Pro Cycling Opinion & Analysis
2022 Tour of the Basque Country General Classification after stage 3 After such a busy month of March, the calendar relaxes a bit in April, as the Giro d’Italia approaches. The highlights of this month are certainly the Paris Roubaix and the Liége Bastogne Liége, on the 17th and 24, respectively. There I still plenty…
2022 Tour of Flanders Results Another exceptional edition of the Tour of Flanders is behind us. A race of elimination and an exercise in toughness is how I would describe the 2022 edition of Belgium’s most iconic race. Of course, said process of elimination was started ad finished by Tadej Pogacar. With 55km to the…
The 2022 Tour of Flanders is upon us! The most important day in the Belgian calendar in 2022 is the 3rd of April. And much like everything related to cycling, if it’s the most important for Belgium, it’s a major event for the whole world of bike racing. This year’s edition has several question marks…
Wout Van Aert takes a break => Mathieu Van Der Poel wins. Seems like this is one of the logical conclusions that will hold true for the next 5 years. In the vein of most cobbled classics, the 2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen was incredibly entertaining. Certainly, contributing to this was Tadej Pogacar’s decision to ride…
2022 Gent Wevelgem Results He did it! The young Eritrean, Biniam Girmay, took his first WT victory in epic fashion in the Gent Wevelgem! In the preview I asked why couldn’t his first WT win be Sunday? The answer? It could and it was! Honestly, I didn’t think he’d do it due to a combination…
After another dominating performance from the best classics’ team of 2022 so far in the E3 classic, all eyes turn to the iconic Gent Wevelgem, tomorrow. A classic race that’s in between the status of WT race and Monument, the Gent Wevelgem is traditionally a hard race to predict. Sometimes for bunch sprints, sometimes for…
With the spring classics in full swing, it’s now time to look to Belgium, specifically to the 2022 E3 Harelbeke taking place tomorrow before the Gent Wevelgem on Sunday. Despite their positions geographically and on the calendar, these races are indeed very different. In terms of hilly terrain, the E3 Harelbeke (currently named E3 Saxo…
THE ROUTE Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Source: voltacatalunya.cat The first things that springs to mind after looking at the route for this year is how much “easier” it is compared to 2021. Easier is not the right word but it’s a word everybody understands. There…