2022 Suzuka Eight-Hours: ‘We have the riders and team to win’ - Reiterberger
BMW’s Markus Reiterberger believes there’s no reason why his squad can’t win the Suzuka Eight-Hours later this week.
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Track cycling crash: Commonwealth Games event abandoned after rider collides with fans
Sunday morning’s Commonwealth Games track cycling session was abandoned after a horrific crash at Lee Valley VeloPark, with both riders and fans requiring medical attention.
Opinion: As Annemiek van Vleuten rode away, she raised the bar and made every one of her rivals better riders
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) is the rider of a generation. Over a relatively short time — say, the last six years — she has proved that to us time and time again. She has produced more memorable performances than perhaps any female rider ever.
Tour de France Femmes: ‘They’d break’ – Why other riders shouldn't replicate Annemiek Van Vleuten’s training
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) produced a masterclass in stage racing on Saturday to take a vice-like grip of the yellow jersey ahead of the final day of the Tour de France Femmes. The 39-year-old put the hammer down on the first climb of the day, the Petit Ballon, alongside Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx), and then soared away from her rival a kilometre from the top of the second climb of the day, the Col du Platzerwase. Ad/> The Movistar rider had a three-minute advantage as she crested the third climb of the day, the Grand Ballon, and finished the day 3’26” ahead of Vollering, who she now holds a 3’14” advantage over in the general classification ahead of Sunday’s final stage.
Rourke rallies Lions past Roughriders to match best B.C. start since 2007
It took a little while but the B.C. Lions offence continued to roll in a 32-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday.
CWG 2022: At the Games, sex and parties with a rider
Commonwealth Games. More importantly, there are as many as 6,500 athletes taking part in the two-week sporting spectacle. Keeping in mind the huge influx of people to the West Midlands, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged the athletes to “be aware of the signs and symptoms of monkeypox” amid a “party atmosphere” at the event.
Tour de France Femmes 2022 - Riders criticise longest stage of race after 'boring' and 'dangerous' stage
Several Tour de France Femmes riders have criticised the length of the fifth stage, describing it as «boring» and «dangerous». The stage from Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Die-des-Vovsges was 175.6km, the longest race day for the women's peloton both of the Tour and since the creation of the Women's World Tour in 2016. Ad/> UCI regulations allow for a maximum race length of 160km for both one day races and individual, forcing race organisers ASO to apply for an exemption.
