Latest news with #SoudalQuick-Step
Al Etihad
2 days ago
- Sport
- Al Etihad
UAE Cycling Team continues to shine in Switzerland, Belgium tours
20 June 2025 15:04 GENEVA (WAM)João Almeida produced another admirable performance at the Tour de Suisse, with the Portuguese going on the front foot to take second place on stage 5 and move up to third pipped to the line by Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL), the UAE Team Emirates-XRG man benefited from the work of his teammates to make further inroads in the general classification an infernal pace on the Passo del San Bernardino, the Emirati squad whittled the peloton down in size, thereby eliminating the possibility of the breakaway taking the day's honours. With two ascents of the savagely steep Castaneda to come, it would be up to Almeida to make the Almeida doing the brunt of the work, Onley was able to round the 26-year-old in the final few hundred metres, thereby denying UAE Team Emirates-XRG of a second win in succession. Not to be concerned by Onley's moment of glory, Almeida battled to the line and ensured that he would move up to third place in the general over at the Baloise Belgium Tour, Sebastián Molano claimed a second runner-up spot in as many days, propelling the Colombian sprinter into the lead of the race. Taking over the purple leader's jersey from Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), Molano delivered another consistent performance in Belgium, only being pipped to the stage victory by Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck. Earlier in the stage, a six-man breakaway had gone clear of the peloton, but led by the might of Soudal Quick-Step and Alpecin-Deceuninck, the final lap of a local circuit beckoned to decide the stage winner.
France 24
11-06-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Evenepoel dominates Dauphine time-trial to slip into yellow
The 25-year-old Belgian tasted Olympic gold in the discipline last year and is also the double time-trial world champion, and showed his pedigree by blowing out a field containing Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. Evenpoel raced home 21sec ahead of second-placed Dane Vingegaard, with USA's Matteo Jorgenson a further 17sec back in third. Pogacar just missed the podium at 49sec, 8sec ahead of fifth-placed German Florian Lipowitz and 13sec in front of Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel. "I'm surprised with the gaps," Evenepoel said. "It's quite big on quite a short TT so I'm very happy to have put over a second per kilometre on everybody, and even two seconds per kilometre on some. "I'm feeling good and it's always nice to bring home a World Tour victory." Evenepoel now slips on the leader's yellow jersey for the 77th edition of the Dauphine, which will be decided in the last three stages in the Alps from Friday. His win was the 1000th victory in the history of his Soudal Quick-Step team, following its creation in 2003 by Patrick Lefevere under the name Quick Step-Davitamon. "I'm very happy with this victory, it's the 1000th of the team," Evenepoel added. "It's a special day, I'm very proud to have done it." Of the three frontrunners for the overall win, Pogacar now finds himself the least well-placed. Although the overall classification is far from set, the Slovene is now in eighth place, 38sec behind Evenepoel, while Vingegaard is 16sec back in fifth. Thursday's stage five will see the peloton take on a hilly 183km run from Saint-Priest to Macon.
Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Groves triumphs in sprint as Giro stage six neutralised after crash
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 6 - Potenza to Naples - Italy - May 15, 2025 Alpecin - Deceuninck's Kaden Groves in action before crossing the finish line to win stage 6 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 6 - Potenza to Naples - Italy - May 15, 2025 Alpecin - Deceuninck's Kaden Groves celebrates on the podium after winning stage 6 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini NAPLES - Kaden Groves of Alpecin–Deceuninck won the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on Thursday after the stage was neutralised following a huge crash in wet conditions on the 227 km ride from Potenza to Naples. The longest stage of this year's Giro had only a winner to celebrate as the crash which occurred with about 70 km to go forced organisers to make the decision not to award points, time gaps or bonuses. Groves crossed the finish line a few seconds shy of five hours on the road, ahead of Cofidis rider Milan Fretin. Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step, who had also crashed earlier in the stage, finished third. "It's a big relief. The team always believed in me. It's not been a great start of the season, but then with the injury I missed a lot of racing. I arrived here without a win, so getting the first one for the year is a big relief," Groves said. "These wet roads are quite slippery, knowing the cobbles starting around the two-km mark was super important to be in front. But in the end, we also needed to use some guys early to chase, close the breakaway, they did a super ride. "Once it started raining, I felt quite a bit better actually. I'm quite good in the colder, wetter conditions." The peloton was 47 seconds behind the lead duo of Enzo Paleni and Taco van der Hoorn when several riders in the bunch - including former Giro winners Jai Hindley and Richard Carapaz - crashed on the slippery road. The race was neutralised and the peloton slowed down by the race director before it resumed with nothing on offer apart from a stage win. Hindley, the 2022 Giro winner, was sat by the side of the road and the 29-year-old, clearly in pain, was forced to abandon as he eventually got into an ambulance for treatment. Carapaz, whose jersey had been torn in the fall, rejoined the peloton while Soudal Quick-Step's Josef Cerny had to abandon the race as well. Bahrain Victorious' Rainer Kepplinger was taken to hospital with an injured finger, cuts and bruises while his teammate Max van der Meulen will undergo medical tests later in the day. With teams opting not to take any risks until the finale, they eventually caught up with the lead duo with less than three kilometres to go while Mads Pedersen, who has won three stages, eased up and did not sprint to the finish. However, he retained the race lead, with the Danish rider holding a 17-second advantage over Primoz Roglic. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giro over for Landa after high-speed opening stage crash
Spanish cyclist Mikel Landa has been forced out of the Giro d'Italia after fracturing vertebrae in his back after a high-speed crash in Friday's opening stage. "Mikel was immediately taken to the hospital, where examinations and a CT scan revealed that Mikel had suffered a stable fracture of the 11th (thoracic) vertebra," Landa's Soudal Quick-Step team said. "This will require Mikel to remain in a stable lying position for an extended period of time," the Belgian team added. The accident happened as a lead group tried to distance a chasing second pack on a downhill section of the course in downtown Tirana, as Albania hosts the first three stages of this year's event. Landa was one of the riders expected to be fighting for the overall title after he finished third in two previous editions. But on Friday he hit a curb 5km from the finish and plummeted to a pavement around a metre lower than the road on a tight left turn. Landa's team said he will remain at the hospital overnight for further assessment and while plans are made for this return home. The 35-year-old Basque climber, who won the mountains classification at the Giro in 2017, was riding his 23rd Grand Tour. jk/cyj/dmc/ea
France 24
09-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Giro over for Landa after high-speed opening stage crash
"Mikel was immediately taken to the hospital, where examinations and a CT scan revealed that Mikel had suffered a stable fracture of the 11th (thoracic) vertebra," Landa's Soudal Quick-Step team said. "This will require Mikel to remain in a stable lying position for an extended period of time," the Belgian team added. The accident happened as a lead group tried to distance a chasing second pack on a downhill section of the course in downtown Tirana, as Albania hosts the first three stages of this year's event. Landa was one of the riders expected to be fighting for the overall title after he finished third in two previous editions. But on Friday he hit a curb 5km from the finish and plummeted to a pavement around a metre lower than the road on a tight left turn. Landa's team said he will remain at the hospital overnight for further assessment and while plans are made for this return home. The 35-year-old Basque climber, who won the mountains classification at the Giro in 2017, was riding his 23rd Grand Tour.
