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April 18,
2025
De Brabantse Pijl: Remco Evenepoel pulls knock-out punch in sprint win over Wout van Aert "António Morgado best of the chasing bunch in Overijse." By Félix Serna (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) ‘The hardest battle of my life’ - Unmasked and unfiltered Remco Evenepoel looks ahead "Soudal Quick-Step rider returns to racing at De Brabantse Pijl." By Tristan Rees (rouleur.cc) (Image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com) Making a statement: Can Elisa Longo Borghini's impressive form carry her to a maiden Ardennes victory? "The Italian champion's cobbled Classics campaign may have been blighted by a heavy crash at the Tour of Flanders, but her form is seemingly as good as ever heading into the Ardennes after victory at De Brabantse Pijl." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) (Image credit: Getty Images) Making a statement: Can Elisa Longo Borghini's impressive form carry her to a maiden Ardennes victory? "The Italian champion's cobbled Classics campaign may have been blighted by a heavy crash at the Tour of Flanders, but her form is seemingly as good as ever heading into the Ardennes after victory at De Brabantse Pijl." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'This is a fresh start' - Belgian rider returns to professional cycling after two year anti-doping ban "Shari Bossuyt to ride for AG Insurance Soudal from June." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'This is the marriage venue, no?' - How one rider ran the whole gamut of hallucinations in a single race "Kabir Rachure's first RAAM was a crazy experience in more ways than one, he tells Cycling Weekly's Going Long podcast." By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 2025 De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne Live Streams "2025 De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne April 18, Belgium (Beersel → Overijse, 162.6km). Live
video Friday from 9:00am U.S. Eastern, 6:00am Pacific.
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting about 6:15am Pacific."
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April 18,
2025
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De Brabantse Pijl Women: Elisa Longo Borghini goes solo to take second consecutive win "Marianne Vos beats Femke Gerritse in sprint for second." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Guillaume Martin climbs to solo victory at Classic Grand Besançon Doubs "José Manuel Díaz takes second ahead of Clément Berthet." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Some doubt at first, but it’s official: Tadej Pogacar will be at the start of the Amstel Gold Race "The world champion will be looking for his second victory in the country's only WorldTour classic, and he has a powerful team at his disposal." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) 2025 De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne Women Live Streams "2025 De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne Women April 18, Belgium (Lennik → Overijse, 125.7km). Live
video Friday from 6:30am U.S. Eastern, 3:30am Pacific.
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting about 3:30am Pacific."
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2025 Classic Grand Besançon Doubs Live Streams "2025 Classic Grand Besançon Doubs April 18, France (Besançon → Montfaucon, 168.65km).
Live video Friday from 8:30am U.S. Eastern, 5:30am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on Max starting about 5:30am Pacific."
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April 18,
2025
Videos
Giro d'Abruzzo: Georg Zimmermann wins final GC as Ivo Oliveira wins another stage "Oliveira attacks with Sjoerd Bax but peloton keeps them close." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: RCS Sport/LaPresse via cyclingnews.com) Evenepoel: ‘Amazing to watch the Van der Poel and Pogacar battle’ "Double Olympic champion returns to racing, but has been following his rivals during comeback journey." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) What does Q36.5 mean? We asked the people behind the Italian kit brand that sponsors Tom Pidcock's team "Q36.5's Luigi Bergamo and Lodovico Pignatti Morano take on Cycling Weekly's Q&A." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Gear Break: Topeak Essential Toolshop, Q36.5 Dottore Bib and Jersey, Cadex 3D Saddle, Moots Gravel Bike, Helmets by fizik & Ass Savers New Win Wing "Top new stuff!" (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) HoverAir X1 ProMax drone "The best autonomous follow drone right now, with 8K capability and good manual control options." By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image via road.cc) Giro d’Abruzzo Live Streams "2025 Giro d’Abruzzo April 15-18, Italy Stage 4 (Corropoli → Isola del Gran Sasso (Santuario di San Gabriele), 167km). Live
video Friday from 7:40am U.S. Eastern, 4:40am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on Max and FloBikes starting about 4:40am
Pacific."
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April 17,
2025
Videos
Amstel Gold Race Men’s 2025 contenders: Will a returning Evenepoel challenge Pogačar? "Rouleur takes a look at the favorites for the first of the Ardennes Classics this Sunday." By Tristan Rees (rouleur.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) Tadej Pogacar returns to Amstel Gold Race as Ardennes Classics campaign begins: “We leave the cobbled Classics with our heads high” "Just one week after a remarkable debut at Paris Roubaix where he finished second, Tadej Pogacar is set to launch his 2025 Ardennes Classics campaign this Sunday at the Amstel Gold Race." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) 'I've worked a lot on my sprint' - Kristen Faulkner plots unpredictability on racing return "Olympic champion looking forward to "exciting challenge" of continuing to outfox bunch." By Tom Davidson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Does Mads Pedersen need a new team? "Brian Holm and Michael Mørkøv weigh in on the situation at Lidl Trek." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Lezyne Partners with Clik for New Valves & Pumps, Adds Tiny Pocket Drive Pump "After launching in partnership with Schwalbe last summer, the Clik valve has been slowly gaining momentum." By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image credit: Neal Hunt via cyclingnews.com) Column
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April 17,
2025
Today's
Trending
Who Will Take the Beer? "The Hilly Classics Begin!" By Alastair Hamilton (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) The Pogačar Effect "Addicted to Tadej Pogačar? Like many addicts you may not realize it or want to confront it but the Slovenian is becoming essential to the sport." (inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition 2025 preview: Demi Vollering is back "The first of the Ardennes Classics could see a reduced sprint, unless the climbers can make attacks stick." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) Photos: Tornanti Inquest opens into “dreadfully sad” death of cyclist after mid-race crash at London’s Olympic Park "55-year-old Paul Atkinson was reportedly involved in a crash with another rider, hitting his head on the ground and fracturing his spine, during a Masters circuit race at the Lee Valley VeloPark last month." By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (credit: Velo Club St Raphael) Strava Acquires Runna: Quick Thoughts Going Forward "Obviously, everyone knows who Strava is, but some might not know of Runna. It’s relatively new, from 2021, and largely focuses on training plans for…well…runners." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) Sigma Buster RL 150 Rear Brake Light "Bright, simple to use, and well priced, a great rear light to keep you feeling safe and seen." By Charlotte Broughton (road.cc) (Image via road.cc) Column
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April 17,
2025
Videos
Giro d'Abruzzo: Callejas wins stage 3 summit finish as Zimmermann takes lead "Colombian wins with 8km solo ride to the top of Roccaraso, De la Cruz rounds out stage podium." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (Image credit: Giro d'Abruzzo via cyclingnews.com) 'It can really push me along' - How a velodrome comeback is making Caleb Ewan faster on the road "Australian says he'll "definitely" continue track work after rekindling passion." By Tom Davidson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Alex Fangeat on her world pursuit record: ‘Wasn’t part of the plan’ "Fangeat broke the world record at the national championships - just minutes after Eve Buczkowski had done the same" By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Team Liftow - KW Cycling Mathieu van der Poel returns to dirt at Germany’s Bike the Rock "Heubach race marks the Dutch superstar’s first MTB start in nearly two years - with MTB world championships and the Tour de France still to come." Colin Field (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Giro d’Abruzzo Live Streams "2025 Giro d’Abruzzo April 15-18, Italy Stage 3 (San Demetrio ne' Vestini›Roccaraso (Aremogna), 160km). Live
video Thursday from 7:40am U.S. Eastern, 4:40am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on Max and FloBikes starting about 4:40am
Pacific."
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April 16,
2025
Blogs
Milan Fretin takes the victory at Ronde van Limburg as Biniam Girmay misses out "Milan Fretin has won the Ronde van Limburg after a chaotic ending, where Biniam Girmay failed to pick up his first win of the season." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) The return of Remco Evenepoel: What can we expect from the golden boy’s comeback? "This Friday, April 18th, Evenepoel will make his long-awaited return to the peloton at the Brabantse Pijl, a hilly semi-classic that serves as a curtain-raiser to the Ardennes campaign." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Meet Tadej Pogačar's new weapon: Colnago’s lightest frame ever - The all-new V5Rs "Paris Roubaix was the last hoorah on Colnago’s winnigest bike, the V4RS. Enter the new V5Rs, to be raced from the Amstel Gold Race onward." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Bertrand Meija-Morin / BikeTiresDirect) Full Tour of Britain Women route announced, taking place from North Yorkshire to Glasgow "British Cycling's Women's WorldTour four-stage race will take place in northern England and Scotland." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Olly Hassell/SWpix.com) How to watch Remco Evenepoel’s comeback race "The double Olympic champion is back in action at De Brabantse Pijl after a lengthy recovery from a dooring incident." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) How the 2025 Cape Epic was won - Nino Schurter reveals all "In an exclusive interview, Nino Schurter tells us all about his winning approach to the Cape Epic." By Steve Thomas (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) 'We don't own gravel - It's a community thing' - The spirit of gravel is safe, say British Gravel Championship organizers "Cycling Weekly travels to Dalby Forest to ride the championship course and find out where we go from here." By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Red On Sports / Joe Cotterill) Cadex Classics Tire "In the spirit of the spring Monuments season, testing out the Cadex Classics 28mm tire was a match made in surfaces." By CJ Rudy (creakybottombracket.com) (Image Credit not Found) Ronde van Limburg Live Streams "2025 Ronde van Limburg April 16, Belgium (Hasselt → Tongeren, 178.6km). Live
video Wednesday from 9:15am U.S. Eastern, 6:15am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on Max and FloBikes starting about 6:30am
Pacific."
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2025
Podcasts,
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Why does Mathieu van der Poel seem to have so many haters? "The Dutch ace has been the victim of several incidents of harassment, including the latest at Paris Roubaix" By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) "If I were his agent or advisor, I’d say: ‘Mads, I think it’s time for you to switch teams’" - Mads Pedersen urged to leave Lidl Trek by Brian Holm "Mads Pedersen has been in a real purple patch this Spring, winning at Gent Wevelgem and finishing on the final podium at the E3 Saxo Classic, the Tour of Flanders and most recently, Paris Roubaix." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Colnago unveils V5Rs: lighter, faster, and Pogacar-approved - Is this really “the ultimate all-rounder road-racing bike?” "New frame weighs just 685g (unpainted) and it’s significantly more aero than the V4Rs, according to Colnago." By Mat Brett (road.cc) (credit: Colnago) Spectator who spat at Mathieu van der Poel at E3 Saxo Classic faces £300 fine, but escapes further punishment "The culprit who was pictured at the race holding a beer has now been identified by Belgian police, the news coming just a day after the man who threw a bottle at Van der Poel during Paris Roubaix apologized and said he “had too much too much to drink.”" By Adwitiya Pal (road.cc) (credit: Discovery+) Lance Armstrong reveals why he refuses to take down 7 Tour de France jerseys from wall "The Texan believes history never stops editing, and so the 'truth' will eventually be told." By Kealan Hughes( the-sun.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Best budget sunglasses 2025: Rated and reviewed "We pick out the best budget sunglasses on the market that show you don't have to break the bank to get a quality model." By Tom Epton (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Future) in the Pain Cave: Riding the Tour of the Alps with Rouvy "In order to give a feel for what the race will be like, the promoters have enlisted retired professional Daniel Oss to ride sections of each of the five stages of the race and describe what the action will probably be like." By Leslie Reissner (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) Rapha Men’s Pro Team Bib Shorts and Training Jersey Review "Their latest release for 2025 is the Men’s Pro Team Bib Shorts III, we matched them up with the Pro Team Training Jersey." By Alastair Hamilton (pezcyclingnews.com) OMartinez Photo Column
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April 16,
2025
UAE dominate again! Ivo Oliveira wins stage 2 of the Giro d'Abruzzo "In the second stage of the Giro d'Abruzzo, Ivo Oliveira has taken the victory! In a race that only really came alive in the final kilometers, it was yet another win for UAE." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Elisa Longo Borghini returns to racing at Brabantse Pijl after concussion lay-off "Italian champion back in action at Friday's race, 12 days after crashing out of Tour of Flanders title defense." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) "Lorena Wiebes is being placed above Lotte Kopecky... That's totally undeserved" - Greg van Avermaet heavily critical of Team SD Worx tactics "Last weekend at Paris Roubaix Femmes 2025, Team SD Worx Protime fell short in their bid to make it a hat-trick on Monument wins to start the season, as Pauline Ferrand-Prévot soloed to her first win since returning to the road." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Tour of Britain Can new wave of African cyclists produce 'second Girmay'? "Milkias Maekele may look young for a professional cyclist, but the 19-year-old already has the confident air of a champion." By Jeremy Ford (socalcycling.com) [Bike Aid] Mid-race crash claims life of UK masters racer Paul Atkinson "British Cycling announced the tragic passing of 55 year-old masters competitor Paul Atkinson due to a crash last month during a circuit race at the Lee Valley VeloPark." Author: Dan Hood (granfondodailynews.com) (Image Credit not Found) Michelin Lithion 4 Performance Line tire "Impressive all-rounder with a performance and durability that belie its lowly price tag - and in a wide range of sizes." By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image via road.cc) -
Giro d’Abruzzo Live Streams "2025 Giro d’Abruzzo April 15-18, Italy Stage 2 (Tocco da Casauria → Penne, 138km). Live
video Wednesday from 7:40am U.S. Eastern, 4:40am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on Max and FloBikes starting about 4:40am
Pacific."
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