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Visma have owned Omloop of late ๐Ÿ† Team Visma | Lease a Bike go into Saturday's 2025 edition looking for a fourth win in a row. Their team is: Wout van Aert Tiesj Benoot Matteo Jorgenson Victor Campenaerts Edoardo Affini Matthew Brennan Per Strand Hagenes ๐Ÿ“ธ Flanders Classics | Sprint Cycling

A pro win every year since 2016 ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ‘ After triumphing on Stage 1 of O Gran Camiรฑo on Wednesday, 32-year-old Magnus Cort has now gone only one year - 2015 - without a win since 2013. His 32 career victories include stage wins at all three Grand Tours. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Remco in full flight is a sight to behold ๐Ÿš€ Flashback to his superb solo win on Stage 3 of the 2022 Tour of Norway. Follow this yearโ€™s menโ€™s race from May 29 to June 1 and womenโ€™s race from May 31 to June 1.

Pogaฤarโ€™s first and latest UAE Tour wins ๐Ÿ† Comparing the Slovenianโ€™s set-up for his victories on Jebel Hafeet five years apart. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

What a rivalry this is becoming ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿค— Jonathan Milan and Tim Merlier shared two wins apiece in a thrilling sprint battle at the UAE Tour. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Flying starts to the season ๐Ÿ”ฅ Tadej Pogaฤar and Jonas Vingegaard both began their build-up to the Tour de France - where they will be the two leading favourites for the yellow jersey - with victories. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Herregodts pulls off, Pogaฤar goes ๐Ÿš€ The moment the world champion launched his winning attack on Stage 7 of the UAE Tour.

How Pogaฤar conquered Jebel Hafeet ๐Ÿšต The Slovenian triumphed with an attack 7.8km from home on UAE Tour Stage 7 and in the process wrapped up overall victory. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

The ferocious power of a Pogi attack ๐Ÿ’ฅ The world championโ€™s winning move on UAE Tour Stage 7.

A stunning attack and win ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ† Tadej Pogaฤar launched 7.8km from the finish and went solo 300m later to win Stage 7 of the UAE Tour and seal overall victory.

Perfect positioning and raw power ๐Ÿš€ Tim Merlier won Stage 5 of the UAE Tour with this supreme sprint. โฑ๏ธ Time: 12โ€ ๐Ÿ’จ Avg speed: 69.8km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 71.3km/h โšก๏ธAvg power: 1350w ๐Ÿ’ฅ Max power: 1700w

The sneakiest attack youโ€™ll see ๐Ÿ˜ฒ Tadej Pogaฤar and Domen Novak initiated a breakaway on UAE Tour Stage 5 with this subtle move 149km from the finish. The group that formed built up a lead of almost 3min but were caught 39km from home.

1590w average and 1840w maximum ๐Ÿ’ฅ Jonathan Milan, led out by Lidl-Trek team-mate Simone Consonni, produced another earth-shaking sprint to win Stage 4 of the UAE Tour.

Chapeau for this amazing effort ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ‘ Ivรกn Romeo attempted to bridge across to the front group on UAE Tour Stage 4 after crosswinds split the peloton but was ultimately unsuccessful.

1840w max power ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿคฏ Jonathan Milan produced another nuclear sprint to win Stage 4 of the UAE Tour. Runner-up Tim Merlier produced these numbers... โฑ๏ธ Time: 14โ€ ๐Ÿ’จ Speed: 65.0km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 67.1km/h ๐Ÿ’ฅ Power: 1320w โšก๏ธMax power: 1570w ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Back in the pro peloton ๐Ÿ‘Š Elia Viviani, 36, had been without a team since leaving INEOS Grenadiers at the end of last year. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Do camels have two humps or one? ๐Ÿช๐Ÿซ @lidltrek.bsky.social rider Edward Theuns was in quiz mode on Stage 3 of the UAE Tour.

He simply blew them away ๐Ÿ’ฅ Tadej Pogaฤar averaged 860w and hit a maximum of 1030w with this ruthless sprint to victory on UAE Tour Stage 3.

He absolutely ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ that finish ๐Ÿ† Tadej Pogaฤar dominated the front of the lead group in the final 3km of the climb to the summit finish of UAE Tour Stage 3 and then won with this effort: โฐ Time: 21โ€ ๐Ÿ’จ Speed: 39.9km/h ๐ŸŒช๏ธ Max speed: 43.1km/h ๐Ÿ’ฅ Power: 860w โšก๏ธ Max power: 1030w ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Taking the Colnago Y1Rs climbing ๐Ÿšต Tadej Pogaฤar and his UAE Team Emirates-XRG team-mates used their new aero bike on the fast, 21.1km climb to the summit finish on Jebel Jais (average gradient 5.4%, max 9%, 1146m gain) on Stage 3 of the UAE Tour. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

So powerful yet so smooth ๐Ÿคค Josh Tarling produced some awesome power numbers on the way to winning Stage 2โ€™s individual time trial at the UAE Tour.

A blistering TT triumph ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿ’จ @ineos-grenadiers.bsky.social Sports Director Oli Cookson coaches Josh Tarling to victory on Stage 2 of the UAE Tour.

What a talent this lad is ๐Ÿ† Josh Tarling dominated the 12.2km individual time trial on Stage 2 of the UAE Tour. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ 1 Tarling 2 Bissegger +13sec 3 Pogaฤar +18sec ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Huge chainring, huge power ๐Ÿ’ช Josh Tarling used a plate you could eat your dinner off and produced almost enough power to cook it in a blistering performance in Stage 2โ€™s individual time trial at the UAE Tour. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Bad news after a strong start to the season ๐Ÿ˜ž INEOS Grenadiers said: "Egan has been diagnosed with a fractured clavicle. He will remain under the expert care of our medical team, and a comprehensive recovery plan will be implemented to support his return to training and racing." ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

This man has outrageous power ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’ฅ The setup Jonathan Milan used, and power he produced, to bulldoze his way to victory on UAE Tour Stage 1. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Tadej's season is under way ๐Ÿš€ The world champion was wearing shoes with rainbow soles and riding his new Colnago Y1Rs on Stage 1 of the UAE Tour. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

5๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ days to the Tour of Flanders ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Stage 1 of the Tour will be an almighty sprint for yellow ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿ’จ A flat finish in Lille on the opening day of the 2025 Tour de France offers the fast men a chance to claim the maillot jaune.

A two-pronged approach to Tadej ๐Ÿ‘Š Matteo Jorgenson hopes to improve on his 8th place overall at last yearโ€™s Tour de France in order to put added pressure on defending champion Tadej Pogaฤar and help team-mate Jonas Vingegaardโ€™s bid for victory. ๐Ÿ“ธ @teamvismaleaseabike.com

2025 starts here for these big guns ๐Ÿ’ช Some of the biggest names in the men's peloton will make the road season debuts over the next few days.

No Roubaix for Tadej in 2025 - but not definitely ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Daniel Benson's Cycling Substack ๐Ÿ“ธ Tadej Pogaฤar

MVDP targets 2025 MTB world title ๐ŸŒˆ Mathieu Van der Poel will prioritise the Classics and Tour de France before shifting focus to winning a rainbow jersey in a fourth discipline, having already won world titles on the road, gravel and in cyclocross. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Bring on Tadej riding Roubaix ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ˜œ Tadej Pogaฤar teased the prospect of him racing Paris-Roubaix by posting a video to Instagram of him riding the Trouee dโ€™Arenberg. ๐Ÿ“ธ Tadej Pogaฤar

Two Colombians in flying form ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Campeรณn ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Egan Bernal won the Colombian national road race title for the first time with a commanding 2:26 solo win on Sunday. It followed his victory in the Colombian national time trial three days earlier, which was his first win since the 2021 Giro d'Italia. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Absolutely unreal power ๐Ÿš€ Lorena Wiebes rode away from her rivals with apparent ease to win Stage 4 of the UAE Tour Women, her third victory of the race.

Lift-off for the Colnago Y1Rs ๐Ÿš€ Adam Yates raced UAE Team Emirates XRG's new aero bike for the first time on Stage 1 of the Tour of Oman. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling | Colnago World

Back on the top step of the podium ๐Ÿ† Almost four years after his last win, at the 2021 Giro d'Italia, the 28-year-old won the Colombian national time trial title. Bernal's career was almost ended in a training crash in January 2022. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Imperious sprinting from Wiebes ๐Ÿš€ Team SD Worx - Protime produced a perfect lead out for Lorena Wiebes to win Stage 1 of the UAE Tour Women.

The Colnago Y1Rs has been unleashed ๐Ÿ’จ UAE Team ADQ riders have raced their radical new aero bike for the first time in Spain and the UAE over the past couple of weeks. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

150 days till battle resumes at the Tour ๐Ÿ’ฅ The 2025 Tour de France is now just five months away.

Red-hot starts to the season ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ world titles in ๐—ง๐—›๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ disciplines ... and counting ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

The perfect season ๐Ÿ† Mathieu Van der Poel won every race he entered in the 2024/25 cyclocross campaign, including claiming a record-equalling seventh elite men's world title. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

A 52-year-old record equalled ๐ŸŒˆ Mathieu Van der Poel joined Eric De Vlaeminck on a record of seven elite men's cyclocross world titles with victory in Liรฉvin, France, on Sunday. De Vlaeminck won his titles between 1966-1973. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

What a ride from Wout ๐Ÿฅˆ๐ŸŒˆ Belgium's Wout van Aert took silver behind winner Mathieu Van der Poel in the elite men's cyclocross world championship after battling back from a tough start to the race in Liรฉvin, France. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ 1 Van der Poel 2 Van Aert +0:45 3 Nys +1:06 ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

Seventh heaven ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† Mathieu Van der Poel celebrated in style when he equalled Eric De Vlaeminck's 52-year-old record of seven elite men's cyclocross world titles on Sunday. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

A record-equalling 7๏ธโƒฃ๐—ง๐—› world CX title ๐ŸŒˆ Mathieu Van der Poel matches the legendary Belgian Eric De Vlaeminck with a 45sec victory over runner-up and rival Wout van Aert - his third world title in a row and sixth in seven years. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ 1 Van der Poel 2 Van Aert +0:45 3 Nys +1:06 ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling

The first pro stage race win of his career ๐Ÿ† Tom Pidcock survived a crosswind-ravaged Stage 5 to seal overall victory of the AlUla Tour, having previously won Stages 2 and 4. ๐Ÿ“ธ Sprint Cycling