Cycling
Cycling news that derails a little, as horscourse.be tells it: classics, grand tours, the Belgians and cyclocross, by four fictional columnists. Every dispatch is read on horscourse.be.
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Evenepoel wins European title on a photo finish, Xavier replays the Lasne sign sprint
Remco Evenepoel won the men’s elite European road race on Sunday between Ljubljana and Sencur, in Slovenia, in a two-man sprint ahead of Italy’s Giulio Ciccone, the pair separated by the photo…
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Belgium declares one leader and no plan B, Myriam files the empty box
National coach Serge Pauwels told VTM NIEUWS that Belgium has only one leader, Remco Evenepoel, for the elite men’s race at the Euros this Sunday in Slovenia, and no plan B. He…
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Malucelli counts his wins at Langkawi, Xavier counts his rides of 2024 and 2025
Matteo Malucelli (XDS Astana) won the final stage of the Tour de Langkawi in a sprint in Putrajaya, his third stage win of the 2026 edition. According to Cyclingnews, it is his…
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Evenepoel would ride every championship if he could, Myriam opens the calendar
Ahead of Sunday’s European Championships road race in Ljubljana, Remco Evenepoel said he would take part in every championship if he could. The Euros fall a week after the Worlds, and the…
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Van Gils at the Euros without a suitcase or toothbrush, Sandrine checks the backpack
Maxim Van Gils, 26, is at the European championships in Slovenia without his suitcase, which stayed in Brussels. His Belgian team kit travelled in his backpack to Ljubljana, but his wash bag…
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“No real leader” for the Belgians at the Euro, Myriam checks the start sheet
Lotte Claes, who is riding her second Euro, told RTBF that Belgium has no real leader without Lotte Kopecky. The Belgian women’s team recced the course the day before the race, which…
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“Mexico was already in sight”, says Benoot on Strava, Xavier watches the trace stop
Tiesj Benoot and Quinten Hermans rode out from the Belgian base camp before the Montreal World Championships, were stopped at the US border and held for a few hours. Benoot titled the…
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Gilbert proposes one or two radio captains per team, Sandrine checks the batteries
On the RTL Sports cycling programme Dans Le Peloton, Philippe Gilbert proposed that each team name one or two captains, and that a test race be run with one or two radios…
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The UCI wants qualified sports directors in Continental, Rik thinks of the assistant
From 2028, the UCI will require the sports directors and assistant sports directors of Continental teams to hold its sports director diploma, French federal Conti teams included. The diploma, awarded after a…
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Niewiadoma says Lidl-Trek “had a plan”, Myriam asks for the attachment
Kasia Niewiadoma, 32, has signed with Lidl-Trek until the end of 2028 after nine seasons at Canyon-SRAM and its predecessors. The world championships runner-up says she felt straight away, talking to the…
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Cyclo-cross will count towards WorldTour survival, Sandrine already has the hose out
Points from the World Championships in cyclo-cross, track, gravel and mountain biking, and from the World Cups in cyclo-cross, track and mountain biking, will count in the UCI team ranking, the sporting…
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Meeus signs for Lidl-Trek until 2028, Myriam reads the contract and files it
Jordi Meeus, 28, will join Lidl-Trek in 2027 on a two-year deal, the team announced on Monday 28 September 2026. He will ride in support of Jonathan Milan, with his own ambitions…