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22-year-old Bjorg Lambrecht passes away after crash: Daily News Digest
Shortly before today’s Daily News Digest was set to post with some expected transfer season signing updates and racing news, Lotto-Soudal announced that Bjorg Lambrecht had passed away following a crash at the Tour of Poland. The 22-year-old was one of Belgium’s most promising up-and-comers. Bjorg Lambrecht (Lotto-Soudal) has died after a crash on stage …
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The weekly spin: What we can expect from the 2020 Tour de France
The days that follow the Tour de France always leave cyclings fans with a bout of melancholy. After three weeks of closely following the biggest event in the sport, the vacuum that follows is profound. Yes, there are other races, but none that demand the collective attention of the Tour. This year’s race was exceptionally …
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What is Movistar doing?
Nairo Quintana won Friday’s stage to Valloire, but it’s not entirely clear that he was supposed to. Movistar is fractured, privately and publicly. Two of its three stars have been tied to other teams, or at the very least tied to leaving Movistar. None has performed to expectations this Tour de France. They sit in …
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Where Movistar went wrong on stage 14 of the Tour de France
Nairo Quintana’s yellow jersey dreams faded on the slopes of the Tourmalet on Saturday. The two-time overall runner-up was dropped from the GC group well before the summit finish of stage 14 of the Tour de France, unable to stay with a hard tempo set by his own Movistar team. “Nairo was not at his …
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Porte, Fuglsang, and Pinot among stars caught out in Tour’s windy 10th stage
Several big GC names were caught out in a wind-blown stage 10 at the Tour de France. Forced to chase after a split in the bunch, Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First) all finished 1:40 down on the day, while Mikel Landa (Movistar) crossed the line …
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