Tag: Chantal Blaak
Van Vleuten Smashes Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Normally when a rider solos to a win, the major concern is zipping the jersey closed to make sure the sponsors get their publicity. Today, we had the sight of Annemiek Van Vleuten wrestling with her b... Read More
Van Vleuten, Queen of Strade Bianche
Annemiek van Vleuten blitzed her opposition to take a fine solo victory at Strade Bianche, celebrating her return to full fitness in Siena’s spring sunshine. The Michelton-Scott rider, also the... Read More
Strade Bianche 2019 Preview
The white roads, which we’re promised will be dry and dusty this year as opposed to 2018’s cloying mud, herald the start of the Women’s World Tour for 2019. Anna van der Breggen, the reigning wo... Read More
Blaak Wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2019
In any race there are always stars and heroes and villains, even if they might find those roles inadvertently. The stars today both earned their headlines, but very differently. Chantal Blaak, the for... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour Stage 3 Preview
We’ve been here before … this year’s third stage is a repeat of 2017’s third stage. Something of a staging post as the race continues its westward sweep across the English Midl... Read More
OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 Preview
One of the biggest, best and richest women’s races on the calendar kicks off again tomorrow – the fifth edition of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour. It’s a race that attracts a stellar cast and hug... Read More
Tour of Flanders 2018 Preview
Is this the most beautiful race of the year? Probably … a brutal course, iconic climbs, cobbles. Spring is just beginning to win the battle for the freshly-ploughed Belgian soil, while the trees... Read More
Gent-Wevelgem Preview
OK, so the fifth round of the 2018 Women’s World Tour does actually finish in Wevelgem, even if the start is nowhere near Gent. For the women this year, the event rolls out of Ieper. It’s a qu... Read More