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He plays Total Football: Why the SFA appointed ‘the Belgian Simeone’ Scotland manager

New Scotland manager Sebastien Pocognoli was dubbed "the Belgian Simeone" when he made football history with Royal Union Saint-Gilloise.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15

'You have to constantly feel things could go wrong' – Decathlon CMA CGM explain why Paul Seixas is racing the team time trial in Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

19-year-old Frenchman leads depleted home team in crucial pre-Tour de France dress rehearsal

Cycling News · Jun 9

'I can't hold my handlebars properly anymore' – Mathieu van der Poel sheds light on the crash and injury which left him out of the running at Milan-San Remo

'I think the damage isn't too bad, but it really does hurt' says Dutchman of gruesome finger injury

Cycling News · Mar 21

Lotto-Intermarché saga takes another turn as team asks laid-off mechanics to stay aboard merged squad

New team will have to look elsewhere after pair of Lotto mechanics have since found employment with other teams

Cycling News · Oct 24, 2025

Lotto-Intermarché – Talks well underway at Tour de France for 2026 merger of Belgian teams

Two teams have signed a 'preliminary agreement' to merge for next season, though star rider Biniam Girmay could be off to XDS-Astana

Cycling News · Jul 18, 2025

'Some teams rode as if they were there to support Pogačar' – Evenepoel and Soudal-QuickStep critical of Visma-Lease a Bike's Tour de France tactics on Hautacam

'A lot of riders blew themselves up trying to match Visma-Lease A Bike's pace, and Visma themselves too' says Ilan Van Wilder

Cycling News · Jul 18, 2025

'Life goes on' – Eddy Merckx enjoys a quiet 80th birthday after five days of official celebrations

'Take a metre and cut off eighty centimetres... Then there's not much left, right' Merckx philosophical on turning 80

Cycling News · Jun 17, 2025

Can Tony Bloom do a Union Saint-Gilloise with Hearts and end a 40 year title duopoly?

Royal Union Saint-Gilloise have won Belgian title for the first time in 90 years - can minority shareholder Tony Bloom oversee similar success at…

The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2025

'If that is cheating for them, OK': Johan Museeuw explains gravel DQ

Former Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner kicked off Marly Grav results after taking his own detour

Cycling Weekly · May 20, 2025

Teams prepare for Giro d'Italia opener with traffic-disrupted recons amid last-minute road repairs

Meersman calls traffic during Tirana recon 'extremely dangerous' while Van Aert describes roads as 'unpredictable'

Cycling News · May 9, 2025