Three opportunities remain for the fast men in the peloton, but they will have to beat dominant sprinter Jasper Philipsen and survive the Alps to take victory.
Follow all the action in the five-stage race across southern Portugal.
'He’s here to keep winning, and to help lift the whole system': Uno-X counting on veteran warhorse's presence on and off the bike in 2023.
Team officials relieved that Girmay not seriously injured and delighted in another win from veteran Kristoff.
Norwegian rider signs with 'home' team in what's longest contract in his career.
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An in-depth look at the data from Mathieu van der Poel, Alexander Kristoff, and Quinn Simmons.
Arch-rival Alexander Kristoff was impressed: 'He looked like a bit like the old Sagan.'
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider won three of the six stages to wrap up the GC victory.
From Girmay and Kristoff to Van der Hoorn and Hirt, Intermarché-Wanty is the team that took on the WorldTour giants and won.
From van Baarle to van der Poel, we highlight the key riders to watch in Sunday's final spring classic of the season.
Tour de Hoody: Who will have that magical ride across the cobblestones to dance with the very best? Nearly every edition of Paris-Roubaix delivers its fairytale story.
Former world champion stakes claim alongside Alexander Kristoff and Stefan Küng as rivals to Mathieu van der Poel in a reshaped 'Hell of the North.'
Despite his staggering palmares, the Stavanger Stallion keeps flying under the radar.
A curious day out, to say the least.
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl missed the day's decisive split early in the race.
Typically wax and oil are used exclusively of one another. But not here.
A rescheduling to Sunday, a longer distance and a homage to World War I have helped elevate the status of Gent-Wevelgem on the international calendar.
Tour de Hoody: The last bunch sprint came in 2016, and everyone is bracing for more attacks on the Poggio.
Could the former Milan-San Remo winner be the ultimate outsider this spring? The Norwegian still harbors ambitions for classics surprises.
Favorites brace for an attack from Tadej Pogačar on the Poggio: ‘The way he is climbing, he can drop everyone.’
VeloNews is on the ground at the 'opening weekend' and caught up with some of the biggest stars starting Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
Norwegian stays upright as Bora rider is relegated by officials.
Norweigan veteran delivers first victory with new team Intermarché-Wanty Gobert in Spanish classic.
Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, August 28.
Alexander Kristoff and Sven Erik Bystrøm are on the move.
Sprinters move to the fore in the hectic one-day race as the cobbled classics draw to a close.
Ride on a flat for up to 50 km and add security to tubeless road tires for just 22 g per wheel.
US$120,000 watches, sponsorship wars, and a political crisis in the making.
Here's all you need to know about one of the toughest one-day races of the year, from the crosswinds, dirt roads and cobbled climbs of the course to the ways to watch it live.
Bling at the Tour is nothing new, but the price tags this year have us reeling. Does fancy bling belong in the Tour de France?
The media ground game in 2020 is more like the enormity of the Olympics than racing's old-school charm.
Relive the action and check out some dramatic-on bike footage capturing the sights and sounds of the pro peloton.
Crashes, mid-race neutralizations and a dark-horse winner are the talking points in our Tour stage 1 roundtable. Let's get some takes!
Norwegian veteran wins opening sprint in Nice after heavy rain and technical parcours leads to handfuls of crashes.
What is your weekly training volume? Now double it, add a few more hours and at least 50 watts to every pedal stroke, and that’s what it takes to train like a pro.
Slovenian star Pogačar has the talent and his team has the firepower. Can the 21-year-old keep the composure to make the podium?
The victory by Alexander Kristoff in 2015 proved to be nothing less than a watershed moment.
On this week's episode we rewatch three editions of the Tour of Flanders and take a deep dive into the strategy, winners, and storylines behind each win.
German sprinter kick-starts season with victory in Spain over Kristoff and Viviani.
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The final sprint battle in Paris is as much a test of positioning through the vital final chicane and a rider's ability to endure 20 grueling stages as it is of their top top-end speed.
Just three flat stages remain at this year's Tour de France, and the race's pure sprinters must survive the hills and hight mountains to reach them
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Three-time world champion Peter Sagan and a crop of other stars, including Van Avermaet, Stybar, Degenkolb, and Kristoff, are set to battle at this year's Paris-Roubaix.
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Kristoff sprinted long and into the wind from reduced peloton of favorites to take fast and furious edition of the race.
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Alexey Lutsenko takes his second consecutive Tour of Oman title as Giacomo Nizzolo triumphs in stage 6.
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Kristoff takes the sprint after wind-swept opening stage.
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Alexander Kristoff's had to fight to keep faith in his ability before his breakthrough win on stage 21 of the Tour de France.
Peter Sagan had an insurmountable lead in the Tour de France points competition entering stage 19, but making it to Paris was not easy.
UAE Team Emirates is bringing options for both the sprints and the mountain stages at the upcoming Tour de France
Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Fernando Gaviria, Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan, and Alexander Kristoff are all set to contend for sprint wins in California
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Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) has struggled to land a big win in the cobbled classics since winning the Tour of Flanders in 2015.
The Norwegian powered to a sprint win on the opening day of the five-stage race.
Alexander Kristoff won the final stage of the Tour of Oman, while Alexey Lutsenko took home the overall victory.
After negotiating a lean team market, Alexander Kristoff lands at UAE Team Emirates, plans to rebound in 2018 spring classics.
Alexander Kristoff finished a close second to Peter Sagan in Sunday's elite men's road race.
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Former Tour of Flanders champion Alexander Kristoff will join UAE Team Emirates for the 2018 season.
After a disappointing Tour de France, Alexander Kristoff sprints to his first victory since May in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic.
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With the Tour de France concluding in a few days, news about potential rider transfers is heating up.
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Things appear to be strained between the Norwegian sprinter and his Swiss-registered squad.
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VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday. VeloNews chatted to a few top pros during team presentations to get their take on what we can expect in the 'Hell of the North' on Sunday.