Merlier wins sprint battle in Paris-Nice opener
LA VERRIERE, France: Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won a battle of the fast men to take the first stage of Paris-Nice on Sunday in La Verriere.
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Tadej Pogacar has no limit in one-day races, can challenge for all five Monuments – Adam Blythe
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has no limit in one-day races, claims Eurosport expert Adam Blythe, who tipped the Slovenian to challenge for all five Monuments during his career. The two-time Tour de France champion has enjoyed a stellar start to 2023, claiming three stages as he took the overall crown at Vuelta a Andalucia last week and also won Jaen Paraiso Interior on his season debut. Ad He heads into the new road season chasing revenge, having relinquished the Tour title to Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and finished fourth in a two-horse race at the Tour of Flanders following a tactical calamity.
Tadej Pogacar to go head-to-head against Jonas Vingegaard at Paris-Nice but will skip Strade-Bianche
Tadej Pogacar will miss this year’s Strade-Bianche as he has decided to race in Paris-Nice, meaning he will go head-to-head against Jonas Vingegaard. It’s the first time the pair have met at a WorldTour stage race since their thrilling battle at last year’s Tour de France, which was won by Vingegaard.
Mountains dominate 2023 men's Tour de France route
The 2023 route for the men's Tour de France unveiled on Thursday passes across all five of the nation's mountain ranges, favouring climbers such as 2019 champion Egan Bernal.
Cycling-Gruelling mountain block makes for brutal 2023 Tour de France
PARIS : The 2023 Tour de France riders are set for a gruelling final block of racing on a treacherous course that will go through all five mountain ranges.
Remco Evenepoel says he has 'made up my mind' in Tour de France v Giro d’Italia dilemma for 2023
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) has already decided which Grand Tour he will target next season – but he is remaining tight-lipped for now. Evenepoel delivered a sensational maiden Grand Tour title at La Vuelta in September, fuelling excitement over a potential showdown with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) at the Tour de France next year. Ad However, he could instead be temped to ride the Giro d’Italia in 2023, something Italian legend Vincenzo Nibali is urging him to do.
Forget Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel should target Giro d’Italia in 2023 – Vincenzo Nibali
Vincenzo Nibali has urged Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) to delay his Tour de France debut and target the Giro d’Italia in 2023. Evenepoel soared to a maiden Grand Tour title at La Vuelta in September, fuelling excitement over a potential showdown with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) at the Tour next year.
Tadej Pogacar will not do a Grand Tour double-up in 2023, says UAE Team Emirates' Joxean Fernandez Matxin
Tadej Pogacar will not be doing a Grand Tour double-up in 2023, according to his UAE team manager Joxean Fernandez Matxin. Pogacar, a two-time Tour de France champion at just 24, put in a huge effort at this year's Tour to try and wrestle the yellow jersey from Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma), but ultimately in vain. Ad As such, the Slovenian was pulled from the start line of the Vuelta a Espana, and looking ahead to next year, the UAE bosses are once again wary of over-exerting their star rider and detracting from his sole focus of regaining the Tour crown.