Cycling mourns Rik van Looy, “an immense champion”, the first to win the five monuments
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | Updated 12/19/2024 10:14 a.m. He was going to turn 91 this Friday, but the emperor has died. Cycling mourns Rik van Looy, the first rider to win all five monuments. “An immense champion, an absolute icon with an incredible record,” says Eddy Merckx. «He was a great figure. Sometimes I […]
a Russian cyclist changes nationality and becomes French!
Posted on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10:21 a.m. By BELGIAN Russian cyclist Pavel Sivakov has changed nationality and will now ride with French nationality, his team Ineos Grenadiers announced on Friday. On Wednesday, the International Cycling Union (UCI) granted French nationality to Sivakov before informing the two national federations. “I was born in Italy […]