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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Germany's Degenkolb hopes to make cycling comeback in fall
German cyclist John Degenkolb from Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL takes part in the rider presentation, during the UCI WorldTour. Arne Dedert/dpa German cyclist John Degenkolb hopes to return to action at the end of the season after suffering multiple fractures in a heavy crash at the Tour of Flanders in April. "I fractured several bones in this crash, in my wrist, forearm, elbow and collarbone. Unfortunately, everything that could break, did break," the former Paris-Roubaix champion told broadcasters Eurosport. Advertisement Degenkolb was involved in a mass crash little over halfway through the 269 kilometres race in Belgium. The complexity of the injuries on his right side and the overall situation are more difficult than after the horrific accident in 2016, when he was hit by a car with a training group from his team in Spain. But the German is not thinking about retirement. "For me personally, it's very motivating that I never got to the point where I said: 'That's it.' It's my big goal, my big wish to race again. "Next year I will hopefully be at the starting line for the Paris-Roubaix again," he said. Degenkolb, 36, won Paris-Roubaix and Milan-Sanremo in 2015 and has stage wins at all three grand tours, the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
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Magnificent Pogacar solos to Tour of Flanders triumph
Another blistering attack from Tadej Pogacar has seen the peerless world champion win the Tour of Flanders cobbled classic for the second time. Pogacar had plenty of time to raise his arms above his head and soak up the applause of the crowd as he soloed to victory after taking off on the third and final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont on Sunday. The three-time Tour de France champion had launched his last and decisive attack on the penultimate climb – about 18km from the finish — and not even defending champion Mathieu van der Poel could stay on his wheel. .@TamauPogi on his way to his second Ronde! #RVV25 #FLCS — Ronde van Vlaanderen (@RondeVlaanderen) April 6, 2025 Pogacar finished one minute and one second ahead of Mads Pedersen, who edged out van der Poel in a four-man sprint for second, just ahead of Wout van Aert and Jasper Stuyven in a stellar chasing group. One of cycling's most challenging one-day races and first held in 1913, the one-day 'Monument' classic is run over a brutal 268.9km route featuring 16 short but punishing climbs and several cobblestone sections. It was a second victory for Pogacar after he won in 2023. The Slovenian didn't defend his title last year, when van der Poel claimed a record-equalling third win. It was expected to be another episode of the great rivalry between Pogacar and van der Poel, who had won the recent Milan-Sanremo classic, and so it proved. The duo played cat and mouse with each other in the final 50km with each matching the other's attacks before Pogacar left the Dutch cyclist and the other hopefuls in the distance. The leading Australian among the 113 finishers - another 62 didn't even make it to the end - was Jayco AlUla's evergreen star Michael Matthews, who came home 13th, but two minutes 19 seconds behind his pal Pogacar. The Tour of Flanders is one of the "Monuments" of cycling — the five most prestigious one-day events in the sport — along with Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Giro di Lombardia. The two Pogacar has yet to win are Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, which has even tougher cobbles than Flanders. Pogacar is going to attempt the gruelling French classic next Sunday.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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Germany's Politt fit after crash to help Pogacar win Tour of Flanders
Germany's Politt fit after crash to help Pogacar win Tour of Flanders Germany's Nils Politt signs in before the men's road race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Jan Woitas/dpa German cyclist Nils Politt is fit to race in Sunday's Tour of Flanders as his team UAE Emirates said that he has not suffered serious injuries in a crash at another race in Belgium. Politt crashed on Wednesday during the Dwaars door Vlaanderen race on Wednesday some 40 kilometres from the finish and had to retire. Advertisement UAE Emirates team told dpa he would be ready to race on Sunday and help team mate and world champion Tadej Pogacar in his attempt to win the 269km event from Brugge to Oudenaarde for a second time. The Tour of Flanders is one of the five prestigious spring one-day races named Monuments in the sport, the others being Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Il Lombardia and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Only three riders have managed to win all five in their career, Belgians Eddy Merckx, Rik Van Looy and Roger De Vlaeminck. Main rivals for Giro d'Italia and Tour de France champion Pogacar, who recently missed a first Milan-Sanremo victory again, are led by three-time race winner and cyclocross world champion Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands.
The Guardian
22-03-2025
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Dutch double at Milan-Sanremo as Van der Poel and Wiebes sprint to victories
Mathieu van der Poel outsprinted Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar to win his second Milan-Sanremo Classic on Saturday, claiming the first Monument race of the season, while the European champion Lorena Wiebes won the first staging of a women's event since 2005. Dutchman Van der Poel, winner in 2023, came out on top in a sprint finish after the leading trio were involved in a game of cat-and-mouse close to the line, with Ganna finishing second and Pogacar having to settle for third. The race began in rainy conditions, but the sun greeted the riders once they reached the Ligurian coast, with an eight-man group out ahead after an early breakaway. Once the peleton upped the pace the leaders were reeled in at the bottom of the Cipressa climb, where Pogacar, aiming for his first Milan-Sanremo win, made his move with only Van der Poel and Ganna able to keep pace. The Slovenian pushed again on the Poggio di San Remo, and while Van der Poel stuck to Pogacar's wheel, Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) looked like he had run out of gas. Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) bided his time before hitting the front in the home straight to win his seventh Monument race. 'I felt really good actually at the end, the beginning was horrible with the rain and the cold but when we came down to the coast I started to feel better,' Van de Poel said. 'Just winning Milan-Sanremo is special but beating these two incredible riders, I'm super happy and proud to be on the podium with them.' It was a bitter defeat for Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) who also came third last year, as last season's 'Triple Crown' winner of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships failed to make his attacks count. Van de Poel's victory made it a Dutch double as Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) outsprinted her compatriot Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the end of the 156km ride from Genoa. Elisa Longo Borghini launched an attack at the bottom of the Poggio with less than two kilometres left, but the Italian was overtaken close to the line after Wiebes' teammate and world champion, Lotte Kopecky, had led the chase. 'I had to finish the teamwork off,' Wiebes said. 'I'm really grateful for how we worked as a team, and what Lotte did in the final I'm super grateful for.' Switzerland's Noemi Ruegg (EF Education-Oatly) took third place.
Reuters
22-03-2025
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Van der Poel outsprints Ganna and Pogacar for second Milan-Sanremo triumph
March 22 (Reuters) - Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) outsprinted Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar to win his second Milan-Sanremo Classic on Saturday, claiming the first Monument race of the season, a 289km ride from Pavia to Sanremo. Van der Poel, winner in 2023, came out on top in the sprint finish after the leading trio were involved in a game of cat-and-mouse close to the line, with Italian Ganna finishing second and Slovenia's Pogacar having to settle for third. The race began in rainy conditions, but the sun greeted the riders once they reached the Ligurian coast, with an eight-man group out ahead after an early breakaway. Once the peleton upped the pace the leaders were reeled in at the bottom of the Cipressa climb, where Pogacar, aiming for his first Milan-Sanremo win, made his move with only Van der Poel and Ganna able to keep pace. The Slovenian pushed again on Poggia, and while Van der Poel stuck to Pogacar's wheel, Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) looked like he had run out of gas. Van der Poel bided his time before hitting the front in the home straight to win his seventh Monument race. It was a bitter defeat for Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) who also came third last year, as last season's "Triple Crown" winner of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships failed to make his attacks count. European champion Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) won the first women's Milan-Sanremo since 2005, with the Dutchwoman outsprinting her compatriot Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the end of the 156km ride from Genoa. Elisa Longo-Borghini launched an attack at the bottom of the Poggio with less than two kilometres left, but the Italian was overtaken close to the line after Wiebes' teammate and world champion Lotte Kopecky had led the chase. "I had to finish the teamwork off," Wiebes said. "I'm really grateful for how we worked as a team ,and what Lotte did in the final I'm super grateful for. Switzerland's Noemi Ruegg (EF Education-Oatly) took third place.
