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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 4h

Ellen van Dijk and Joshua Tarling celebrate victory in France #Cycling #EllenVanDijk #Victory #ChronoDesNations #LidlTrek

Ellen van Dijk and Joshua Tarling celebrate victory in France

Ellen van Dijk may have retired as a professional cyclist a month ago, but the 38-year-old Dutchwoman still competed in Sunday's French Chrono des Nations and casually won her very last race for Lidl-Trek. The time trial monster beat Alessia Vigilia (FDJ-SUEZ, by 1 second!) and Christina Schweinberg...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 5h

Tour of Holland gets perfect publicity on a brilliant final day: red, white and blue and Visma | Lease a Bike take the win #TourOfHolland #DannyVanPoppel #Cycling #ProCycling #Visma

Tour of Holland gets perfect publicity on a brilliant final day: red, white and blue and Visma | Lease a Bike take the win

Danny van Poppel won the fifth and final stage of the Tour of Holland. The Dutch race faced a disqualification, a canceled stage, shortened routes, and more in its first edition, but on the final day around Arnhem, we were treated to an excellent race. It was spectacular all day, with Van Poppel sta...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 5h

Magnier, Double and Martinez, and even Visma | Lease a Bike, finish their Asian campaign on a high: "Best performance so far" #Cycling #TourOfGuangxi #JapanCup #ProCycling #BikeRace

Magnier, Double and Martinez, and even Visma | Lease a Bike, finish their Asian campaign on a high: "Best performance so far"

In Asia, the cycling competition was in full swing, while many people were still asleep. In the Japan Cup, Lenny Martinez was the strongest after a beautiful solo, before Paul Magnier claimed his fifth stage victory in the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi, and Paul Double secured the overall class...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 7h

Unique spectacle in Andorra: Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic and Del Toro battle it out, Mexican wins by a narrow margin #Cycling #Andorra #Pogacar #Vingegaard #Roglic

Unique spectacle in Andorra: Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic and Del Toro battle it out, Mexican wins by a narrow margin

A spectacular show in Andorra: In the Pyrenean micro-state, Primoz Roglic, Isaac Del Toro, Tadej Pogacar, and Jonas Vingegaard engaged in a remarkable battle. During the Andorra Cycling Masters, the four titans first rode a climbing time trial, followed by a lap around the city. Del Toro narrowly be...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 9h

Tour of Guangxi? Tour of Paul! Magnier takes his fifth in the final stage, Double doesn't crack under pressure and takes overall victory #TourOfGuangxi #PaulMagnier #Cycling #ProCycling #SoudalQuickStep

Tour of Guangxi? Tour of Paul! Magnier takes his fifth in the final stage, Double doesn't crack under pressure and takes overall victory

Paul Magnier won the sixth and final stage of the Tour of Guangxi. The Frenchman from Soudal Quick-Step was able to return to the final on a tough lap in Nanning, after which he was the best in the sprint. Leader Paul Double (Jayco-AlUla) was put under intense pressure by Victor Lafay (Decathlon AG2...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 11h

🎥 Powerhouse Del Toro races rally car, but later loses battle to Van Baarle in Spanish criterium #Ciclismo #TourDeFrance #GranFondoLaNucia #DelToro #VanBaarle

🎥 Powerhouse Del Toro races rally car, but later loses battle to Van Baarle in Spanish criterium

In the Netherlands and Belgium, the After Tour Criteriums take place, where a spectacular show is put on for cycling fans in various villages after the Tour de France. In Spain, they end the cycling year with a huge party: every year, La Nucia hosts the Gran Fondo La Nucia. This year, they once agai...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 11h

"Everything felt new, yet so familiar" Vollering reflects on first year, with ups and downs, at FDJ-SUEZ #DemiVollering #FDJSUEZ #WomensCycling #TourDeFranceFemmes #ProCycling

"Everything felt new, yet so familiar" Vollering reflects on first year, with ups and downs, at FDJ-SUEZ

Demi Vollering has completed her first year with FDJ-SUEZ. It was an eventful year for the Dutch leader: she won pretty much everywhere, except for the all-important Tour de France Femmes and the World Championships. Nevertheless, Vollering looks back on the year with satisfaction, sharing her thoug...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 11h

Ferrand-Prévot struggling after surgery: "We tried to hide the misery throughout the whole season" #Cycling #WomensCycling #PaulineFerrandPrevot #ParisRoubaix #TourdeFranceFemmes

Ferrand-Prévot struggling after surgery: "We tried to hide the misery throughout the whole season"

What a year it has been for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. The Frenchwoman from Visma | Lease a Bike returned to the road for the first time in a long time, and did so with victories in Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France Femmes. After her season, she underwent surgery for an injury sustained in the Strad...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 12h

Lenny Martinez ends season with victory in Japan Cup, Riejanne Markus helps teammate to win in China #LennyMartinez #JapanCup #Cycling #BahrainVictorious #RiejanneMarkus

Lenny Martinez ends season with victory in Japan Cup, Riejanne Markus helps teammate to win in China

Lenny Martinez won the Japan Cup. The Frenchman from Bahrain Victorious was the best in the one-day race on the other side of the world after managing to break away from his rivals on the hilly circuit. In China, Anna Henderson (Lidl-Trek) was the best in the Tour of Guangxi. Early in the Japan Cup,...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Sensational VAM mountain stage with a thrilling finale: new leader Laporte and Kubis beaten by early attacker De Jong #TourOfHolland #Cycling #MountainStage #TimoDeJong #ChristopheLaporte

Sensational VAM mountain stage with a thrilling finale: new leader Laporte and Kubis beaten by early attacker De Jong

Timo De Jong won the fourth stage of the Tour of Holland. The Dutch rider from VolkerWessels was in front all day and succeeded in joining Christophe Laporte (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Lukas Kubis (Unibet Tietema Rockets) when they caught up. The Frenchman took the lead (Ethan Hayter dropped out), b...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Lafay might be climbing better than ever, but retirement still lingers in his mind: "It’s fifty-fifty" #Cycling #VictorLafay #TourdeFrance #RetirementTalk #ProCycling

Lafay might be climbing better than ever, but retirement still lingers in his mind: "It’s fifty-fifty"

In September, Victor Lafay made some startling statements. The Frenchman, who brilliantly won a Tour stage in 2023, was thinking aloud about retiring from the sport. However, in the Tour of Guangxi, the climber from Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale is showing his best side. Should he retire, and how does...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

According to Wellens, van der Poel and van Aert are saying "f*ck you" to the UCI: "The World Cup is supposed to be about consistency, right?" #CycloCross #UCI #VanDerPoel #VanAert #BartWellens

According to Wellens, van der Poel and van Aert are saying "f*ck you" to the UCI: "The World Cup is supposed to be about consistency, right?"

Bart Wellens, in Het Nieuwsblad, lashed out at the UCI, Mathieu van der Poel, and Wout van Aert. In an attempt to preview the new cyclo-cross season, the two big names in cyclo-cross were discussed. And according to Wellens, the duo receives too much preferential treatment from the cycling union. Va...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Van Aert relaxes with wife Sarah in Rome, while Philipsen puts girlfriend to work in Taiwan #Cycling #VanAert #Philipsen #Rome #Taiwan

Van Aert relaxes with wife Sarah in Rome, while Philipsen puts girlfriend to work in Taiwan

The road season is already over for most cyclists. So it's time for a break. What they do during that break can vary enormously. Take Wout van Aert, who was enjoying some sightseeing in Rome with his girlfriend. Jasper Philipsen took his sweetheart to the other side of the world, but there was no re...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Jonathan Milan opts for Japanese sprint instead of clash with Kooij and Merlier — and it pays off #Cycling #JapanCup #Sprint #JonathanMilan #BikeRacing

Jonathan Milan opts for Japanese sprint instead of clash with Kooij and Merlier — and it pays off

Jonathan Milan won the Utsunomiya Japan Cup Criterium on Saturday. The traditional warm-up for the Japan Cup, which will be held on Sunday, ended in a sprint. Milan was faster than Tudor sprinter Miká Heming and Vlad Van Mechelen of Bahrain Victorious. Sunday is normally for the climbers. Neilson Po...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

CPA boss shares shocking details about Lotto–Intermarché merger in open letter: "It was heartbreaking for me personally" #Cycling #LottoIntermarche #CPABoss #Peloton #WorldChampionships

CPA boss shares shocking details about Lotto–Intermarché merger in open letter: "It was heartbreaking for me personally"

Adam Hansen, director of the Cyclistes Professionnels Associés (CPA), has written his first extensive column offering insights from the peloton. The former pro writes that he was impressed by the organization at the World Championships, despite a “slightly too difficult course.” More interesting are...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Tibor Del Grosso says Van der Poel comparisons and pressure for his cyclo-cross and road future make perfect sense #Cycling #CycloCross #RoadRacing #ProCycling #Giro

Tibor Del Grosso says Van der Poel comparisons and pressure for his cyclo-cross and road future make perfect sense

In a world where a 21-year-old Mexican finished second in the Giro in his second season as a pro and won 16 times, we almost forget how special it is what all the other top talents in the pro peloton are doing. Oscar Onley (23) finished fourth in the Tour de France, Paul Magnier (21) kept winning, a...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Last post after Paris-Roubaix, silent on Strava and Red Bull keeping quiet: Where is Oier Lazkano? #OierLazkano #ParisRoubaix #CyclingNews #Cycling2026 #RedBullBike

Last post after Paris-Roubaix, silent on Strava and Red Bull keeping quiet: Where is Oier Lazkano?

All kinds of crazy theories have been circulating in recent months, and now that the cycling season is almost over and the cycling teams are preparing for 2026, the question is justified: Where is Oier Lazkano? The 25-year-old Spaniard made a spectacular move last winter from Movistar to Red Bull-BO...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Paul strikes Double in China! UAE finally beaten uphill, Visma | Lease a Bike youngster finishes close behind #TourOfGuangxi #Cycling #PaulDouble #SoudalQuickStep #UAE

Paul strikes Double in China! UAE finally beaten uphill, Visma | Lease a Bike youngster finishes close behind

Paul Double won the fifth and penultimate stage in the Tour of Guangxi. After four sprint victories by Paul Magnier on behalf of Soudal-Quick Step, we knew in advance that the queen stage on day 5 would not be for the young Frenchman. With the finish at the top of Nongla, after 165.8 kilometers and...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

How seriously should we take a spectacular season finale in Andorra with Pogacar, Vingegaard, Del Toro and Roglic? #AndorraCyclingMasters #Pogacar #Vingegaard #DelToro #Roglic

How seriously should we take a spectacular season finale in Andorra with Pogacar, Vingegaard, Del Toro and Roglic?

It came as a bit of a surprise at the beginning of October, but the very best riders of 2025 will indeed be competing against each other one more time in Andorra. The so-called Andorra Cycling Masters offer Tadej Pogacar, Isaac Del Toro, Jonas Vingegaard, and Primoz Roglic the chance to enjoy a surp...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Son of Olympian extends stay with Visma | Lease a Bike: "I’d only done five road races in total" #Cycling #WorldTour #RoadRacing #Visma #LeaseABike

Son of Olympian extends stay with Visma | Lease a Bike: "I’d only done five road races in total"

Visma | Lease a Bike is giving two young Norwegians a taste of WorldTour racing in this week's Tour of Holland: 20-year-old Mikal Grimstad Uglehus and 19-year-old Jonas Kind Hoydal. The latter comes from a good family, as his father, Rune, competed in the 1996 Olympic Games as a mountain biker. Time...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 1d

Wærenskjold has to put Mickey Mouse on hold as Uno-X suddenly spots once-in-a-lifetime chance in license battle #CyclingNews #WorldTour #ProCycling #CyclingLife #UCI

Wærenskjold has to put Mickey Mouse on hold as Uno-X suddenly spots once-in-a-lifetime chance in license battle

With the potential merger of Lotto and Intermarché-Wanty to form Lotto-Intermarché, the teams in the UCI ranking for the period 2023-2025 will all move up one place, below the two Belgian teams. Knowing that eighteen teams are eligible for a WorldTour license for the period 2026-2028, there is a hug...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 2d

Visma | Lease a Bike sports director points to "growing pains" and positives after stage 3 cancellation at NIBC Tour of Holland #NIBCTourofHolland #CyclingNews #VismaLeaseABike #BikeRacing #StageCancellation

Visma | Lease a Bike sports director points to "growing pains" and positives after stage 3 cancellation at NIBC Tour of Holland

The peloton brought the NIBC Tour of Holland to a halt on Friday. After several precarious situations in the south of Limburg, the riders decided that enough was enough, resulting in the third stage being canceled. Visma | Lease a Bike sports director Arthur van Dongen, also an organizer of races in...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 2d

Alpecin-Deceuninck says goodbye to team legend with win on Italian gravel, Del Grosso joins world champion on the podium #Cycling #GravelRacing #AlpecinDeceuninck #WorldChampion #ItalianCycling

Alpecin-Deceuninck says goodbye to team legend with win on Italian gravel, Del Grosso joins world champion on the podium

Gianni Vermeersch won the Serenissima Gravel on Friday. The Italian one-day race around Cittadella in the Veneto region gave Alpecin-Deceuninck two riders on the podium, as Tibor Del Grosso also finished in third place. Newly crowned world gravel champion Florian Vermeersch (UAE Emirates-XRG) finish...

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 2d

"When a chance like this is there, you need to take it"; Cian Uijtdebroeks leaves Visma | Lease a Bike by choice #Cycling #TransferNews #CianUijtdebroeks #Movistar #VismaLeaseABike

"When a chance like this is there, you need to take it"; Cian Uijtdebroeks leaves Visma | Lease a Bike by choice

It was quite a transfer bombshell at the beginning of October. Cian Uijtdebroeks is leaving Visma | Lease a Bike for an adventure at Movistar, which many people did not really see coming. The Belgian clearly explained his choice, thanked his ‘old’ team, and acknowledged where things had gone wrong....

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IDL Procycling @idlprocycling.bsky.social · 2d

What the team will look like in 2026 is still unclear, but Israel-Premier Tech lands another one with experienced Irish rider #Cycling #IsraelPremierTech #RyanMullen #ProCycling #CyclingNews

What the team will look like in 2026 is still unclear, but Israel-Premier Tech lands another one with experienced Irish rider

The role of the team Israel-Premier Tech is a much-discussed topic these days due to the presence of Israel in its name. It was already clear that Israel would not be returning to the name next year, while the team itself continues to work on next year's selection. Ryan Mullen is the latest addition...

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