca, Jonas Vingegaard additionally received caught into Tadej Pogačar’s wheel on the Galibier. However greater than on Sunday, this experience was an actual psychological enhance for Vingegaard.”
“Within the stage over the Galibier it was for Jonas Vingegaard and Visma | Lease a Bike is particularly necessary in order to not lose time on Pogačar. Possibly he overran himself a bit in the previous few hundred meters. And that he paid for it in money throughout these components of the descent the place he needed to pedal. Even so, this can be a success for Vingegaard. Realizing the place he comes from, he reaches a really excessive degree.”
The primary mountain stage confirmed what many already thought. UAE Group Emirates is by far the strongest crew for the time being. “So far as UAE is anxious, we have been a bit hungry till yesterday,” Bakelants believes. “It was unclear what position Ayuso and Almeida would play. This was evident on the Galibier. And so that you see as soon as once more what a implausible crew UAE has purchased collectively. With this they’ll smoke out all the pieces and everybody.”
Uphill there’s little to say about their superior numbers, however Bakelants doesn’t wish to draw hasty conclusions but. “It’s removed from over and it’s early for conclusions. However Pogačar and his crew put the ending touches on Tuesday. In stage nineteen (from Embrun to Isola 2000) we get the same stage. The Cime de la Bonette (2798 meters) is larger than the Galibier and it could turn into even hotter there. I anticipate UAE to be aggressive on this too.”
Vingegaard – Not so unhealthy:
UCI Pressured Dylan Groenewegen to Take away his Nostril Glasses
Dylan Groenewegen stole the present on Monday on stage 3 of the Tour de France. The Dutch champion had a nostril piece on his glasses. The Jayco AlUla rider had requested sponsor Scicon to make use of it. But Groenewegen completed in Turin with out the glasses as a result of the UCI the banned glasses throughout the stage.
The 31-year-old Lion of Amsterdam defined the UCI intervention to WielerFlits. “They stated the glasses weren’t available on the market and the ‘nostril’ needed to be eliminated. In order that’s what I did,” Groenewegen stated. But he wore the identical glasses once more firstly of the fifth stage. The answer was easy. “It’s available on the market now, so I can put on it at the moment, haha! It’s now on-line on the web site, so I can even put on it throughout the race.”
WielerFlits requested concerning the nostril piece on the Scicon stand at EuroBike: It prices 350 euros, making it one and a half occasions dearer than the Scicon Aeroscope sun shades at 220 euros, that Groenewegen wears. His set-up prices 570 euros. In accordance with the corporate, the rationale why the Scicon Nostril Cowl has this value is as a result of improvement behind it and particularly as a result of it’s 3D printed. Along with the Aeroscope, it is usually suitable with the Aeroshade and Kunken fashions. The glasses look like the Scicon Aeroscope biking glasses, however are geared up with a particular cap over the nostril that’s paying homage to a crow’s beak. The black cap has been positioned to information the airflow extra effectively alongside the person’s face, which Scicon did on the request of Groenewegen himself. “Oakley has it too. The goggles gained’t be an issue, each little bit of aero pays off. Generally it could actually come right down to a photograph end, I do know all about that.”
No nostril for Groenewegen:
Peter Sagan Retires as a Street Bicycle owner: “Unhappy, however Additionally Proud and Filled with Pleasure”
The biking profession of the 34-year-old Peter Sagan is now over. The three-time World champion rode his final aggressive kilometres on Sunday in his residence race, the Tour of Slovakia. In an emotional message on social media, Sagan bowed out. “After so a few years it’s laborious to consider that my journey in skilled biking has come to an finish,” he wrote.
“Crossing the end line at the moment within the Tour of Slovakia was a second filled with blended emotions: unhappiness, nostalgia, but in addition delight and pleasure,” stated Sagan after Sunday’s ultimate stage. “It’s a bittersweet feeling to say goodbye to this chapter of my skilled profession, however I couldn’t have requested for a greater place than right here. In my residence nation and in my residence occasion.”
“I nonetheless keep in mind my first stage within the Tour Down Underneath on January 19, 2010. I used to be only a younger lad, not but 20, and I may by no means have imagined that I’d have such an extended and profitable profession on this sport would have. It’s been an extended street, with ups and downs. And ending my profession within the Tour of Slovakia, surrounded by the help and love of my compatriots, is a reminiscence I’ll cherish eternally. Thanks to everybody who has been a part of this unimaginable journey. Your help has been my driving power and I’m so grateful for each encouragement. With out you I’d by no means have gotten this far,” stated Sagan.
Sagan initially hoped to finish his profession within the Olympic mountain bike race in Paris, however he did not qualify for the Video games. On the finish of final yr he had already ended his WorldTour profession by leaving TotalEnergies. He rode just a few extra races with the Continental Pierre Baguette Biking from Slovakia, however June 30, 2024 shall be remembered because the day of Sagan’s final street race.
It’s throughout (on the street) for Peter Sagan:
Joris Nieuwenhuis Breaks with Sven Nys – No Improved Contract
Joris Nieuwenhuis will instantly depart Baloise Trek Lions, Sven Nys’ cyclo-cross crew. The Dutch champion hoped for an improved contract with the Belgian cyclo-cross crew, however no settlement was reached and they also have parted firm. In accordance with the crew, “each events say goodbye to one another on good phrases”.
In a press release on social media, Baloise Trek Lions introduced the break with Nieuwenhuis. The 28-year-old rider determined to cease street racing in 2022, after three and a half years with DSM within the WorldTour, with a view to focus extra on cyclocross. This resulted in good outcomes final winter, together with the Nationwide Championship title, silver on the World championships behind Mathieu van der Poel and second locations within the World Cup and the Superprestige.
The contract negotiations subsequently got here to an finish, Baloise Trek Lions stated in a press release: “Logically, quite a few riders additionally hoped for an improved contract for the long run. Comprehensible, however sadly it isn’t possible for the crew and the finances to associate with all these will increase. We wish to be a crew that may rating throughout the board within the close to future.”
In accordance with supervisor Sven Nys’ crew, ‘ settlement has been reached’ with Nieuwenhuis, permitting the Dutchman to depart the crew instantly. Nieuwenhuis himself has not but responded to his departure from the crew.
In accordance with Het Nieuwsblad, Nieuwenhuis is about to signal with a brand new cross crew of Hans van Kasteren and sports activities director Richard Groenendaal, two previous acquaintances within the cyclocross world. Van Kasteren was crew boss of Telenet Fidea Lions earlier than he offered it to Nys in 2016. That new crew could be supported by bicycle model Ridley.
Joris Nieuwenhuis leaves Sven Nys:
Laurens ten Dam third within the Tour Divide: “Subsequent degree to hell”
Laurens ten Dam completed third within the Tour Divide. The Dutchman took a complete of 15 days and 6 minutes to finish the extremely race that runs from the northern border to the southern border of the US through the Continental Divide.
The Dutchman had been on the rostrum for the reason that third day, far behind leaders Justinas Leveika and Ulrich Bartolmoes, however far forward of the fourth rider, Cade Reichenberger.
“I really feel proud now, however after the end I used to be disenchanted for a second and was fully numb and exhausted. The beers instantly after the end didn’t go down effectively both, I had to fall asleep right away,” Ten Dam responded after the race in his podcast Reside Sluggish Trip Quick.
“I actually screwed up subsequent degree. In the course of the race I used to be fully exhausted a number of occasions and thought of giving up a number of occasions, however each time I received by means of it. My eye is contaminated and my toes nonetheless damage, however I’m doing higher. I can take three-quarter steps once more. At first they have been quarter steps.”
Lithuanian Leveika finally gained the Tour Divide in a file time of 13 days, 2 hours and 16 minutes. In doing so, he broke the previous file set in 2016 by Mike Corridor, who had a prime time of 13 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes. The unofficial file is held by Unbound winner Lachlan Morton, who accomplished the 4,200 kilometre extremely race in 12 days, 12 hours and 21 minutes.
Ten Dam third within the Tour Divide:
Chinese language Firm Invests in Astana Qazaqstan
Chinese language carbon merchandise producer XDS Carbon-Tech, one of many largest firms in that trade on the planet, will put money into the Astana Qazaqstan crew. The long-term technique of the collaboration is to offer competitors to the most important groups within the WorldTour by means of reinforcements. As well as, the crew may even change bike suppliers.
The Shenzen-based firm will turn into a serious investor of the crew for a interval of 5 to 10 years. The crew will obtain a finances that comes near that of the foremost groups on the prime of biking, reminiscent of UAE Group Emirates and Visma | Lease A Bike.
The crew may even swap bike suppliers as a part of the deal, shifting from Wilier to lesser-known Chinese language model X-Lab. The deal may very well be finalised and introduced throughout the Tour. The Chinese language funding ought to allow crew boss Vinokourov to draw some reinforcements to attain sufficient factors to remain within the WorldTour. One of many meant names for the crew is Kaden Groves. The Australian sprinter, who shall be out of contract with Alpecin-Deceuninck on the finish of the season, ought to earn the mandatory factors within the sprints for the crew, which is decided to retain their WorldTour standing for the subsequent license interval of 2026 till 2029.
More cash for Vino:
Group dsm-firmenich PostNL Reveal 2024 Giro d’Italia Ladies Squad
With the summer time months quick hotting up, the motion within the Ladies’s peloton will quickly do the identical as riders prepare for one of many oldest races on the calendar – the Giro d’Italia Ladies. Immediately, Group dsm-firmenich PostNL announce their seven-rider squad which is able to tackle the thrilling eight days of racing throughout Italy.
Kicking off with a time trial within the historic metropolis of Brescia, the riders gained’t have a lot time to absorb the beautiful surroundings as they blast across the 15-kilometre-long route. From there, the open street levels await with a dash alternative on stage two earlier than the primary mountain-top end on day three. A mixture of hilly and rolling terrain follows, though the sprinters ought to get an opportunity as soon as extra on stage 5, earlier than the queen stage on the penultimate day of motion. There, the riders will tackle over 3500 metres of climbing paced into solely 120 kilometres of racing, with a summit end atop the well-known Blockhaus ascent awaiting what’s going to little question be a drained peloton. Relying on how large the gaps are from yesterday, the ultimate stage may have potential for a GC raid but when not the breakaway or punchy riders stand likelihood.
With ultimate preparations nearly full after good current coaching blocks and strong racing, Group dsm-firmenich PostNL are set to depart their mark as they as soon as once more look to place up a battle within the GC with finisher Juliette Labous; aiming to placed on the same sensible show that noticed the crew end second total in 2023.
Group dsm-firmenich PostNL coach Kelvin Dekker defined: “We’re wanting ahead to travelling to Italy for the second Grand Tour of the season with this thrilling squad. Our goal for the race is evident, with Juliette as our finisher for the GC battle, and we’re assured that the crew we’ve got right here can help her in the absolute best method for us to realize our targets collectively. We’ve got actually good reminiscences of this race from final yr with our second place total, so we’ve got as soon as once more made this certainly one of our goal targets for the season. Nonetheless, we might want to hold the give attention to the place our energy lies, and that’s displaying some sensible teamwork all through the race in order that we will hold one another within the battle day-after-day. We’re wanting ahead to getting underway and exhibiting our crew colors out on the street.”
One in every of Group dsm-firmenich PostNL’s resident Italians, Francesca Barale added: “I feel we’re all wanting ahead to the Giro. Personally, I’m in fact actually excited for it as a I actually take pleasure in racing in my very own nation. All of us have some good reminiscences from final yr with Juliette’s GC podium, and that was particular for me too with it being my first Giro. This yr we wish to intention for much more. I’m assured that with Juliette and the remainder of the crew’s type, then we will go for an amazing consequence. I feel it will be a profitable Giro if we already managed to do what we did final yr; work effectively as a crew, race aggressively and make an impression on the race. I feel the outcomes will then come if we try this. We’ve got a pleasant group, and everybody is actually motivated to do this and get the absolute best GC consequence with Juliette. Personally, I feel final yr I made some good steps within the Giro so this yr I wish to do the identical. I’ve simply had coaching block and I’m wanting ahead to seeing how I develop, and the way I might help Juliette within the race.”
Line-up:
Francesca Barale (ITA)
Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA)
Franziska Koch (GER)
Juliette Labous (FRA)
Josie Nelson (GBR)
Becky Storrie (GBR)
Nienke Vinke (NED).
Becky Storrie to the Giro:
Oatly and EF Professional Biking announce new partnership
Oatly turns into co-title sponsor of ladies’s squad, now driving as EF-Oatly-Cannondale
Oatly, the world’s authentic and largest oatmilk firm, and EF Professional Biking are getting into right into a multi-year partnership. As a part of the collaboration, Oatly will turn into an “Official Efficiency Companion” of each our males’s and ladies’s squads and an official co-title sponsor of our ladies’s squad, now often known as EF-Oatly-Cannondale.
“One in every of our key aims is to deliver the Oatly magic to extra folks and this partnership with EF Professional Biking is definitely geared in direction of that. As probably the most common and watched sports activities globally, we’re excited to point out the world how dairy-free merchandise could be an integral a part of skilled athlete and non-athlete diets alike,” stated John Schoolcraft, Chief Inventive Officer at Oatly. “We’re additionally proud to turn into a co-title sponsor of the ladies’s crew. We are able to’t wait to rejoice each groups’ triumphs within the years to come back and assist gas their success.”
Particulars of the Oatly/EF Professional Biking sponsorship embody:
- Coaching Camp Naming Rights: EF Professional Biking’s coaching camps will now be often known as “Oatly Efficiency Camps” offering ample collaboration alternatives for analysis and meal-planning to include Oatly’s dairy-free merchandise into athletes’ diets.
- Distinguished Brand Placements: Oatly’s emblem will now seem on crew uniforms worn whereas racing and coaching, and throughout a number of EF Professional Biking properties, together with crew automobiles, buses, vehicles, chef and soigneur vans.
- Occasion-Particular Activations and Integrations: Oatly and EF Professional Biking will companion to ship dairy-free fan activations in key markets, hospitality packages, post-event events, and rider-specific occasions.
- Content material Growth: Each organisations will collaborate on an everyday sequence of video, web site, and social media tasks highlighting the partnership and spotlighting cyclists’ use of Oatly merchandise.
“We’re excited to welcome Oatly into our household of companions, and we sit up for working with them in quite a lot of methods,” stated Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Professional Biking. “Oatly is an modern and irreverent model whose merchandise are already utilized by a number of of our riders, they usually’re an ideal match to what we’re attempting to inject into the game. We’ve already begun engaged on some nice issues collectively and might’t await folks to see them.”
Oatly makes a scrumptious vary of oat-based, non-dairy milk alternate options that provide the identical creamy style, frothy really feel, and performance as cow’s milk whereas typically having a decrease environmental impression. Oatly’s fortified drinks profit from the inherent goodness of fibrous oats and, in most markets the place you discover their merchandise, additionally include quite a lot of helpful nutritional vitamins and minerals.
Our males’s squad is within the Tour de France. The Tour de France Femmes begins on August 12.
A very good begin for Oatly:
Giro d’Italia Ladies: The Grande Partenza is Quick Approaching
Brescia is getting ready to welcome the primary version of the ladies’s Corsa Rosa organised by RCS Sport, which is able to begin on 7 July with a person time trial. Grand finale on the 14th in L’Aquila. Blockhaus is the ‘Cima Alfonsina Strada’, the very best peak of the race, established in reminiscence of the bicycle owner who took half within the males’s Giro d’Italia in 1924. Among the many large names introduced firstly are the world champion Lotte Kopecky, the Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini, 2023 runner-up Juliette Labous, and 2023 Maglia Bianca Gaia Realini. Scarpetta Rossa would be the Charity Companion of the race.
12 days separate us from the Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia Ladies, organised for the primary time by RCS Sport in partnership with the FCI – Italian Biking Federation. Brescia is on the point of welcome the good stars of ladies’s biking, who from 7 to 14 July will battle it out to win the Maglia Rosa in what is without doubt one of the most eagerly awaited and coveted occasions of the yr. On Saturday 6 July at 18.00, the groups presentation will happen in Piazza della Loggia, preamble to a sequence of occasions and actions geared toward highlighting the competitors. The grand finale shall be in L’Aquila, after eight levels.
The Trophy
As infinite because the potential of this competitors that continues to develop day-to-day, that is the white gold trophy of the Giro d’Italia Ladies 2024 that embodies greatness, ardour and sacrifice. The image of infinity really represents far more: the dream, the autumn and the victory.
The Giro d’Italia Ladies’s Medals and the Dedication to Alfonsina Strada
Eight blossoms to symbolize the eight levels of the Giro d’Italia Ladies on an limitless path indicating the ‘Strada’ to the victory. Strada is certainly the identify of the medal for the 2024 version, which retraces the brave story of Alfonsina Strada within the yr that celebrates the centenary of her presence on the Giro d’Italia. The very best peak of the race, the Blockhaus, the place the seventh stage will end, can also be named after her.
With one month to go, L’Aquila, web site of the Grande Arrivo, has colored certainly one of its benches crimson and pink. The initiative, promoted by Scarpetta Rossa, Charity Companion of the occasion, is geared toward bringing to gentle the theme of gender violence
The Official Jersey and the Sponsors of the Giro d’Italia Ladies
The chief jerseys of the Giro d’Italia Ladies are designed and produced by CASTELLI
- Title Sponsor, Madeinitaly.gov.it
- Maglia Rosa, chief of the Normal Classification, sponsored by Polti
- Maglia Rossa, chief of the Factors Classification, sponsored by zondacrypto
- Maglia Azzurra, chief of the Gran Premio della Montagna (KOM), sponsored by Banca Mediolanum
- Maglia Bianca, Greatest Younger Rider, sponsored by Autostrade per l’Italia
- Stage winner, sponsored by Trenitalia (Official Inexperienced Provider)
Timekeeper
- Tudor – Official Timekeeper
Official Sponsor
- GLS – Intermediate Sprints
- Velux – Superteam
- Astoria – Official Wine
- Suzuki – Official Automotive
- Valtellina – Official Sponsor
- Castelli – Official Sponsor
- Clivet – Official Sponsor
- Lauretana – Official Sponsor
- Terna – Official Sponsor
- CNH – Official Sponsor
- RTL 102.5 – Official Radio
Official Suppliers
- Pata – Official Provider
- Drivalia – Official Provider
- Pastificio Rana – Official Provider
Licensors
Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini and world champion Lotte Kopecky at Strade Bianche Ladies Elite
Giro d’Italia Ladies, The Groups
15 UCI Ladies’s WorldTeams:
- AG INSURANCE – SOUDAL TEAM (Justine Ghekiere, Kimberly Le Courtroom)
- CANYON//SRAM RACING (Neve Bradbury, Elise Chabbey)
- CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM (Arianna Fidanza, Katrin Schweinberger)
- FDJ-SUEZ (Vittoria Guazzini, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig)
- FENIX-DECEUNINCK (Greta Marturano, Pauliena Rooijakkers)
- HUMAN POWERED HEALTH (Ruth Edwards, Katia Ragusa)
- LIDL – TREK (Elizabeth Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini, Gaia Realini)
- LIV-ALULA-JAYCO (Mavi Garcia, Ingvild Gaskjenn)
- MOVISTAR TEAM (Liane Lippert, Arlenis Sierra)
- ROLAND (Elena Hartmann, Anna Kiesenhofer)
- TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL (Franziska Koch, Juliette Labous)
- TEAM SD WORX – PROTIME (Lotte Kopecky, Blanka Kata Vas)
- TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE (Rosita Reijnhout, Fem Van Empel)
- UAE TEAM ADQ (Chiara Consonni, Silvia Persico)
- UNO-X MOBILITY (Katrine Aalerud, Rebecca Koerner)
Certified by rating:
- COFIDIS WOMEN TEAM (Julie Bego, Hannah Ludwig)
- TASHKENT CITY WOMEN PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (Yanina Kuskova, Olga Zabelinskaya)
Wild Playing cards:
- BEPINK – BONGIOANNI (Nora Jencusova, Monica Trinca Colonel)
- EF EDUCATION – CANNONDALE (Letizia Borghesi, Kim Cadzow)
- ISOLMANT – PREMAC – VITTORIA (Beatrice Rossato, Asia Zontone)
- LABORAL KUTXA – FUNDACION EUSKADI (Usoa Ostolaza, Ane Santesteban)
- TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO (Iris Monticolo, Gaia Segato)
Ticket Gross sales Open for 2024 UCI Observe Champions League Remaining Rounds in London
Ticket gross sales at the moment are on common sale for the ultimate two rounds of the 2024 UCI Observe Champions League season which shall be hosted at London’s award-winning Lee Valley VeloPark on December 6-7.
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Since opening in 2012, this iconic observe has been residence to many jaw-dropping performances; the 2012 Olympic Video games noticed the likes of Chris Hoy, Laura Kenny, and Jason Kenny, amongst others, storm to victory, taking seven out of a potential 10 gold medals; Sir Bradley Wiggins’ profitable try on the UCI Hour Report in 2015, and extra not too long ago, the back-to-back, sold-out rounds of the UCI Observe Champions League previously three seasons.
In 2021, the inaugural Grand Finale of the UCI Observe Champions League offered the stage for thrilling sprints and intense endurance races that stored spectators on the sting of their seats. Among the many standout performances, Dutch legend Harrie Lavreysen claimed victory within the males’s dash class, whereas Katie Archibald from Nice Britain dominated the ladies’s endurance occasions. The 2022 version noticed record-breaking performances and dramatic photograph finishes, with Lavreysen unsuccessfully preventing to defend his dash title towards Australian rising star Matthew Richardson, and American Jennifer Valente rising within the ladies’s endurance class. The 2023 season continued to captivate audiences with breathtaking races and galvanizing comebacks. Lavreysen reclaimed his trophy within the males’s dash, and Katie Archibald did the identical within the ladies’s endurance.
2024 UCI Observe Champions League total winners: Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand), Harrie Lavreysen (The Netherlands), Katie Archibald (Nice Britain), Dylan Bibic (Canada)
The long-lasting venue was designed by architects at main follow Hopkins Architects, and has a capability for over 6,000 spectators. The observe sits at seven metres broad and 250 metres lengthy. Made from Siberian pine, and with a banking of 42° at its highest and 12° at its lowest, it’s clear the observe is constructed for pace.
Emma Hinze (Germany), Gavin Hoover (USA), Mathilde Gros (France), Claudio Imhof (Switzerland), Dylan Bibic (Canada), and Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand) additionally know what it feels prefer to raise the UCI Observe Champions League Trophy on this legendary stage. With the stakes larger than ever, we will anticipate spectacular performances within the ultimate two rounds of the 2024 UCI Observe Champions League on December 6-7.
Season 4 of the UCI Observe Champions League kicks off on November 23 on the Vélodrome Nationwide in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which is able to crown the Paris 2024 Olympic Champions in only a few weeks. The league will then transfer to Apeldoorn on November 29-30, earlier than concluding in London on December 6-7.
For extra data on the UCI Observe Champions League, go to www.ucitrackchampionsleague.com.
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