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MONTRÉAL’24: Pogačar Solos to Victory in Canada!

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won in Montréal on Sunday. In the Canadian WorldTour race, the Slovenian was unbeatable and took the victory after a solo of 24 kilometres. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) finished second and third.

QUÉBEC’24: Triple Matthews in Canada!

Michael Matthews (Jayco AlUla) won the Grand Prix de Québec on Friday, ahead of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) and Ties Benoot (Visma | Lease a Bike). The Jayco AlUla rider was the strongest in a sprint from a large group after just over 200 kilometres, taking his third win in Québec.

OLYMPICS’24 Men’s Road Race: Double Remco Gold!

Remco Evenepoel took his second Olympic Gold medal with his usual attacking style. After the early skirmishes and attacks from Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, the young Belgian escaped with Valentin Madouas to drop him with 14 kilometres to go. A bike change with 4 kilometres to go wasn't going to stop him. Madouas came in for the Silver medal and his countryman, Christophe Laporte took the Bronze.

TOUR’24 Stage 1: Bardet Bags Yellow!

A Frenchman takes the first stage and yellow jersey of the 2024 Tour de France in Italy. The dsm-firmenich-PostNL team played their tactics perfectly on stage 1. The Dutch team sent young Frank van den Broek in the break and then Romain Bardet crossed to him and they held off the bunch to the finish in Rimini. He also took the yellow jersey.

LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE’24: Pogačar Launches on La Redoute!

Top favourite, Tadej Pogačar attacked on the climb of La Redoute, with just over 30 kilometres to go to the finish in Liège and soloed to victory. The expected battle with Mathieu van der Poel never materialised. There were attacks from behind, but the Slovenian's victory was never in Danger. Romain Bardet took second ahead of the chasers, who were brought in by Van der Poel for third place.

FLÈCHE-WALLONNE’24: Surprising Williams Was Hot On the Huy!

Flèche-Wallonne 2024 Race Report: Stephen Williams surprisingly won the 2024 Flèche Wallonne. After a cold and wet race of 200 kilometres, the British rider jumped away with 300 metres to go and no one had the legs to catch him before the line. Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) finished second, aheadMaxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny) in third.