25-year-old’s WorldTour dreams end in tragedy
Antoine Demoitié was an up-and-coming pro rider who was hoping to make a name for himself before dying tragically in a crash with a moto.
Antoine Demoitié was an up-and-coming pro rider who was hoping to make a name for himself before dying tragically in a crash with a moto.
Antoine Demoitié crashed during Gent-Wevelgem and was then struck by a moto driver. Demoitié died Sunday night.
The 25-year-old Belgian died following a crash and subsequent collision with a race moto during Gent-Wevelgem.
Check out Neal Rogers's author page.
Check out Monika Sattler's author page.
Check out Neal Rogers's author page.
Peter Sagan gets it right at Gent-Wevelgem, taking his second career win at the Flemish classic
Check out AFP's author page.
Check out Jeanine Laudy's author page.
Check out AFP's author page.
Check out Neal Rogers's author page.
Peter Sagan and Chantal Blaak nab wins at Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem
Check out Shane Stokes's author page.
Tsatevich wins the Volta a Catalunya's final stage, while Quintana wraps up his first career GC win in the race
Peter Sagan plays it to perfection at Gent-Wevelgem, getting clear with a four-man group and leaving enough in the tank to sprint for the victory
Belgian Antoine Demoitié dies at age 25 after crashing during Sunday's Gent-Wevelgem and then being hit by a race moto.
Peter Sagan takes a second career Gent-Wevelgem title, besting fellow escapees Sep Vanmarcke and Viacheslav Kuznetsov in a cagey sprint
Already wearing the leader's jersey, Thibaut Pinot claimed the queen stage at the Critérium International to wrap up the overall title
Still just 22, Tiesj Benoot is quickly developing into a classics ace for Lotto – Soudal
Chantal Blaak delivers yet another WorldTour win for Boels – Dolmans
Katusha's Alexey Tsatevich holds on to take the Volta a Catalunya's seventh stage from the breakaway as Nairo Quntana wraps up the overall title
Illness forces pre-race favorite Alexander Kristoff to miss Gent-Wevelgem
Check out Peloton Magazine's author page.
Etixx – Quick-Step is hoping that Tom Boonen has recovered enough from recent injuries to be a factor in Flanders and Roubaix
Davide Cimolai nabs the sixth stage of the Volta a Catalunya ahead of Nikias Arndt and Tosh Van der Sande
With the Tour of Flanders fast approaching, Peter Sagan has yet to nab a victory in 2016 despite racking up six second-place finishes
Sam Bennett sprints to the stage 1 victory and Thibaut Pinot takes the stage 2 TT and the GC lead Saturday at the Critérium International
22-year-old Belgian Daan Myngheer hospitalized after suffering heart attack at Critérium International
The peloton dashes the breakaway's hopes inside the final kilometer of the Volta a Catalunya's sixth stage
After fracturing his rib at Paris-Nice, Cannondale neo-pro Patrick Bevin is set to resume his promising season at Gent-Wevelgem
Michael Buckley, of Reno, Nevada, has been issued a four-year ban for failing an out-of-competition anti-doping test.
Check out AFP's author page.
Check out Anne-Marije Rook's author page.
Check out Neal Rogers's author page.
Check out Peloton Magazine's author page.
Etixx – Quick-Step had strength in numbers in the E3 finale, but couldn't pull off a result, much to the dismay of team boss Patrick Lefevere.
Michal Kwiatkowski's Strava data from his big win at E3 might not blow you away, but the numbers reveal a savvy, hard effort.
Gent-Wevelgem packs a double punch with both men's and women's WorldTour races. Here are our picks to win.
Sagan and Kwiatkowski's brave breakaway held off a hard-charging chase group in E3 Harelbeke.
With victories in both the Ardennes and Flanders, Michal Kwiatkowski is proving to be one of this generation's most versatile riders.
E3 Harelbeke offers a thrilling finale as Sagan and Kwiatkowski hang onto a slim lead to contest a two-up sprint for the win.
Check out Shane Stokes's author page.
Wout Poels solos to a stage win in Volta a Catalunya, while Nairo Quintana defends his overall lead.
Former world champ Michal Kwiatkowski sprints to victory after a long-range attack with Peter Sagan at E3 Harelbeke.
Check out Jen See's author page.
Wout Poels redeems Sky with a big solo victory in Volta a Catalunya's stage 5. Nairo Quintana keeps his overall lead.
The Shamal Ultras were stiff going up, stable coming down in tight switchbacks, and priced well for a racer who doesn't want carbon rims.
With Volta a Catalunya, Critérium International, and Gent-Wevelgem on the calendar, this weekend offers nearly every flavor of racing.
Will Sunday's cobbled race end with a mad dash to the line thanks to a long run into Wevelgem, or will an opportunist take over?
Matti Breschel talks about working for Oleg Tinkov, switching to Cannondale, aiming for Roubaix, and how the peloton has changed.
The Belgian withdraws from Friday's E3 Harelbeke with digestive issues, saying he wants to recover for next Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
It's been nearly 10 years since an Italian won a major cobblestone classic, and it appears likely the streak will continue this season.
Check out Jeanine Laudy's author page.
Check out Craig Simons's author page.
The Rio Olympics velodrome is behind construction schedule, forcing organizers to cancel the test event, originally planned for late April.
Check out AFP's author page.
Check out James Huang's author page.
Thomas de Gendt wins Catalunya's queen stage, while the lead slips from Dan Martin's grasp — and into Nairo Quintana's.
Check out Anne-Marije Rook's author page.
Critérium International is just two days long, but it features racing for sprinters, time trialists, and climbers alike.
Volta a Catalunya's queen stage sees a solo victory and a GC battle between Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador.
E3 Harelbeke may be Peter Sagan's best opportunity yet to break the rainbow jersey curse with his first win of 2016.
Michelin has completely revamped its tire line, introducing four new models that are said to be faster and more durable than ever.
Are you using all of your Shimano Di2 system's features? Art's Cyclery explains the wireless D-Fly features.
De Gendt wins the day with a solo attack, while Quintana dispatches Contador with a blistering attack in the final kilometer of climbing.
Need an easier gear? SRAM's 12-speed (yep, 12) MTB group offers a gigantic 50-tooth large cog, paired with a single front chainring.
E3 Harelbeke takes on the hellengen and bergs of Flanders. VeloNews experts name their favorites to win Friday's WorldTour showdown.
Veteran sport director Dirk Demol has worked with both riders, and he tells VeloNews one of them holds a slight edge in the classics.
The Czech rider is looking for a major victory in the spring classics as a member of the powerful Etixx – Quick-Step squad.
Friday's E3 Harelbeke will go on as planned, despite Tuesday's attacks in Brussels, and Belgian Greg Van Avermaet is an outright favorite.
Bob Mionske explains how use of the word "accident" does a disservice to cyclists and others that fall victim to incidents on the road.
Check out Matt De Neef's author page.
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.
Check out Anne-Marije Rook's author page.
Check out Peloton Magazine's author page.
Check out Ella CyclingTips's author page.
Check out AFP's author page.
Global Cycling Network explains the fundamentals of echelons, guttering your rivals, and how to use the wind to your advantage.
Volta a Catalunya serves up its first mountaintop showdown, and Martin gets the better of Contador and Quintana.