A man has handed himself in to Belgian police after a water bottle was thrown at Mathieu van der Poel’s face during Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix race. Dutch rider Van der Poel was struck while leading with 23 miles to go as he raced along a narrow cobbled track lined with spectators. The man handed himself in … Read more
The person who spat on cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during last month’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic has been fined, according to Belgian police. Dutch rider Van der Poel, who won the race on 28 March, was spat on in the East Flanders city of Ronse while leading solo with about 30km remaining. The East … Read more
Milkias Maekele may look young for a professional cyclist, but the 19-year-old already has the confident air of a champion. Following victory in a one-day race in Algeria this year, the Eritrean sprinter is drawing comparisons with a compatriot who has reached the pinnacle of the sport. Rumours abound that Maekele’s power output and associated … Read more
Danish cyclist Mattias Skjelmose beat three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar to win the Amstel Gold Race via a thrilling photo finish. In a three-way sprint to the finish line, double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel seemed to have secured the victory but 2023 champion Pogacar edged just ahead of him with metres to go, … Read more
Protests have spread across America following days of demonstrations in Los Angeles against immigration raids by the federal government. Thousands of troops and hundreds of marines have been deployed to LA by US President Donald Trump to quell the demos, causing a row with state politicians. Days of unrest were sparked after federal immigration officers … Read more