Antoine Demoitié dies following crash at Gent-Wevelgem
French police have announced that the Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitié has died after being struck by a motorbike at yesterday's Gent-Wevelgem. “The rider died. An inquiry is under way to determine the circumstances,” said Frederic Evrard, spokesman for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional gendarmerie in France. The incident took place in Sainte-Marie-Cappel, northern France where Demoitié was one of a number of riders...
Peter Sagan sprints to first victory in rainbow jersey at Gent-Wevelgem
Peter Sagan took his first victory today in the rainbow stripes of the UCI World Champion’s jersey at Gent-Wevelgem. In the second of the four cobblestone classics, and in a contrast to his win in 2013 which he won after a solo breakaway, Sagan took the win in a four-man sprint, having escaped in a group 34km from the...
Antoine Demoitié in intensive care following crash at Ghent-Wevelgem
The Belgian rider Antoine Demoitié is in intensive care following a crash at Ghent-Wevelgem earlier today. He crashed after 150 kilometres of the race along with four other riders and was reported to have subsequently been hit by a motorbike. However, there are mixed reports as to whether a motorbike was in fact involved. Demoitié who riders for Wanty Groupe...
Dan Martin fights back to claim podium spot at Volta a Catalunya
Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) put up a great fight today on the final stage of Volta a Catalunya to regain his podium place at the race having led overall earlier in the week. The 29-year-old rode strongly throughout the week-long race and notched up the team's first podium in the Spanish race. He finished 17" behind race winner Nairo Quintana...
Belgian rider placed in induced coma after heart attack at Critérium International
The young Belgian rider who suffered a heart attack during yesterday's opening stage of Critérium International has been placed in an artificial coma according to an update from Daniel Verbrackel, General Manager of his Roubaix Lille Métropole team this morning. 22 year-old Daan Myngheer was transported by helicopter to a specialist cardiac unit in Ajaccio, Corsica after having the heart...
Belgian rider placed in induced coma after heart attack at Critérium International
The young Belgian rider who suffered a heart attack during yesterday's opening stage of Critérium International has been placed in an artificial coma according to an update from Daniel Verbrackel, General Manager of his Roubaix Lille Métropole team this morning. 22 year-old Daan Myngheer was transported by helicopter to a specialist cardiac unit in Ajaccio, Corsica after having the heart...
“Is Eireannach Mise” – Sam Bennett responds to magazine’s claim on him being British
Irish rider Sam Bennett has responded to Cycle Sport magazine's claim on him being British following his win in Critérium International today. The British magazine tweeted the following message earlier today: "Sky's two wins yesterday, @Sammmy_Be today. Easy to say British teams/riders are on fire. Suspect Dutch, Polish and Irish fans would object!" Bennett responded shortly afterwards with the following message...
Sam Bennett wins opening stage of Critérium International
Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) has taken his first victory of the season today by winning the opening stage of Critérium International (2.HC) in Corsica today. The stage consisted of a 90.5-kilometre loop around Porto Vecchio. It came down to a bunch sprint and the Irish rider proved fastest ahead of French riders Rudy Barbier (Roubaix-Lille Métropole) and Romain Feillu (HP...
“In the finish I was without energy and he was stronger than me” Peter Sagan
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) is still looking for his first win in the rainbow jersey following yesterday's E3 Harelbeke. The Slovakian looked strong in the race, attacking from 30km out and contesting a two-man sprint finish that saw him cross the line second. The 206.4km cobblestone classic, while not the longest, was plenty hard enough, taking in some of...
Eritrean rider gets hopelessly lost at E3 Harelbeke until a local man helps out
Mekseb Debesay of Team Dimension Data had a memorable first race in Flanders yesterday when he got lost and arrived back at his hotel in Roeselare hours after the rest of the team. The 24 year-old from Eritrea was dropped from the main group towards the end of the race and got lost on a short cut back to...
Connor McConvey on the attack at the Tour de Normandie
Irish rider Connor McConvey (An Post-Chain Reaction) put in a strong ride on today's fourth stage of the Tour de Normandie (UCI 2.2) as he managed to get into the main break of the day with the intention of helping to preserve his team-mate Nicolas Vereecken's lead in the red jersey competition. McConvey's original group of four were joined by...
Gent-Wevelgem organisers to promote message of peace this weekend
The Organisers of Gent-Wevelgem have announced that this year's races are "to be a tribute to the victims of the attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, as well as to all victims of senseless violence, both past and present." No fewer than seven separate races are to take place this Sunday in addition to a cyclosportive and the organisers have also...