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El italiano Gianluca Bortolami se hizo con la victoria en la edición más rápida de la historia del Tour de Flandes en 2001 al cubrir los 269 kilómetros de recorrido en 6 horas, 10 minutos y 23 segundos, a una media de 43,57 km/h.
Adam Blythe is counting down the seconds to the start of the Tour of Flanders, despite admitting to being gutted by the absence of Wout van Aert. Jumbo-Visma star Van Aert was the strong favourite to take the Ronde for the first time in his career, but he was forced to withdraw after contracting Covid-19. Ad/> Van Aert’s great rival Mathieu van der Poel — the winner in 2020 — has assumed favouritism for Sunday’s face, but it looks wide open and Blythe feels the absence of the Jumbo-Visma star has altered things for his team.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is a big doubt for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with illness. The Belgian is widely considered the favourite for the second Monument of the season on home soil, although he was tipped to face stiff competition from former champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix). Ad/> Jumbo-Visma said he will miss a reconnaissance ride of the route on Thursday, just three days before the cobbled classic gets underway.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will have to wait to compete in her first women’s event, after the sport’s world governing body ruled she cannot take part in the National Omnium Championships this weekend. A statement from British Cycling confirmed that the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) says Bridges cannot compete under their current guidelines.
Mathieu van der Poel’s stellar streak since his return to racing continued on Wednesday after the Dutchman powered to glory in Dwars door Vlaanderen three years after he won his first ever WorldTour event in the same race. The Dutchman from Alpecin-Fenix zipped clear of Belgium’s Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma) on the home straight in Waregem to take his second win on only his seventh day of racing in 2022.
Bradley Wiggins thinks the only way for rival teams to stop Tadej Pogacar from dominating cycling would be to lure him away from UAE Team Emirates. Pogacar, 23, has established himself as one of the best talents around, winning the last two editions of the Tour de France as well as several stage races. Ad/> He has won Tirreno–Adriatico and the UAE Tour this season, and also won Strade Bianche after an audacious solo attack with 50 kilometres remaining.
“You can’t trump talent with money.” That’s the ominous warning for Ineos Grenadiers from Discovery Cycling expert Bradley Wiggins, who is urging the British outfit to make good on their vow to attack more. Ad/> Ineos’ vice-like grip on cycling’s biggest races has loosened since the emergence of Slovenian double-act Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Primoz Rolgic (Jumbo Visma), with their last yellow jersey at the Tour de France coming in 2019. Gent — WevelgemBlazin’ Saddles: More to come from Girmay after historic Gent-Wevelgem winYESTERDAY AT 13:05 With Egan Bernal, their last Grand Tour champion, on the comeback trail from a life-threatening crash, another difficult season is on the cards – even if they do boast three major stage race winners in Geraint Thomas, Richard Carapaz and Tao Geoghegan Hart.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has a “fear factor” as he bids to rip up cycling’s biggest race for a third straight year, according to Bradley Wiggins. The Slovenian, 23, has claimed back-to-back yellow jerseys at the Tour de France and looks virtually unstoppable in stage races. Ad/> He warmed up for Grand Tour season with victories at the UAE Tour and Tirreno-Adriatico – with a Strade Bianche title sandwiched in between for good measure – before the first ‘blot’ on his season record at Milan-San Remo.