Olav Kooij

Decathlon goes wild on transfer market with Kooij and four leadout men in push for 'super team' status with new backer CMA AGM.

After a few misses, Dutch sprinter ace Olav Kooij blasts to victory after perfect leadout from Wout van Aert. Isaac del Toro widens lead with time bonuses in a relatively quiet day at the Giro d'Italia.

All the latest updates, results, and breaking news from the year's first grand tour.

Can Kooij confirm? Will Pedersen and Van Aert run riot? What of old dog Bennett? A range of rider characteristics and stage profiles leave things up in the air for the Giro’s sprinters.

'This hurts my heart': Officials vow to investigate hazardous final after 'Super Bowl of the Sprinters' obliterated by crashes and heavy injuries.

Second to an unstoppable Philipsen helped save 'Opening Weekend' for Visma: 'I was in the right position but missed the final kick.'

Belgian Philipsen triumphs on his birthday, denying Kooij and Hofsetter and showing fine form before defense of his Milan-San Remo title.

Van Aert maps out 2025 ambitions that include a Giro debut, a return to the Tour, and unfinished business in the monuments: 'That's what makes me hungry.'

Olav Kooij finishes inches behind in second place, Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen aggressive but can’t stay clear.

Intra-team dramas and understated superstars light up world championship tune-up racing across Britain, Romandie, Italy, Germany.

Visma-Lease a Bike confirms there's no COVID on its bus after fourth abandon in the team as tension mounts over illness in the peloton.

A year after sweeping all three grand tours, the 'Killer Bees' are reeling from injuries and illnesses, and it remains uncertain if Wout Van Aert or Jonas Vingegaard will race the Tour de France.

Race leader Tadej Pogačar puts in huge effort to help bring back Jhonatan Narváez just before the line.

'Numerous trains, chaotic finishes': Up to a dozen contenders and the chance of shaky leadouts has the Giro peloton on watch for carnage.

'Keen to create something beautiful': Dutch steamroller plows forward without Wout van Aert and could still usurp Pogačar, Van der Poel.

Dutchman is emerging star in world of sprinting, and will join forces with Wout van Aert in Visma stage blitz at Italian grand tour.

Young Dutch rider takes photo finish against Tim Merlier, who was hampered by a mechanical.

Will Van Aert break his Flanders-Roubaix curse in 2024? Form-finding February racing in Spain, Portugal will give clues.

Who will dominate the argy-bargy world of bunch sprints in 2024? Velo editors Andrew Hood, Jim Cotton, Shane Stokes argue it out.

With Primož Roglič leaving for Bora-Hansgrohe in 2024, this could be the high-water mark for the team's 'total cycling' approach. Right now, everyone is simply enjoying the moment.

Frenchman has just enough left in sprint after being caught in final uphill dash to the line.

Dutch team also brings Van Baarle and Kooij, but all eyes will be on 'MVDP' and another showdown with Wout van Aert.

The big yellow machine rolls into Dwars door Vlaanderen as favorites even with Van Aert and Van Baarle resting up for Tour of Flanders.

Pogačar tops Tour de France rivals David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard after week of dominance in prestigious French race.

'Sprinting here is super-different to Europe': UAE Tour's fast-finishers forced to adapt to huge finish straights and a heaving sprint crop.

From Magnus Sheffield to Biniam Girmay and more, 10 riders that have enjoyed a breakthrough on the road in 2022.

Dutch 20-year-old powers past pack of elite sprinters in Germany as he pushes for future grand tour selection.

The Dutch sprinter ace was one of the leading recruits when Jumbo-Visma created its development squad in 2020.

US rider wins for the third time in 2022, and slots into the overall leader's jersey.

20-year-old Olav Kooij powers to runner-up honors on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico with 23-year-old Kaden Groves taking third.