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2021 Gent–Wevelgem
The 2021 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling classic race that took place on 28 March 2021 in Belgium. It was the 83rd edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the 10th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. Teams Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, including all nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams. The evening before the race, the team of defending champion Mads Pedersen withdrew, following two positive tests for COVID-19. In addition, have also been prevented from starting, due to COVID-19 guidelines in Belgium. and , with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter seven riders. Ultimately, 159 riders started the race, of which only 90 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * Race summary Due to strong winds, some big names started attacking already with still 180 kilometres to go, with particularly pulling the peloton apart, causing a group of 21 riders to break away, namely Jack Bau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 UCI World Tour
The 2021 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included twenty-nine road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2021 in men's road cycling, 2021 cycling season. The tour started with the opening stage of the 2021 UAE Tour, UAE Tour on 21 February, and concluded with 2021 Il Lombardia, Il Lombardia on 9 October. Events The 2021 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2020. Cancelled events Due to COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Tour Down Under (19–24 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (31 January) were cancelled. The organisers of the Tour Down Under held a "domestic cycling festival" known as the Santos Festival of Cycling in its place, which featured races in various disciplines (including a National Road Series event). In June, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (10 September) and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (12 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Sven Erik Bystrøm (born 21 January 1992, in Haugesund) is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was the 2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, 2014 Under-23 World Road Race Champion. He signed with the Continental level in 2012. He signed for as a trainee from August 2014, with a full professional contract from 2015. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. He also started the 2017 Vuelta a Espana but crashed out with a broken shoulder on stage 7. In 2018, he joined on an initial two-year contract. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. Major results ;2009 : 1st Overall Grenland Grand Prix ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Ringerike GP Juniors : 2nd U6 Cycle Tour Tidaholm Juniors ;2010 : 3rd Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 10th Overall Regio-Tour Juniors ::1st Stage 3 ;2011 : 5th Himmerland Rundt ;2012 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasha Sütterlin
Jasha Sütterlin (born 4 November 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia, the 2017 Tour de France, and the 2020 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2009 : 3rd Overall Regio-Tour Juniors : 7th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg ;2010 : 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships : 1st Overall Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt Juniors : UCI Juniors Road World Championships ::2nd Time trial ::8th Road race : 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana : 3rd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg ::1st Stage 4 : 4th Overall Regio-Tour Juniors ;2011 : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin : 4th Memorial Davide Fardelli ;2012 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 : 8th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2013 : 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships : Giro della Valle d'Aosta ::1st Prologue & Stage 5 : 3rd Time trial, UEC Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stannard (cyclist)
Robert Stannard (born 16 September 1998) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was provisionally suspended by the UCI on 2 August 2023 for the "use of prohibited Methods and/or prohibited substances". Personal life Stannard was born in Sydney but moved to New Zealand when he was four. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. Career Although Stannard was born in Australia he first competed under the New Zealand flag until 2017 when he when he switched to an Australian license. He rode the Junior road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships where he placed 45. His first race as an Australian was the Australian Under-23 National Time Trial Championships where he finished third. Originally due to join the team in 2019, Stannard joined in October 2018 after his second season with , and recorded a top-ten finish at the Japan Cup. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. His first professional victory came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Mezgec
Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with to commence in 2016. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. Major results Source: ;2009 : 1st Vzpon na Mohor ;2010 : 1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay : 5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique ;2011 : 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka : 1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy : 2nd GP Kranj : 2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio : 3rd Banja Luka–Beograd II : 3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP : 6th Ljubljana–Zagreb : 8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour : 8th Banja Luka–Beograd I : 10th Central European Tour Miskolc GP ;2012 (5 pro wins) : 2nd Memorij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Matthews (cyclist)
Michael James Matthews (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian professional road and track cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Early career He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, and in 2010 he became the 2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, Under 23 Road Race World Champion. Matthews left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on an initial two-year contract from the 2013 season. Orica–GreenEDGE (2013–2016) Matthews was selected to ride the 2014 Giro d'Italia. His team won the opening team time trial in Belfast. On Stage 2, Matthews finished eighth behind Marcel Kittel in a sprint finish, also in Belfast, to take the pink jersey for the leader of the General classification in the Giro d'Italia, general classification from teammate Svein Tuft. Matthews won Stage 6, a hill top finish at Monte Cassino. Matthews withdrew from the Giro after Stage 10 after suffering a crash on Stage 9. In 2015, Matthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluís Mas
Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet (born 15 January 1989) is a Spanish former bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2023. He rode in the Vuelta a España every year from 2014 Vuelta a España, 2014 to 2018 Vuelta a España, 2018. On 3 May 2015, he won the final stage of the 2015 Tour of Turkey, Tour of Turkey; he attacked the peloton on a cobbled section a few kilometers from the line, and won just ahead of Mark Cavendish. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2004 : 2nd Spanish National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, National Novice Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Overall Vuelta a les Comarces de Castello ::1st Stage 2a : 1st Trofeo Fernando Escartin : 1st Campo de Criptana : 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista Vegas de Granada ::1st Stage 3a : 6th Time trial, UCI Juniors World Championships ;2009 : 10th Time trial, Cycling at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, Mediterranean Games ;2011 : 7th 2011 UCI Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Lemoine
Cyril Lemoine (born 3 March 1983) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. Career Born in Tours, Lemoine joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, when he signed a one-year contract with , later renamed for the 2021 season. In June 2021, Lemoine was forced to abandon the 2021 Tour de France, after being involved in a crash on the opening stage, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Major results ;2003 : 3rd Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines ;2004 : 1st Stage 3 Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne : 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ;2006 : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Young rider classification ;2009 : 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 4th Châteauroux Classic : 5th Overall Critérium International ;2010 : 7th 2010 Tro-Bro Léon, Tro-Bro Léon : 10th Overall Tour o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémy Lecroq
Jérémy Lecroq (born 7 April 1995) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2013 : 5th Bernaudeau Junior : 9th Chrono des Nations Juniors ;2015 : 5th Overall ZLM Tour ;2016 : 8th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2017 : 3rd ZLM Tour : 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3rd Paris–Bourges : 6th Grand Prix de Denain : 10th Omloop Eurometropool ;2018 : 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers : 5th Scheldeprijs ;2020 : 4th Paris–Chauny ;2021 : 6th Grand Prix d'Isbergues : 9th Ronde van Limburg : 9th Brussels Cycling Classic ;2023 : 2nd Le Tour des 100 Communes ;2024 : 7th Paris–Chauny Paris–Chauny is a one-day cycling race held in France. It was first held in 1922 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union C ... Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links * 1995 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Küng
Stefan Küng (born 16 November 1993) is a Swiss cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is also a citizen of Liechtenstein. Career Küng won the individual pursuit at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, after beating Jack Bobridge in the final. Küng only took the lead in the final . In the 2015 Tour de Romandie, he grabbed the biggest victory of his career at that point in solo fashion. On a cold rainy day, he was part of the early breakaway and dropped his fellow escapees some before the line, resisting to their return while riding toward victory in Fribourg. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France. Küng won his first individual Grand Tour stage at the 2024 Vuelta a España on the final stage of the race, beating out race leader Primož Roglič in the time trial by a comfortable 31 seconds. He is scheduled to compete in the time trial at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in his home country of Switzerland. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Gołaś
Michał Gołaś (born 29 April 1984) is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for five different professional teams. Specialising as a domestique, Gołaś took two victories during his professional career – the 2012 Polish National Road Race Championships, and the 2015 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Personal life Gołaś is married, and has three children. Major results Source: ;2002 : 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel ;2005 : 3rd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 10th Gran Premio della Liberazione ;2006 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th Overall Giro delle Regioni : 7th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo : 7th Coppa della Pace : 8th Trofeo Zsšdi : 9th Coppa Città di Asti ;2009 : 4th Overall Tour of Małopolska : 7th Overall Giro di Sardegna : 7th Tour de Rijke ;2010 : 1st Sprints classification, Tour of Britain : 3rd Ronde van D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imanol Erviti
Imanol Erviti Ollo (born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2023, entirely for and its successors. Primarily working as a domestique, Erviti took three victories as a professional – including two stage victories at the Vuelta a España in 2008 and 2010. Following his retirement, Erviti became a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Erviti's first UCI race success came at the 2004 Vuelta a Navarra as an amateur, winning the final stage while riding for the Serbitzu Kirolgi team. He turned professional the following year with . He formed part of two team time trial stage victories in 2007 at the Tour Méditerranéen and the Volta a Catalunya, before taking his first professional victory at the 2008 Vuelta a España. Having missed out on a stage victory when he was caught by the sprinters after an attack with remaining on stage 17, Erviti won the following day after p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
