BRUSSELS — One-day races specialist Wout van Aert and two-time world champion Remco Evenepoel will lead Belgium’s men’s team in road cycling at the Paris Olympics. “With Wout and Remco, we can’t beat around the bush,” said national coach Sven Vanthourenhout, quoted by local broadcaster RTBF. Remco has been world champion, Wout has won classics.” The men’s Olympic road race …
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Daryl Impey edged a thrilling duel with Tiesj Benoot to claim his first Tour de France victory while Julian Alaphilippe retained his overall lead after stage nine's run from Saint-Etienne to Brioude. No South African had won a tour stage since Robert Hunter in 2007, but Impey joined a 15-man breakaway and then feigned fatigue on the final climb before …
South African Daryl Impey added an individual stage win to his Tour de France happy memories when he prevailed at the end of a long breakaway from St Etienne on Sunday. Slovenia's Jan Tratnik took third place, 10 seconds behind as France's Julian Alaphilippe retained the overall lead after 170.5 kilometres with the top guns enjoying an easy day on …
