Niki Terpstra announces retirement from road racing
The Dutchman says he is not 'done yet with cycling' but will end his lengthy road career at the end of 2022.
The Dutchman says he is not 'done yet with cycling' but will end his lengthy road career at the end of 2022.
Roubaix and Flanders winner promises to continue racing in some form.
The spring classics specialist traded in his road bike for some late summer gravel.
Dutch squad with revolutionary new business model plans to step up to ProTeam level next season.
The Paris-Roubaix champ is in Colorado to race the weekend's double header
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French squad sketches out plans ahead of Slovak's high-profile debut: 'The classics division has a very interesting strike force with Sagan and Turgis.'
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The Dutchman hasn't won since the Tour of Flanders in 2018 but he still has the same passion for racing he's always had.
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French team will be lead by Lilian Calmejane as Terpstra continues to recover from training crash.
Dutchman out of action for up to 12 weeks after concussion, collapsed lung and number of broken bones.
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The Dutch pro sustained non-life-threatening injuries including a collapsed lung, a concussion, broken ribs, and a fractured clavicle.
The Dutch classics specialist says targets such as Flanders and Roubaix fit nicely with the Tour de France in cycling's new program.
On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we examine Paris-Roubaix editions from 2014, 2016, and 2019.
The victory by Alexander Kristoff in 2015 proved to be nothing less than a watershed moment.
It's good news for French teams Arkea-Samsic and Direct Energie, but it means Pierre Rolland's Vital Concept-B&B Hotels team is left out.
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After eight fruitful years with Quick-Step, Niki Terpstra shocks pro cycling by transfering to Direct Energie for 2019.
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Despite his formidable Quick-Step team, Roubaix favorite Niki Terpstra concedes that Peter Sagan was stronger on the cobbles.
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Rivals throughout the peloton admit that Quick-Step is nearly impossible to crack so far in the 2018 northern classics.
Terpstra and team Quick-Step Floors does it again at Tour of Flanders, taking two spots on the podium. We sound off on the action.
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Niki Terpstra's Tour of Flanders victory is a fine example of the great teamwork and cohesion of Quick-Step Floors.
Niki Terpstra attacked with 25 kilometers to go and soloed to the win at the 2018 Tour of Flanders on Sunday in Oudenaarde, Belgium.
The Belgian squad seems to have everything going for it ahead of Sunday's Tour of Flanders, as the numbers show.
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After winless 2017, Niki Terpstra bounces back with an emphatic solo win at E3 Harelbeke, soaring with support from Quick-Step.
Belgian team Quick-Step Floors blitzed E3 Harelbeke Friday with Niki Terpstra taking a convincing solo win.
After missing the podium at Omloop and Kuurne over the weekend, Quick-Step came storming back at Le Samyn Tuesday.
Niki Terpstra won Paris-Roubaix in 2014 with a late attack out of a select group, which included Tom Boonen.
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The 2014 edition of Paris-Roubaix proved that the team with the most cards to play has a huge tactical advantage.
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After the Tour of Qatar was canceled, riders targeting the spring classics headed to Oman — and are happy with the result.
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Elia Viviani, hit by a race moto after a crash in Arenberg, was one of several riders injured on a hectic day on the cobblestones of northern France
Terpstra is coming into form for spring classics with solo victory at Le Samyn ahead of Scott Thwaites.
One of the oldest races in Europe, Paris-Tours should be an exciting finale to the European racing calendar on Sunday.
The Tour has plenty of big name firepower, but there are several riders not at the French grand tour
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The Belgian powerhouse team says it has numerous cards to play in its final chance to win a major cobbled classic, Paris-Roubaix
Can Alexander Kristoff pull off the Flanders-Roubaix double, or will someone else emerge from the dusty cobbles as Sunday's winner?
Neal Rogers considers the riders who succeeded and those who came up short at Belgium's biggest race, the Tour of Flanders
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Alexander Kristoff left no doubts about who was the strongest at the finale of a Tour of Flanders that began without a clear favorite
With the chase closing in, Alexander Kristoff leaves Niki Terpstra in his dust to claim victory in a chaotic Tour of Flanders
Without perennial favorites Boonen and Cancellara, a new generation of riders is elbowing its way to the top of the Flanders heap
Etixx-Quick Step will still be racing to win the spring classics despite the absence of cobbles superstar Tom Boonen, out with injury
Big names and bigger teams are fine-tuning form and team compositions in this week's semi-classics ahead of the major spring races
Several former winners will start Saturday's Strade Bianche, a 200km race in Tuscany that includes 45km on hilly, gravel roads
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When the going gets tough, whether it's in the sandstorms of Qatar or on the cobblestones of Europe, Etixx-Quick-Step is the team to watch
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The Dutch rider wins by 6 seconds as Sam Bennett claims victory in the final stage
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Niki Terpstra brings a six-second overall lead into Friday's final stage
Niki Terpstra remains in the overall lead with two days of racing left as the peloton faces another windy day of action in the desert
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Niki Terpstra of Etixx-Quick-Step wins Tour of Qatar stage 3, taking the overall race lead along the way
Etixx-Quick-Step rolls into 2015 with the peloton's deepest squad, and will be even more ambitious as it aims to dominate all disciplines
The 2014 season saw fresh faces emerge in the spring classics, worthy grand tour winners, and a revived interest in the "longest hour"
The season was filled with dramatic moves on the road, but five moments stand out above the rest
Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège capped a spring classics season that was wide open and unpredictable in the peloton
An extremely animated Paris-Roubaix wraps up a thrilling cobbled classics season for the old hands and a new generation of stone bashers
As he jumped, Terpstra knew his moment had come, and after one quick look back he focused on what lay ahead — victory in Paris-Roubaix
Terpstra attacks a powerful group of contenders in the final kilometers to reach the Roubaix velodrome alone and seize a solo victory
Belgian is dreaming of a record fifth Roubaix victory as pressure mounts for Omega Pharma-Quick Step ahead of Sunday's "Hell of the North"
Go inside with Tom Boonen and Co. as they check and double check tire pressures, ride the Arenberg, and motorpace on the cobbles
If he wins Sunday's cobbled classic, Tom Boonen would become the most successful rider in the race's history with four victories
The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider has finished in the top 5 three times since 2008