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By @EchelonsHub Into France and the cycling-loving region of Bretagne. It’s a hilly classic and one that is frequently used as preparation for the World championships, the race carries a lot of history and it will remain one of the most important late-season classics.  

By @EchelonsHub The seventh day of the Vuelta promised spectacle and it delivered, as the breakaway and the peloton went into a tightly-balanced fight for the win, with the breakaway coming out on top. Five riders had the chance to fight for the win, but it was Jesús Herrada who took gold as he timed his…

By @EchelonsHub The first mountain stage delivered. The rain appeared, and the attacks were harsh and came from the base of the final climb. The stage winner was Jay Vine who made a move early in the final climb, and held off the rampaging GC battle that took place behind, as Remco Evenepoel and Enric Mas…

By @EchelonsHub The fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana saw a tough battle for the stage win, a day for the breakaway where a large group went up the road and had fights for both stage win and GC lead. Marc Soler attacked in the final climb and went solo off the front, to hold…

By @EchelonsHub Things return to normal, as Primoz Roglic took the win on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana in the uphill sprint at Laguardia. It was a hard day overall, but a sprint was inevitable up the final climb. Trek led the sprint for Mads Pedersen, but he couldn’t hold the pace of…

By @EchelonsHub The final day in the Netherlands saw another bunch sprint for the victory, and the result was not too different as Sam Bennett was once again launched to the win by Danny van Poppel, and Mads Pedersen sprinted to second place. Dan McLay finished third whilst Edoardo Affini rode into the red jersey.  

By @EchelonsHub With the Vuelta a Espana having few opportunities and the World championships designed for the climbers and puncheurs, the sprinters have been looking for outlets to get big wins. One of their big opportunities will be in the BEMER Cyclassics, where a world-class field will be present in one of the classics that are…

By @EchelonsHub The opening bunch sprint of the Vuelta saw a furious fight for the win, with BORA – hansgrohe nailing the sprint and delivering Sam Bennett to a very important win. He beat Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier to the line. 

By @EchelonsHub The opening team time-trial of the race proved eventful, with plenty teams giving it their all to chase a stage win and to limit time losses respectively. Jumbo-Visma took the cake, a strong win in front of INEOS Grenadiers and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team, which see Robert Gesink into the lead of the race.  

By @EchelonsHub The Route The Vuelta a Espana starts in Utrecht. It will be a team time-trial to kick things off, 23.4 kilometers in distance and completely flat. It will not be an easy day however, with teams having to manage and plan how to conduct the course in the fastest way possible, knowing they have…

By @EchelonsHub The second event of the men’s Elite European Championships will be the individual time-trial. Won by Stefan Küng last year, it is one of the races that Is most important for the time-trialists all year round, and will see the riders battling for the European stripes.  

By @EchelonsHub The European championships will be the main race this weekend and will see the Euro stripes go towards a new rider for 12 months. Sonny Colbrelli won the race last year, and this year the championships will be taking place in Munich, Germany.  

By @EchelonsHub The queen stage of the Tour de Pologne, today’s time-trial turned the GC on it’s head as Thymen Arensman rode to a very strong win in Zakopane, having the best time shortly managing to beat Magnus Sheffield and Ethan Hayter with the best time. Hayter however, despite not taking the win, as ridden into…

By @EchelonsHub The fifth stage of the Tour de Pologne was again an unexpected one, with another bunch sprint coming to light after the breakaway was controlled throughout the day. A mass crash brought many to a halt inside the final kilometer, and Bahrain – Victorious have done a strong leadout to deliver Phil Bauhaus to…

By @EchelonsHub The fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne saw action towards the end, although the GC riders remained conservative over the day’s final climbs. A bunch sprint awaited the riders in Sanok, with a late attack from Zdenek Stybar just barely surviving, but in the end Pascal Ackermann took the win in the uphill…

By @EchelonsHub The third day of the Tour de Pologne delivered important GC differences, although mostly it separated those capable of fighting for a top result from those who will not be in the discussion. The steep hilltop finish saw Sergio Higuita take the stage win and the yellow jersey, with Pello Bilbao and Quinten Hermans…

By @EchelonsHub Another open sprint stage at the Tour de Pologne on the second day, and this time the chaos benefited Gerben Thijssen who surprised to take a career-changing win, the best of his career so far for Intermarché. He beat Pascal Ackermann and Jonathan Milan to the line, with Jonas Abrahamsen the new leader of…