2020 Preview Sample

EDITED BY NED BOULTING

A YEAR APART

A COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF THE 2020 SEASON WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

THE GIRO D’ITALIA, TOUR DE FRANCE AND VUELTA A ESPAÑA

THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S UCI WORLDTOURS

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM

Anna van der Breggen, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Allan Peiper, Nic Dlamini, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio,

Bert Wagendorp, Laura Weislo, Lucy Martin, Peter Cossins, Matt Rendell, Kit Nicholson, Rob Hatch,

Richard Williams, Lukas Knöfler, Rose Manley, Max Leonard, William Fotheringham and Jonny Long

PREVIEW SAMPLE THE ROAD BOOK 2020

CONTENTS

Tour of Antalya 78

Tour du Rwanda 89

Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 80

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 93

UAE Tour 82

Faun-Ardèche Classic 94

Chasing Shadows: Remco and Eddy by William Fotheringham 95

MARCH 99

La Drôme Classic 100

Kuurne–Bruxelles–Kuurne 101

Tour de Taiwan 102

Le Samyn 105

GP Jean-Pierre Monseré 106

Paris–Nice 107

The World’s Only Racer by Bert Wagendorp 116

JULY 123

Sibiu Cycling Tour 124

RIDERS OF THE YEAR 2020 ix

Vuelta a Burgos 127

Return to Racing in Romania by Lukas Knöfler 130

IN THE WINNERS’ WORDS xi

AUGUST 137

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION by Ned Boulting 1

Strade Bianche 138

Strade Bianche 139

Tour de Wallonie 165

Giro dell’Emilia 167

La Route d’Occitanie 140

Tour du Limousin 168

Circuito de Getxo 142

European Championships 170

JANUARY 15

Milano–Torino 143

Bretagne Classic–Ouest-France 174

La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 16

Tour Down Under 20

Vuelta a San Juan 26

Race Torquay 30

Trofeo Campos 31

Trofeo de Tramuntana 32

Tour de Pologne 144

Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 149

Czech Tour 150

Tour de l’Ain 152

GP de Plouay 175

Tour Poitou–Charentes 176

La Course 179

Druivenkoers–Overijse 180

Capricorn Star by Nic Dlamini 33

Milan–Sanremo 154

Gran Piemonte 156

Trofeo Matteotti 181

Tour de Hongrie 182

Critérium du Dauphiné 157

Tour de France 186

FEBRUARY 41

Il Lombardia 162

Dwars door het Hageland 164

Brussels Cycling Classic 230

Memorial Marco Pantani 231

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 42

Pollença–Andratx 43

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 44

Trofeo Palma 45

GP La Marseillaise 46

Tour de Langkawi 59

Tour Colombia 2.1 63

Tour de la Provence 66

Vuelta a Murcia 68

Malaysian International Classic Race 69

Children of the Summer’s End by Richard Williams 232

SEPTEMBER 237

Saudi Tour 47

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 50

Étoile des Bessèges 53

Herald Sun Tour 56

Clásica de Almería 70

Trofeo Laigueglia 71

Volta ao Algarve 72

Vuelta a Andalucía 75

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 238

Tour du Doubs 241

Tirreno–Adriatico 242

Giro Rosa 250

Antwerp Port Epic 259

Tour de Luxembourg 260

Giro della Toscana 263

Tour de Slovaquie 264

Coppa Sabatini 267

Giro dell’Appennino 268

Gooikse Pijl 269

GP d’Isbergues 270

Paris–Camembert 271

World Championships 272

Paris–Chauny 278

BinckBank Tour 279

Flèche Wallonne 284

Flèche Wallonne 285

VIRTUAL RACING 595

Riding through the Void by Laura Weislo 614

OBITUARIES 619

Double Dutch: The Rider in Second Place by Rose Manley 286

CONTRIBUTORS 645

OCTOBER 293

Giro d’Italia 294

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 338

Liège–Bastogne–Liège 340

Tour of Thailand 341

Brabantse Pijl 344

Gent–Wevelgem 345

Gent–Wevelgem 346

Paris–Tours 347

Prueba Villafranca–Ordiziako Klasika 348

Scheldeprijs 349

Tour of Flanders 350

Tour of Flanders 352

Three Days of De Panne 353

Vuelta a España 354

Three Days of De Panne 392

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 647

Calling It Home: How the Giro made it to Milan by Rob Hatch 393

NOVEMBER 403

Madrid Challenge 404

Racing Between Realities by Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio 410

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 417

TEAMS 423

Men’s WorldTour Teams 424

Men’s ProTeams 462

Women’s WorldTour Teams 482

Men’s End-of-season Rankings 514

Women’s End-of-season Rankings 516

War, Illness and Not-Racing by Max Leonard 518

HISTORICAL RESULTS 525

Men’s Historical WorldTour Results 526

Women’s Historical WorldTour Results 572

JANUARY

WORLDTOUR MEN’S RACE

JANUARY


TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 1

21 January 2020

Tanunda–Tanunda

150km

WorldTour racing got underway with a familiar

display of domination from Deceuninck-QuickStep

and their new star rider, Sam Bennett. The transfer

market was busy over the winter as far as sprinters

were concerned, so a number of teams were

looking to show their cards at the first opportunity.

Greipel’s Israel Start-Up Nation and Viviani’s Team

Cofidis, both newly upgraded to the WorldTour,

put their noses in the wind in the closing stages,

but it was Deceuninck-QuickStep that led the field

under the flamme rouge. Philipsen (UAE Team)

made a good account of himself in the sprint, but

Irish champ Bennett was able to come through and

overhaul him on the line.

Earlier in the stage, the playbook was laid out

for the remainder of the race, with Rosskopf

(CCC) collecting KOM points and Impey

(Mitchelton-Scott) hunting down bonus seconds

at intermediate sprints. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

26°C

PROFILE

TANUNDA

S

ANGASTON

BREAKAWAY

3

BREAKNECK HILL

WIND

NW 12km/h

J. Drizners (NAT), J. Rosskopf (CCC), M. Storer (SUN),

D. Sunderland (NTT)

S

ANGASTON

3

BREAKNECK HILL

TANUNDA

TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 2

22 January 2020

Woodside–Stirling

135.8km

Caleb Ewan was last to win on this uphill sprint

finish, but the fast men would have to be on their

best day to make it over the relentless dips and rises

of the Adelaide Hills with matches still to burn.

With Rosskopf intent on consolidating his

KOM lead from the breakaway, the peloton was

controlled by the team of overnight leader Bennett.

Home team Mitchelton-Scott left it until deep

in the last 10km to pile on the pressure, having

kept their powder dry all day with Impey closely

watched by his rivals. On the drag up to the line,

the South African opened his sprint as Bennett’s

lights went out and Ewan came roaring up the

middle for an easy victory. With his leader caught

up in a big crash just outside the final kilometre,

Haas (Cofidis) got up for third. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

18°C

PROFILE

WOODSIDE

2

QUARRY ROAD

2

QUARRY ROAD

BREAKAWAY

WIND

SW 24km/h

L. De Vreese (AST), O. Goldstein (ISN), S. Jenner (NAT),

J. Rosskopf (CCC)

S

HEATHFIELD

S

HEATHFIELD

STIRLING

JANUARY

STAGE RESULTS

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

STAGE RESULTS


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. S. Bennett DQS 3:28:54

2. J. Philipsen UAD s.t.

3. E. Baska BOH s.t.

4. E. Viviani COF s.t.

5. A. Greipel ISN s.t.

6. K. Halvorsen EF1 s.t.

7. C. Ewan LTS s.t.

8. M. Sarreau GFC s.t.

9. S. Welsford NAT s.t.

10. A. Dainese SUN s.t.

11. G. Cullaigh MOV s.t.

12. C. Lawless INS s.t.

13. D. Impey MTS s.t.

14. M. Mørkøv DQT s.t.

15. C. Harper TJV s.t.

16. A. Vendrame ALM s.t.

17. D. Ulissi UAD s.t.

18. R. Gibbons NTT s.t.

19. S. E. Bystrøm UAD s.t.

20. R. Valls TBM s.t.

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. S. Bennett DQS 3:28:44

2. J. Philipsen UAD 0:04

3. E. Baska BOH 0:06

KING OF THE MOUNTAINS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. J. Drizners NAT 5

2. J. Rosskopf CCC 5

3. L. De Vreese AST 1

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. S. Bennett DQS 15

2. J. Philipsen UAD 14

3. E. Baska BOH 13

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. C. Ewan LTS 3:27:31


3. N. Haas COF s.t.


5. F. Felline AST s.t.


7. T. Roosen TJV s.t.

8. L. L. Sanchez AST s.t.


10. G. Bennett TJV s.t.

11. S. Geschke CCC s.t.

12. L. Hamilton MTS s.t.

13. S. Bennett DQS s.t.

14. H. Pernsteiner TBM s.t.

15. R. Power SUN s.t.

16. D. Devenyns DQT s.t.

17. J. Keukeleire EF1 s.t.

18. D. Wyss NTT s.t.

19. N. Powless EF1 s.t.

20. Y. Arashiro TBM s.t.

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑12 C. Ewan LTS 6:56:15

2. ↓1 S. Bennett DQS s.t.

3. ↑1 D. Impey MTS 0:01


POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. ↑1 J. Rosskopf CCC 25

2. ↑1 L. De Vreese AST 11

3. — S. Jenner NAT 10

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. ↑1 J. Philipsen UAD 26

2. ↑5 C. Ewan LTS 24

3. ↑8 D. Impey MTS 19

YOUNG RIDER

YOUNG RIDER

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. J. Philipsen UAD 3:28:48

2. J. Drizners NAT 0:03

3. M. Storer SUN 0:05

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. — J. Philipsen UAD 6:56:19

2. — J. Drizners NAT 0:03

3. — M. Storer SUN 0:05

TRIVIA

BONUSES

BONUSES

» Sam Bennett has never before won the first race he’s lined up for in a season

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 D. Impey

MTS

Sprint 2 J. Drizners

NAT

KOM 1 J. Drizners NAT

KOM 2 J. Rosskopf CCC

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 O. Goldstein

ISN

Sprint 2 L. De Vreese

AST



16

17

JANUARY


JANUARY


TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 3

23 January 2020

Unley–Paracombe

131km

The climbers had the company of sharp shadows

at the finish after the day got off to an unusually

cloudy start in Unley. It was expected to be a

decisive stage, not least because on the previous two

occasions the Paracombe finish has been used, the

winner went on to overall victory a few days later.

Anticipating a headwind at the finish, positioning

was key on the approach after the breakaway was

caught. Mitchelton-Scott led the peloton onto the

climb, easily dealing with Marcato’s (UAE Team)

early attack, then Porte was brought up by neo pro

Juan Pedro López who pushed until he popped,

leaving the Tasmanian to attack with a burst of

speed that no man could match. There was a

frantic chase behind with a remarkable effort from

Yates (Mitchelton-Scott), heavily strapped after

crashing yesterday, and a furious acceleration from

Power (Sunweb) to pip the Brit to the line. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

WIND

16°C SW 18km/h

PROFILE

UNLEY

INGLEWOOD

INGLEWOOD

PARACOMBE

BREAKAWAY

S S 1

G. Boivin (ISN), G. Bouchard (ALM), M. Scotson (GFC)

TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 4

24 January 2020

Norwood–Murray Bridge

152.8km

With Richie Porte now in the ochre jersey and

Willunga Hill looming, Mitchelton-Scott were

back to their bonus-second-hunting ways, their

sights set on a third consecutive overall title for

Daryl Impey. Despite the efforts of Pedersen

(Trek-Segafredo) and Philipsen, the South

African was able to halve his deficit before the

breakaway was allowed to go and the race settled

into a rhythm. Driven almost single-handedly by

Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), the peloton

got a bit nervous as it entered the last 60km

and crosswinds were expected to have their say

in the plains, but nothing came of it except to

seal the fate of the breakaway. The peloton was

strung out, leaving stage 2 winner Ewan a bit

out of position on the technical run-in, but he

battled his way to the front and took the win off

Bennett’s wheel, Philipsen showing consistent

form to take third. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

22°C

PROFILE

NORWOOD

WIND

S S

2

CUDLEE CREEK HOTEL

WILLIAMSTOWN

BREAKAWAY

SW 14km/h

J. Arcas (MOV), L. De Vreese (AST), J. Piccoli (ISN),

J. Rosskopf (CCC), S. Samitier (MOV)

LEAD PROSPECT HILL

MURRAY BRIDGE

JANUARY

STAGE RESULTS


STAGE RESULTS


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. R. Porte TFS 3:14:09

2. R. Power SUN 0:05

3. S. Yates MTS s.t.

4. R. Dennis INS s.t.



7. D. van Baarle INS s.t.



10. L. Hamilton MTS 0:13

11. R. Bardet ALM 0:15

12. S. E. Bystrøm UAD s.t.



15. M. Cattaneo DQT s.t.

16. E. Prades MOV s.t.

17. C. Harper TJV 0:23


19. J. Hindley SUN s.t.

20. K. Frankiny GFC s.t.

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑40 R. Porte TFS 10:10:24

2. ↑1 D. Impey MTS 0:06

3. ↑22 R. Power SUN 0:09


POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. — J. Rosskopf CCC 25

2. — R. Porte TFS 16

3. — S. Yates MTS 12

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS


2. ↓1 J. Philipsen UAD 26

3. ↓1 C. Ewan LTS 24

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. C. Ewan LTS 3:29:08




5. A. Dainese SUN s.t.

6. M. Laas BOH s.t.

7. G. Nizzolo NTT s.t.

8. E. Baska BOH s.t.

9. M. Sarreau GFC s.t.


11. J. Roelandts MOV s.t.



14. J. Drizners NAT s.t.


16. T. Roosen TJV s.t.


18. S. Welsford NAT s.t.


20. R. Zabel ISN s.t.

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. — R. Porte TFS 13:39:32

2. — D. Impey MTS 0:03

3. — R. Power SUN 0:08


POS NAME TEAM PTS


2. ↑2 L. De Vreese AST 17

3. ↓1 R. Porte TFS 16

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. ↑1 J. Philipsen UAD 49

2. ↑1 C. Ewan LTS 39

3. ↓2 D. Impey MTS 34

YOUNG RIDER

YOUNG RIDER

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑4 P. Sivakov INS 10:10:57

2. ↑4 S. Buitrago TBM s.t.

3. ↓1 J. Drizners NAT 0:08

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. — P. Sivakov INS 13:40:05

2. — S. Buitrago TBM s.t.


TRIVIA

BONUSES

TRIVIA

BONUSES

» Porte also won the last time a Tour Down Under stage finished in

Paracombe, on stage 2 in 2017

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 M. Scotson

GFC

Sprint 2 G. Boivin

ISN

KOM 1 R. Porte TFS

» This victory takes Caleb Ewan up to third in the all-time TDU stage victories

list, with nine wins. Ahead of him is André Greipel with 18 and Robbie

McEwen with 12

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 J. Philipsen

UAD

Sprint 2 J. Philipsen

UAD


18

19

JANUARY


JANUARY


TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 5

25 January 2020

Glenelg–Victor Harbor

149.1km

The first 60km of stage 5 were an almost perfect

replica of the day before. In the bonus sprints,

Pedersen went all in for leader Porte, but the world

champion couldn’t prevent Impey from carving

out a narrow advantage before the final stage. The

peloton then started to fracture and a dangerous

group got away, led by Dennis (Ineos) and covered

by Porte. The threat was short-lived, however, and

it took another 20km for the day’s breakaway to

form, which included Pedersen who had been off

the back only minutes before. On the Kerby Hill

climb, Mitchelton-Scott shattered the peloton and

forced a split over the top, Porte snatching the

KOM points. But after a furious chase, everything

came back together within the last 10km. Ewan

was well placed into the last corner, but ultimately

it was Nizzolo (NTT) who launched off Kluge’s

(Lotto Soudal) wheel to take the victory. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

21°C

PROFILE

GLENELG

BREAKAWAY

MEADOWS MEMORIAL HALL

WIND

SW 11km/h

S S

2

MCLAREN FLAT

J. Černý (CCC), M. Pedersen (TFS), I. Schelling (BOH),

I. Stannard (INS)

KERBY HILL

VICTOR HARBOR

TOUR DOWN UNDER

Stage 6

26 January 2020

McLaren Vale–Willunga Hill

151.5km

A 26-strong breakaway was the first harbinger

of change to the usually formulaic Willunga Hill

stage. The group established a substantial lead,

but the unflappable peloton brought them back

into range on the first climb approach, Pedersen

personally taking chunks out of the advantage.

By the top, the breakaway had halved in size,

as had the gap to the peloton. The diminished

breakaway still carried about a minute onto the

final ascent, but their days were numbered. When

Porte attacked, Yates could only briefly hold

on before going the same way as his teammate

Impey, and the Tasmanian soon caught the

breakaway survivors. One of them was British

neo pro Matthew Holmes (Lotto Soudal), who

surprised even himself by first staying with Porte

then attacking to win the stage. Unseated, the

(former) King of Willunga came home 3 seconds

later, content to settle for overall victory on

Australia Day. KN

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

21°C

PROFILE

MCLAREN VALE

BREAKAWAY

WIND

S 16km/h

S S

1

SNAPPER POINT

S. Archbold (DQT), B. Armirail (GFC), C. Benedetti

(BOH), M. Boaro (AST), J. Dibben (LTS), M. Docker

(EF1), A. Greipel (ISN), M. Haller (TBM), J. Hollmann

(MOV), M. Holmes (LTS), B. J. Lindeman (TJV),

I. Keisse (DQT), M. Le Turnier (COF), M. Marcato (UAD),

D. Novak (TBM), K. Reijnen (TFS), J. Rosskopf (CCC),

L. Rowe (INS), J. Rutsch (EF1), C. Scott (NAT),

V. S. Laengen (UAD), M. Storer (SUN), D. Sunderland

(NTT), K. Van Bilsen (COF), S. Welsford (NAT),

R. Zabel (ISN)

SNAPPER POINT

WILLUNGA HILL

1

WILLUNGA HILL

JANUARY

STAGE RESULTS


STAGE RESULTS


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. G. Nizzolo NTT 3:32:45

2. S. Consonni COF s.t.






8. C. Ewan LTS s.t.

9. F. Felline AST s.t.






15. R. Kluge LTS s.t.

16. Y. Arashiro TBM s.t.

17. M. Marcato UAD s.t.

18. R. Porte TFS s.t.

19. J. Drizners NAT s.t.


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑1 D. Impey MTS 17:12:15

2. ↓1 R. Porte TFS 0:02

3. — R. Power SUN 0:09


POS NAME TEAM PTS


2. ↑1 R. Porte TFS 26

3. ↑1 S. Yates MTS 12

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. — J. Philipsen UAD 63


3. ↓1 C. Ewan LTS 47

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. M. Holmes LTS 3:24:54

2. R. Porte TFS 0:03

3. M. Boaro AST 0:04

4. B. Armirail GFC 0:07

5. M. Storer SUN s.t.



8. R. Dennis INS s.t.


10. S. Yates MTS 0:23

11. L. Hamilton MTS 0:26

12. D. Sunderland NTT s.t.

13. D. Novak TBM s.t.

14. O. Fraile AST s.t.


16. M. Marcato UAD 0:29

17. N. Haas COF s.t.

18. V. S. Laengen UAD s.t.



POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑1 D. Impey MTS 20:30:42

2. ↑14 R. Porte TFS 0:13

3. ↑6 W. Poels SKY 0:17


POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. — J. Lea NAT 30

2. ↑5 W. Poels SKY 30

3. ↑1 R. Porte TFS 28

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. — P. Bevin CCC 56

2. ↑2 D. van Poppel TJV 54

3. ↓1 P. Sagan BOH 50

YOUNG RIDER

YOUNG RIDER

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. — P. Sivakov INS 17:12:50

2. — S. Buitrago TBM s.t.


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑2 C. Hamilton SUN 20:31:15

2. — R. Guerreiro TKA 0:07

3. ↓2 R. Gibbons DDD 0:10

TRIVIA

BONUSES

TRIVIA

BONUSES

» This was NTT’s first-ever stage win at the Tour Down Under

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 M. Pedersen

TFS

Sprint 2 D. Impey

MTS

KOM 1 R. Porte TFS

» Matthew Holmes is the first British winner of a Tour Down Under stage since

Geraint Thomas won stage 2 of the 2013 edition

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 A. Greipel

ISN

Sprint 2 S. Welsford

NAT


KOM 2 M. Holmes LTS

20

21

AUGUST


TOUR DE FRANCE

Stage 1

29 August 2020

Nice Moyen Pays–Nice

156km

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

27°C

WIND

SE 7km/h

CAPRICORN STAR

BY NIC DLAMINI

Editor’s note

Nic Dlamini, 25, rides for NTT. He specialises in hard races with plenty of short sharp hills to attack. He

has ridden two editions of the Vuelta, and in 2018 he won the King of the Mountains competition at the

Tour Down Under. He is the only black South African to be racing overseas.

In late December 2019, he was out for a training ride on a regular route on the Cape Peninsular. During

the ride he was hauled off his bike and assaulted by a park ranger who broke his left arm in a deliberately

violent assault that was filmed by a passing cyclist. That assault is still subject to legal proceedings. Dlamini

now has a metal plate in his upper arm and a scar that measures 32 stitches in length.

He currently triangulates his life between his new family home in the predominantly white Cape Town

suburb of Muizenberg, Girona in Spain and the UK, where he spent lockdown. But he still visits his old

friends with whom he grew up in the troubled township of Capricorn Park.

For The Road Book 2020, he has shared his childhood memories, as well as retelling the story that made

international headlines just as the year was getting underway.

——

As an athlete you always know you’ll break your own bones. But I never thought someone else

would break mine. It’s a scar that means a lot to me. It’s part of the story. It’s part of me. I have

memories. But they don’t break me down.

A lot of people suggested that I go for counselling so that I could get my mind back and avoid

having flashbacks at some point. Maybe if it had happened to someone else, they might have

needed counselling. But since I grew up in a township, I didn’t feel like I needed it. I’ve never

had any flashbacks, not once. My background helped to make me strong. Obviously I broke my

arm, but I’ve seen worse.

The late-August weather achieved the impossible

by making the Tour and its public forget

coronavirus for an afternoon. It had not rained

for months, and the roads were coated with a

treacherous patina the French call ‘verglas d’été’ –

summer black ice – and, for days, slo-mo footage

circulated of the unfortunate Miguel Ángel López

on a left-hand corner with 46.5 km to go, losing

his back wheel, saving it, and having time, as he

slid sideways towards the inevitable face-first

impact with a post across the road, to reflect that

it might have been better to have fallen first time

round. His Astana team had breached a decision

described as collective by its chief enforcer,

Jumbo-Visma’s Tony Martin, to take the stage

easy. On that dicey descent, Team Jumbo-Visma

had moved authoritatively to the front. They

would stay there for most of the rest of the Tour.

The road captain of the team they replaced in

that position, Luke Rowe, commented afterwards,

‘Chapeau to the whole peloton, apart from

Astana, who made themselves look pretty stupid.’

Groupama-FDJ’s Valentin Madouas reckoned

there must have been a hundred fallers. The first

abandon of the race was Bahrain-McLaren’s

Rafael Valls: good news for one Catalan punter

who made a thousand Euros from a two-Euro

bet. His teammate Wout Poels broke a rib and

battered a lung, but battled on. After stage 5,

Poels’ persistence would be rewarded with the

combativité award. Lotto Soudal lost two men:

John Degenkolb, outside the time limit, and

Philippe Gilbert, with a fracture to the same

kneecap he broke on the Col de Portet d’Aspet in

2018. Then, not much more than a metre inside

the ‘3km to go’ banner, another mass crash caught

Thibaut Pinot. A jolting blow to the lower back

put him out of contention for the 2020 race,

although no one knew it at the time. The likeable

Alexander Kristoff took a popular stage win,

allowing UAE Team Emirates an excellent start to

the Tour. MR

PROFILE

NICE

BREAKAWAY

3

CÔTE DE RIMIEZ

S 3

NICE

M. Schär (CCC), C. Gautier (BVC) and F. Grellier (TDE)

CÔTE DE RIMIEZ


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. A. Kristoff UAD 3:46:13

2. M. Pedersen TFS 0:04

3. C. Bol SUN 0:06

4. S. Bennett DQT 0:10

5. P. Sagan BOH s.t.



8. B. Coquard BVC s.t.

9. A. Turgis TDE s.t.

10. J. Stuyven TFS s.t.


POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. F. Grellier TDE 2

2. M. Schär CCC 2

3. C. Gautier BVC 2

POINTS

POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. A. Kristoff UAD 59

2. M. Pedersen TFS 30

3. P. Sagan BOH 29

YOUNG RIDER

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. M. Pedersen TFS 3:46:17

2. C. Bol SUN 0:02

3. S. Higuita EF1 0:06

BONUSES

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 M. Schär

CCC

KOM 1 F. Grellier TDE

KOM 2 M. Schär CCC

NICE

CAPRICORN STAR BY NIC DLAMINI 29

174

STAGE RESULTS

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. A. Kristoff UAD 3:46:23

2. M. Pedersen TFS s.t.

3. C. Bol SUN s.t.

4. S. Bennett DQT s.t.






10. J. Stuyven TFS s.t.

11. O. Naesen ALM s.t.

12. M. Trentin CCC s.t.

13. C. Venturini ALM s.t.

14. L. Mezgec MTS s.t.

15. H. Houle AST s.t.

16. S. Higuita EF1 s.t.

17. T. Pogačar UAD s.t.

18. C. Swift ARK s.t.

19. C. Ewan LTS s.t.

20. C. Laporte COF s.t.

21. J. Koch CCC s.t.


23. M. Haller TBM s.t.

24. C. Gautier BVC s.t.

25. D. Formolo UAD s.t.

26. A. Amador IGD s.t.



29. J. Polanc UAD s.t.

30. E. Theuns TFS s.t.

31. J. Bauer MTS s.t.

32. C. Pedersen SUN s.t.

33. J. Nieuwenhuis SUN s.t.

34. S. Kragh Andersen SUN s.t.

35. W. van Aert TJV s.t.

36. D. F. Martínez EF1 s.t.

37. C. Russo ARK s.t.

38. A. G. Jansen TJV s.t.

39. P. Roglič TJV s.t.


41. S. Kuss TJV s.t.


43. T. Dumoulin TJV s.t.

44. R. Carapaz IGD s.t.

45. E. Bernal IGD s.t.

46. E. Chaves MTS s.t.

47. J. Debusschere BVC s.t.

48. D. Oss BOH s.t.

49. J. de Buyst LTS s.t.


51. C. Juul-Jensen MTS s.t.

52. T. Martin TJV s.t.

53. K. Asgreen DQT s.t.

54. C. Barthe BVC s.t.

55. F. Grellier TDE s.t.

56. K. Reza BVC s.t.

57. M. Cherel ALM s.t.

58. T. Van Asbroeck ISN s.t.

59. D. Quintana ARK s.t.

60. N. Quintana ARK s.t.

61. F. Aru UAD s.t.

62. M. Chevalier BVC s.t.

63. G. Mühlberger BOH s.t.

64. T. Benoot SUN s.t.

65. F. Großschartner BOH s.t.

66. E. Buchmann BOH s.t.


68. G. Van Avermaet CCC s.t.

69. R. Gesink TJV s.t.

70. H. Hofstetter ISN s.t.

71. T. van Garderen EF1 s.t.


73. Q. Pacher BVC s.t.

74. P. L. Périchon COF s.t.

75. G. Martin COF s.t.

76. M. Kwiatkowski IGD s.t.

77. G. Soupe TDE s.t.

78. N. Oliveira MOV s.t.

79. D. de la Cruz UAD s.t.

80. E. Mas MOV s.t.

81. A. Vuillermoz ALM s.t.

82. P. Latour ALM s.t.

83. N. Peters ALM s.t.

84. R. Bardet ALM s.t.


86. H. Carthy EF1 s.t.

87. A. Bettiol EF1 s.t.

88. K. Neilands ISN s.t.

89. M. Walscheid NTT s.t.

90. M. Valgren NTT s.t.

91. E. Boasson Hagen NTT s.t.

92. G. Izaguirre AST s.t.

93. R. Urán EF1 s.t.

94. P. Rolland BVC s.t.

95. N. Edet COF s.t.

TRIVIA

POS NAME TEAM TIME

96. B. Mollema TFS s.t.

97. M. Gogl NTT s.t.

98. M. Nieve MTS s.t.

99. M. Schachmann BOH s.t.

100. D. van Baarle IGD s.t.

101. K. Elissonde TFS s.t.

102. N. Roche SUN s.t.

103. J. Hirt CCC s.t.

104. A. De Marchi CCC s.t.


106. T. Declercq DQT s.t.

107. J. Alaphilippe DQT s.t.

108. B. Jungels DQT s.t.

109. A. Lutsenko AST s.t.

110. I. Zakarin CCC s.t.

111. I. Erviti MOV s.t.

112. J. Castroviejo IGD s.t.


114. B. Cosnefroy ALM s.t.


116. A. Yates MTS s.t.


118. D. Martin ISN s.t.

119. L. Kämna BOH s.t.

120. D. Pozzovivo NTT s.t.

121. T. Skujiņš TFS s.t.

122. A. Valverde MOV s.t.

123. D. Cataldo MOV s.t.

124. F. Frison LTS s.t.

125. Je. Herrada COF s.t.

126. R. Sicard TDE s.t.

127. R. Kreuziger NTT s.t.

128. M. Landa TBM s.t.


130. M. A. López AST s.t.

131. I. Izaguirre AST s.t.

132. H. Tejada AST s.t.

133. L. Rowe IGD 3:53

134. L. Pöstlberger BOH 0:00

135. A. Perez COF s.t.

136. D. Rosa ARK s.t.

137. W. Barguil ARK s.t.

138. W. Anacona ARK s.t.

139. B. Hermans ISN 4:04

140. S. Bewley MTS 0:00

141. S. Küng GFC s.t.

142. M. Ladagnous GFC s.t.

143. R. Molard GFC s.t.

144. T. Pinot GFC s.t.

145. S. Reichenbach GFC 4:15

146. V. Madouas GFC 0:00

147. M. Hirschi SUN s.t.

148. M. Schär CCC s.t.

149. N. Eg TFS s.t.

150. M. Burgaudeau TDE 4:51

151. L. Calmejane TDE s.t.

152. W. Poels TBM 0:00

153. C. Verona MOV s.t.

154. G. Niv ISN 5:14

155. J. J. Rojas MOV 0:00


157. N. Politt ISN s.t.

158. M. Soler MOV s.t.

159. W. Bonnet GFC s.t.

160. R. Cavagna DQT s.t.

161. P. Bilbao TBM s.t.

162. D. Caruso TBM s.t.

163. S. Colbrelli TBM s.t.

164. M. Mohorič TBM s.t.

165. D. Gaudu GFC s.t.


167. T. De Gendt LTS 11:04

168. N. Bonifazio TDE s.t.

169. P. Gilbert LTS s.t.

170. J. Cousin TDE s.t.

171. N. Arndt SUN s.t.

172. P. Sivakov IGD 13:04

173. S. Cras LTS s.t.

174. K. Ledanois ARK s.t.

175. R. Valls TBM 0:00

» After racing 148 stages, Alexander Kristoff wore the yellow

jersey for the first time

AUGUST

JULY

AUGUST


TOUR DE FRANCE

Stage 2

30 August 2020

Nice Haut Pays–Nice

186km

Day two, and on a medium-mountain stage with

two categorised climbs, the Col de la Colmiane

and the Col de la Turini (billed by the rally press

as ‘the most dangerous road in the world’),

cycling’s most dangerous attacker accelerated when

everyone knew he would, held off the chase as

everyone thought he might, and won the stage. The

swashbuckling Julian Alaphilippe started where he

left off in 2019, then, in tears, dedicated the win to

his father, who had passed away on 27 June. The

super slo-mo camera even contrived to mask out

the 2018 Under-23 World Road Race champion

Marc Hirschi, who had turned 22 five days before

the Tour and had lost the stage, as the photo finish

showed, by less than a wheel. As yet, the Swiss

prodigy, managed by Fabian Cancellara, did not

merit a word of praise, although, as Alaphilippe

recognised, without Hirschi and Adam Yates, riding

away into the headwind would have been mission

impossible. Fourth behind Alaphilippe, Hirschi

and Yates was Greg Van Avermaet, sprinting

shoulder to shoulder with Sergio Higuita, whose

EF Pro Cycling had gone into the stage with a

plan to deliver Higuita well positioned into the

sprint: Neilson Powless, of Amerindian heritage

like many of the Colombians, had attacked on

the Col d’Eze with 40km to go but, 10km further

on, the Dauphiné champion Dani Martínez was

preparing to follow up when he lost his front wheel

and slapped down hard on the road surface. His

status as an outsider to win the Tour dissolved in

a heartbeat. Speculation about Alaphilippe’s race

lead began soon after the stage: could he match,

or even beat, his 2019 tally of 14 days in yellow?

When the 2017 Under-23 World Road Race

champion Benoît Cosnefroy took the red polkadot

jersey, another fabulous French Tour seemed

guaranteed. Peter Sagan had been wearing the

green jersey, borrowed from race leader Kristoff, in

the 23rd breakaway of his Tour career. So far, the

Tour was on familiar territory. MR

WEATHER

TEMPERATURE

28°C

PROFILE

NICE

WIND

SW 30km/h

S 1

1

2

LAC DU BROC

BREAKAWAY


POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑106 J. Alaphilippe DQT 8:41:35

2. ↑114 A. Yates MTS 0:04

3. ↑141 M. Hirschi SUN 0:07

4. ↑12 S. Higuita EF1 0:17

5. ↑12 T. Pogačar UAD s.t.

6. ↑40 E. Chaves MTS s.t.

7. ↑18 D. Formolo UAD s.t.

8. ↑37 E. Bernal IGD s.t.

9. ↑35 R. Carapaz IGD s.t.

10. ↑33 T. Dumoulin TJV s.t.


POS NAME TEAM PTS

1. — B. Cosnefroy ALM 18

2. — A. Perez COF 18

3. — M. Gogl NTT 12

YOUNG RIDER

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. ↑19 M. Hirschi SUN 8:41:42

2. ↑1 S. Higuita EF1 0:10

3. ↑1 T. Pogačar UAD s.t.

BONUSES

COL DE LA COLMIANE

P. Sagan (BOH), L. Pöstlberger (BOH) B. Cosnefroy

(ALM), K. Asgreen (DQT), T. Skujiņš (TFS), A. Perez

(COF) and M. Gogl (NTT)

TYPE NAME TEAM

Sprint 1 M. Trentin

CCC

KOM 1 B. Cosnefroy ALM

KOM 2 A. Perez COF

KOM 3 N. Roche SUN

COL DE TURINI

COL D’ÈZE

NICE

175

176

STAGE RESULTS

POS NAME TEAM TIME

1. J. Alaphilippe DQT 4:55:27

2. M. Hirschi SUN s.t.

3. A. Yates MTS 0:01

4. G. Van Avermaet CCC 0:02

5. S. Higuita EF1 s.t.

6. B. Mollema TFS s.t.

7. A. Lutsenko AST s.t.

8. T. Pogačar UAD s.t.

9. M. Schachmann BOH s.t.

10. A. Bettiol EF1 s.t.

11. G. Martin COF s.t.

12. E. Chaves MTS s.t.

13. D. Caruso TBM s.t.

14. A. Valverde MOV s.t.

15. P. Latour ALM s.t.

16. M. A. López AST s.t.

17. E. Bernal IGD s.t.

18. N. Quintana ARK s.t.

19. Je. Herrada COF s.t.

20. R. Carapaz IGD s.t.

21. P. Rolland BVC s.t.

22. T. Dumoulin TJV s.t.

23. K. Elissonde TFS s.t.

24. N. Roche SUN s.t.

25. E. Mas MOV s.t.

26. E. Buchmann BOH s.t.

27. M. Landa TBM s.t.

28. P. Bilbao TBM s.t.

29. T. Pinot GFC s.t.

30. R. Bardet ALM s.t.

31. P. Roglič TJV s.t.

32. R. Urán EF1 s.t.

33. D. Formolo UAD s.t.


35. S. Reichenbach GFC s.t.


37. G. Izaguirre AST 0:19

38. M. Kwiatkowski IGD 1:04

39. M. Soler MOV 1:12

40. D. Pozzovivo NTT 1:16


42. F. Aru UAD 2:09

43. R. Molard GFC s.t.

44. V. Madouas GFC s.t.

45. S. Kuss TJV s.t.

46. W. van Aert TJV s.t.

47. H. Carthy EF1 3:38

48. D. F. Martínez EF1 s.t.

49. A. Vuillermoz ALM s.t.

50. N. Edet COF 4:25

51. H. Tejada AST s.t.

52. I. Zakarin CCC s.t.

53. R. Sicard TDE s.t.

54. M. Nieve MTS s.t.

55. I. Izaguirre AST s.t.

56. W. Barguil ARK s.t.

57. J. Stuyven TFS 5:35

58. K. Neilands ISN 7:02

59. J. Castroviejo IGD s.t.

60. B. Jungels DQT s.t.

61. M. Cherel ALM s.t.

62. W. Anacona ARK s.t.

63. N. Oliveira MOV 8:41

64. R. Gesink TJV s.t.

65. N. Eg TFS s.t.

66. D. Rosa ARK 9:55

67. J. Polanc UAD 9:57

68. C. Gautier BVC 10:19

69. T. Skujiņš TFS s.t.

70. B. Hermans ISN s.t.

71. L. Kämna BOH s.t.

72. F. Großschartner BOH s.t.

73. G. Mühlberger BOH s.t.

74. D. Cataldo MOV s.t.

75. C. Venturini ALM 12:43

76. C. Verona MOV 13:52


78. S. Kragh Andersen SUN s.t.

79. D. Devenyns DQT 14:33

80. K. Asgreen DQT 17:45

81. O. Naesen ALM s.t.

82. C. Swift ARK s.t.

83. N. Politt ISN s.t.

84. D. Quintana ARK s.t.

85. S. Küng GFC s.t.

86. N. Peters ALM s.t.

87. M. Schär CCC s.t.

88. R. Kreuziger NTT s.t.

89. J. J. Rojas MOV s.t.


91. Q. Pacher BVC s.t.

92. B. Cosnefroy ALM s.t.

93. J. Koch CCC s.t.

94. A. Perez COF s.t.

95. E. Theuns TFS s.t.

TRIVIA

POS NAME TEAM TIME

96. D. Gaudu GFC s.t.

97. T. Benoot SUN s.t.


99. T. van Garderen EF1 s.t.

100. D. Martin ISN s.t.

101. A. G. Jansen TJV s.t.

102. E. Boasson Hagen NTT s.t.

103. L. Pöstlberger BOH s.t.

104. T. Declercq DQT s.t.

105. D. van Baarle IGD s.t.

106. D. Oss BOH s.t.

107. M. Gogl NTT s.t.


109. T. Martin TJV s.t.

110. S. Colbrelli TBM s.t.

111. A. De Marchi CCC s.t.

112. J. Hirt CCC 17:51

113. M. Valgren NTT 20:42

114. M. Trentin CCC s.t.

115. M. Mohorič TBM s.t.


117. G. Niv ISN s.t.


119. K. Ledanois ARK s.t.

120. J. Bauer MTS s.t.

121. P. L. Périchon COF s.t.

122. C. Juul-Jensen MTS s.t.

123. T. Van Asbroeck ISN 21:38

124. M. Ladagnous GFC s.t.

125. C. Barthe BVC s.t.

126. J. Nieuwenhuis SUN s.t.

127. I. Erviti MOV s.t.

128. H. Houle AST s.t.

129. W. Poels TBM 25:47

130. P. Sivakov IGD 28:15


132. J. Debusschere BVC s.t.

133. R. Cavagna DQT s.t.

134. H. Hofstetter ISN s.t.

135. G. Soupe TDE s.t.


137. A. Kristoff UAD s.t.


139. L. Mezgec MTS s.t.

140. M. Haller TBM s.t.

141. M. Chevalier BVC s.t.


143. L. Calmejane TDE s.t.

144. A. Amador IGD s.t.

145. C. Pedersen SUN s.t.

146. M. Pedersen TFS s.t.

147. C. Laporte COF s.t.

148. L. Rowe IGD s.t.


150. R. Gibbons NTT 28:55


152. M. Walscheid NTT s.t.

153. W. Bonnet GFC s.t.

154. S. Bewley MTS s.t.


156. C. Russo ARK s.t.

157. T. De Gendt LTS s.t.

158. S. Cras LTS s.t.

159. N. Arndt SUN s.t.



162. M. Burgaudeau TDE s.t.

163. D. de la Cruz UAD s.t.

164. F. Grellier TDE s.t.


166. J. Cousin TDE s.t.

167. C. Bol SUN s.t.

168. S. Bennett DQT s.t.

169. N. Bonifazio TDE s.t.

170. K. Reza BVC s.t.

171. F. Frison LTS s.t.

172. J. de Buyst LTS 29:08

173. C. Ewan LTS s.t.

» This was Alaphilippe’s fifth Tour stage victory

AUGUST

JULY

RACING BETWEEN REALITIES

BY ASHLEIGH MOOLMAN-PASIO

Maybe this is the year. Maybe this is the time that we’ve been building up to, that people will look

back on and say, ‘That was the moment.’ Then again, maybe nothing will change… but that’s not

the way I see things.

When Spain was forced into complete lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic, like everyone

else, I was faced with the shock and challenge of having my daily life turned upside down. For me,

the greatest change was training inside. I couldn’t fathom training the big hours I was accustomed

to, nor that I would be able to keep it up for weeks or months on end. But what choice did I have?

I watched as the world outside completely changed – and as my inside world did too. Within a few

weeks, the Zwift training wheels were off. I was exploring the virtual island of Watopia, joining

meet-ups, racing, eventually hosting my own weekly women’s ride for Liv, pushing mega power

and loving every second. My training didn’t suffer; my power actually got better. I enjoyed being

able to connect socially more easily and regularly online than I could ever do in real life. I still

missed the road, but until now I had been missing out on the untapped potential that the virtual

world had to offer. It was like the world opened up again and I started to see something I had

never seen before.

——

Many athletes and coaches will tell you that to achieve big athletic goals, you have to eat, sleep, and

dream cycling. If you want to medal at the Olympics, for four or more years you have to think of

nothing else but the Games. But as I’ve grown into my sport, into my profession and into myself

as a person, I’ve accepted that isn’t the way I’m wired. Cycling is my passion, but I’ve always been

driven by a deeper purpose. For me, it wasn’t just about getting to the Olympics and winning

races, it was also about then figuring out how that path, opportunity and mindset could be used

in a bigger way. And I had a vision of making positive change in women’s cycling.

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RACING BETWEEN REALITIES BY ASHLEIGH MOOLMAN-PASIO

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

For all the environment virtues that cycling boasts, professional racing is

another thing entirely. The sheer amount of equipment and energy used by

each team to support dozens of riders and staff to race in locations around the

world doesn’t come without an environmental cost. Deceuninck-QuickStep,

one of the biggest and most successful WorldTour squads of the last few years,

decided last year not only to calculate what went into their racing operation

but also to offset their carbon usage. This will be done through two projects:

the first will provide a safe water supply to an area in Uganda so that people

don’t have to burn wood in order to boil water; the second is a conservation

project in the area surrounding Mont Ventoux. The region is a habitat for

wolves, obviously a cause close to the ‘wolfpack’s’ hearts.

Days

272

Race days

79

Countries

20

Tonnes of CO 2

Brussels > New York return flights

1,288 equivalent > to 539 > or

Football pitches needed to capture CO 2

3,000

Bottles

27,000

Helmets

180

Groupsets

300

Gels

12,500

Caps

2,500

Wheels

400

Bikes

280

Chains

600

HISTORICAL

RESULTS

Each race has a unique story to tell.

Some races are relatively new inventions,

even if they appear to have been around

for a century or more. Other races have

a hundred years’ history and yet fail to

punch their weight in the modern cycling

landscape. Often, the list of former

winners and their relative importance

will inform the changing prospects of any

given race as its significance waxes and

wanes. In 2020 some great races drew the

attention of a diminished startlist, whereas

others that had been ignored for decades

by the biggest names suddenly boasted

podiums of the highest order.

HISTORICAL RESULTS

303

MEN'S HISTORICAL RESULTS


LIÈGE–BASTOGNE–LIÈGE

RESULTS BY YEAR

RIDER RESULTS

RESULTS BY YEAR (CONT.)

YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD

2020

2019 J. Fuglsang D. Formolo M. Schachmann

2018 B. Jungels M. Woods R. Bardet

2017 A. Valverde D. Martin M. Kwiatkowski

2016 W. Poels M. Albasini R. Costa

2015 A. Valverde J. Alaphilippe J. Rodriguez

2014 S. Gerrans A. Valverde M. Kwiatkowski

2013 D. Martin J. Rodriguez A. Valverde

2012 M. Iglinskiy V. Nibali E. Gasparotto

2011 P. Gilbert F. Schleck A. Schleck

2010 A. Vinokourov A. Kolobnev P. Gilbert

2009 A. Schleck J. Rodriguez D. Rebellin

2008 A. Valverde D. Rebellin F. Schleck

2007 D. Di Luca A. Valverde F. Schleck

2006 A. Valverde P. Bettini D. Cunego

2005 A. Vinokourov J. Voigt P. Bettini

2004 D. Rebellin M. Boogerd A. Vinokourov

2003 T. Hamilton I. Mayo M. Boogerd

2002 P. Bettini S. Garzelli I. Basso

2001 O. Camenzind D. Rebellin D. Etxebarria

2000 P. Bettini D. Etxebarria D. Rebellin

1999 F. Vandenbroucke M. Boogerd M. Den Bakker

1998 M. Bartoli L. Jalabert R. Massi

1997 M. Bartoli L. Jalabert G. Colombo

1996 P. Richard L. Armstrong M. Gianetti

1995 M. Gianetti G. Bugno M. Bartoli

1994 Y. Berzin L. Armstrong G. Furlan

1993 R. Sorensen T. Rominger M. Fondriest

1992 D. De Wolf S. Rooks J. F. Bernard

1991 M. Argentin C. Criquielion R. Sorensen

1990 E. Van Lancker J. C. Leclercq S. Rooks

1989 S. Kelly F. Philipot P. Anderson

1988 A. van der Poel M. Dernies R. Millar

1987 M. Argentin S. Roche C. Criquielion

1986 M. Argentin A. van der Poel D. E. Pedersen

1985 M. Argentin C. Criquielion S. Roche

1984 S. Kelly P. Anderson G. Lemond

1983 S. Rooks G. Saronni P. Jules

1982 S. Contini F. De Wolf S. Mutter

1981 J. Fuchs S. Mutter L. Peeters

1980 B. Hinault H. Kuiper R. Claes

1979 D. Thurau B. Hinault D. Willems

1978 J. Bruyere D. Thurau F. Moser

1977 B. Hinault A. Dierickx D. Thurau

1976 J. Bruyere F. Maertens F. Verbeeck

1975 E. Merckx B. Thevenet W. Godefroot

1974 G. Pintens W. Planckaert W. Panizza

1973 E. Merckx F. Verbeeck W. Godefroot

1972 E. Merckx W. Schepers H. Van Springel

1971 E. Merckx G. Pintens F. Verbeeck

1970 R. De Vlaeminck F. Verbeeck E. Merckx

1969 E. Merckx V. Van Schil B. Hoban

1968 V. Van Sweevelt W. Godefroot R. Poulidor

1967 W. Godefroot E. Merckx W. Monty

1966 J. Anquetil V. Van Schil W. In ‘t Ven

1965 C. Preziosi V. Adorni M. Vandenbossche

1964 W. Bocklant G. Vanconingsloo V. Adorni

1963 F. Melckenbeeck P. Cerami V. Adorni

1962 J. Planckaert R. Wolfshohl C. Colette

1961 R. Van Looy M. Rohrbach A. Desmet

1960 A. Geldermans P. Everaert J. Planckaert

1959 A. De Bruyne F. Schoubben F. De Mulder

1958 A. De Bruyne J. Zagers J. Theuns

1957 G. Derycke/ N/A M. Buys

F. Schoubben

1956 A. De Bruyne R. Van Genechten A. Close

1955 S. Ockers R. Impanis J. Brankart

1954 M. Ernzer R. Impanis F. Kubler

1953 A. De Hertog M. Diot R. Remy

1952 F. Kubler H. Van Kerckhove J. Robic

1951 F. Kubler G. Derycke W. Wagtmans

1950 P. Depredomme J. Bogaerts E. Van Dijck

1949 C. Danguillaume A. Verschueren R. Gyselinck

1948 M. Mollin R. Impanis L. Caput

1947 R. Depoorter R. Impanis F. Mathieu

1946 P. Depredomme A. Hendrickx T. Verstraeten

1945 J. Engels E. Van Dijck J. Moerenhout

1943 R. Depoorter J. Didden S. Ockers

1939 A. Ritserveldt C. Van Overberghe E. Vissers

1938 A. Deloor M. Kint F. Vervaecke

1937 E. Meulenberg G. Deloor J. Heernaert

1936 A. Beckaert G. Levae J. Horemans

1935 A. Schepers F. Bonduel L. Hardiquest

1934 T. Herckenrath M. Cardynaels J. Moerenhout

1933 F. Gardier R. Dewolf A. Bolly

1932 M. Houyoux L. Roosemont G. Lambrechts

1931 A. Schepers M. Houyoux J. Deschepper

WINS RIDER

5 E. Merckx

4 M. Argentin, A. Valverde

3 A. De Bruyne, L. Houa, A. Schepers

2 M. Bartoli, P. Bettini, J. Bruyere,

R. Depoorter, P. Depredomme,

B. Hinault, S. Kelly, F. Kubler, L. Mottiat,

R. Vermandel, A. Vinokourov

PODIUMS RIDER

7 E. Merckx, A. Valverde

5 D. Rebellin

4 M. Argentin, P. Bettini, W. Godefroot,

R. Impanis, F. Verbeeck

3 V. Adorni, M. Bartoli, M. Boogerd,

C. Criquielion, A. De Bruyne, B. Hinault,

L. Houa, F. Kubler, M. Raes, J. Rodriguez,

S. Rooks, A. Schepers, F. Schleck,

D. Thurau, A. Vinokourov

2 P. Anderson, L. Armstrong, J. Bruyere,

J. Coomans, R. Depoorter,

P. Depredomme, G. Derycke,

D. Etxebarria, F. Gardier, M. Gianetti,

P. Gilbert, M. Houyoux, L. Jalabert, S. Kelly,

M. Kwiatkowski, D. Martin, J. Moerenhout,

L. Mottiat, S. Mutter, S. Ockers, G. Pintens,

J. Planckaert, L. Rasquinet, S. Roche,

J. Rossius, A. Schleck, F. Schoubben,

J. Siquet, R. Sorensen, A. van der Poel,

E. Van Dijck, V. Van Schil, R. Vermandel

COUNTRY RESULTS

WINS COUNTRY

60 Belgium

12 Italy

6 Switzerland

4 France, Netherlands, Spain

3 Ireland, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg

2 Denmark, Germany

1 Australia, Russia, United States

PODIUMS COUNTRY

174 Belgium

36 Italy

23 France

14 Netherlands

13 Spain

12 Switzerland

7 Germany, Luxembourg

6 Ireland

4 Kazakhstan, United States

3 Australia, Denmark

2 Poland, Russia, United Kingdom

1 Canada, Norway, Portugal

YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD

1930 H. Buse G. Laloup F. Gardier

1929 A. Schepers G. Hombroeckx M. Raes

1928 E. Mottard M. Raes E. Van Belle

1927 M. Raes J. Hans J. Siquet

1926 D. Smets J. Siquet A. Macar

1925 G. Ronsse G. Van Slembrouck L. Eelen

1924 R. Vermandel A. Benoit J. Matton

1923 R. Vermandel J. Rossius F. Sellier

1922 L. Mottiat A. Jordens L. Seret

1921 L. Mottiat M. Lacour J. Rossius

1920 L. Scieur L. Buysse J. Coomans

1919 L. Devos H. Hanlet A. Claerhout

1913 M. Moritz A. Fonson H. Noel

1912 O. Verschoore J. Coomans A. Blaise

1911 J. Vandaele A. Lenoir V. Kraenen

1909 V. Fastre E. Charlier P. Deman

1908 A. Trousselier A. Lauwers H. Dubois

1894 L. Houa L. Rasquinet R. Nulens

1893 L. Houa M. Borisowski C. Collette

1892 L. Houa L. Lhoest L. Rasquinet

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PARIS–ROUBAIX

RESULTS BY YEAR

RIDER RESULTS

RESULTS BY YEAR (CONT.)

YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD

2020

2019 P. Gilbert N. Politt Y. Lampaert

2018 P. Sagan S. Dillier N. Terpstra

2017 G. Van Avermaet Z. Stybar S. Langeveld

2016 M. Hayman T. Boonen I. Stannard

2015 J. Degenkolb Z. Stybar G. Van Avermaet

2014 N. Terpstra J. Degenkolb F. Cancellara

2013 F. Cancellara S. Vanmarcke N. Terpstra

2012 T. Boonen S. Turgot A. Ballan

2011 J. Vansummeren F. Cancellara M. Tjallingii

2010 F. Cancellara T. Hushovd J. A. Flecha

2009 T. Boonen F. Pozzato T. Hushovd

2008 T. Boonen F. Cancellara A. Ballan

2007 S. O’Grady J. A. Flecha S. Wesemann

2006 F. Cancellara T. Boonen A. Ballan

2005 T. Boonen G. Hincapie J. A. Flecha

2004 M. Backstedt T. Hoffman R. Hammond

2003 P. Van Petegem D. Pieri V. Ekimov

2002 J. Museeuw S. Wesemann T. Boonen

2001 S. Knaven J. Museeuw R. Vainsteins

2000 J. Museeuw P. Van Petegem E. Zabel

1999 A. Tafi W. Peeters T. Steels

1998 F. Ballerini A. Tafi W. Peeters

1997 F. Guesdon J. Planckaert J. Museeuw

1996 J. Museeuw G. Bortolami A. Tafi

1995 F. Ballerini A. Tchmil J. Museeuw

1994 A. Tchmil F. Baldato F. Ballerini

1993 G. Duclos Lassalle F. Ballerini O. Ludwig

1992 G. Duclos Lassalle O. Ludwig J. Capiot

1991 M. Madiot J. C. Colotti C. Bomans

1990 E. Planckaert S. Bauer E. Van Hooydonck

1989 J. M. Wampers D. De Wolf E. Van Hooydonck

1988 D. Demol T. Wegmuller L. Fignon

1987 E. Vanderaerden P. Versluys R. Dhaenens

1986 S. Kelly R. Dhaenens A. van der Poel

1985 M. Madiot B. Wojtinek S. Kelly

1984 S. Kelly R. Rogiers A. Bondue

1983 H. Kuiper G. Duclos Lassalle F. Moser

1982 J. Raas Y. Bertin G. Braun

1981 B. Hinault R. De Vlaeminck F. Moser

1980 F. Moser G. Duclos Lassalle D. Thurau

1979 F. Moser R. De Vlaeminck H. Kuiper

1978 F. Moser R. De Vlaeminck J. Raas

1977 R. De Vlaeminck W. Teirlinck F. Maertens

1976 M. Demeyer F. Moser R. De Vlaeminck

1975 R. De Vlaeminck E. Merckx A. Dierickx

1974 R. De Vlaeminck F. Moser M. Demeyer

1973 E. Merckx W. Godefroot R. Rosiers

1972 R. De Vlaeminck A. Dierickx B. Hoban

1971 R. Rosiers H. Van Springel M. Basso

1970 E. Merckx R. De Vlaeminck E. Leman

1969 W. Godefroot E. Merckx W. Vekemans

1968 E. Merckx H. Van Springel W. Godefroot

1967 J. Janssen R. Van Looy R. Altig

1966 F. Gimondi J. Janssen G. Desmet

1965 R. Van Looy W. Sels W. Vannitsen

1964 P. Post B. Beheyt Y. Molenaers

1963 E. Daems R. Van Looy J. Janssen

1962 R. Van Looy E. Daems F. Schoubben

1961 R. Van Looy M. Janssens R. Vanderveken

1960 P. Cerami T. Sabbadini M. Poblet

1959 N. Fore G. Desmet M. Janssens

1958 L. Vandaele M. Poblet R. Van Looy

1957 A. De Bruyne R. Van Steenbergen L. Vandaele

1956 L. Bobet A. De Bruyne J. Forestier

1955 J. Forestier F. Coppi L. Bobet

1954 R. Impanis S. Ockers M. Ryckaert

1953 G. Derycke D. Piazza W. Wagtmans

1952 R. Van Steenbergen F. Coppi A. Mahe

1951 A. Bevilacqua L. Bobet R. Van Steenbergen

1950 F. Coppi M. Diot F. Magni

1949 S. Coppi/A. Mahe N/A G. Martin/F. Leenen

/J.-J. Moujica

1948 R. Van Steenbergen E. Idee G. Claes

1947 G. Claes A. Verschueren L. Thietard

1946 G. Claes L. Gauthier L. Vlaemynck

1945 P. Maye L. Teisseire K. Piot

1944 M. De Simpelaere J. Rossi L. Thietard

1943 M. Kint J. Lowie L. Thietard

1939 E. Masson M. Kint R. Lapebie

1938 L. Storme L. Hardiquest M. Van Houtte

1937 J. Rossi A. Hendrickx N. Declercq

1936 G. Speicher R. Maes G. Rebry

1935 G. Rebry A. Leducq J. Aerts

1934 G. Rebry J. Wauters F. Bonduel

1933 S. Maes J. Vervaecke L. Le Calvez

1932 R. Gijssels G. Ronsse H. Sieronski

WINS RIDER

4 T. Boonen, R. De Vlaeminck

3 F. Cancellara, O. Lapize, E. Merckx,

F. Moser, J. Museeuw, G. Rebry, R. Van

Looy

2 H. Aucouturier, F. Ballerini, G. Claes,

C. Crupelandt, G. Duclos-Lassalle,

M. Garin, S. Kelly, L. Lesna, M. Madiot,

H. Pelissier, R. Van Steenbergen

PODIUMS RIDER

9 R. De Vlaeminck

7 T. Boonen, F. Moser

6 F. Cancellara, J. Museeuw, R. Van Looy

5 E. Merckx, G. Rebry

4 F. Ballerini, G. Duclos-Lassalle,

M. Garin, G. Ronsse, L. Trousselier, C. Van

Hauwaert, R. Van Steenbergen

3 J. A. Flecha, A. Ballan, L. Bobet, G. Claes,

F. Coppi, C. Crupelandt, A. Garin,

W. Godefroot, J. Janssen, S. Kelly,

O. Lapize, F. Sellier, A. Tafi, N. Terpstra,

L. Thietard

2 H. Aucouturier, E. Christophe, H. Cornet,

E. Daems, A. De Bruyne, J. Degenkolb,

M. Demeyer, G. Desmet, R. Dhaenens,

A. Dierickx, F. Faber, J. Fischer, J. Forestier,

T. Hushovd, M. Janssens, M. Kint,

H. Kuiper, A. Leducq, L. Lesna,

O. Ludwig, M. Madiot, A. Mahe,

C. Meunier, W. Peeters, C. Pelissier,

H. Pelissier, M. Poblet, R. Pottier, J. Raas,

R. Rosiers, J. Rossi, Z. Štybar, A. Tchmil,

G. Van Avermaet, L. Vandaele, J. Van

Hevel, E. Van Hooydonck, P. Van

Petegem, H. Van Springel, J. Vervaecke,

E. Wattelier, S. Wesemann

COUNTRY RESULTS

WINS COUNTRY

58 Belgium

30 France

11 Italy

6 Netherlands

4 Switzerland

2 Australia, Germany, Ireland

1 Luxembourg, Slovakia, Sweden

PODIUMS COUNTRY

160 Belgium

92 France

33 Italy

18 Netherlands

12 Germany, Switzerland

5 Spain

3 Ireland, United Kingdom

2 Australia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg,

Norway

1 Canada, Denmark, Latvia, Russia,

Slovakia, Sweden, United States

YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD

1931 G. Rebry C. Pelissier E. Decroix

1930 J. Vervaecke J. Marechal A. Magne

1929 C. Meunier G. Ronsse A. Deolet

1928 A. Leducq G. Ronsse C. Meunier

1927 G. Ronsse J. Curtel C. Pelissier

1926 J. Delbecque G. Van Slembrouck G. Rebry

1925 F. Sellier P. Bestetti J. Van Hevel

1924 J. Van Hevel M. Ville F. Sellier

1923 H. Suter R. Vermandel F. Sellier

1922 A. Dejonghe J. Rossius E. Masson

1921 H. Pelissier F. Pelissier L. Scieur

1920 P. Deman E. Christophe L. Buysse

1919 H. Pelissier P. Thys H. Barthelemy

1914 C. Crupelandt L. Luguet L. Mottiat

1913 F. Faber C. Deruyter C. Crupelandt

1912 C. Crupelandt G. Garrigou M. Leturgie

1911 O. Lapize A. Charpiot C. Van Hauwaert

1910 O. Lapize C. Van Hauwaert E. Christophe

1909 O. Lapize L. Trousselier J. Masselis

1908 C. Van Hauwaert G. Lorgeou F. Faber

1907 G. Passerieu C. Van Hauwaert L. Trousselier

1906 H. Cornet M. Cadolle R. Pottier

1905 L. Trousselier R. Pottier H. Cornet

1904 H. Aucouturier C. Garin L. Pothier

1903 H. Aucouturier C. Chapperon L. Trousselier

1902 L. Lesna E. Wattelier A. Garin

1901 L. Lesna A. Garin L. Itsweire

1900 E. Bouhours J. Fischer M. Garin

1899 A. Champion P. Bor A. Garin

1898 M. Garin A. Stephane E. Wattelier

1897 M. Garin M. Cordang M. Frederick

1896 J. Fischer C. Meyer M. Garin

HISTORICAL RESULTS

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OBITUARIES

Just

as life had to go on in 2020, so too

did death. While coronavirus accounted

for an unimaginable toll of excess

mortality across the world, lives still began

and came to a close independently of

the pandemic that had wreaked so much

damage. Cycling – being part of the

human experience and not separate from

it – had cause therefore to bid farewell

to those who had played their part in

manifold ways, furthering the cause of a

sport that so much respects its past. This

year, just as in any other, those individual

tales and chapters closed, those friends

and family members mourned, take

their place alongside others in the pages

that follow. Each and every one leaves

something irreplaceable behind.

JACQUES DUPONT

19 JUNE 1928 – 4 NOVEMBER 2019

Olympic kilometre champion at the 1948 London Games and a professional racer for ten seasons,

during which he won Paris–Tours on two occasions, Jacques Dupont died at the age of 91 in

Saint-Jean-de-Verges.

Born a little to the north of that that Ariège village, in Lézat-sur-Lèze, Dupont began as a track

specialist. His career almost came to an end in 1946 when he sustained a serious head injury while

racing on the velodrome at Perpignan, the incident temporarily depriving him of the ability to

talk and ultimately leaving him with permanent speech difficulties. Doctors had told him it was

unlikely he would be able to race again. However, Dupont’s robust constitution enabled him to

make a quick recovery physically, and he moved from the Pyrenean foothills to Paris to further

his track career.

French pursuit champion in 1948 and silver medallist in the sprint at that year’s World Track

Championships in Amsterdam, Dupont went to the London Olympics as a medal favourite and

lived up to that billing when he claimed the kilometre title on the Herne Hill velodrome that

hosted the track events. He added a bronze medal in the team road race.

Dupont turned pro in 1950 with the Peugeot-Dunlop team, and won Paris–Tours for the first time

in their colours the following season. He made his Tour de France debut in 1952, representing

the Paris team. Never overly fond of stage races, he abandoned on the sixth stage. He also failed

to make it to the finish on his two subsequent appearances, in 1953 and 1955.

Known for his meticulous approach to racing, which earned him the nickname ‘Jacques la

méthode’, he was a persistent threat in one-day races, particularly those with flatter courses. He

won the French road title at Montlhéry in 1954 and took a second Paris–Tours win in 1955, his

average speed of 43.666kph earning him the yellow riband for the fastest average on a race of

more than 200km in length. He held this record until 1962, when Dutchman Jo de Roo broke

it, once again in Paris–Tours.

Dupont retired from racing in 1960 after a season with the prestigious Saint Raphaël-Geminiani

team led by Jacques Anquetil and took up a new career in the family butcher’s. Later in his working

life, he ran a DIY and tool shop at Cahors.

He remains the best rider ever to emerge from the department of Ariège in the Pyrenees, and

regularly appeared as the guest of honour at track and road events in that region.

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