Welcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Here’s a rundown of the latest results before we get started:
Tour of Türkiye, Stage 2, Mon 27th April: 1st Tom Crabbe, Team Flanders-Baloise, 3h 35min 32sec; 2nd Sente Sentjens, Alpecin-Premier Tech, +00sec; 3rd Cesar Macias, Burgos Burpellet BH, +00sec.
Men’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Sun 26th April: 1st Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates XRG, 5h 50min 28sec; 2nd Paul Seixas, Decathlon CMA CGM, +45sec; 3rd Remco Evenepoel, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +1min 42sec.
Women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Sun 26th April: 1st Demi Vollering, FDJ United-Suez, 4h 10min 22sec; 2nd Puck Pieterse, Fenix Premier-Tech, +1min 29sec; 3rd Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Canyon-Sram-Zondacrypto, +1min 29sec.
Vuelta a Asturias, Overall, Sun 26th April: 1st Nairo Quintana, Movistar, 14h 28min 46sec; 2nd Adria Pericas, UAE Team Emirates XRG, +25sec; 3rd Diego Pescador, Movistar, +1min 33sec.
Vuelta a Asturias, Stage 4, Sun 26th April: 1st Edgar Cadena, Team Storck-MRW Bau, 3h 37min 59sec; 2nd Adria Pericas, UAE Team Emirates XRG, +17sec; 3rd Manuel Jose Diaz, Burgos Burpellet BH, +17sec.
João Almeida out of Giro d’Italia
UAE Team Emirates XRG
João Almeida has pulled out of the upcoming Giro d’Italia. The Portuguese rider is still suffering from an illness first addressed after finishing an unremarkable 38th overall at the Volta a Catalunya, and admitting to not feeling good on the bike.
Almeida said on social media, ‘Sickness in the past months has affected my preparations too much and has meant I just won’t quite be ready in time which is a shame as it’s a race I love so much.
‘After talking it through with the team we decided it was best to take a rest period and switch focus to new goals later in the season. We haven’t set out those new goals yet but that will be done calmly in the next few weeks… For now it’s time to first rest-up a bit and build things back up slowly.’
The 2026 Giro d’Italia begins on 8th May in Bulgaria with Jonas Vingegaard aiming to win his first maglia rosa and complete his Grand Tour set.
Tadej Pogačar solos to third consecutive Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory
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Tadej Pogačar broke free with 13km to go to win his fourth Liège-Bastogne-Liège after Paul Seixas provided his toughest competition in years. 19-year-old Seixas crested the Côte de la Redoute alongside the World Champion, who had dispatched the field in 2024 and 2025 on that climb. Seixas held on until the last challenge of Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons before Pogačar put in one final dig 500m from the top to escape for glory.
He dedicated the victory to former teammate Cristian Camilo Muñoz, who died aged 30 following a knee infection after a crash at the Tour du Jura in France.
Seixas crossed the line 45 seconds down, and Remco Evenepoel – who helped light up the race, getting in the early 52-man breakaway – finished in third over a minute and a half back.
Demi Vollering also goes it alone
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Demi Vollering made it two wins in one week, following up La Flèche Wallonne success with victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. She launched a solo attack on the Côte de la Redoute for her third La Doyenne title, leaving Puck Pieterse, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Anna van der Breggen to fight it out for the last two podium spots.
Pieterse and Niewiadoma-Phinney’s sprints had the edge over two-time winner Van der Breggen to take second and third respectively. It concluded a spectacular month of racing for Pieterse who finished third at the Tour of Flanders then second at La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Niewiadoma-Phinney had a stellar Ardennes week after recovering from a brutal crash at Milan-San Remo with a second place at the Amstel Gold Race, fourth at La Flèche Wallonne while stuck in the big ring and third at Liège.
Milan Bral dies after being hit by car
Belgian cyclist Milan Bral has died after being hit by a car. The 21-year-old – who is the nephew of former pro Sep Vanmarcke – was out riding on his way to watch younger brother Xibe race at the GP Dries Devenyns in Zulzeke when he was hit. He was transported to hospital where he died from his injuries.
His team Dovy Keukens-FCC released a statement saying, ‘Milan was more than a rider – [he was] a wonderful person and a valued team-mate. He will be greatly missed and will forever remain part of our team.’
Giulio Pellizzari wins Tour of the Alps
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Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe’s Giulio Pellizzari has stepped things up this season with podiums in both the Volta a Comunitat Valenciana and Tirreno-Adriatico, and now he has taken his first stage race victory at the Tour of the Alps..
Pellizzari won a mountainous Stage 2 to jump into the race lead, and cemented it with victory on similar terrain on Stage 5. He was joined on the final podium by two Ineos Grenadiers riders in Egan Bernal and Thymen Arensman, who finished 40 seconds and 50 seconds back respectively.
It’s a good sign for Pellizzari heading into the Giro where looks set to take leadership of the team and attempt to improve on his sixth place in 2025. With contenders currently dropping like flies, a Grand Tour podium could well be on the cards for the Italian.
Ineos Grenadiers partners with Café de Colombia
Café de Colombia is Ineos Grenadiers’ new ‘official coffee partner’.
The flagship brand of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (Colombian Coffee Growers Federation) sponsored the iconic pro team in the 1980s, which was home to riders such as Lucho Herrera, who won the Alpe d’Huez stage at the 1984 Tour de France.
With Egan Bernal’s Colombian National Champion’s jersey inspired by the Café de Colombia team kit, an official partnership should be no surprise.
The new comes ahead of a big week for the Ineos Grenadiers, with Daniel Benson reporting the team will announce Netcompany as its new sponsor on 28th April.