Year: 2022

By @EchelonsHub Second round of the opening weekend, after today Omloop delivered an exciting start to the cobbled classics season. In Kuurne, the route is much more sprinter friendly, however there is a habit of seeing solo winners in these roads, as the course allows for a very open race.

By @EchelonsHub Into the cobbled classics season we go! Opening weekend, what some call the true start of the season, and the first one-day World Tour race of 2022. On the menu, a classic route through Flandres, with some of the region’s most iconic bergs on display on what should be a great day of cycling!

By @EchelonsHub The peloton completely underestimated the breakaway today as the front group managed to hold off the peloton in what was a pan-flat stage with no features where riders could be put into difficulty. Gazprom – Rusvelo again placed three riders in the breakaway and benefited from it, as a group of five (out of…

By @EchelonsHub Jasper Philipsen has taken another win at the UAE Tour, conquering stage 5 in another absolutely chaotic sprint, beating Olav Kooij and Sam Bennett to the line after Israel and Bora managed to punch through into the final meters in front.

By @EchelonsHub Jebel Jais is always a climb where differences aren’t made, however today’s ascent was more attacked then normal. With UAE trying to set the race on fire several times, Jan Hirt doing the same, but a sprint was inevitable as UAE leadout Tadej Pogacar into the final meters and the Slovenian beat Adam…

By @EchelonsHub A surprise emerged at the UAE Tour as Stefan Bissegger overpowered Filippo Ganna to take the win In the race’s sole time-trial. The Swiss took 7 seconds on Ganna in the headwind-blown route, with the GC contenders coming in closely behind as Tom Dumoulin went on to finish third.

By @EchelonsHub The second stage of the UAE had it’s tense moments but it ended up being a rather calm day overall, with a bunch sprint inevitable only the final kilometers were crucial for the outcome of the stage. Again with plenty of leadouts looking for success, few managed to do so as some were…

By @EchelonsHub It was a calm stage with a furious finish as expected at the opening day of the UAE Tour, the sprint was high-speed with several riders in sight of the win but Jasper Philipsen took the win and race lead on the opening day, beating Sam Bennett and Elia Viviani.