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2020 Giro d'Italia, Alex Dowsett, Features, Race reports, Racing - October 10, 2020

Alex Dowsett claims Israel Start-Up Nation’s first WT victory at the Giro

Isreal Start-Up Nation’s Alex Dowsett rode to an impressive solo victory on the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia. The former world hour record holder is no stranger to riding alone, and once the time trial specialist got daylight, the race was over. Behind him the race for second came from the remains of the …

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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, News, Simon Yates - October 10, 2020

Yates out of Giro after COVID-19 positive

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Simon Yates is out of the Giro d’Italia after a positive test for COVID-19. According to a statement from his Mitchelton-Scott team, the 28-year-old Briton began feeling “very mild symptoms” after Friday’s stage 7. Team medical staff requested a rapid test for coronavirus, which registered a positive result, and a followup PCR test confirmed that …

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Preview: What you need to know about the women’s Gent-Wevelgem

Do you hear that? The rattling of bottle cages on carbon, the distinct sound of tires flying over stone, a peloton frantically shifting through gears … It is time — the cobbled season is upon us. The original schedule forecast a busy weekend for the teams, with the Amstel Gold Race and Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders …

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Démare sprints to another victory on Giro stage 7

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Arnaud Démare powered to his second straight win and his third in four days at the Giro d’Italia on Friday, sprinting to victory on stage 7. Démare was well-positioned for the final kick and delivered on the finishing straight, holding off Peter Sagan to nab the win and extend his lead in the points classification. …

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2020 Paris-Roubaix, Features, News, Racing - October 9, 2020

Paris-Roubaix has been cancelled

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Paris-Roubaix has been cancelled. The 118th edition of the iconic race was due to have its first women’s version this season, and was scheduled for October 25. Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the region around Lille, close to the finish in Roubaix, the French regional and national authorities have requested the cancellation of …

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Alex Dowsett claims Israel Start-Up Nation’s first WT victory at the Giro

Yates out of Giro after COVID-19 positive

Preview: What you need to know about the women’s Gent-Wevelgem

Démare sprints to another victory on Giro stage 7

Paris-Roubaix has been cancelled

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