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CONTENTS
MARCH 77
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 78
Classic de l’Ardèche 79
Kuurne–Bruxelles–Kuurne 80
La Drôme Classic 81
Le Samyn 82
Strade Bianche 83
Strade Bianche 84
GP Industria & Artigianato 85
Paris–Nice 86
Tirreno–Adriatico 94
Ronde van Drenthe 101
Ronde van Drenthe 102
Tour de Taiwan 103
Nokere Koerse 106
Bredene Koksijde Classic 107
Milan–Sanremo 108
Trofeo Binda 110
GP de Denain 111
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 112
Three Days of De Panne 119
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali 120
Three Days of De Panne 123
E3 Harelbeke 124
Classic Loire Atlantique 125
Gent–Wevelgem 126
Gent–Wevelgem 127
Cholet – Pays de la Loire 128
Women Drivers: Trek-Segafredo’s myth busters by Orla Chennaoui 129
RIDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS xi
APRIL 135
IN THE WINNERS’ WORDS xiii
Tour of Thailand 136
Dwars door Vlaanderen 139
Paris–Camembert 169
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 170
Giro di Sicilia 140
Brabantse Pijl 176
Route Adélie de Vitré 142
Belgrade Banjaluka 177
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION 1
GP Miguel Indurain 143
Tour du Finistère 179
Volta Limburg 144
Amstel Gold Race 180
Tour de Langkawi 145
Amstel Gold Race 181
JANUARY 11
Tour of Flanders 150
Tour of Flanders 152
Tro-Bro Léon 182
Tour of the Alps 183
Tour Down Under 12
Vuelta a San Juan 23
Trophée Harmonie Mutuelle 153
Flèche Wallonne 186
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo 18
Herald Sun Tour 27
Vuelta al País Vasco 154
Flèche Wallonne 187
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 22
Trofeo Campos 30
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe 160
Vuelta a Castilla y León 188
Scheldeprijs 162
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 190
GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela 163
Liège–Bastogne–Liège 192
FEBRUARY 31
Paris–Roubaix 166
Giro dell’Appennino 193
Trofeo Lloseta 32
Tour of Oman 48
Klasika Primavera 168
Tour de Romandie 194
Trofeo de Tramuntana 33
GP La Marseillaise 34
Trofeo Palma 35
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 37
Étoile de Bessèges 40
Tour Colombia 2.1 42
Tour Cycliste International La Provence 45
Vuelta a Murcia 47
Clásica de Almería 51
Trofeo Laigueglia 52
Volta ao Algarve 53
Vuelta a Andalucía 56
Tour du Haut Var 59
UAE Tour 61
Tour du Rwanda 69
Painting (A Masterpiece) By Numbers by Michael Hutchinson 200
Found in Translation: Colombia, Cycling and me by Matt Rendell 73
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MAY 205
AUGUST 465
Eschborn–Frankfurt 206
Vuelta Aragón 275
Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián 466
GP Stad Zottegem 502
Tour de Yorkshire 207
Tour of Japan 277
RideLondon 467
Veenendaal–Veenendaal 503
Tour de Yorkshire Women’s Race 209
Emakumeen Euskal Bira 281
Tour de Pologne 468
Tour de Limousin 504
Vuelta a Asturias 210
Tour of Estonia 285
Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic 475
Tour of Denmark 506
Tour of Chongming Island 212
Hammer Stavanger 287
European Championships 476
Ladies Tour of Norway 509
Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid 215
Tour de l’Ain 289
KOGA Slag om Norg 480
Vuelta a España 513
Giro d’Italia 218
GP Marcel Kint 291
BinckBank Tour 481
Cyclassics Hamburg 556
Tour of California 262
Tour of Norway 292
Tour of Utah 488
Schaal Sels 557
Four Days of Dunkirk 269
Circuit de Wallonie 295
Vuelta a Burgos 492
Tour Poitou–Charentes 558
Tour of California 272
Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala 296
Arctic Race of Norway 495
Druivenkoers–Overijse 561
Czech Cycling Tour 497
Deutschland Tour 562
Viaggi Italiani: A Giro of discovery by Tom Isitt 298
Vårgårda TTT 499
Tour of Almaty 564
Vårgårda Road Race 500
GP de Plouay 565
La Polynormande 501
Omloop Mandel–Leie–Schelde Meulebeke 566
JUNE 305
GP de Plumelec-Morbihan 306
Boucles de l’Aulne 307
Rund um Köln 308
Tour of Luxembourg 309
Tour of Belgium 338
Tour de Korea 341
GP du Canton d’Argovie 344
Tour de Suisse 345
Rider on the Storm: How Lorena Wiebes swept all before her by Kit Nicholson 567
SEPTEMBER 571
Boucles de la Mayenne 312
Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 354
Bretagne Classic–Ouest France 572
Tour du Doubs 597
Tour of Bihor – Bellotto 314
Tour of Slovenia 355
GP Jef Scherens 573
Giro della Toscana 598
Hammer Limburg 316
ZLM Tour 358
Boels Ladies Tour 574
GP de Wallonnie 599
GP Citta di Lugano 318
La Route d’Occitanie 361
Brussels Cycling Classic 580
Tour de Slovaquie 600
Critérium du Dauphiné 319
Dwars door het Hageland 363
Tour of Britain 581
Coppa Sabatini 603
Ronde van Limburg 327
Market Heistse Pijl 364
Tour of China I 585
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 604
Women’s Tour 328
Elfstedenronde 365
GP de Fourmies 588
Primus Classic 605
Tour de Hongrie 334
Halle Ingooigem 366
Antwerp Port Epic 589
Memorial Marco Pantani 606
GP Cycliste de Québec 590
Gooikse Pijl 607
Miss Margaux Hung the Moon for Paul by Bob Roll 367
JULY 373
Coppa Agostini 591
Madrid Challenge 592
GP Cycliste de Montréal 594
Coppa Bernocchi 595
GP d’Isbergues 608
Trofeo Matteotti 609
World Championships 610
Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde 615
Sibiu Cycling Tour 374
GP Pino Cerami 444
Duo Normand 596
Paris–Chauny 616
Giro Rosa 377
Tour de France 388
Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 445
Adriatica Ionica Race 446
Autrefois des français… by Paul Fournel 617
Tour of Austria 432
Tour de Wallonie 448
Tour of Qinghai Lake 436
Circuito de Getxo 451
La Course 443
Volta a Portugal 452
La Vie en Jaune: Julian Alaphilippe relights the French fire by Philippe Auclair 458
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OCTOBER 621
SEPTEMBER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
CRO Race 622
Tour of Iran 625
Münsterland Giro 628
Giro dell’Emilia 629
Tour de l’Eurométropole 630
GP Bruno Beghelli 631
Milano–Torino 636
Gran Piemonte 637
Paris–Bourges 638
Il Lombardia 640
Ronde van Zeeland 642
Paris–Tours 643
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN’S ITT
24 September 2019
Ripon–Harrogate
30.3km
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
14°C
WIND
SW 13km/h
Famenne Ardenne Classic 632
Tour de Vendée 633
Tre Valli Varesine 634
Binche–Chimay–Binche 635
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 653
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 644
Tour of Guangxi 645
Chrono des Nations 651
Tour of Guangxi 652
USA’s Chloé Dygert Owen produced one of
the great performances in World Time Trial
Championship history, beating Anna van der
Breggen of the Netherlands by 1 minute and 33
seconds – the biggest winning margin in the event’s
25-year history – to claim the title. Defending
champion Annemiek van Vleuten took the bronze
medal, another 19 seconds behind her compatriot.
PROFILE
RIPON
HARROGATE
TEAMS 659
Men’s WorldTour Teams 660
Men’s Pro Continental Teams 696
Women’s WorldTour Teams 720
Men’s WorldTour Final Rankings 750
Women’s WorldTour Final Rankings 752
HISTORICAL RESULTS 755
Men’s Historical WorldTour Results 756
Women’s Historical WorldTour Results 804
BRITISH DOMESTIC RACING 829
Men’s National Road Series 830
Men’s National Circuit Series 841
Men’s Tour Series 847
Women’s National Road Series 851
Women’s National Circuit Series 859
Women’s Tour Series 861
OBITUARIES 865
CONTRIBUTORS 895
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 897
The American was completely unfazed both by the
rain-soaked course and the half-hour delay to the
start as a result of the conditions. Fastest through
the intermediate checkpoints, it appeared that she
might have gone off too fast as she passed several
riders who had started ahead of her. However, she
maintained her relentless pace to the line, finishing
3 minutes 17 seconds ahead of Alena Amialiusik
of Belarus. When van der Breggen and then van
Vleuten went through the first checkpoint around
a minute slower than Dygert Owen, the American’s
victory was all but assured. The success was her
third world road title after her junior road and time
trial double in 2015. PC
RESULTS
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. C. Dygert Owen United States 42:12
2. A. van der Breggen Netherlands 1:32
3. A. van Vleuten Netherlands 1:52
4. A. Neben United States 2:38
5. L. Klein Germany 2:40
6. M. Reusser Switzerland 3:02
7. L. Thomas United States 3:12
8. L. Brand Netherlands 3:15
9. A. Amialiusik Belarus 3:17
10. L. Brennauer Germany 3:19
11. A. Spratt Australia 3:57
12. K. A. Canuel Canada 4:23
13. O. Shapira Israel 4:29
14. L. Norden Sweden 4:31
15. J. Labous France 4:32
16. A. Barnes Great Britain s.t.
17. E. Longo Borghini Italy 4:35
18. P. Mathiesen Denmark 4:36
19. A. Chursina Russia 4:37
20. A. Kiesenhofer Austria 4:39
21. V. Heine Norway 4:57
22. E. Chabbey Switzerland 5:09
23. L. N. Hansen Denmark 5:15
24. K. Murphy Ireland 5:32
25. T. Sharakova Belarus 5:33
26. H. Simmonds Great Britain 5:35
27. O. Zabelinskaya Uzbekistan 5:42
28. O. Shekel Ukraine 5:52
29. E. Yonamine Japan 5:54
30. A. Cordon France 5:56
31. K. Aalerud Norway 6:00
32. A. Moolman-Pasio South Africa 6:15
33. J. Van De Velde Belgium 6:22
34. A. Turvey Ireland s.t.
35. V. Bussi Italy 6:28
36. A. Plichta Poland 6:33
37. R. Gafinovitz Israel 6:52
38. T. Campbell Trinidad & Tobago 7:17
39. G. Rodríguez Spain 7:18
40. T. Keep South Africa s.t.
41. L. Oyarbide Spain 7:52
42. G. Ellsay Canada 7:59
43. A. Ramirez Mexico 8:33
44. M. Novolodskaia Russia 8:38
45. D. Kidane Eritrea s.t.
46. V. Kononenko Ukraine 8:55
47. A. Marina Espinola Paraguay 9:09
48. F. Yapura Argentina 9:11
49. A. Edda Bjornsdottir Iceland 9:39
50. T. Ting Chang Taiwan 10:11
51. A. Paula Polegatch Brazil 10:29
52. L. Alyaseen Kuwait 19:37
53. N. Alameeri Kuwait 20:29
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEPTEMBER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S ITT
25 September 2019
Northallerton–Harrogate
54km
Even though he hadn’t raced for more than
two months as the result of a dispute with his
Bahrain-Merida team, Rohan Dennis produced
a commanding performance to retain the World
Time Trial title he won for the first time in
Innsbruck last year. The Australian completed the
54km course 1 minute and 8 seconds faster than
young Belgian sensation Remco Evenepoel, with
another precocious talent, Italy’s Filippo Ganna,
in third at 1 minute 55.
Last off, Dennis had admitted that his decision
to abandon the Tour de France mid-race
might work against him in Yorkshire. But he
was quickest to both of the intermediate time
checkpoints. Coming up the final drag into the
finishing straight, he caught his 3-minute man,
the recent Vuelta a España winner Primož Roglič,
underlining the extent of Dennis’s dominance of
the race.
Evenepoel’s silver-medal performance marked
him out as a likely future winner of the title.
Junior time trial champion last year, the 19-yearold
fully lived up to his pre-race billing as one of
the favourites, finishing well clear of everyone bar
the peerless Dennis. PC
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
15°C
PROFILE
NORTHHALLERTON
RESULTS
WIND
SW 8km/h
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. R. Dennis Australia 1:05:05
2. R. Evenepoel Belgium 1:09
3. F. Ganna Italy 1:55
4. P. Bevin New Zealand 1:58
5. A. Dowsett Great Britain 2:02
6. L. Craddock United States 2:08
7. T. Kangert Estonia s.t.
8. N. Oliveira Portugal 2:10
9. T. Martin Germany 2:27
10. S. Küng Switzerland 2:47
11. V. Campenaerts Belgium 2:50
12. P. Roglič Slovenia 3:00
13. L. Durbridge Australia 3:01
14. J. Archibald Great Britain 3:11
15. D. van Baarle Netherlands 3:37
16. E. Affini Italy 3:38
17. K. Asgreen Denmark s.t.
18. P. Latour France 3:45
19. C. Haga United States 3:57
20. M. Bodnar Poland 4:01
21. J. van Emden Netherlands 4:02
22. N. Politt Germany 4:11
23. K. Gradek Poland 4:13
24. J. Castroviejo Spain 4:19
25. A. Lutsenko Kazakhstan 4:29
26. E. Dunbar Ireland 4:47
27. H. Houle Canada 4:58
28. B. Thomas France s.t.
29. M. Toft Madsen Denmark 4:59
30. D. F. Martínez Colombia 5:05
31. V. Kiryienka Belarus 5:16
32. R. Mullen Ireland s.t.
33. J. Barta Czech Republic 5:22
34. B. Jungels Luxembourg 5:37
35. C. Imhof Switzerland 6:12
36. J. Tratnik Slovenia 6:15
37. D. Fominykh Kazakhstan 6:51
38. J. Černý Czech Republic 6:56
39. L. Mas Spain 7:02
40. M. Brandle Austria 7:23
41. S. De Bod South Africa 7:26
42. A. Evtushenko Russia 8:15
43. E. Sepulveda Argentina 8:45
44. C. K. Feng Taiwan 9:23
45. R. Navardauskas Lithuania 10:36
46. J. Andrej Cully Slovakia 10:55
47. M. Halmuratov Uzbekistan 12:14
48. Y. Lampaert Belgium 13:16
49. R. Orn Agustsson Iceland 14:45
50. A. Wais Syria 14:46
51. E. M. Grosu Romania 14:55
52. G. Mino Paraguay 15:31
53. K. Alkhalifah Kuwait 15:33
54. S. Jafer Alali Kuwait 15:52
55. D. Coetzee Namibia 15:55
56. N. Jaser Syria 24:58
57. C. Symonds Ghana 28:16
HARROGATE
SEPTEMBER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN’S ROAD RACE
28 September 2019
Bradford–Harrogate
149.4km
Annemiek van Vleuten finally captured the
elusive world road crown with an astonishing
solo performance, breaking clear 106km from the
finish and rebuffing all attempts to reel her in. The
Dutch rider came in more than 2 minutes ahead
of teammate and defending champion Anna van
der Breggen, who jumped away from Amanda
Spratt with 5km remaining for second place, the
Australian taking the bronze.
Van Vleuten began her epic lone break with an
acceleration on the steepest ramps of the climb
out of the Nidderdale village of Lofthouse. Her
attack was designed to thin out the front group,
but it carried her clear on her own. Told by her
coach to persist with her effort, the Dutchwoman
pressed on as a strong group formed behind her.
Britain’s Lizzie Deignan, riding on her home roads
in Yorkshire, was the most active in this group,
regularly attempting to organise the pursuit behind
van Vleuten. Yet the lone leader continued to
push out her advantage as she raced towards the
finishing circuit.
Van Vleuten began the first of three laps in
Harrogate with a lead of 2 minutes. After Deignan
fell away, the USA’s Chloé Dygert Owen emerged
as the Dutch rider’s biggest threat. The time trial
champion jumped away from the other chasers
with 30km remaining and began to eat into van
Vleuten’s lead, only to fade as she started the final
lap, when van der Breggen and Spratt began to
reel her in.
Elated with her success, 36-year-old van Vleuten
had plenty of time to celebrate as she rode up the
finishing straight that was packed with fans on the
sunniest day of the championships. The Dutch
team’s stranglehold on the race was confirmed
when van der Breggen came in alone for silver,
13 seconds ahead of Spratt. PC
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
13°C
PROFILE
BRADFORD
WIND
SW 15km/h
HARROGATE
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RESULTS
SEPTEMBER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. A. van Vleuten Netherlands 4:06:05
2. A. van der Breggen Netherlands 2:15
3. A. Spratt Australia 2:28
4. C. Dygert Owen United States 3:24
5. E. Longo Borghini Italy 4:45
6. M. Vos Netherlands 5:20
7. M. Bastianelli Italy s.t.
8. A. Moolman-Pasio South Africa s.t.
9. L. Brennauer Germany s.t.
10. C. Rivera United States s.t.
11. C. Majerus Luxembourg s.t.
12. A. Sierra Cuba s.t.
13. A. Dideriksen Denmark s.t.
14. S. De Vuyst Belgium s.t.
15. E. Fahlin Sweden s.t.
16. A. Jackson Canada s.t.
17. A. Cordon France s.t.
18. A. Amialiusik Belarus s.t.
19. A. Pieters Netherlands s.t.
20. P. Patino Colombia s.t.
21. E. Chabbey Switzerland s.t.
22. A. Henderson Great Britain s.t.
23. K. Niewiadoma Poland s.t.
24. E. Cecchini Italy s.t.
25. M. Garcia Spain s.t.
26. A. Santesteban Spain s.t.
27. C. Hosking Australia s.t.
28. L. Brand Netherlands s.t.
29. S. Andersen Norway s.t.
30. C. Uttrup Ludwig Denmark s.t.
31. E. Deignan Great Britain s.t.
32. T. Guderzo Italy s.t.
33. F. Mackaij Netherlands s.t.
34. M. Reusser Switzerland 5:31
35. E. Merino Spain s.t.
36. A. Biannic France s.t.
37. N. Noskova Czech Republic s.t.
38. L. Thomas United States s.t.
39. B. Chapman Australia s.t.
40. K. Aalerud Norway 5:36
41. L. Kennedy Australia 5:38
42. S. Poidevin Canada s.t.
43. C. Blaak Netherlands s.t.
44. T. Wiles United States s.t.
45. E. Bujak Slovenia 5:46
46. K. A. Canuel Canada 5:51
47. E. Balsamo Italy 5:56
48. C. Koppenburg Germany 6:25
49. L. Klein Germany 6:43
50. S. Paladin Italy 7:02
51. V. Heine Norway 8:49
52. A. Chursina Russia 8:55
53. M. Novolodskaia Russia 9:02
54. T. Sharakova Belarus 9:51
55. O. Shekel Ukraine s.t.
56. D. Vollering Netherlands s.t.
57. L. Norden Sweden 9:53
58. J. Van De Winkel South Africa s.t.
59. E. Harris New Zealand s.t.
60. O. Shapira Israel s.t.
61. J. Leth Denmark s.t.
62. H. Barnes Great Britain s.t.
63. A. Barnes Great Britain s.t.
64. M. Jasinska Poland s.t.
65. J. Labous France s.t.
66. L. Lippert Germany s.t.
67. R. Winder United States s.t.
68. P. Mathiesen Denmark s.t.
69. T. Campbell Trinidad & Tobago 12:55
70. F. Koch Germany s.t.
71. K. Hall United States s.t.
72. A. Kolesava Belarus s.t.
73. K. Van Den Steen Belgium s.t.
74. L. Oyarbide Spain 13:50
75. A. Tazreiter Austria s.t.
76. L. Paternoster Italy s.t.
77. J. Vandenbulcke Belgium 18:08
78. J. Machacova Czech Republic 19:13
79. M. Lach Poland 19:55
80. N. Juniper Great Britain 23:47
81. B. Moreno Colombia s.t.
82. M. Brzezna Poland s.t.
83. R. Leleivyte Lithuania s.t.
84. A. Gutierrez Mexico s.t.
85. S. Eraud France s.t.
86. E. Duval France s.t.
87. B. A. Santoyo Mexico s.t.
88. E. Muzic France s.t.
SEPTEMBER
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S ROAD RACE
29 September 2019
Leeds–Harrogate
260.7km
On a day of torrential rain that left several parts
of the course flooded and forced the race to be
rerouted, Denmark’s Mads Pedersen proved the
surprise winner of the rainbow jersey. The 23-yearold
Dane outsprinted breakaway rivals Matteo
Trentin of Italy and Stefan Küng of Switzerland to
give Denmark only its second road world title after
Amalie Dideriksen’s victory in 2016.
Although the race was shortened by 23.5km and
missed out the two big climbs of Buttertubs and
Grinton Moor, it still proved a brutal test, with
only 46 riders completing the course. After an
11-rider breakaway group led the way through the
Yorkshire Dales, the race came back together in
Harrogate, where the riders had to complete nine
laps of the finish circuit.
The USA’s Lawson Craddock instigated what
proved to be the winning move, attacking with
60km remaining. Küng quickly bridged up to him.
Pedersen was the next to reach the front, joining
Küng as Craddock slipped back. Mike Teunissen
of the Netherlands and Italy’s Gianni Moscon
made it four at the front with three laps to go.
Four became five on that lap when Dutch pre-race
favourite Mathieu van der Poel hammered across
to the leaders, with Trentin tracking him, while
Teunissen lost ground.
With Moscon working hard for teammate Trentin,
the quintet gradually edged away from the chasing
pack. Early on the final lap, van der Poel became
the latest rider to wilt in the horrific conditions,
his energy levels falling to empty, leaving four
riders to contest the medals. Moscon too dropped
away, having committed fully to Trentin, the fastest
finisher on paper. On the final drag up to the line,
Küng tried vainly to drop his two rivals. With 200
metres left, Trentin launched his sprint, but he too
was spent and Pedersen flew by – the strongest on
the day and the surprise but fully deserving winner
of the world title. PC
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
12°C
PROFILE
LEEDS
RESULTS
WIND
NW 20km/h
POS NAME TEAM TIME
1. M. Pedersen Denmark 6:27:28
2. M. Trentin Italy s.t.
3. S. Küng Switzerland 0:02
4. G. Moscon Italy 0:17
5. P. Sagan Slovakia 0:43
6. M. Valgren Denmark 0:45
7. A. Kristoff Norway 1:10
8. G. Van Avermaet Belgium s.t.
9. G. Izaguirre Spain s.t.
10. R. Costa Portugal s.t.
11. S. Colbrelli Italy s.t.
12. J. Fuglsang Denmark s.t.
13. Z. Štybar Czech Republic s.t.
14. C. Betancur Colombia s.t.
15. J. Degenkolb Germany s.t.
16. I. Izaguirre Spain 1:14
17. A. G. Jansen Norway s.t.
18. T. Pogačar Slovenia s.t.
19. N. Politt Germany 1:22
20. N. Terpstra Netherlands s.t.
21. T. Skujiņš Latvia 1:46
22. M. Albasini Switzerland 1:48
23. T. Gallopin France 1:50
24. M. Matthews Australia 1:57
25. A. Bettiol Italy s.t.
26. T. Geoghegan Hart Great Britain 2:20
27. M. Hirschi Switzerland s.t.
28. J. Alaphilippe France 2:26
29. D. F. Martínez Colombia 3:59
30. F. Großschartner Austria s.t.
31. B. Swift Great Britain 6:38
32. Y. Lampaert Belgium 7:48
33. O. Naesen Belgium 8:07
34. S. E. Bystrøm Norway s.t.
35. T. Wellens Belgium s.t.
36. M. Teunissen Netherlands s.t.
37. D. Teuns Belgium s.t.
38. E. Chaves Colombia s.t.
39. A. Amador Costa Rica s.t.
40. C. Haga United States 10:27
41. N. Powless United States s.t.
42. B. Cosnefroy France 10:52
43. M. van der Poel Netherlands s.t.
44. I. Erviti Spain 14:48
45. L. Eriksson Sweden s.t.
46. P. Vakoc Czech Republic 19:25
HARROGATE
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WOMEN DRIVERS:
TREK-SEGAFREDO’S MYTH BUSTERS
BY ORLA CHENNAOUI
Ina Teutenberg isn’t a woman to mince her words. Ruthless on the bike, the former winner of the
Tour of Flanders and 13-time Giro stage winner is hugely respected for being just as unforgiving
off it. When the German retired from professional racing in 2013, former team boss Bob Stapleton
lamented the departure of the last of the patrons of the women’s sport, the kind of figure who
called the shots and spoke with an authority that you would do well to listen to. I had read much
about her forthrightness, and was aware of her somewhat formidable reputation. Still, when she
answered the question I had travelled 500km in all to ask, looking unblinkingly into my eyes as
she did so, almost challenging me to flinch, I’ll admit that I was temporarily blindsided. Why are
there so few female sports directors, I wanted to know of the directeur sportif of the new Trek-
Segafredo women’s cycling team.
‘Maybe a lot of girls get babies after their careers, so they just want to stay home and be with
their kids.’
Sorry, come again? I checked my phone. Yes, it was 2019.
There was no expansion on the answer. No attempt to soften the sentiment. There are so few
female DSs, the thinking went, because many of them probably want babies.
I felt short-changed. I had made a six-hour round trip from my home in Amsterdam to Teutenberg’s
temporary race residence outside Bruges in Belgium – myself juggling a young family and the
demands of a three-month-old – to have some light shed on one of the enduring curiosities of
professional cycling. Indeed, female sports directors are so few and far between that the original
French nomenclature for the job description remains stubbornly masculine in its composition.
No weight of numbers has prompted a consideration of whether we should begin to talk about
‘directrices sportives’. ‘Directeur’ it remains.

GRAND TOUR DEBUTANTS FINISHING IN THE GC TOP TEN
Tadej Pogacar ˇ set records at the Vuelta a España for being the youngest rider to
do all kinds of things. He is the youngest rider ever to win two mountain stages
of the Vuelta. He is the youngest rider ever to finish on the podium of the Vuelta.
But he also managed to finish on the podium of the Vuelta on his Grand Tour
debut – the first rider to do so since Levi Leipheimer in 2001. But even finishing
a Grand Tour debut in the top ten is relatively rare – and becoming rarer. Only
five riders managed it this decade, the others being Thibaut Pinot, Sergio Henao,
Richie Porte and Leopold König.
NUMBER OF RIDERS WHO FINISHED IN THE TOP TEN ON THEIR GRAND TOUR DEBUT PER DECADE
26
26
17
12
11
10
5
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

Editor’s note
Bob Roll raced the Tour de France three times. He rode for the iconic American teams of the early 1990s:
the 7-Eleven team, Motorola CCC Liv and Greg LeMond’s Z team. 23 When he 45 finished racing, he was reunited 90
with ex-rider and TV commentator
Canyon-SRAM Racing
Paul Sherwen, whom he had known in his racing days. Over two
decades they worked together for various TV networks covering the Tour de France for the USA – Paul as
a commentator alongside Phil Liggett, and Bob first and foremost as a studio analyst. Paul, known to his
friends as ‘Shag’, and Bob, known to Paul as ‘Sepo’ (short for ‘septic tank’: ‘yank’ in cockney rhyming
slang), became inseparable friends.
MISS MARGAUX HUNG
WNT Rotor Pro Cycling
Valcar
THE
Cylance Cycling
MOON FOR PAUL
Paul Sherwen died suddenly in December 2018. I had known him as a warm-hearted, highly energetic
colleague and co-traveller, as had countless others, and his voice will be missed by so many. When planning
for this edition of The Road Book it became clear to me that we should commission one of Paul’s closest
friends to write about their understanding of him. So I contacted Bob. He took a while to consider my
proposal before eventually, tentatively agreeing.
WOMEN'S 2019 WORLDTOUR TEAM FINISHES
The Women’s WorldTour team with the most wins in 2019
was CCC Liv, who racked up 23 victories, 19 of which
came via Marianne Vos, making it her most successful
season since 2011. CCC Liv were also best at converting
a top-ten position into a win. 25.6% of their top tens were
victories, the most of any team. Compare that with Team
Sunweb and Movistar, who both only managed 3.4% by
the same measure. Again, CCC Liv were predominantly
helped in this regard by Vos, who took 24 podium places
this year. Team Sunweb had the most amount of top tens
despite managing only five wins.
Trek-Segafredo
Team Virtu Cycling
Team Tibco-SVB
Team Sunweb
Parkhotel Valkenburg
Movistar Team
Mitchelton-Scott
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
Boels Dolmans
Bigla Pro Cycling
Ale Cipollini
15 35 136
6 21 73
20 48 109
BY BOB ROLL
22 41 137
10 30 97
5 50 147
18 36 82
3 20 87
17 42 93
5 20 97
16 44 137
20 55 130
7 23 81
15 36 81
WINS
PODIUMS
TOP TENS
HISTORICAL
RESULTS
From its very inception in the latter part
of the 19th century, few sports have so
continuously celebrated their past in
quite the way that road racing does. Race
directors honour historical events by
altering the course of their events – as was
evidenced by the Tour de France starting
this year in Brussels to mark the 50th
anniversary of Eddy Merckx’s first yellow
jersey. An almost melancholic tendency
for nostalgia courses through the veins of
most cycling fans, for whom the merest
mention of a defunct team of yesteryear
or the sight of a casquette belonging to
some long-forgotten sponsor can evoke
feelings of longing. The fascination of
diving headlong into the past lies in the
way the various epochs of racing have
reflected the wider context in which they
operated. The heroes of any given age are
simply products of the prevailing culture,
language, politics and fashion in which
their races took place. The racing changes
as the world around it moves on. This is a
sport that literally never stays still.
HISTORICAL RESULTS
But it wasn’t until we met on the Champs-Élysées, in the gathering darkness at the end of the 2019 Tour
de France, that he handed over the manuscript. In fact, he ripped it out of his Tour de France notebook,
which was otherwise filled with commentary notes from three weeks working alongside Phil Liggett in the
booth. You see, NBC needed a co-commentator. Bob had been asked to fill his dead friend’s shoes. And, as
you will read, they were a particular kind of shoe.
I have decided to leave Bob’s words mostly unedited, as they appear on the handwritten page, since they
speak for themselves.
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MEN'S HISTORICAL RESULTS
IL LOMBARDIA
RESULTS BY YEAR
RIDER RESULTS
RESULTS BY YEAR (CONT.)
YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD
2019 B. Mollema A. Valverde E. Bernal
2018 T. Pinot V. Nibali D. Teuns
2017 V. Nibali J. Alaphilippe G. Moscon
2016 E. Chaves D. Rosa R. Urán
2015 V. Nibali D. Moreno T. Pinot
2014 D. Martin A. Valverde R. Costa
2013 J. Rodriguez A. Valverde R. Majka
2012 J. Rodriguez S. Sanchez R. Urán
2011 O. Zaugg D. Martin J. Rodriguez
2010 P. Gilbert M. Scarponi P. Lastras
2009 P. Gilbert S. Sanchez A. Kolobnev
2008 D. Cunego J. Brajkovic R. Urán
2007 D. Cunego R. Ricco S. Sanchez
2006 P. Bettini S. Sanchez F. Wegmann
2005 P. Bettini G. Simoni F. Schleck
2004 D. Cunego M. Boogerd I. Basso
2003 M. Bartoli A. Lopeboselli D. Frigo
2002 M. Bartoli D. Rebellin O. Camenzind
2001 D. Di Luca G. Figueras M. Boogerd
2000 R. Rumsas F. Casagrande N. Axelsson
1999 M. Celestino D. Di Luca E. Mazzoleni
1998 O. Camenzind M. Boogerd F. Puttini
1997 L. Jalabert P. Lanfranchi F. Casagrande
1996 A. Tafi F. Jeker A. Merckx
1995 G. Faresin D. Nardello M. Bartoli
1994 V. Bobrik C. Chiappucci P. Richard
1993 P. Richard G. Furlan M. Sciandri
1992 T. Rominger C. Chiappucci D. Cassani
1991 S. Kelly M. Gayant F. Ballerini
1990 G. Delion P. Richard C. Mottet
1989 T. Rominger G. Delion L. Roosen
1988 C. Mottet G. Bugno M. Lejarreta
1987 M. Argentin E. Van Lancker M. Madiot
1986 G. Baronchelli S. Kelly P. Anderson
1985 S. Kelly A. Van Der Poel C. Mottet
1984 B. Hinault L. Peeters T. Van Vliet
1983 S. Kelly G. Lemond A. Van Der Poel
1982 G. Saronni P. Jules F. Moser
1981 H. Kuiper M. Argentin A. Chinetti
1980 F. De Wolf A. Chinetti L. Peeters
1979 B. Hinault S. Contini G. Battaglin
1978 F. Moser B. Johansson B. Hinault
1977 G. Baronchelli J. L. Vandenbroucke F. Bitossi
1976 R. De Vlaeminck B. Thevenet W. Panizza
1975 F. Moser E. Paolini A. Chinetti
1974 R. De Vlaeminck E. Merckx T. Conti
1973 F. Gimondi R. De Vlaeminck H. Van Springel
1972 E. Merckx C. Guimard F. Gimondi
1971 E. Merckx F. Bitossi F. Verbeeck
1970 F. Bitossi F. Gimondi G. Motta
1969 J. P. Monsere H. Van Springel F. Bitossi
1968 H. Van Springel F. Bitossi E. Merckx
1967 F. Bitossi F. Gimondi R. Poulidor
1966 F. Gimondi E. Merckx R. Poulidor
1965 T. Simpson G. Karstens J. Stablinski
1964 G. Motta C. Preziosi J. Hoevenaers
1963 J. De Roo A. Durante M. Dancelli
1962 J. De Roo L. Trape A. Cerato
1961 V. Taccone I. Massignan R. Fontona
1960 E. Daems D. Ronchini M. Fontana
1959 R. Van Looy W. Vannitsen M. Poblet
1958 N. Defilippis M. Poblet M. Van Aerde
1957 D. Ronchini B. Monti A. Cestari
1956 A. Darrigade F. Coppi F. Magni
1955 C. Maule A. De Bruyne A. Conterno
1954 F. Coppi F. Magni M. De Rossi
1953 B. Landi P. Cerami P. Molineris
1952 G. Minardi N. Defilippis A. Padovan
1951 L. Bobet G. Minardi F. Coppi
1950 R. Soldani A. Bevilacqua F. Coppi
1949 F. Coppi F. Kubler N. Logli
1948 F. Coppi A. Leoni F. Schar
1947 F. Coppi G. Bartali I. De Zan
1946 F. Coppi L. Casola M. Motta
1945 M. Ricci A. Bini G. Bartali
1942 A. Bini G. Bartali Q. Toccacelli
1941 M. Ricci C. Cinelli S. Canavesi
1940 G. Bartali O. Bailo C. Cinelli
1939 G. Bartali A. Leoni S. Crippa
1938 C. Cinelli G. Bartali O. Bailo
1937 A. Bini G. Bartali A. Landi
1936 G. Bartali D. Marabelli L. Barral
1935 E. Mollo A. Bini G. Bartali
1934 L. Guerra M. Cipriani D. Piemontesi
1933 D. Piemontesi L. Barral P. Rimoldi
1932 A. Negrini D. Piemontesi R. Bertoni
1931 A. Binda M. Mara G. Firpo
WINS RIDER
5 F. Coppi
4 A. Binda
3 G. Bartali, G. Belloni, D. Cunego,
C. Girardengo, S. Kelly, H. Pelissier
2 G. Baronchelli, M. Bartoli, P. Bettini,
A. Bini, F. Bitossi, G. Brunero, J. De Roo,
R. De Vlaeminck, P. Gilbert, F. Gimondi,
B. Hinault, E. Merckx, F. Moser, V. Nibali,
M. Ricci, J. Rodriguez, T. Rominger
PODIUMS RIDER
9 G. Bartali
8 F. Coppi
6 G. Belloni, F. Bitossi
5 A. Binda, L. Ganna, F. Gimondi, E. Merckx
4 A. Bini, C. Girardengo, S. Kelly, H. Pelissier,
S. Sanchez
3 M. Bartoli, M. Boogerd, G. Brunero,
A. Chinetti, C. Cinelli, D. Cunego, R. De
Vlaeminck, B. Hinault, F. Moser, C. Mottet,
A. Negrini, V. Nibali, D. Piemontesi,
P. Richard, J. Rodriguez, R. Urán,
A. Valverde, H. Van Springel
2 M. Argentin, G. Azzini, O. Bailo,
G. Baronchelli, L. Barral, P. Bettini,
M. Brocco, O. Camenzind, F. Casagrande,
C. Chiappucci, J. De Roo, N. Defilippis,
G. Delion, D. Di Luca, P. Fossati, C. Galetti,
F. Gay, G. Gerbi, P. Gilbert, L. Guerra,
A. Leoni, P. Linari, F. Magni, M. Mara,
D. Martin, G. Micheletto, G. Minardi,
G. Motta, L. Peeters, M. Poblet,
R. Poulidor, M. Ricci, T. Rominger,
D. Ronchini, A. Sivocci, L. Torricelli,
E. Vallazza, A. Van Der Poel
COUNTRY RESULTS
WINS COUNTRY
69 Italy
12 Belgium, France
5 Switzerland
4 Ireland, Netherlands
2 Spain
1 Colombia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Russia, United Kingdom
PODIUMS COUNTRY
209 Italy
33 France
32 Belgium
15 Spain
13 Switzerland
11 Netherlands
6 Ireland
5 Colombia
2 Luxembourg, Russia, Sweden,
United Kingdom
1 Australia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland,
Portugal, Slovenia, United States
YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD
1930 M. Mara A. Binda L. Guerra
1929 P. Fossati A. Zanaga R. Di Paco
1928 G. Belloni A. Grandi P. Fossati
1927 A. Binda A. Piccin A. Negrini
1926 A. Binda A. Negrini E. Vallazza
1925 A. Binda B. Giuntelli E. Vallazza
1924 G. Brunero C. Girardengo P. Linari
1923 G. Brunero P. Linari F. Gay
1922 C. Girardengo G. Azzini B. Aimo
1921 C. Girardengo G. Belloni F. Gay
1920 H. Pelissier G. Brunero G. Belloni
1919 C. Girardengo G. Belloni H. Suter
1918 G. Belloni A. Sivocci C. Galetti
1917 P. Thys H. Pelissier L. Torricelli
1916 L. Torricelli C. Bertarelli A. Sivocci
1915 G. Belloni P. Ferrari G. Caravaglia
1914 L. Bordin G. Azzini P. Piacco
1913 H. Pelissier M. Brocco M. Godivier
1912 C. Oriani E. Verde M. Brocco
1911 H. Pelissier G. Micheletto C. Van Hauwaert
1910 G. Micheletto L. Ganna L. Bailo
1909 G. Cuniolo O. Beaugendre L. Trousselier
1908 F. Faber L. Ganna G. Gerbi
1907 G. Garrigou E. Azzini L. Ganna
1906 C. Brambilla C. Galetti L. Ganna
1905 G. Gerbi G. Rossignoli L. Ganna
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MEN'S HISTORICAL RESULTS
MILAN–SANREMO
RESULTS BY YEAR
RIDER RESULTS
RESULTS BY YEAR (CONT.)
YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD
2019 J. Alaphilippe O. Naesen M. Kwiatkowski
2018 V. Nibali C. Ewan A. Demare
2017 M. Kwiatkowski P. Sagan J. Alaphilippe
2016 A. Demare B. Swift J. Roelandts
2015 J. Degenkolb A. Kristoff M. Matthews
2014 A. Kristoff F. Cancellara B. Swift
2013 G. Ciolek P. Sagan F. Cancellara
2012 S. Gerrans F. Cancellara V. Nibali
2011 M. Goss F. Cancellara P. Gilbert
2010 O. Freire T. Boonen A. Petacchi
2009 M. Cavendish H. Haussler T. Hushovd
2008 F. Cancellara F. Pozzato P. Gilbert
2007 O. Freire A. Davis T. Boonen
2006 F. Pozzato A. Petacchi L. Paolini
2005 A. Petacchi D. Hondo T. Hushovd
2004 O. Freire E. Zabel S. O’Grady
2003 P. Bettini M. Celestino L. Paolini
2002 M. Cipollini F. Rodriguez M. Zberg
2001 E. Zabel M. Cipollini R. Vainsteins
2000 E. Zabel F. Baldato O. Freire
1999 A. Tchmil E. Zabel Z. Spruch
1998 E. Zabel E. Magnien F. Moncassin
1997 E. Zabel A. Elli B. Conte
1996 G. Colombo A. Gontsjenkov M. Coppolillo
1995 L. Jalabert M. Fondriest S. Zanini
1994 G. Furlan M. Cipollini A. Baffi
1993 M. Fondriest L. Gelfi M. Sciandri
1992 S. Kelly M. Argentin J. Museeuw
1991 C. Chiappucci R. Sorensen E. Vanderaerden
1990 G. Bugno R. Golz G. Delion
1989 L. Fignon F. Maassen A. Baffi
1988 L. Fignon M. Fondriest S. Rooks
1987 E. Machler E. Vanderaerden G. Bontempi
1986 S. Kelly G. Lemond M. Beccia
1985 H. Kuiper T. van Vliet S. Ricco
1984 F. Moser S. Kelly E. Vanderaerden
1983 G. Saronni G. Bontempi J. Raas
1982 M. Gomez A. Bondue M. Argentin
1981 F. De Wolf R. De Vlaeminck J. Bossis
1980 P. Gavazzi G. Saronni J. Raas
1979 R. De Vlaeminck G. Saronni K. Knudsen
1978 R. De Vlaeminck G. Saronni A. Antonini
1977 J. Raas R. De Vlaeminck W. Wesemael
1976 E. Merckx W. Panizza M. Laurent
1975 E. Merckx F. Moser G. Sibille
1974 F. Gimondi E. Leman R. De Vlaeminck
1973 R. De Vlaeminck W. Francioni F. Gimondi
1972 E. Merckx G. Motta M. Basso
1971 E. Merckx F. Gimondi G. Pettersson
1970 M. Dancelli G. Karstens E. Leman
1969 E. Merckx R. De Vlaeminck M. Basso
1968 R. Altig C. Grosskost A. Durante
1967 E. Merckx G. Motta F. Bitossi
1966 E. Merckx A. Durante H. Van Springel
1965 A. Den Hartog V. Adorni F. Balmamion
1964 T. Simpson R. Poulidor W. Bocklant
1963 J. Groussard R. Wolfshohl W. Schroeders
1962 E. Daems Y. Molenaers L. Proost
1961 R. Poulidor R. Van Looy R. Benedetti
1960 R. Privat J. Graczyk Y. Molenaers
1959 M. Poblet R. Van Steenbergen L. Vandaele
1958 R. Van Looy M. Poblet A. Darrigade
1957 M. Poblet A. De Bruyne B. Robinson
1956 A. De Bruyne F. Magni J. Planckaert
1955 G. Derycke B. Gauthier J. Bobet
1954 R. Van Steenbergen F. Anastasi G. Favero
1953 L. Petrucci G. Minardi V. Ollivier
1952 L. Petrucci G. Minardi S. Blusson
1951 L. Bobet P. Barbotin L. Petrucci
1950 G. Bartali N. Logli O. Conte
1949 F. Coppi V. Ortelli F. Magni
1948 F. Coppi V. Rossello F. Camellini
1947 G. Bartali E. Cecchi S. Maggini
1946 F. Coppi L. Teisseire M. Ricci
1943 C. Cinelli G. Servadei Q. Toccacelli
1942 A. Leoni A. Bevilacqua P. Favalli
1941 P. Favalli M. Ricci P. Chiappini
1940 G. Bartali P. Rimoldi A. Bini
1939 G. Bartali A. Bini O. Bailo
1938 G. Olmo P. Favalli A. Bovet
1937 C. Del Cancia P. Favalli M. Cimatti
1936 A. Varetto C. Romanatti O. Bizzi
1935 G. Olmo L. Guerra M. Cipriani
1934 J. Demuysere G. Cazzulani F. Camusso
1933 L. Guerra A. Bovet P. Rimoldi
1932 A. Bovet A. Binda M. Mara
1931 A. Binda L. Guerra D. Piemontesi
WINS RIDER
7 E. Merckx
6 C. Girardengo
4 G. Bartali, E. Zabel
3 F. Coppi, R. De Vlaeminck, O. Freire
2 G. Belloni, A. Binda, L. Fignon, S. Kelly,
G. Olmo, L. Petrucci, M. Poblet
PODIUMS RIDER
11 C. Girardengo
7 R. De Vlaeminck, E. Merckx
6 E. Zabel
5 G. Belloni, A. Binda, F. Cancellara
4 G. Bartali, G. Brunero, P. Favalli, O. Freire,
G. Saronni
3 A. Bovet, M. Cipollini, F. Coppi,
M. Fondriest, L. Ganna, G. Garrigou,
F. Gimondi, A. Gremo, L. Guerra, S. Kelly,
A. Petacchi, L. Petrucci, D. Piemontesi,
M. Poblet, J. Raas, E. Vanderaerden
2 U. Agostoni, M. Argentin, G. Azzini,
A. Baffi, M. Basso, A. Bini, G. Bontempi,
T. Boonen, P. Caimmi, E. Corlaita,
A. De Bruyne, A. Démare, A. Durante,
L. Fignon, P. Gilbert, T. Hushovd,
A. Kristoff, M. Kwiatkowski, E. Leman,
P. Linari, F. Magni, M. Mara, G. Minardi,
Y. Molenaers, F. Moser, G. Motta,
V. Nibali, G. Olmo, L. Paolini, H. Pelissier,
R. Poulidor, F. Pozzato, M. Ricci,
P. Rimoldi, P. Sagan, B. Swift, R. Van Looy,
R. Van Steenbergen
COUNTRY RESULTS
WINS COUNTRY
51 Italy
20 Belgium
14 France
7 Germany
5 Spain
3 Netherlands
2 Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, United
Kingdom
1 Norway, Poland
PODIUMS COUNTRY
172 Italy
51 Belgium
40 France
12 Germany
9 Netherlands
7 Australia, Spain, Switzerland
6 United Kingdom
5 Norway
3 Ireland, Poland
2 Slovakia, United States
1 Denmark, Latvia, Russia, Sweden
YEAR 1ST 2ND 3RD
1930 M. Mara P. Caimmi D. Piemontesi
1929 A. Binda L. Frascarelli P. Caimmi
1928 C. Girardengo A. Binda G. Brunero
1927 P. Chiesi A. Binda D. Piemontesi
1926 C. Girardengo N. Ciaccheri E. Picchiottino
1925 C. Girardengo G. Brunero P. Linari
1924 P. Linari G. Belloni C. Girardengo
1923 C. Girardengo G. Belloni G. Azzini
1922 G. Brunero C. Girardengo B. Aimo
1921 C. Girardengo G. Brunero G. Azzini
1920 G. Belloni H. Pelissier C. Girardengo
1919 A. Gremo C. Girardengo G. Oliveri
1918 C. Girardengo G. Belloni U. Agostoni
1917 G. Belloni C. Girardengo A. Gremo
1915 E. Corlaita L. Lucotti A. Gremo
1914 U. Agostoni C. Galetti C. Crupelandt
1913 O. Defraye L. Mottiat E. Corlaita
1912 H. Pelissier G. Garrigou J. Masselis
1911 G. Garrigou L. Trousselier L. Ganna
1910 E. Christophe G. Cocchi G. Marchese
1909 L. Ganna E. Georget G. Cuniolo
1908 C. Van Hauwaert L. Ganna A. Pottier
1907 L. Petit Breton G. Garrigou G. Gerbi
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OBIT
OBITUARIES
You
need only to spend time in the
company of retired racers to understand
the startling kinship that invisibly binds
them together. To have raced a bike is to
have suffered, and this tacit understanding
is only really comprehensible to those on
the inside of the sport. Hence, when one
of their number passes, it is keenly felt to
diminish their stock, and it leads to selfreflection
and an abrupt awareness of the
frailty of life. When the rider in question
is young, this shock is amplified. When
the death happens during a race, the old
impossible question to answer comes
rushing to the fore again: can this really
be worth it? And yet, nothing changes.
The urge to compete in this most pitiless
of endeavours overrides the instinct
for self-preservation. But even more
broadly, the wider family of professionals
who accompany the travelling circus of
professional cycling mourn the loss of one
of their number with an equal sense of
hurt. For, in whichever manner a life has
been dedicated to road racing, its sudden
absence is felt most abruptly by those who
remain alive, and briefly calls into question
their own pursuit of happiness.

ANDREA MANFREDI
10 FEBRUARY 1992 – 29 OCTOBER 2018
Italian former professional Andrea Manfredi was one of 189 people who died when a Lion Air
flight crashed into the Java Sea off Indonesia soon after take-off.
A promising amateur who excelled in the mountains, he won a stage of the prestigious Under-23
Giro Ciclistico della Valle d’Aosta in 2012, coming in alone ahead of Alexey Lutsenko and Fausto
Masnada, and finishing third overall behind upcoming star Fabio Aru.
He joined the Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest team in 2013 and spent the following two seasons
with Bardiani-CSF before returning to the amateur ranks in 2016. ‘The memory of a serious guy
in love with his sport will remain indelible in the minds of all those who, in these years, have had
the good fortune to know him,’ the Bardiani-CSF team said in a tribute.
Manfredi had set up a company in Hong Kong to develop a GPS-related device for cycling, and
was travelling in Indonesia on business related to this project. ‘Andrea had been fascinated by
the world of entrepreneurship since he was a child. Since he was a child he used to ride a bike, it
was his passion,’ his father Maurizio and mother Sonia told La Nazione.
‘We will try to carry on the project that Andrea had organised in Hong Kong: we will do it in
a different way, because we don’t have his abilities, but we will try to move it forward,’ said his
father. ‘My son was in love with the bicycle and cycling. Whenever he had a free moment he
jumped on his bike.’

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