Team Sky road captain Luke Rowe had a bittersweet day at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, demonstrating form which convinced him he is fully recovered from multiple leg fractures last August – despite getting disqualified from the race.
Rowe said he had been at the back of the main group of favorites when he said a touch of wheels caused him and a couple of other riders to have to jump onto the bike-path alongside the road.
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'I have been ashamed for days' - Man who threw bottle at Mathieu van der Poel at Paris-Roubaix apologisesIn a letter to Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, the assailant apologised for his action on Sunday
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Meet Tadej Pogačar's new weapon: Colnago’s lightest frame ever — the all-new V5RsParis-Roubaix was the last hoorah on Colnago’s winnigest bike, the V4RS. Enter the new V5Rs, to be raced from the Amstel Gold Race onward
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Professional riders need more protection from mindless 'fans' at major races to avoid another Mathieu van der Poel Paris-Roubaix bottle incidentCycling's authorities must do everything within their power to prevent spectators from assaulting riders
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Could Caleb Ewan be Ineos Grenadiers' first Tour de France sprinter since Mark Cavendish? 'That's my goal'"All I can do is try to win as much as possible and prove that I deserve to be there," says Australian
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British team blocked from competing in key Spring ClassicsHess Cycling not invited to Amstel Gold Race
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'Once we were four, I was really confident about winning' - Tenacious Lotte Kopecky hangs in at Tour of Flanders for victoryThe Belgian isn't interested in making history, but is just doing so accidentally
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'It's scary to see how much better he is' - Tadej Pogačar conquers all at the Tour of FlandersThe world champion won by a minute after a decisive attack on the Oude Kwaremont
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Tadej Pogačar must attack from range at the Tour of Flanders - taking Mathieu van der Poel to the line is not an optionSlovenian must look to replicate his Oude Kwaremont attack from 2023 if he wants to guarantee being first across the line in Oudenaarde
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Mathieu van der Poel surges to E3 Saxo Classic victory after dropping Mads Pedersen on the Oude KwaremontDutchman untouchable in West Flanders after distancing Pedersen and Filippo Ganna on decisive climb
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'An unprecedented opportunity for brands to be part of the evolution' - Ineos Grenadiers sponsor hunt steps up with sales agency partnershipSportfive have been employed to find "non-endemic global partners for the team"
