UCI, 2025 AlUla Tour.
From 28 January to 1 February, 17 international teams (including 6 WorldTeams) will have their work cut if they want to triumph over the route prepared for this fifth edition of the AlUla Tour.
On the agenda for this year’s edition are 5 stages with varied profiles, rewarding riders in good form after their winter preparations. From echelons and sprints to short and steep climbs in the desert of the AlUla region, the stage is set for a major battle at the start of the season.
WEEK 11:
In the space of 48 hours, no fewer than six skippers crossed the Vendée Globe finish line in Les Sables-d’Olonne. Jérémie Beyou (Charal), Paul Meilhat (Biotherm), Nicolas Lunven (Holcim-PRB), Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE), Justine Mettraux (TeamWork – Team SNEF) and Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) followed one another, illustrating the intensity of the race right down to the final miles.
UCI, 2025 SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER A spectacular backdrop for what is sure to be equally spectacular racing as the cycling world turns its attention to South Australia and the first big race on the international calendar
The World Sailing Show kicks off 2025 with the story of the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe round-the-world race, the best of the action from the World Match Racing Tour final in China and the racing highlights from the Musto Skiff World Championship in Sydney Harbour. We also report from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart off-shore race and the GKA Freestyle Kite World Tour finale in Qatar.
LAAX OPEN 2025 presented by Zalando – Olympic champs Eileen Gu (CHN) & Birk Ruud (NOR) win Freeski Slopestyle contest
SÉBASTIEN SIMON, 3RD IN THE 2024 VENDÉE GLOBE
French skipper Sébastien Simon crossed the Vendée Globe finish line in third place at 00h27 (UTC) on Friday January 17, after 67 days, 12 hours and 25 minutes of racing, finishing 2 days and 17 hours behind the overall winner. It’s the first time a sailor from Les Sables d’Olonne, where the legendary solo round the world race starts and finishes has finished on the podium. The Groupe Dubreuil skipper’s race was marked by multiple challenges which contrasted sharply with moments of great success.
YOANN RICHOMME
PAPREC ARKÉA
Arrival on 01/15/2025
Finish time: 06:12:02 UTC
Race time: 65d 18h 10min 02s
Gap to first: 22h 47min 13s
Distance actually covered: 28 326.09 nautical miles
Actual average speed: 17.95 knots
WATCH THE HIGH LIGHTS: 19-year-old Jake Müller managed to land a triple backflip – the first ever triple backflip in a backcountry freeride competition. And in the women competition, we saw the first ever double backflip by a woman in a freeride competition by Astrid Cheylus and then later in the competition by Mila De Le Rue.
CHARLIE DALIN: “TODAY I AM THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD.”
Winner of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin has entered race legend. After 64 days at an electric pace the 40 year old Frenchman has his name on the trophy.
CHARLIE DALIN IS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF A FAMOUS VENDÉE GLOBE VICTORY
Charlie Dalin, who has led the Vendée Globe since December 30th is on the cusp of victory, counting down the final 150 miles to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line which he is forecast to cross between 0430hrs and 0830hrs UTC Tuesday morning 14th of Jan.