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Get used to the name Mauri Vansevenant, because you’ll be hearing it for some time yet. Riding his first full season in the WorldTour, the west Flandrien outkicked riders of the vintage of Bauke Mollema and Mikel Landa to win the GP Industria & Artigianato, placed 11th overall at Itzulia Basque Country, and has proven one of the revelations of the Ardennes classics. And now Deceuninck-Quick-Step’s young pup is set to play wingman for world champ and father-figure Julian Alaphilippe at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. “Mauri is a golden nugget,” Alaphilippe said ahead of Liège. “He has shown incredible things at such a young age. He has a strong character, but is a very sweet boy. Very eager to learn too. I know that I am an example to him, so I try to advise and assist him. He will make a lot of progress. Don’t worry: we haven’t seen the last of that boy yet.” ....
What have we learned over the last week? Share this story Getty Images A whistle-stop tour of the last week in cycling, taking one lesson from each of the countries that’ve hosted men’s cycling. In Belgium we learned that an armchair ride matters I suppose that we didn’t really learn that. We also didn’t really see that. Still, it is worth a quick look at how each of the Belgian races was won, and how fresh the winner was, comparatively. Davide Ballerini spent much of the day in the front selection being well looked-after by Stybar and Alaphilippe (who served as both a super-domestique and a hare up the road, which is quite the performance) before being beautifully led out for a dominating win at Omloop. ....
The UCI has announced it will ban the descending position known as the super tuck from 1st April. The news came as part of a wider announcement from the governing body in which it made revisions to its safety protocols designed to make the sport of cycling safer. The super tuck descending position was made famous by Chris Froome on the Col de Peyresourde but has since been honed and perfected by Bahrain Victorious rider Matej Mohoric. It involves the rider shifting down and sitting on the bike s top tube while tucking in the elbows and shoulders to make themselves more aerodynamically efficient. ....