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A Brief History of the Vuelta a España Škoda Green Jersey

August 24, 2022 at 1:26 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

The first Vuelta a España was run in 1935, inspired by the popularity of the Tour de France. Ten years later, again taking a page from the Tour, it began awarding a prize for the best sprinter, calculated from points allocated on the basis of…

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“It’s Exhausting.” On Fighting for the Škoda Green Jersey with André Greipel

July 18, 2022 at 10:51 am6 min reading

Road cycling

The points classification in the Tour de France has been mostly defined by sprinters. They come to the Tour seeking glory on the flatter days. For those riders, this competition is their main goal for the race. So, what’s it like to compete for this…

Biniam Girmay: The African Cycling Superstar

May 11, 2022 at 12:06 pm6 min reading

Road cycling

If you haven’t heard of Biniam Girmay already, you should have. Especially if you call yourself a road cycling fan. His image adorning sports pages everywhere following his Gent-Wevelgem victory may have left the impression he emerged from nowhere. But it couldn’t be farther from…

Greipel to Raise Awareness of ALS Through Biggest-Ever Zwift Group Ride

February 6, 2020 at 8:13 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The famous sprinter lost his mother to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2017. The ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is incurable. It impacts neurons controlling voluntary muscles, progressing towards paralysis and, ultimately, death. André Greipel wants to help fund a research for a…

Hundreds Pay Tribute to Bjorg Lambrecht at Funeral Service in His Hometown

August 14, 2019 at 9:58 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The 22-year-old Lotto-Soudal rider suffered a fall while competing in the Tour de Pologne last week. Bjorg collided with a concrete culvert and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, the doctors couldn’t save him. The funeral service was held at the Saint-Willibord Church in the…

Tour de France 2018 – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

July 31, 2018 at 7:16 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Tear gas, disappointing retirements, and yet a new generation of cyclists look set to take the peloton by storm. This year’s Tour was a mixed bag – so let’s try to make sense of the results of the ASO’s weird and wonderful 2018.