Tag: Cycling
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot won’t race in Giro due to back pain
PARIS — Frenchman Thibaut Pinot will not compete in the Giro d'Italia because of lingering back pain related to a crash in the Tour...
Olympic bodies launch competitive series in virtual sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A competitive virtual sports event was launched Thursday by the International Olympic Committee.
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Vaccinated UAE team out of Fleche Wallonne over virus cases
CHARLEROI, Belgium — Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar is out of the Flèche Wallonne one-day race Wednesday after his UAE Team Emirates squad...
Alaphilippe, Van der Breggen win Flèche Wallonne races
HUY, Belgium — Julian Alaphilippe earned his third victory in the Flèche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday, overtaking Spanish Vuelta champion Primoz Roglič on...
Van Aert, Vos sprint to classics win at Amstel Gold Race
VALKENBURG, Netherlands — Wout van Aert beat Tom Pidcock in a photo finish at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, while Marianne Vos accelerated...
Vini Zabù team withdraws from Giro after doping cases
MILAN — Italian cycling team Vini Zabù withdrew from the Giro d’Italia on Thursday while awaiting a decision from the UCI over a possible...
Former Tour champions Froome, Thomas set for Swiss prep race
GENEVA — Tour de France champions and former teammates Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas will race against each other in the mountains of Switzerland...
Roglic wins Tour of Basque Country for 2nd time
MADRID — Primoz Roglic won his second Tour of Basque Country title on Saturday.
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Lance Armstrong’s son charged with sexual assault from 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — The son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong was charged with sexual assault from 2018 when he was 18, according to a...
French cyclist Nacer Bouhanni speaks out about racist abuse
BRUSSELS — Nacer Bouhanni's haters don't care that he is a former French cycling champion, or even that he was born and raised in...