On This Day in 2013: Sir Chris Hoy announces his retirement from cycling
Sir Chris Hoy, Britain’s most successful Olympian at the time, announced his retirement from cycling on this day in 2013.
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Moncton runner Geneviève Lalonde taking a break from competition
Olympic runner Geneviève Lalonde of Moncton has announced she is taking a break from competition. But she isn't retiring.
Opinion: Like it or not, Yves Lampaert’s crash with fan at Paris-Roubaix is part of bike racing
Had Yves Lampaert been leading Paris-Roubaix when he was taken out by a spectator, the witch-hunt would surely have already begun. As it was, the Belgian had been in possession of a shot at the podium. At most.
Why Wout van Aert needs to add a ‘wallop’ to his attacking repertoire after Paris-Roubaix near-miss
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) needs to add a “wallop” to his attacking repertoire on the bike if he wants to avoid more near-misses in cycling’s biggest races, according to The Breakaway cast. The Dutchman finished a distant second to compatriot Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) at Paris-Roubaix after playing the role of chaser on a difficult outing in France. Ad/> He always faced an uphill battle after being distanced by an opportunistic early move from Ineos which splintered the peloton in two with over 200km remaining.
‘We’ve never seen anything like that’ – Bradley Wiggins lauds ‘perfect’ Ineos at Paris-Roubaix
Eurosport expert Bradley Wiggins applauded Ineos Grenadiers after a heroic team display catapulted Dylan van Baarle to victory at Paris-Roubaix. Beginning with Michal Kwiatkowski, who exploited the crosswinds to force a huge split in the bunch long before the cobbles were even in sight, every Ineos rider contributed to their first victory in the Hell of the North. Ad/> The septet of Van Baarle, Kwiatkowski, Filippo Ganna, Luke Rowe, Magnus Sheffield, Ben Turner and Cameron Wurf ensured pre-race favourites Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) were rarely in the frame after cutting them off in the early move.
‘Look where he’s stopped!’ – Terrifying near-miss as leader changes wheel in middle of road at Paris-Roubaix
There was a terrifying near-miss at Paris-Roubaix after a rider inexplicably tried to change a wheel in the middle of a narrow stretch of cobbles. Lone leader Jens Reynders (UCI ProTeam Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise) was struck with a puncture with 117km left of the French Monument, but pulled onto the racing line to get help from neutral service. Ad/> Behind, a bulging chase group were getting closer as everyone began to fear the worst.
‘He’s hit a spectator!’ – Disaster as fan wipes out Yves Lampaert in horror incident at Paris-Roubaix
Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) had his podium dreams extinguished at Paris-Roubaix after he collided with a spectator in a shocking incident. The Belgian was in a two-man chase group hunting down lone leader Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) when he was flung from his bike after catching the hand of an overzealous fan with 7km remaining. Ad/> “Oh my word, oh no! He’s hit a spectator,” cried Rob Hatch on Eurosport commentary.
Paralysed jockey to ride hand-bike 140 miles across UK to support charities which helped him
A former jockey who was left paralysed from the chest down will set out on a 140-mile cycling challenge this summer to raise cash for two charities that helped him in his hour of need. Jacob Pritchard Webb, from Earl Shilton, near Hinckley, was enjoying a promising riding career in France when he had a serious fall in June 2020.