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Here is what is making the headlines this week …
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Bernal will return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya
- Wales will reportedly host a Tour de France stage in 2027
- Milan and Pedersen are ready for San Remo
- Sam Fox bikepacked to Australian MTB nationals
- Winner's Circle: Toyota Specialized continues to shine at Cape Epic, Scott-SRAM takes over
Bernal will return to racing at the Volta a Catalunya
As Marca reports, a little over a month after he crashed out of the Clásica Jaén with a broken collarbone, Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) will return to racing at the upcoming Volta a Catalunya, which starts on Monday, March 24.
The news of his speedy recovery may not come as a surprise to those who follow Bernal on social media or Strava; less than two weeks after his crash, Bernal was posting evidence of his quick return to training in and around Nice and Monaco.
Bernal's main objective for 2025 remains the Giro d'Italia, a race he won back in 2021. [Marca]
Wales will reportedly host a Tour de France stage in 2027
Following on recent media reports that the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France will take place in the United Kingdom, WalesOnline reports that the British sojourn will include a visit to Wales.
The race is expected to start with three stages on British soil before heading over to France, and the last of those stages will reportedly finish in the Welsh capital of Cardiff in what would mark the Tour's first ever visit to Wales. [WalesOnline]
Milan and Pedersen are ready for San Remo
Lidl-Trek teammates Jonathan Milan and Mads Pedersen both put on displays of form this past week at Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice, respectively, and now they are gearing up for Milan-San Remo with confidence.
"I saw Mads's form in Paris-Nice, and I can see he's in super good shape," Milan said after he won the final Tirreno stage. "We're a strong team for next Saturday."
For his part, Pedersen noted after a strong climbing performance in the final stage of Paris-Nice that "going into Milan-San Remo and the other Classics, it's looking very good."
Sam Fox bikepacked to Australian MTB nationals
After winning the elite men's cross-country title at Australian mountain bike nationals on Sunday, Sam Fox posted his pre-race buildup to social media, revealing that he had bikepacked to Mount Buller, which hosted the event. Starting in Melbourne on the Monday before race weekend, he rode to Warburton first and then to Jamieson to the following day before arriving at Mount Buller last Wednesday. [Instagram]
Winner's Circle: Toyota Specialized continues to shine at Cape Epic, Scott-SRAM takes over
After Sunday's prologue, the Cape Epic continued with a 92 km stage 1 on Monday. On the women's side, the race-leading Toyota Specialized duo of Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez Villafañe followed up their prologue performance with an even more dominant display, finishing the stage nearly six minutes ahead of the second-placed Efficient Infinity SCB SRAM duo of Vera Looser and Alexis Skarda. The Buff Megamo team of Rosa van Doorn and Janina Wust was third on the day. Those three pairings sit in the same order atop the overall standings ahead of stage 2.
On the men's side, Scott-SRAM's Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo hit the stage 1 finish line 31 seconds ahead of prologue winners Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto (Wilier-Vittoria), with Orbea Leatt Speed Company's Lukas Baum and Georg Egger third best on the day. Schurter and Colombo surged to the top of the overall standings with their performance, with Braidot and Avondetto now in second and Baum and Egger in third.
Elsewhere, New Zealand’s Kate McCarthy continued her winning ways in the Zwift Games elite Climb Championships, claiming the title and lead in the overall. Neal Fryett (USA) took the win for the men, and sits in second place behind Jasper Paridaens (BEL) in the overall standings with only the Epic Championship left on March 22.
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