Wout Van Aert did not survive a break attempt, and ended Stage 6 of the 2022 Tour de France more than seven minutes out of contention while UAE Team Emirates made the move of the day and moved Tadej Pogacar into the maillot jaune.
After yesterday’s cobbled stage, the Tour de France today entered the Ardennes, with 219.9km from Blinche to Longwy.
The break of the day featured race leader Van Aert…
Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 18th Strade Bianche 2024, Men's Elite a 215km one day race from Siena to Siena on March 02, 2024 in Siena, Italy. (Photos by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogačar & Michael Matthews during the podium ceremony after the 115th Milano-Sanremo 2024 a 288km, one day race from Pavia to Sanremo on March 16, 2024 in Sanremo, Italy. (Photos by Marco Bertorello/Getty Images)
"Maybe I'll tangle in the power lines
And it might be over in a second's time
But I'll gladly go down in a flame
If the flame's what it takes to remember my name"
Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite routes confirmed
‘Europe’s most southern northern classic’, organized by RCS Sport, is drawing close and today, with less than one month to Saturday 4 March, the routes of the 17th Strade Bianche Crédit Agricole e of the 9th Strade Bianche Women Elite Crédit Agricole have been officially confirmed. The two races, as per recent tradition, will start from the Fortezza Medicea in Siena and finish in the unique…
Michael Matthews of Team Jayco AlUla, Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin - Deceuninck & Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates during the podium ceremony after the 115th Milano-Sanremo 2024 a 288km, one day race from Pavia to Sanremo on March 16, 2024 in Sanremo, Italy. (Photos by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)