The Belgians
Belgian riders wherever they race, the Belgian teams, the national championships and the black-yellow-red jersey at the Worlds: the national team of a country that only has one a few days a year, and has been waiting fifty years for the next Merckx.
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Dylan Teuns swaps the bike for winter wheat, Rik sees a field worked from behind
After twelve seasons and no new team at the top level, Dylan Teuns ended his career on 29 October 2026. Winner of the Flèche Wallonne and the Tour of Poland, he now…
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Eight Belgian elites for the cyclo-cross Europeans in Zeddam, Xavier is not on the list
Angelo De Clercq has picked eight elite men for the European Cyclo-cross Championships on 7 and 8 November in Zeddam, in the Netherlands, among them Thibau Nys, Laurens Sweeck and Michael Vanthourenhout.…
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A “Zeddam selection” page with no selection, Sandrine looks for the missing part
Belgian Cycling published an item on 26 October 2026 titled “National selections: cyclo-cross European Championships Zeddam”, whose text does not list the selection. The page points to other selections, in BMX, on…
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Lotto-Intermarché reaches 140 grams of carbs an hour, Sandrine thinks of the bidons
Together with UGent, Lotto-Intermarché measured a carbohydrate intake of 140 grams an hour in six of its riders, above the 120-gram limit accepted until now. The Belgian WorldTour team has worked with…
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Van Aert still targets the Ronde and the Worlds, Myriam opens two columns in the folder
At 32, Wout van Aert says he is still targeting the Ronde (the Tour of Flanders), the only major spring race missing from his palmarès according to WielerFlits, as well as the…
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Vansevenant picks Lotto-Intermarché for its “family feel”, Myriam looks for the article
Mauri Vansevenant is joining Lotto-Intermarché, according to WielerFlits on 20 October 2026. He stresses the family character of the team, and CEO Jean-François Bourlart sees him as a reinforcement for the Ardennes…
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Merlier takes his 80th win in Arnhem, Xavier counts his town sign sprints
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) won the final stage of the Eneco Tour in a sprint in Arnhem, ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Davide Donati. It is his 80th career victory and his…
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Widar wins the Tour de Guangxi at 20, Myriam logs the third Belgian in the register
Jarno Widar (Lotto-Intermarché) won the final stage and the general classification of the Tour de Guangxi, ahead of Tom Pidcock (9 seconds) and Louis Barré (16 seconds). He becomes the third Belgian…
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In Ibiza, the guaranteed star is not named, Myriam notes there is no start list
A cycling festival in Ibiza brings together Johan Museeuw, Marcel Kittel, Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos. The most expensive package, at least £4,000 (about €4,600), guarantees stars on the guided rides,…
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Daan Depuydt knows the big races only from TV, Rik shows him the back
Daan Depuydt, 22, cousin of five-time Belgian champion Jens Schuermans, will ride for Picnic PostNL next season. He told WielerFlits he knows the big races only from television.
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Evenepoel fourth in Lombardy, Myriam rereads the condition of his best season
Remco Evenepoel finished fourth in the Tour of Lombardy, his last big event of 2026. On Friday he said that if he won the race again, it would be his best season.
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Jarno Widar had never raced this far, Xavier digs out his longest ride
For his first Monument, Jarno Widar (Lotto Intermarché), 20, finished 13th in the Tour of Lombardy, the longest race he has ever ridden. He told Sporza he had given everything and was…