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UNCOVERED: Nieuwsblad - Caught on Camera

How a former car salesman became a Belgian prince after DNA test proved he was royalty

Clément Vandenkerckhove is the result of a relationship between Prince Laurent and a Flemish singer

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From road to gravel then back to road: Why is Wout van Aert racing the Belgian Gravel Championships for the first time ever this Sunday?

Belgian superstar using gravel race as final build-up for Vuelta a España

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'I suffered quite a bit from the rain' - tenacious Remco Evenepoel retains podium spot at Tour de France despite struggling on stage 14 final ascent

Belgian fights back well after difficult moments on Col du Haag

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'I lacked that extra punch' - Remco Evenepoel blames long period away from racing for lack of sprint on Tour de France stage 3 uphill finish

Belgian satisfied with eighth in first mountain stage of 2026 Tour de France

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Belgian National Championships: Shari Bossuyt outpowers Lotte Kopecky for emotional bunch sprint victory

Sandrine Tas rounds out podium after Kopecky chases down late attacks but loses final battle

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'I fully understand' - Patrick Lefevere backs former protege Remco Evenepoel over decision to skip Belgian Nationals as Tour de France looms

Former team manager describes Nationals as "something of an anachronism" in weekly newspaper column

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Should cycling ban altitude training? How an obsession with peak performance is ruining racing

Spending sizeable chunks of the season at high altitude has become a staple part of professional cyclists' training regimes, especially if you're a Grand Tour contender. But is altitude training irreversibly harming both rider wellbeing and the quality of racing?

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'I have never felt so bad' – Arnaud De Lie suffers but survives at Giro d'Italia after gastroenteritis

Lotto-Intermarché sprinter and teammate Milan Menten recovering from pre-race illness

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'I don't see where Van der Poel can drop Pogačar on Sunday. Or vice versa.' - Patrick Lefevere, 'Mr. Paris-Roubaix', predicts velodrome showdown between two biggest stars

Former Soudal-QuickStep boss says it will be tough for either champion to go clear

Cycling News

Remco Evenepoel opts not to make debut at Paris-Roubaix, despite Tour of Flanders podium

No last-minute surprise participation for the Belgian star in Hell of the North

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'Even for Mathieu the race is way over the limit' – Van der Poel may be king of the Classics, but here's why he won't race Strade Bianche in its current form

Plus our analysis on how changes to the Strade Bianche date and route could make the Italian race even better

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'This wasn't on my list yet' - Mathieu van der Poel lives up to favourite status with stunning solo victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Rumoured participation in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne now definitely not happening

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'Frozen from the beginning' – No flying start for Tom Pidcock as temperature shock and crashes cost him at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Rear mech damaged when rider rode into Briton's rear wheel, forcing bike change

Cycling News

'Very bad timing' - Visma-Lease a Bike push to find positives after illness forces Wout van Aert out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in latest setback

Van Aert's return to racing still unclear, but Le Samyn next week is still possible

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Kopecky, Wiebes, Vollering ready to battle after last year's upset – Analysing the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women contenders

Who will come out on top in Ninove, and how will they do it? We run through our favourites for Saturday

Cycling News

'We all but lost him as a person' - Remco Evenepoel's father says tough times in rear view mirror for Belgian star, as new Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe signing goes from strength to strength in 2026

Patrick Evenepoel increasingly concentrated on R.E.V. Academy as Remco heads to UAE Tour

Cycling News

To quit or not to quit? Are eight World Championship titles enough? Speculation rises regarding Mathieu van der Poel's future in cyclo-cross

No word (yet) from Dutch star on future in discipline after achieving record-breaking total of rainbow jerseys

Cycling News

'It's at the back of my mind' - Fresh from Benidorm victory, Mathieu van der Poel eyes possible Omloop het Nieuwsblad debut in 2026

Dutchman would face long standing rival Wout van Aert in potential Opening Weekend clash

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'We're no longer thinking about a quick return' - Eli Iserbyt faces setbacks after femoral artery complications

Belgian faces relapse after four surgeries, seeks a second opinion from specialist

Cycling News

Thibau Nys sets out lofty goals ahead of his cyclocross season opener at Koppenbergcross

Prodigious Belgian clear that double weekend of racing 'isn't just to get into the swing of things'

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21 years on, freshly revived Tour of Holland set to round out 2025 European stage racing season

New 2.1 race features gravel stage, two time trials and 'mountainous' trek through south Netherlands

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Giro dell'Emilia also at risk due to Israel-Premier Tech's planned participation as owner Sylvan Adams stays vague on possible team name change

City council in Bologna says 'We are opposed to the participation of an Israeli team at a time like this, when the Israeli government is committing serious crimes'

Cycling News

'I got swamped' – Mechanical problem sees ultra-active Remco Evenepoel out of finale in Tour of Britain stage 4

Soudal-QuickStep star foiled by late incident after best day yet in comeback race

Cycling News

Lotte Kopecky returns to track racing ahead of final season goals but road World Championships participation not yet confirmed

Belgian will race the Tour de l'Ardèche before possible World Championships on both the road and track

Cycling News

'Demi really thinks she's in a gilded cage' - Visma DS Jos van Emden hits back at FDJ's criticism of Tour de France Femmes peloton

'She's the best cyclist but that doesn't mean everyone should make way for her' van Emden says of Demi Vollering

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