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Ellen Van Loy was taken to hospital in Herentals, Belgium, on Sunday after crashing hard at the Vlaamse Druivencross. Her Telenet Fidea Lions team reported on Twitter that Van Loy suffered bruising to the ligaments in her knee and would spend the night in the hospital before undergoing more tests on Monday to determine the extent of her injuries. Van Loy, who was coming off a win at GP Hasselt on December 1, went down on the muddy course in Overijse and had to abandon. Lucinda Brand (Team Sunwe...
The second day of the North Carolina Grand Prix has fallen victim to winter storm Diego, as organisers were forced to cancel the racing in the face of heavy snow that covered the course and crippled the area. Due to main roads not being cleared, the advisement of Emergency Management Services, completely unrideable course conditions, and concern for the safety (and fun) of everyone involved, weve decided that it is in everyones best interest and safety to cancel, organisers of the UCI C2 races ...
Twenty-year-old Gage Hecht (Alpha Bicycles-Groove Subaru) will compete in the Elite mens race next weekend at the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, forgoing the U23 race for a chance to win the nations top cross prize. Hecht, a Colorado native who races on the road with the Aevolo development team run by Michael Creed, told CXHairs.com that he has been considering the idea of racing with the Elites at nationals for most of the season. Hecht was fourth in th...
Scott Thwaites is considering calling time on his career as a professional cyclist, revealing that he is weighing up a job offer from outside the sport. The 28-year-old Briton has spent the past two seasons at WorldTour level with Dimension Data but his contract has not been renewed. After catching the eye in the Spring Classics in 2017, his 2018 campaign was derailed by serious injury as he fractured several vertebrae in a training crash at the end of March. He returned to racing in July an...
Ilia Koshevoy and Alex Turrin both announced their retirement from professional cycling this weekend, choosing to leave the sport after their contracts were not renewed by Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia. The pair are the second and third Wilier riders to head into early retirement in recent weeks, after Marco Coledan announced he was hanging up his wheels at the end of October. Koshevoy ends his career at the age of 27, having turned pro at WorldTour level with Lampre-Merida in 2015. That sea...
Patrick Lefeveres son is facing prosecution for flying a helicopter over Paris-Roubaix without authorisation. According to La Voix du Nord, the French regional newspaper that covers the Nord department, the Quick-Step team managers son, Thomas, flew the helicopter over the border from Belgium during the race on April 9. After landing in Bourghelles, close to cobblestone sectors number six and seven in the last 30km of this years race, the 22-year-old is said to have picked up two passengers be...