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genuinely what does kooij have to do to get some recognition ???? tell me if I’m being biased, but surely he deserves a nomination here
A new trophy for the fastest riders of the peloton: here are the Men's Sprinter of the year finalists!
Une nouvelle récompense pour les hommes les plus rapides du peloton : voici les finalistes du Trophée Sprinteur de l'année ! #velodor
why is Pedersen here?🤔
📊Top riders in 2025 underperforming most in 2026*:
18.8%: 🇵🇹João Almeida
28.5%: 🇧🇪Arnaud De Lie
51.7%: 🇮🇪Ben Healy
54.2%: 🇦🇺Jay Vine
54.9%: 🇸🇮Primož Roglič
56.7%: 🇩🇰Mads Pedersen
*🧮share of PCS points scored in 2026 compared to average in 3 seasons before (2023>2025).
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uh oh
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Richardson withdrawn from UCI world track championships after @TimesSport discovers he’s the subject of a British Cycling investigation into allegations of misconduct
thetimes.com/article/6cb2a80…
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Lidl-Trek is fast becoming the new RB Bora-Hansgrohe😔 it hasn’t really worked super effectively for them and I can’t see it working super effectively for Lidl either
If the rumors about Ganna moving to Lidl are true... then I don't know what that team is thinking. You can't have ALL the leaders.
... who will end their career this time to allow him to join into the squad?
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my preferred men’s race winners for Sunday in order: #Montreal2026ᴿᴾ
- van Aert
- Pidcock
- anyone else
Mon ordre de « préférence » de victoire pour dimanche #Montreal2026ᴿᴾ
- Seixas
- Van Aert
- le reste des Français
- Pidcock
- Van der Poel
- Evenepoel
- toute la start list
- Del Toro
all I’m gonna say is, if visma couldn’t let kooij ride the tour, they best keep matty b at home too🤷♀️ maybe they can revisit the decision once he beats an a-tier sprinter
Brennan already has yellow on his mind 💛
After winning his fourth stage at La Vuelta 2026, Matthew Brennan revealed he has asked his Team Visma | Lease a Bike team to ride the 2027 Tour de France, which will start on home soil in the UK.
📸 Getty Images
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he’s too funny sorry🤣and the sport really does need him because it’s noticeably so much more entertaining when he’s here than when he’s not
An update via Norwegian media…
🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen has apologized for calling the Brussels Diamond League finalists (including himself) “losers” following yesterday’s race, but stands by his criticism of how 🇺🇸 Cole Hocker and his team approached the race.
In comments shared with Norwegian outlet Dagbladet, Ingebrigtsen addressed the reaction to his post-race remarks (translated) ⬇️
“I shouldn’t have called anyone losers. I apologise for that. It was beneath me, regardless of the adrenaline and emotions. But I stand by what I said about Cole and his team acting cowardly. They told the other athletes and the organisers that they were targeting a specific pace and were bringing in their own pacemaker to set that pace, but then they did something completely different…
When you promise the crowd a fast race, you have a responsibility to follow through – at least in my view. This isn’t about me losing. I wasn’t good enough. It’s about taking responsibility for the commitments you’ve made to the meeting organizers, the crowd and your competitors…
Cole and I talked it through after the race. As far as we’re concerned, the matter is settled, so I don’t really understand why his agent is getting involved in all of this now. If you’re not allowed to show a bit of passion after a race, you should find a sport that doesn’t want an audience.”
Read it here ⤵️
dagbladet.no/sport/na-beklag…
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it was so great to be able to interview kooij again this year and ask the questions that had been playing on my mind all throughout what’s truly been a rollercoaster of a season for him🎢 if you’re curious as to his answers, have a read:
🇳🇱 Olav Kooij calls Decathlon change ‘refreshing’ after difficult spring and Tour de France breakthrough
📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/new…
📸 Cor Vos
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speaking to mark donovan earlier about the rumours surrounding his plans for next year was interesting to say the least😏whilst keeping his cards close to his chest, amongst other things he’s confirmed that whatever it is he’s looking forward to is going to be *new*
🇬🇧 Mark Donovan on reported 🇳🇱 Visma move
🗣️ "I'm not on social media, so I don't know what's being said about that."
📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/new…
📸 Cor Vos
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just got back from Lincoln and I have to say, as a cycling race, the @TourofBritain in the past few years has been delivering every time🤩 such a great day out, and the racing in today’s stage (especially the bits I witnessed in-person) was so good
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did this guy even know he was riding on a race route? because if not, surely it would be the organisers’ fault and not his? I feel like this reaction from the riders is so aggressive and definitely overkill
