Tag: cycling
Sports Short: silver Van de Kerkhof, stage victory Wiebes, Pieterse second
CYCLING Lorena Wiebes has won the final stage of the Simac Ladies Tour. The Mijdrecht woman, who was already beaten twice this week in the bunch sprint, this time kept…
Rugby: the Springboks defending their world title
Summary of Mondial sports on Sunday: Rugby with the World Cup; Football with the CAN; Tennis with the US Open; Cycling with the Vuelta, tour of Spain; Rugby with the…
Sport Short: De Groot and Griffioen start US Open with victory
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS Diede de Groot and Jiske Griffioen have both advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open. De Groot from Woerden won 2-0 against the French Pauline Déroulède. Griffioen,…
Utrecht is a relatively safe cycling province, but not everywhere
Five provinces are doing better than Utrecht, namely Drenthe (4.7 bicycle crashes per ten thousand inhabitants), Zeeland (5.1), Flevoland (5.4), Friesland (5.5) and Limburg (6.7). Nevertheless, the number of cycling…
Sofiane Sehili, ultra-distance cyclist around the world
At 41, Sofiane Sehili is one of the best cyclists in the world in a still little-known discipline: ultra-distance cycling. Today, he lives from his passion and travels the world…
Sport Short: Visscher and Pontjodikromo lose final
HOCKEY The Dutch women’s team has qualified for the final of the European Championship in Germany. They beat England 7-0 in the semi-finals. The Dutch still had trouble with the…
‘Cycling paths still too narrow for students’
The vast majority of routes to secondary schools are not designed for the large flow of cycling students. The Fietsersbond concludes this on the basis of its own research. “Half…
Sport Kort: Visscher quarter-finalist in Belgium
HOCKEY The Dutch women’s team has qualified for the final of the European Championship in Germany. They beat England 7-0 in the semi-finals. The Dutch still had trouble with the…
Tour of Spain: towards an Evenepoel-Roglic-Vingegaard battle
The Tour of Spain, which will start on August 26, should be the scene of a threesome, between Remce Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard. The three monsters should leave…
Sport Short: Hattrick Jansen in semi-final against England
HOCKEY The Dutch women’s team has qualified for the final of the European Championship in Germany. They beat England 7-0 in the semi-finals. The Dutch still had trouble with the…