Stage 18: Suances to Santo Toribio de Liébana, 169km
A stage straight out of the Tour of the Basque Country's route planning manual: a start that hugs the coast before moving inland for a set of three short and sharp cat-2 and cat-3 climbs in the third quarter. The finale is the climb to the Alto de Santo Toribio, so teams with a durable fast finisher may aim to control the race.
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Mathieu van der Poel expected to peak later this cyclocross season
All eyes were on the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider as he returned to cyclocross for the first time this season. -
Mathieu van der Poel asserted his dominance yet again in Zonhoven World Cup
World Champion takes record five wins at Zonhoven on his return to cyclocross -
‘I was giving it my all’ - Zoe Backstedt on career-best World Cup second place
Brit led for half of the race in treacherous conditions -
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado conquers Zonhoven World Cup in brutal conditions
Zoe Backstedt holds off Lucinda Brand to take second place
