Longo Borghini claims second edition of women's Paris-Roubaix
ROUBAIX, France : Italian champion Elisa Longo Borghini won the second edition of the women's Paris-Roubaix after a solo raid of more than 30 kilometres on Saturday.
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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022 - Elisa Longo Borghini times move to perfection to win Hell of the North
Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek – Segafredo) timed her move to perfection to win Paris-Roubaix Femmes on Saturday. The Italian champion timed her move to perfection – some 34km out – after a day of breakaways to solo her way to her first win of the season in a consummate performance. Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx) finished second and Lucinda Brand (Trek – Segafredo) took third.
Marianne Vos out of Paris-Roubaix 2022 after testing positive for Covid
Marianne Vos has withdrawn from Paris-Roubaix Femmes after testing positive for Covid, that is according to Eurosport's Iris Slappendel. Vos is said to be “very disappointed” but feels fine.
Paris-Roubaix 2022 LIVE - Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky shoot for victory at Hell of the North
Stay tuned for live comments from Becky Hart on Saturday Ad/> Who will be crowned Queen of the Cobbles? Paris — RoubaixVan Dijk 'more excited' for Hour Record than Paris-Roubaix20 HOURS AGO Last year’s winner Lizzie Deignan is not returning to defend her trophy, sitting out the 2022 season as she is expecting her second child. That leaves the field relatively open but there are a few familiar faces on the starting list that are definitely worth keeping an eye on. Marianna Vos is a legendary name that can never be ignored, the Dutchwoman having finished second in Gent-Wevelgem this season and seventh in Strade Bianche.
Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2022: Who will be crowned Queen of the Cobbles at Hell of the North?
Paris-Roubaix Femmes is back for its second edition this weekend, the women taking on the famously brutal cobble stones of northern France on Saturday as the race returns to its customary spring slot in the calendar. Last year’s winner Lizzie Deignan is not returning to defend her trophy, sitting out the 2022 season as she is expecting her second child. That leaves the field relatively open but there are a few familiar faces on the starting list that are definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Elisa Balsamo completes hat-trick of WorldTour wins after sprint success at Gent-Wevelgem
Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) held off the late challenge of Marianne Vos (Jumbo Visma) in a bunch sprint to win the women’s race at Gent-Wevelgem. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ceratizit-WNT) came through in third to complete the podium. Ad/> It was Balsamo’s third win in a row having triumphed in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and Classic Brugge-De Panne earlier in the month.
Omloop 2022 women’s race LIVE – Annemiek van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky vie for title in Belgium classic
Stay tuned for live text commentary from Nick Christian Ad/> Welcome! Omloop Het NieuwsbladOmloop men’s race LIVE – Van Aert, Gilbert among contenders in Belgium classicAN HOUR AGO Former champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) is among the star names in the women's field along with Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx). Kopecky will be joined by a selection of typically imperious team-mates, including Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser, while Elisa Balsamo and Ellen Van Dijk are hoping to secure victory for Trek-Segafredo.
How can I watch Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2022? Livestream details, key riders for Belgium classic
There’s a joke in the cycling community that the season does not start until Omloop is here – which is bad news if you are called Tadej Pogacar and currently tearing it up at the UAE Tour. After a long winter, the classics season gets underway on Saturday with the one-day curtain-raiser in Belgium. Ad/> Neither defending champion is back as Davide Ballerini and Anna van der Breggen are absent (the latter could be in the SD Worx team car), with both races to be held on the same day.