Eugene Oppelt

"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." ~ Dolly Parton

About Kimberley le Court: Born in 1996 to a Scottish father and Mauritian mother. Her husband helped her to write many e-mails in late 2024 to WorldTour teams hoping for an opportunity. Natascha den Ouden, then manager of AG Insurance-Soudal, showed interest and Kim has demonstrated her capabilities since then with many top 10 finishes. After nearly 3 months of being away from home, she fights back on a hilly finalè and finishes top of the podium at Liege’. Most athletes would’ve been one foot on the plane back to Africa, tired from a cold and wet Europe, I reckon. Kim, however, had the grit and legs to cap off her spring racing with this breakout victory. First Mauritian in the WoldTour, far away from home, winning against the rainbow jersey, the ever-threatening Vollering and other top performers. Special stuff. She’s heading back to the north for the Tour of UK and the Tour de France Avec Zwift (did I get that title right?). Pic @roleurcc

The Earth has music for those who listen. ~ Shakespeare

LBL, Women: Kim le Court, she weeps. What a fantastic breakout victory for the former mountain biker. pic @UCI_cycling

Ben Healy’s first podium in the Classics after several 4th positions. Lidl-Trek had a great spring season with Cicconi finish on the podium to cap off a very consistent team performance. What dominance by team UAE and its champion racer, ending off Spring racing with a breakaway win in the way he started it at Strade Bianche. Gotta love the Spring Classics. Completely dominated by the rainbow jersey. Pogačar will now reset and prepare for the biggest annual sporting event in the world.

Always interesting the analysis by Jawnson

Uno-X bringing back the past with this special edition jersey for tomorrow’s Monument. Pogačar has won 20 out of 22 starts in races or stages with vert more than 3000 meters. Incredulous statistic. The last 4 editions of LBL was won twice each by Tadej and Remco. Primož won the last edition 5 years ago. No rain around Liege tomorrow. Temps in the teens and chilly. Pic: @ Team Uno-X

Mr Consistency - what a bike rider

06h55, 9 degrees celsius, Zone 2 training *loading*

Hope this sprinter / puncheur can light up the scoreboard again this season

The mountains. My happy place. Bainskloof Pass, Wellington, Western Cape:

And he weeps. What a ride - breaks away from the chasing group, makes no man’s land his home, gets bridged by the Belgian and then upsets the bookies. What reward for courageous racing after his fracture earlier in the season (if my memory serves me well). Both Remco and Tadej had seated sprints in the end, unlike Skjelmose, which indicates exhaustion. “I lost my granddad a little more than a month ago and I really wanted to give him this win.” - Matthias Skjelmose, Amstel 2025 winner Pic: Getty Sport Images

The time trial champion vs the world champion with the sublime Skjelmose in the mix. I think the Lidl Trek rider broke his collarbone on some road furniture in the wet a few races ago. Nothing like rest and the rising desire to perform that comes with time out. Beautiful racing.

And a double rainbow jersey winner leads out the current rainbow jersey and is in a breakaway effort with 44 kms to go Beautiful racing! Go, Ben!

Amstel: Thibault Nys in the mix with some of the more experienced superstars in Evenepoel, Pogoçar and company. Will be intriguing to see how this talent competes with the world's best.