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The men in shape at the end of the season were there for the 82nd edition of the Circuit Franco-Berge and they held their place... Take a tiring 190 kilometer race with no less than 14 climbs and add a bumpy finish... shake up the peloton and you applaud the boss on this type of course on the line: Arnaud de Lie! With one lap to go, the 21-year-old Belgian manages to keep up with the infernal pace imposed by his opponents. Finally, around fifteen men presented themselves at the foot of Mont-de-L'Enclus, justice of the peace for the day. 150 meters from the line, in the final meters including percentages, he produces his effort and lets his power speak. Easy, he won with two bikes in advance, allowing himself the luxury of getting up completely in the last 25 meters. Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) finished 3rd. Thanks to this victory, the “Taureau de Lescheret” reaches his previous season number of successes (9) and offers a 20th triumph to the Lotto-Dstny team this year. Photo credit: Photonews

What can we say other than that the French paratriathlete is simply unstoppable in his category. During the World Championships held in Pontevedra (Spain), he once again disgusted the competition by winning in front of his compatriot Pierre-Antoine Baele. Although having experienced a mechanical problem on the bike part, the 37-year-old from Normandy won a 6th world title, series in progress and logically obtained his qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Also note the coronation in their category of Elise Marc and Jules Ribstein. The French Paratriathlon team is ending the season in style and is already dreaming of laurels for next year. Photo credit: Puur Film - Théo Gomez

The Belgian rider is a real machine when it comes to putting his power to work. Victor has had a remarkable season since the Critérium du Dauphiné. Already the author of a victory over the last Druivenkoers - Overijse, he also returned to success in the solo exercise. The Lotto-Dstny racing car has once again fired up its powerful pistons to fight against time. The 23.9 kilometers of the time trial were completed at hypersonic speed and at the end of the effort only one second separated Victor from his runner-up of the day. On arrival, very moved, the double European champion of the event (2017 and 2018) dedicates this victory to a member of his family who died a few days earlier. Mental strength and physical strength... Photo credit: Skoda Tour du Luxembourg

The Skoda Tour du Luxembourg is quite successful for cyclists wearing Ekoï products. After the victory of Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) yesterday, it is the turn of the Belgian sprinter from the Arkéa-Samsic team to triumph. In a rainy stage, several courageous people stood out by interfering in breakaways like Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto-Dstny) or Ewen Costiou (Arkéa-Samsic). The 189 kilometers of the day seemed destined for "big thighs" and yet even the energetic Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) did not manage to complete the kilometer... Finally, well sheltered and hidden in the horde of sprinters, Jenthe Biermans comes to beat the favorites in the last 25 meters to score a second personal victory this season (after the Muscat Classic). Photo credit: Guetty Images I Skoda Tour of Luxembourg

Revelation of the 2023 season, the young 23-year-old New Zealand runner continues to stand out among the world's elite of the best sprinters. Already 3rd during a stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya and 2nd during the recent Quebec cycling GP, won by Arnaud de Lie (Lotto-Dstny), the resident of the Israel-Premier Tech training displays full of confidence at the The final part of the season begins. Despite a difficult first stage, around forty couriers showed up in Luxembourg at the end of the 156 kilometers to compete for victory. Well led and protected by his teammates as he approached the final race, Corbin placed himself in 2nd position at the start of the last turn, launched his sprint taking advantage of an energetic restart and managed to win by a short advance. Thanks to this success, the winner of the day makes a real raid by grabbing 3 distinctive jerseys: general classification, points classification and best young person. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

It was with (over)power that the Belgian nugget from the Lotto-Dstny team sprinted through the streets of Quebec. Although poorly placed a few hectometers from the line, the man nicknamed the Bull of Lescheret managed to overcome his opponents one by one. More than a performance, a true demonstration of force! He is ahead of the solid Corbin Strong (Israel Premier Tech) and one of the big favorites, Michael Matthews, double winner of the event (2018,2019)! At 22, Arnaud won his first World Tour victory. Upon arrival, he declared: "I was missing a big victory. The Quebec GP, I've been watching it since I was little. To be able to add this victory to my list of achievements is just enormous." 7th success of the year for ADL and first Canadian trophy for Ekoï, which makes a grand entrance as helmet and goggle partner of the GPCQM. Photo credit: QPCQM - Eric Gagnon

If it was necessary to be solid to hold on to the long breakaway of the day (26 fugitives at the front on a unbridled pace over 100 km), everything really came down to the only difficulty of this eleventh stage... On the ascent of Laguna Negra (6.5 kms at 6.8%, 11% for the final), the surviving climbers competed for victory on the pedal. In this little game, experience has won. Herrada first stalled before exiting in the last 300 meters. A well-chosen moment to carry, like a puncher, a frank, robust and unstoppable attack. At 33, Jesus expands his record on the Vuelta with a third success (2019.2022) and allows his team to triumph for the third time this year on a Grand Tour. Tomorrow, the Spanish rider will wear the distinctive white jersey with blue polka dots of the Mountain. Note the third place of the winner of the 2nd stage Andréas Kron (Lotto-Dstny) and the team classification of the Spanish formation Burgos BH with three riders in the top 20.

After a very contested inaugural time trial due to the lack of light, the weather conditions and the final route of the day prompted the riders and the organizers not to take the times at the finish but 9km from the line, before the ascent and especially the descent of Montjuïc. The start of the race was marked by a breakaway of 5 men in which appeared Bol, rider of Burgos BH. As the final approached, falls followed one another and the great leaders of the general classification got up again after the famous passage to 9 kilometers. Only about twenty kamikazes are therefore playing a prestigious victory in the capital of Catalonia. In the steepest slopes of the difficulty of the day, a real justice of the peace, we first witness an attack by Remy Rochas (Cofidis) who aborts a mouse but allows Andreas Kron to counter and isolate himself just before the swing. Despite a soggy surface and the accumulation of dead leaves that had fallen due to the driving rain, he managed to keep a precious lead and take a memorable victory just a stone's throw from the 1992 Olympic Stadium. A victory in the form of a tribute after the death in training of his young teammate Tijl De Becker: "This one is for you, Tijl!" Photo credit: Photo News / Getty Images

Even if they are not part of the classics or monuments, some races have a special flavor for the runners. Such is the case of the Egmont Cycling Race for Jasper de Buyst... The 193.5 kilometer route ending in Zottegem largely uses its training roads. The Belgian sprinter thus knows every corner of the course but also the pitfalls to avoid during the various hills and cobbled sections. The nervous race was finally played out in a sprint in a restricted committee. A few kilometers from the finish, Arjen Livyns did a lot of work at the front of the peloton to come back to a rider who had escaped and allow his teammate to compete for his chances. At 300 meters, Jasper already starts his sprint... He manages to keep a substantial lead on the line despite the lactic acid paralyzing his legs. The marshals will however use the photo finish to decide between the two riders and will designate him as the winner. A second success for the Lotto-Dstny rider in this event after 2017.

Alexis Hanquinquant is unstoppable... Undefeated since August 17, 2019, the paratriathlete won less than a year from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the dress rehearsal at the Paris 2023 Test Event and recorded a 22nd professional victory. Although the event was cut off from the swimming part due to poor water quality, Alexis won a prestigious victory ahead of another Frenchman, Pierre-Antoine Baele. The French Paratriathlon Team also performs for women with the success of Elise Marc. We say see you in a year, same "gold", same podium! Photo credit: ©F.Boukla-Activ'Images / ©T.Gomez-PuurFilm

The 63rd edition of "la race of grapes" rewarded one of the most offensive runners of the summer. In a team race, the riders of the Belgian formation Lotto-Dstny maneuvered perfectly over the 185 kilometers of the race. Victor Campenaerts and Jasper de Buyst manage to take their place, one in the lead and the other in the chasing group. This configuration allows the mischievous Victor to jump relays claiming that his teammate is chasing behind him. Winning bet since he manages to sprint his runaway companion! The strategy implemented allows the Lotto-Dstny to place two riders on the podium in first and 3d place. Champagne! Photo credit: Photo News

The 23-year-old Canadian showed character on Gooik Oetingen's Flèche by placing a sharp attack 36 kilometers from the finish. This temerity paid off as she won her first professional victory alone, more than 10 seconds ahead of her pursuers! Photo credit: Auguste Devaire / Patrice Fouques