Twists and turns galore in Glasgow showdown
GLASGOW : Glasgow's usually busy streets were becalmed ahead of the weekend with cars banished from the city centre and only the occasional whirr of expensive bicycle wheels raising the volume.
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GLASGOW : Glasgow's usually busy streets were becalmed ahead of the weekend with cars banished from the city centre and only the occasional whirr of expensive bicycle wheels raising the volume.
Mark Cavendish has been named in the squad list for the UCI World Championships despite his Tour de France withdrawal. Geraint Thomas has been selected to lead Great Britain's men's road team at next month's Championships in Scotland. Ad On the women's long list, former world champion Lizzie Diegnan has returned to competition after welcoming her second child, alongside national champion Pfeiffer Georgi.
Tadej Pogacar landed a time trial and road race double at the Slovenian national cycling championships, whilst Remco Evenepoel and Fred Wright were triumphant at their own respective national races. Two months after he broke his wrist at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Pogacar won with ease as he crossed the line well ahead of his nearest challenger, Luka Mezgec. Ad Third place went to Matej Mohoric, almost five minutes slower.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wrote the next captivating chapter in his illustrious career with a remarkable solo victory in the fastest Tour of Flanders ever raced. After a series of early skirmishes, the Slovenian put in his decisive attack on the second dual ascent of the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg to drop rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and deny the Dutchman a third win in four years.
Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) is hoping he won’t be “hanging on for dear life” again when he bids for a maiden Classics victory at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. Wright will start as an outsider on the Flemish cobbles with a host of big names on the start list, but is hoping to build on his seventh-place finish in 2022.
Britain’s Fred Wright admits his string of near-misses in 2022 have left him “really gutted” but believes a “nice big win” is on the horizon. Speaking to Eurosport ahead of the World Championships road race in Wollongong, Australia on Sunday, Wright reflected on a brilliant breakout season that has seen him repeatedly fall just short of an elusive victory. Ad Wright finished in the top five on five occasions at La Vuelta, just a month after he put in a series of impressive performances at the Tour de France.
Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd says Primoz Roglic’s decision to publicly blame Fred Wright for his exit from La Vuelta was «bizarre» and «out of character». Jumbo-Visma released a statement on Friday that quoted Roglic attributing blame to the Brit for the crash that ended his Vuelta. in the Stage 17 sprint.
PIORNAL, SPAIN: Mads Pedersen surged away from his sprint rivals on Friday to take the 19th stage, his third victory in the last seven Vuelta a Espana stages, while race leader Remco Evenepoel finished comfortably in the pack.