Candid Fem van Empel: ‘People didn’t know that I haven’t enjoyed the sport for a long time’

Team forces Amstel Gold Race winner Mattias Skjelmose to ride with spinal hernia: ‘No idea why I’m starting’

At the World Championships, Mattias Skjelmose finished fourth in the road race, but the Dane from Lidl-Trek had to retire in the Tour of Lombardy. End of season? No, the 25-year-old driver traveled to China for the Tour of Guangxi despite what he said was a “broken back”.