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Annemiek van Vleuten will ride in the women’s road race at the Road World Championships despite fracturing her elbow. In a shocking crash, Van Vleuten says her front tyre exploded in Wednesday’s mixed team trial which saw her suddenly veer across the road and into the barrier.
The Velo d'Or will receive an upgrade in pomp this year with the establishment of a ceremony for the annual cycling award, organisers Velo Magazine said on Monday, putting the prestigious honour on par with its footballing counterpart, the Ballon d'Or.
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten retained her Giro d'Italia Donne title on Sunday in her final appearance at the race, leading from start to finish to clinch victory for the fourth time.
Lilian Calmejane (Intermarche–Circus–Wanty) suffered an unusual crash on Stage 9 at the 2023 Tour de France after a roped display of jerseys got tangled in his bike. Five Poulidor jerseys were strung up between two poles, like a washing line, when the contraption snapped and ended up lodged in Calmejanes' handlebars.
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) avoided incident as she wrapped up a fourth Giro d'Italia Donne title, with Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) pipping Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) to take victory in the Stage 9 sprint. With Van Vleuten taking a 3'56" lead into a final stage that always looked destined for a bunch sprint, the Dutchwoman just had to stay upright to add another title to her bulging palmarès.
Blanka Vas (SD Worx) claimed the biggest win of her blossoming career on Stage 8 at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne as Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) avoided trouble to move within one stage of a fourth title. The 21-year-old easily held off the fast-finishing Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) and Liane Lippert (Movistar) in the sprint, with Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) left slamming her handlebars in frustration after fading in the finale. Ad With Sunday's final stage featuring just two Cat.
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) timed her late attack to perfection to take Stage 7 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. Juliette Labous (dsm–firmenich) and Gaia Realini (Lidl-Trek) joined the Dutchwoman in the lead group but were only able to stay with her for so long. Van Vleuten, knowing both had the podium to ride for, forced the pair to ride for her before they succumbed to the inevitable.
A monstrous performance from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) saw her power away from the peloton and take the win on Stage 6, tightening her grip on the pink jersey at the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. The stage was again marred by misfortune for a rider high up in the general classification. Ahead of the finale white jersey holder Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon–SRAM) was caught up in a bad crash that led to her leaving the race in an ambulance.
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) will not start Stage 6 of the Giro Donne after crashing at the end of Stage 5, ruling her out of the race. Longo Borghini fell through a hairpin corner on the final descent, but she did get back on her bike and finished the stage, over five minutes down on general classification rival Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar).