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Zoe Backstedt: ‘Paris-Roubaix is a race that you hate in the moment – but it’s my favourite’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Britain’s Zoe Backstedt heads to the ‘Hell of the North’ as a serious contender after a superb start to her season – and determined to replicate father Magnus’ success on the cobblestones, as she tells Flo Clifford

The Independent UK

Mikel Arteta hails Noni Madueke’s ‘magic moments’ against Club Brugge

The £50million man has impressed for his new club.

The Independent UK

The Old Guard and Supergirl actor Matthias Schoenaerts sentenced to six months in prison

The actor has faced more than 10 convictions on driving-related offenses in Belgium

The Independent UK

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Lotte Kopecky hopeful for 2026 road campaign after dominating on the track at the Belgian championships

'The recovery is going well, but the injury still poses a question mark' says Kopecky after 2025 road season was blighted by injuries and poor form

Cycling News

Gent-Wevelgem to change name in 2026 for first time since 1934 to In Flanders Fields – from Middelkerke to Wevelgem

Belgian one-day Classic moves away from start at Menin Gate in Ypres, but race organiser's CEO ensures 'the Great War will always remain deeply intertwined'

Cycling News

'Guess who's back?' – Lotte Kopecky to return to competition at Gent Six Day after vertebral fracture

Belgian star to race in elimination race and points race of iconic track event at 't Kuipke velodrome

Cycling News

'That has sunk in now' – Wout van Aert realises 'bigger picture' of Paris stage win at Tour de France in return to hometown criterium

Belgian ponders World Championships appearance in Rwanda, but has not yet thought about it or spoken to national coach

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A team to take on Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard? Soudal-QuickStep unveil Remco Evenepoel's Tour de France support squad

Valentin Paret-Peintre, Max Schachmann, Ilan Van Wilder among riders supporting Belgian's GC hopes as Tim Merlier takes aim at sprint supremacy

Cycling News

Brussels Cycling Classic: Tim Merlier powers to dominant sprint win

European champion a class above everyone in Brussels, with Alexis Renard second and Arnaud De Lie third

Cycling News

England stunned by Belgium despite Michelle Agyemang’s debut strike

The substitute volleyed home less than a minute after coming on but could not save the Lionesses from a 3-2 defeat.

The Independent UK

Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar resume hostilities in Spring Classics duel for supremacy

Two of the sport’s heavyweights are back in the ring, in part two of this gripping spring trilogy

The Independent UK

Tyrone Mings will remember his two trips to Bruges – for very different reasons

Mings came away from Bruges with better memories than he did in November.

The Independent UK

'Never felt I was in contention' - Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike rue tough day out at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Leading favourite 'did not feel good' and finishes eleventh

Cycling News

'Focus is more towards the Classics' – Jasper Philipsen undeterred by winless build-up to Opening Weekend at UAE Tour

Alpecin-Deceuninck rider heads into Omloop and Kuurne after UAE Tour, his first stage race without a victory since Paris-Nice in 2022

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'The course is 90% my thing' - Laurens Sweeck confident for Belgian Cyclocross Nationals

Crelan-Corendon racer and Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) widely tipped as top favourites

Cycling News

‘The suspension cost me a lot of money’ - Cyclocross racer Toon Aerts on his way back to the front after two-year ban

Aerts on front row for Dublin World Cup but not yet back to his best after suspension

Cycling News

Lotte Kopecky and Remco Evenepoel shine as top Flandrien riders for 2024

Kopecky wins Flandrienne of the Year award for fifth consecutive time

Cycling News

'Up until now, I've been sprinting purely on instinct. I'm afraid that will be more difficult' - Jasper Philipsen feels relegation will impact Tour de France campaign

Speaking in his column in Het Belang van Limburg, Philipsen said he felt targeted by the penalty

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How Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's all-time Tour de France stage win record

Quick thinking, good decisions deliver magic 35th stage victory

The Guardian - UK

Belgium pledges 30 F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine with near €1bn in military aid – as it happens

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy signs security pact with Belgium’s De Croo during visit to Brussels

The Independent UK

Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terror attacks that killed 32 people

Both the Brussels and Paris attacks were claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group

The Independent UK

Remco Evenepoel could make 2024 Tour de France a three-way showdown with Vingegaard and Pogacar

Already a world champion and winner of the Vuelta a Espana, former footballer Remco Evenepoel is set to race his first Tour de France this year

Reuters

Belgian Prime Minister De Croo briefly knocked out in bike fall

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo fell from a bicycle and briefly lost consciousness but hospital tests revealed no lasting effects, national news agency Belga reported.

Bangkok Post

Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit presents Art de Noël

This year, Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit has an enticing line-up of events curated for you that will fill every member of the family with joy and delight. A festive gourmet feast awaits you at Voila! while Wine Boutique offers the perfect backdrop for a get-together with colleagues and friends relishing wine…

Bangkok Post

Rooftop dining

Belga Rooftop Bar and Brasserie at Sofitel Sukhumvit is taking Belgian cuisine beyond the fries, waffles, beer and chocolate, that is it most known for. The new menu, created by hotel executive chef Nicolas Basset, focuses on seasonal Belgian ingredients.

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