Riders and sports directors · 9 dispatches
Isaac Del Toro
All dispatches about Isaac Del Toro. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Giro 2027 goes Mortirolo, Gavia, Mortirolo again, and Rik already opens the office
The 2027 Giro has seven summit finishes, including a queen stage from Sondrio over the Mortirolo, the Gavia, the Mortirolo again and Aprica, with 4,500 metres of climbing. According to 7sur7, Remco…
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“The course did not lie,” says De Cauwer, Sandrine checks the pressure anyway
Tipped as the big favourite, the Belgian squad watched Remco Evenepoel finish 12th at the Montreal Worlds, a result the American Brandon McNulty made the most of. For José De Cauwer, on…
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Evenepoel calls it a bad day at the Worlds, Xavier has one every Sunday
World champion in the time trial, Remco Evenepoel was nowhere near the front of the road race won by Brandon McNulty in Montreal. He spoke of a “bad day” and is due…
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Van Aert says the lights went out, Sandrine goes looking for the fuse
Wout van Aert finished 28th at the elite men’s road race world championship, raced over 270 km in Montreal and won solo by American Brandon McNulty. Remco Evenepoel came home 12th, 25…
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Seixas sees Belgium as favourites with two leaders, Rik counts the bidons
Frenchman Paul Seixas sees Belgium as the big favourite for the men’s World Championship, thanks to its two leaders Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel. French national coach Thomas Voeckler answers that…
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Merckx recalls Thévenet’s 1974 breakaway, Rik knows how it ends
Eddy Merckx told RTBF that in 1974 in Montreal, France’s Bernard Thévenet rode alone off the front for a hundred kilometres before being caught seven kilometres from the line, the year Merckx…
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Evenepoel fastest at every time check, Myriam fills in her whole column
Remco Evenepoel won the world championship time trial in Montreal on 20 September 2026. It is his fourth consecutive world title in the discipline, a first in the history of the event.
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Van der Poel plays down Montreal, and Rik notes the missing race radios
Mathieu van der Poel has played down his chances of a second road world title in Canada on Sunday: he finds the Montreal course « a little too difficult » for him, and points…
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Wellens put his hand up after the Tour of Britain, Sandrine talks lead times
On the Sporza Daily + podcast, José De Cauwer revealed that Tim Wellens made an attempt of his own after winning the Tour of Britain on 6 September 2026, a “sort of…