short rate. Nepalese return to Astana – Omloop van het Houtland De Ketele’s last road race

Omloop van het Houtland, the UCI race between Middelkerke and Lichtervelde, was the last road race of his career for Pistier Kenny De Ketele. This winter he’ll ride another six days, but then he’ll hang the bike on the proverbial hook. On the road, the rider Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise signed a victory. In 2008, he won the Pro Fair in Dentergem. The 36-year-old jockey has done particularly well on the track. In 2012, for example, he became world champion in team races in Melbourne with Gijs Van Hoecke. He has won numerous titles and medals in the World Cup and European Championships. This summer, De Ketele and Robbe Ghys came close to winning team sprint gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Our compatriots fell a short distance from the podium after a bloody final. Also in 2008, de Kettel narrowly missed the Olympic podium in Beijing, then with Eligo Casey in Madison. De Kettel was already the track coach for the Belgian juniors for some time. The chance that he will join the national team framework for the track after his last six days is out of the question. (FHN)

Taco van der Horn (Intermarché-Wante-Gobert) managed the sprint to Umlob van Het Hotland (1.1). His compatriot and teammate Danny van Poppel finished second and Gerben Tejsen (Loto Soudal) third. Earlier this year, van der Horn also won a Giroud stage and a Benelux Tour stage. The Dutchman is the successor to Germany’s Max Walshed on the honor roll, who won the Lichterfeld title in 2019. The competition was canceled last year due to the Corona pandemic.

Vincenzo Nibali will join Astana next year. The Kazakh cycling team has officially announced its return. Nabali, 36, wore the Astana jersey between 2013 and 2016. The Italian then won the Giro (2013 and 2016) and the Tour (2014) twice.

Al-Nabali left Astana at the end of 2016 for Bahrain, Merida. The Messina shark stayed there for three years, until it moved to its current employer, Trek-Segafredo. At the start of his career, Nbali played with Vasa Bortolo (2005) and Liquigas (2006-2012).

Nebali says he is very happy to be back in Astana. “They are like family to me and they have given me a lot. Together we have had great success, â€said the Italian, who also won the Tour of Lombardy and Tirreno Adriatico for Astana.

What Nabali wants to achieve during his second stay in Astana, he leaves open. The Italian has been waiting for victory for more than two years. His last Tour stage victory in 2019 dates back to Val Touraine. “I want to prove myself, obtain certain results and at the same time pass on my experience to young people. Together with the leadership of the team, I will set goals for the new season and after that we will take action in the chosen direction. ”

The Dane will remain with Deceuninck-Quick.Step until the end of 2023. The Belgian WorldTour team, which will be called Quick.Step-Alpha Vinyl next year, has confirmed its contract extension.

Honoré, 24, pilot for Patrick Lefèvre since 2019, after a period of training. At the end of March, he won his first professional victory at Coppi & Bartali Bike Week. After that he was allowed to celebrate the Tour of the Basque Country.

This summer, Honoré took the podiums of the Clasica San Sebastian (third place), the Drevenkers (second after his teammate Rimko Evenpoel) and the Brittany Classic (third). Last Saturday he finished fourth at the Primus Classic at Hacht.

Oscar Rodriguez moves from Astana – Premier Tech Squad to Movistar Team. The Spanish WorldTour team have announced their arrival. Rodriguez, 23, is Movistar’s first acquisition of the new season. He signed a two-year contract.

The Spanish climber scored his best victory yet in the 2018 Vuelta, then won a mountain stage on either side of La Camperona. This season, he missed the victory of the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge, finishing second behind Miguel Angel Lopez.