There were maybe only a handful of riders in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad who truly tried to force something when the headwind in ...
Last season, Lidl-Trek was one of the dominant teams in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. This year, the German-American squad returns ...
João Almeida is the new leader thanks to a day full of bonus seconds against Santiago Buitrago, also because Lidl-Trek man Mathias Vacek had to drop out early due to a crash. After a super fast ...
But Mathias Vacek — whom Velo featured in this profile — had other plans. The hulking 22-year-old Czech rider dug deep to cling to the GC lead by the thinnest of margins, at just 2 seconds ...
João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) finished third. Leader Mathias Vacek ( Lidl-Trek) held his own and kept the yellow jersey by a few seconds. The Tour of Valencia steamed ahead at a brisk pace ...