Catalunya had electric racing, mountaintop finishes and the feeling of the Vuelta. A full breakdown of the results and what we learned about the teams and riders including Adam Yates, Richie Porte, Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome, Lennard Kamna, Sepp Kuss, Esteban Chaves, Michael Woods and more!

E3 Saxobank had clear favorites with MVDP and WVA standouts given their skills on the roads of Belgium but many men had their sights set on the win today and the Deceuninck Quickstep was not going to give up lightly. A full breakdown and recap of the race. Then switching to what that means forContinue reading "E3 Saxobank recap & Gent Wevelgem race preview"

E3 is to the Tour of Flanders what the Dauphine is to the Tour de France. Covering many of the same hills and cobbles, 7 of the last 20 winners of E3 have gone on to win the Tour of Flanders. Here’s a breakdown of the race, its 54 year history, and the favorites, whichContinue reading "E3 Saxobank Classic Race Preview"

Jasper Stuyven raced 15 monuments without a podium before taking the victory and top step at Milan Sanremo, twice a Classics winner he has etched his name into history. His gutsy attack with 2km to go was probably his only shot to hold off both the races favorites of Wout van Aert, Mathieu van derContinue reading "Jasper Stuyven writes his name in history at Milan Sanremo"

Milan Sanremo is the first Monument of 2021. What is a monument? We run through a bit of a history lesson of Monuments, Classics and Milan Sanremo itself. Then a full breakdown of who the favorites based on what history, the bookies, the fans, and I think based on what we’ve seen this year includingContinue reading "Milan Sanremo 2021 Race Preview, Predictions…and what is a Monument anyway?"

Tadej Pogacar bested the bunch at Tirreno Adriatico winning the critical Prati de Tivo on stage 4 and finishing 5th on stage 5 to build a buffer off Wout van Aert. Wout won two stages including a bunch sprint and the stage 7 ITT. Mathieu Van der Poel showed his strength on the punchy stageContinue reading "Tadej Pogacar dominates Tirreno Adriatico. Race recap and Analysis."

Primoz Roglic absolutely dominated Paris Nice, winning three stages and entered the final day with a 52 second lead over last years winner Max Schachmann. But two crashes and a bike change had Roglic caught out and when the Peloton sensed blood in the water it was a frantic race to the finish. Roglic workedContinue reading "Roglic crashes off Paris Nice Podium. Schachmann wins."

The tour of two seas has an absolutely stacked field in 2021 featuring the last three Tour de France champions, current world champion, and the best of the Peloton across all disciplines. There’s something for everyone as the top GC guys battle it out including Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Simon Yates, Tadej Pogacar, Sergio Higuita,Continue reading "Tirreno-Adriatico Race Preview & Predictions"

The first Dutchman to do it, Mathieu van der Poel wins Strade Bianche, simply outclassing the worlds best cyclists and dismantling the race through a series of attacks at key moments. MVDP and Julian Alaphilippe proved to have the best legs on the day seeming to always have an edge even on the elite leadContinue reading "MVDP drops the worlds best at Strade Bianche & Paris-Nice Preview"

Get your Chianti ready we are heading to Tuscany! A classic battle for the ages with a stacked field heading into this Saturdays showdown, the first between Mathieu van der Poel and Wout Van Aert since Cyclocross worlds, this time with Wout being the defending champion of the race. They will have their work cutContinue reading "Strade Bianche Race Preview"