VeloVoices Awards 2018: Unsung Hero

It’s time to salute and sing of the praises of riders who rarely take the spotlight themselves. The last ones standing by their leader on the mountain or in the white heat of the sprint. Need some pace setting, a bidon, banana or waterproof? These are the teammates you call. Here’s our unsung hero selection. But if you’d like to sing the praises of someone not on our list, it’s time for a write in vote …

Previous winners: 2015 – Manuel Quinziato; 2016 – Stephen Cummings and Damien Howson; 2017 – Daniel Oss

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VeloVoices Awards 2016: Unsung Hero (Female)

Sarah Connolly’s nominations for our women’s Unsung Hero Award – with a few surprises! 

This category is meant for domestiques, but you might be surprised to see some big names in here. One of the things that is special about women’s cycling is that because their trade teams are limited to six riders, they can’t specialise as much as the men can, so you’ll find riders who are TT experts and climbers, GC riders who race sprint lead-out, and of course, superstars supporting their teammates. So don’t be surprised if you see wins from these riders as well as sterling support. Continue reading

Final KM: Dubai St3, Qatar St4, Besseges St3, Sun Tour St2, Valenciana St3!

There’s life in the old dogs yet with Samu Sanchez, Philippe Gilbert, Fabian Cancellara, Sylvain Chavanel and Tom Boonen all at the sharp end of their stages yesterday. We also had some young pups putting in impressive performances and we wrapped up a firecracker of a women’s race. Here are your Final KMs from yesterday’s Tour of Dubai, Ladies Tour of Qatar, Etoile de Besseges, Herald Sun Tour and Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
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