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LAUSANNE, June 16, 2023 (AFP) – Swiss rider Gino Maeder died on Friday from the injuries he sustained when he plunged into a ravine during the Tour of Switzerland. The 26-year-old Bahrain Victorious rider fell during a high-speed descent on the fifth stage between Fiesch and La Punt on Thursday, after an exhausting day marked by three ascents over 2,000 metres altitude. He had been found “lifeless in the water” of a ravine below the […]
By Jacques KLOPP Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Two days before the start of the Giro d’Italia, Covid-19 has returned to haunt the peloton, causing several riders to withdraw after testing positive, including three from the Jumbo-Visma team of Primoz Roglic. On Thursday, Jumbo-Visma announced a third positive case with Jos van Emden being forced to step down. The Dutchman was one of the two riders, along with Rohan Dennis, who had been called […]
by Jacques KLOPP Agence France-Presse AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Cycling is the newest gem in Saudi Arabia’s expanding collection of sporting jewels as the conservative Gulf monarchy and its neighbors invest hugely in sport to burnish their international image and diversify their economies. This week’s Saudi Tour is the first of three stage races in the Arabian Peninsula in February, with competitions also scheduled in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Among the riders […]
by Damian MCCALL PERROS-GUIREC, France (AFP) — French police appealed for witnesses Sunday as they launched a probe into the giant domino-effect pile-up that marred the opening stage at the Tour de France, caused by a spectator who leant into the path of the speeding peloton holding up a sign. The woman held up a sign with ‘Granny and Grandad’ written in German and looked up the road towards the race’s motorbike cameras, crucially, with […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has reminded commuters the use of bicycle racks in train stations is free. The DOTr issued the reminder as it vowed to install more bicycle racks in public transportation terminals across the country with more people shifting to that mode of transportation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the DOTr, this is the current status of bike racks in the following train stations in Metro Manila: Light Rail Transit Line […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The head of world cycling, David Lappartient, on Wednesday urged the public to ensure British rider Chris Froome has a “safe” Tour de France. The world’s biggest cycling race starts on Saturday, just days after four-time champion Froome was cleared of doping suspicions by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), headed by Lappartient. In a post on his Twitter account, Lappartient said the UCI’s decision should be respected, as should “all riders, […]
by Coralie Febvre Agence France Presse BERLIN, Berlin (AFP) — Whether they’re hauling parcels or children, cargo bikes are becoming a familiar sight in German cities as the nippy, clean alternative to cars and delivery vans — and shaking up urban transport in the process. A desire to go green has been key to the rise of cargo bikes in a country where dozens of smog-choked cities are considering diesel driving bans to combat air […]
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) — Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer was crowned king of the sprint on Saturday when he swept past Britain’s Jack Carlin 2-0 in the final at the track world championships. Glaetzer, 25, arrived in the Netherlands claiming to be in “the form of my life” after becoming the first man to dip below the one-minute barrier in a kilometre race staged at sea level in Manchester last year. However, he wasn’t the only headline […]
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — South Australia’s extreme heatwave conditions have forced Tour Down Under organizers to shorten Thursday’s third stage from Glenelg to Victor Harbor. With temperatures forecast to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), race director Mike Turtur said the distance of the stage had been reduced by 26 kilometres, or two laps of the final circuit. “The safety and welfare of the riders, spectators and everyone involved with the race is always our primary concern,” Turtur said in a statement. “We […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch cyclist Jelle van Gorkom, who won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was in a coma on Wednesday following a crash which left him with a damaged skull, officials said. The 27-year-old was hurt after an accident in training at the national sports centre at Papendal near Arnhem in the east of the country. “After the accident, Jelle van Gorkom was taken to the hospital. He has […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s track cycling community mourned the sudden death of former Olympic and world champion Stephen Wooldridge, aged just 39, on Tuesday. The star from New South Wales state, won gold for Australia in the 2004 Athens Olympics, was a four-time world champion in the discipline, and a champion in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. “Stephen was an exceptional cyclist and Olympic Champion who will forever be remembered,” said Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates in […]
by Myriam LEMETAYER Agence France-Presse SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AFP) – A 105-year-old Frenchman set a new one-hour cycling record for his age Wednesday — although Robert Marchand was already in a class of his own. Marchand pedalled for 22.547 kilometres (14.01 miles) in the national velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines west of Paris to the cheers of hundreds of spectators — and when he had finished he said he could have gone faster. “I didn’t see the sign […]
