So what happened to the French women’s road team? Did the Blues have the misfortune to consume an indigestible food during their breakfast? This Sunday, for the last round of the Glasgow World Championship, a good part of the French squad was struck down by illness. Cédrine Kerbaol, who could claim a new medal in the…

Sven Vanthourenhout had tight features this Saturday afternoon. The national coach had not celebrated Remco Evenepoel’s world title the day before, he was angry with the Espoirs team after the defeat of the Belgians. “It’s a disappointment. I’m really angry. You have an order today, it was to be up front. It wasn’t…

Valentin Ferron has again fallen on a bone. Four years after being overtaken by Benoît Cosnefroy, the TotalEnergies rider still has to settle for 2nd place on the Polynormande, beaten this time by Arnaud De Lie (see ranking). “When you are a competitor, you aim for victory, but both times I came across stronger than me. It’s sport”, said the 25-year-old athlete at the microphone of DirectVelo. Her…

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) won the 43rd edition of the Polynormande (1.1), this Sunday, the fourteenth round of the Coupe de France FDJ. After 168.9 kilometers, between Avranches and Saint-Martin-de-Landelles (Manche), he was ahead of Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies) and Jordan Jegat (CIC U Nantes Atlantique). Arnaud De Lie succeeds Franck Bonnamour on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. *DE LIE Arnaud LTD BEL the 168.9 km in 3h53’25” (average 43.416 km/h)2….

Axel Merckx was an attentive spectator this Thursday at the World Championship in Glasgow. The Belgian was at the wheel of the American following car during the victorious time trial of Chloé Dygert, his companion. Hagens manager Berman-Axeon talks to DirectVelo about the performance of the American.DirectVelo: What is your contribution to this victory?Axel Merckx: All the credit goes to her after all the glitches she…

Axel Laurance (France) won the U23 Men’s Road World Championship this Saturday in Glasgow (Scotland). After 168.4 kilometers of racing, he was ahead of Antonio Morgado (Portugal) and Martin Svrcek (Slovakia). Axel Laurance succeeds Kazakh Yevgeniy Fedorov on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. LAURANCE Axel FRA the 168.4 km in 4h04’58” (average 41.246km/h)2. MORGADO Antonio POR +23. SVRČEK Martin SVK “4. ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack GBR “5. MILESI Lorenzo…

The French Junior Women team had shown the way at the start of the Championship by achieving an almost perfect race, until the coronation of Julie Bego. Their male counterparts in the Espoirs category followed the same path this Saturday with the triumph of Axel Laurance, who will have spent a large part of the race at the forefront, in a strong group, before isolating himself in the 26 last kilometers (see…

Marie Le Net was completely devastated when she left the points race on Tuesday evening. The Frenchwoman finished 17th far from her expectations for this World Championship in Glasgow. In tears, she agreed to tell the story of her race. “It was a nightmare,” she told DirectVelo. Sick, the 23-year-old sportswoman had an ordeal. “It’s so frustrating to try and have nothing in…

The future Continentale Philippe Wagner/Bazin, born from the merger between N1 Philippe Wagner Cycling and the Continentale Materiel-Velo.com, continues its recruitment with the arrival of the Barbier brothers, Rudy and Pierre, learned DirectVelo.Rudy Barbier – our photo – evolved at St-Michel-Mavic-Auber 93. The 30-year-old sprinter won a stage in the Tour de Bretagne this year. He also finished 5th in the Tour of 100 Communes…

Antoine Huby will evolve in the WorldTour in 2024. The Vendée U rider has signed up with Soudal Quick-Step, announces the Belgian team. The 22-year-old rider won the Course de la Paix (Nations Cup) this year. He also finished 2nd in Liège-Bastogne-Liège Espoirs and the Flèche du Sud (2.2), 5th in the Tour Alsace (2.2 – 3rd at the Planche des Belles Filles), 7th in the Orlen Nations GP (Coupe des Nations), Channel-Atlantic…

Charles Paige (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme) won alone, this Friday, the third stage of the Tour of Piedmont Pyrenean (National Elite), disputed between Laruns and Artouste (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) over a distance of 129.1 kilometers . The Briton was ahead of Tom Donnenwirth (SCO Dijon-Team Materiel-velo.com) and Artus Jaladeau (OCF Team Legend Wheels).Charles Paige thus becomes the…

Damien Bodard (Sojasun Espoir-ACNC) won the Prix de la Saint-Laurent Élite this Tuesday in Montpinchon (Manche). After 150.7 kilometers of racing, he beat Swann Gloux (Cre’Actuel-Marie Morin-U 22) and his teammate Gaspard André. Damien Bodard succeeds Adrien Guillonnet (Hexagone-Corbas Lyon Métropole) in the winners of the Elite event National. Ranking: 1. BODARD Damien SOJASUN ESP FRA…

Lucas Boniface (Vendée U) won, this Wednesday, the fifth stage of the International Cycling Tour of Guadeloupe (2.2), run between Deshaies and Les Abymes over a distance of 159.1 kilometers. He was ahead of Mathieu Pellegrin (CSCA Propreté 2000) and Adrien Guillonnet (Hexagone-Corbas Lyon Métropole).Alexandre Kess (Materiel-velo.com) retains the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classification of the 5th stage…

Alfred George (Vendée U) won, this Friday, the seventh stage of the International Cycling Tour of Guadeloupe (2.2), run over 164.9 kilometers between Sainte-Rose and Petit-Bourg. The Briton beat Adrien Guillonnet (Hexagone-Corbas Lyon Métropole) and Loïc Laviolette (Team Madras Cycling). The Guadeloupean Benjamin Le Ny (US Lamentin) retains the leader’s yellow jersey. Classification of the 7th stage: 1. *GEORGE Alfred…

Pierre Thierry (Morbihan Fybolia GOA) won, this Friday afternoon, the second stage of the Tour du Piedmont Pyrénéen (National Elite), an individual time trial disputed between Mont and Lacq (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) over a distance of 6.7 kilometers. He was ahead of Victor Vercouillie (EFC-L&R-Van Mossel) and Quentin Bezza (SCO Dijon-Team Materiel-velo.com). Pierre Thierry seizes at the same time…

Tadej Pogacar dreams of winning (virtually) all the best races on the cycling calendar at least once in his career and hasn’t gone far from adding one of the most prestigious lines possible to his roster this Sunday. But on the Scottish circuit of Glasgow, the Slovenian ogre had to bow to another monster of international cycling in the person of Mathieu Van der Poel (see…

So what happened to the French women’s road team? Did the Blues have the misfortune to consume an indigestible food during their breakfast? This Sunday, for the last round of the Glasgow World Championship, a good part of the French squad was struck down by illness. Cédrine Kerbaol, who could claim a new medal in the…

Eglantine Rayer was happy on the podium of the French Women’s U23 Championship. Happy for Océane Mahé, the new French Champion after a 70 km solo raid. “It’s very good for her. She dared to leave, it changes a bit and it’s nice to see someone who expresses her joy, it’s deserved. I understood quite early that she was going to win when she took 2’30” at halfway. I wasn’t going to…

There were no new medals for the band of Thomas Voeckler. After the double of Julian Alaphilippe then the silver charm of Christophe Laporte, you have to go down to 15th place in the classification of the Elite Men’s World Championship to find the trace of the first tricolor on the 2023 edition, Valentin Madouas (see classification). The French team was overwhelmed on the Glasgow circuit after…

Sven Vanthourenhout had tight features this Saturday afternoon. The national coach had not celebrated Remco Evenepoel’s world title the day before, he was angry with the Espoirs team after the defeat of the Belgians. “It’s a disappointment. I’m really angry. You have an order today, it was to be up front. It wasn’t…

Hugo Boucher (Centre-Val de Loire) won the French U17 Men’s Championship this Thursday in Plédran (Côtes d’Armor). He preceded Simon Schwartz (Grand Est) and Gaspard Presse (Pays de la Loire). Hugo Boucher succeeds Johan Chardon (Pays de la Loire) on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. BOUCHER Hugo CENTER VAL DE LOIRE 81 km in 2h02’35 (average 39.65 km/h)2. SCHWARTZ Simon GRAND IS at 0’033. PRESS Gaspard PAYS DE LA LOIRE at 0’034. VASSAL…

The France team comes to Glasgow (Scotland) with a collective, once again, very solid and homogeneous. But on paper, the Blues are not favorites. “We are outsiders”, assures Thomas Voeckler. And no doubt that the s national elector does not say it to put pressure on his opponents but because he indeed considers that it will be (very) difficult to get a third…

As a reminder, the 2023 World Cycling Championship will be held from August 3 to 13 in Scotland, with Glasgow as the epicenter of the event. After the young categories (see the selection), the French Cycling Federation, and the coach Thomas Voeckler unveiled the identity of the Elite Men riders for the road races.The French selection…

Eddy Le Huitouze retained, this Wednesday, his title of Champion of France Espoirs against the clock (see classification). And the first to congratulate him was one of his usual teammates, today his opponent: Thibaud Gruel. The latter, well launched in his effort, was the victim of a fall and lost everything, but he therefore did not fail to applaud and then congratulate his Breton comrade. “This is not obvious….

Alexy Faure Prost (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) won the French U23 Men’s Championship this Saturday in Plédran (Côtes d’Armor). The podium is completed by Maximilien Juillard (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and Axel Huens (Hauts-de-France). Alexy Faure Prost succeeds Nicolas Breuillard (South PACA Region) on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. FAURE PROST Alexy BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTE the 162 km in 3h57’48” (average 40.87 km/h)2. JUILLARD…

Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) won the first stage of the Tour de l’Ain (2.1) in a sprint on Monday, disputed between Loyettes and Plaine Tonique over a distance of 154.5 kilometers. The Briton beat Emmanuel Morin (CIC U Nantes Atlantique) and Nacer Bouhanni (Team Arkéa-Samsic). At the same time, Jake Stewart becomes the first leader of this 35th edition. Ranking of the 1st stage: 1. STEWARD…

Eddy Le Huitouze (Brittany) won the French U23 Men’s Time Trial Championship this Wednesday in Plédran (Côtes d’Armor). He beat Baptiste Gillet (Brittany) and Pierre Thierry (Brittany). Eddy Le Huitouze thus retains his title of Champion of France. Ranking: 1. LE HUITOUZE Eddy BRITTANY the 20.1 km in 25’21.26 (average 47.57 km/h)2. GILLET Baptiste BRITTANY 25’38.62 to 17.36 3. THIERRY Pierre BRITTANY 26’05.07 to 43.81 4….

Jefferson Cepeda (EF Education-EasyPost) won the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain (2.1) on Tuesday, disputed between Saint-Vulbas and Lagnieu over a distance of 123.3 kilometers. The Ecuadorian was ahead of the Australian Michael Storer (Groupama-FDJ), who fell the line barely crossed. At the same time, Jefferson Cepeda seized the yellow jersey of leader of the general classification. Classification of the 2nd stage…

Lana Le Guilloux (Brittany) won the French U15-U17 Women’s Championship this Thursday in Plédran (Côtes d’Armor). She beat two competitors from the South Region, Lise Revol and Maéva Plagniol. Lana Le Guilloux succeeds Célia Gery (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. LE GUILLOUX Lana BRITTANY U15 (1) the 54 km in 1h35’36 (average 33.89 km/h)2. REVOL Lise SOUTH REGION U17 (1) at 1,353. PLAGNIOL…

Emilian Broë is a happy coach. Her protégés brought back the title of World Champion, through Julie Bego, after an exceptional collective race on the part of the French team. “I didn’t even give an instruction because they did everything perfectly. I just told them I was proud. The plan we built…

Frustrating final for Romain Bardet. Arrived in Ardèche with ambitions after an encouraging first weekend of competition during the Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var, the Auvergnat could legitimately claim to play the very first roles, this Saturday, during the first of the two events of the Drôme-Ardèche loops. But it was without counting on a mechanical problem which deprived him of…

Tadej Pogacar dreams of winning (virtually) all the best races on the cycling calendar at least once in his career and hasn’t gone far from adding one of the most prestigious lines possible to his roster this Sunday. But on the Scottish circuit of Glasgow, the Slovenian ogre had to bow to another monster of international cycling in the person of Mathieu Van der Poel (see…

So what happened to the French women’s road team? Did the Blues have the misfortune to consume an indigestible food during their breakfast? This Sunday, for the last round of the Glasgow World Championship, a good part of the French squad was struck down by illness. Cédrine Kerbaol, who could claim a new medal in the…

Farewell Cadets, Minimes, Benjamins, Pupils, Chicks! From September 1, 2022, the French Cycling Federation will apply the poetic terms of U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 to the license of its young categories. But can we say U17 1 and U17 2? But this is not the only change proposed by the French Cycling Federation in its licensing reform for 2023.COMPETITION OR LEISURE SPORTThe…

He will certainly have left his mark on this 2023 French Amateur Road Championship. Starting alone at the front some 140 kilometers from the finish on the very demanding Cassel circuit, Alexis Gougeard almost achieved a monumental feat. But the Norman from VC Rouen 76 finally gave in in the last 20 kilometers and was content with an anecdotal place in the Top 10 of the jersey race…

For some, the Critérium du Dauphiné is an opportunity to earn a place for the next Tour de France. Others may lose it, for sporting reasons or by chance. This is probably what happened to the unfortunate Steven Kruijswijk on Monday. At the very start of this 2nd stage of the WorldTour event, a few tens of meters before entering the locality of Sarpoil – Km 7 -, the Dutchman…

There will be no winner or any change in the general classification this evening, at the end of the 6th stage of the Tour de Bretagne. After a fall, all the ambulances were mobilized, making it impossible to restart the race. About 80 kilometers from the goal, about fifty runners went downhill on a road covered in mud. One of the front riders slipped and took…

Eglantine Rayer was happy on the podium of the French Women’s U23 Championship. Happy for Océane Mahé, the new French Champion after a 70 km solo raid. “It’s very good for her. She dared to leave, it changes a bit and it’s nice to see someone who expresses her joy, it’s deserved. I understood quite early that she was going to win when she took 2’30” at halfway. I wasn’t going to…

Killian Verschuren (VC Pays de Loudéac) won alone, this Saturday, in Cassel (North), the French Amateur Championship. After 153.5 kilometers of racing, he was ahead of Baptiste Huyet (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme) and Clément Carisey (Charvieu-Chavagneux IC). Killian Verschuren succeeds Mattéo Vercher on the list of winners. Ranking: 1. VERSCHUREN Killian VC PAYS DE LOUDEAC the 153.5 km in 3h54’21 (average 39,300 km/h)2….

Bad day for the France Espoirs team. Very ambitious at the start of the first mountain stage of the Tour de l’Avenir, she suffered this Friday between Thonon-les-Bains and Saint-François-Longchamp. “It’s high level learning. These are kids coming out of Juniors, we always expect too much of them, I think”, estimates Pierre-Yves Chatelon at the microphone of DirectVelo. “HE LOOKED GOOD” This…

It’s becoming a habit in cycle racing. Falls of course are not new, but neutralizations which even go as far as total stoppage are beginning to accumulate in the events. Just since the beginning of the year, fans have seen Bordeaux-Saintes, round of the Coupe de France N1, be canceled after a heavy fall which called on all the ambulances….

There were no new medals for the band of Thomas Voeckler. After the double of Julian Alaphilippe then the silver charm of Christophe Laporte, you have to go down to 15th place in the classification of the Elite Men’s World Championship to find the trace of the first tricolor on the 2023 edition, Valentin Madouas (see classification). The French team was overwhelmed on the Glasgow circuit after…

The duel was expected, it took place. This Sunday, Mathieu Van der Poel and Wout van Aert competed for the title of cyclo-cross world champion. On the Hoogerheide circuit where the Adrie Van der Poel GP usually takes place, the two riders arrived together and it was the Dutchman who won the sprint (see the classification). “It was a very tough race for me. From the first lap, Mathieu put me under…

Nicola Marcerou is not about to forget his first Liège-Bastogne-Liège Espoirs. Escaped at the start of the race, the Vendée U member was caught after 80 km of breakaway and dropped by the peloton. Tired by his effort and then his bike was out of order, he found himself alone, to the point of waiting for… 1h45 on the side of the road. Everything had started well for the French…

The Guadeloupe committee presented this Tuesday the route of the 72nd International Tour of Guadeloupe which will take place from August 4 to 13. A prologue, eight online stages and an individual time trial are on the program. The winner will succeed Stefan Bennett on the winners of race 2.2. 166.6 km)06/08 – And….