André Sousa

@stevemagness What's the recommended rest / jog duration between each set of strides?

The one 'workout' that is often used by runners that is almost never mentioned in the health space: strides. It's simple. It's not hard. Just adding 6 to 10 x 15 seconds at a faster but controlled pace to the end of your run can make a big difference.

@fh_nl1 @wielervrspllng Pinarello for GC in NSN instead of Hirt?

@wielervrspllng Thanks! Wrm ‘if Pellizzari is out’?

#GirodItalia 🚨BIG GIRO PREVIEW 🇮🇹 Part II: The (im)famous teams analysis. Same format as always and a new category added: fantasyteam pick (FTP) per team. Alpecin-Premier Tech GC: x Sprint: Groves Break: x FTP (fantasy team pick:) Groves Alpecin are solely here to win stages with Groves. I can see multiple top 5’s. Bahrein GC: Buitrago Sprint: Zambanini Break: x FTP: Zambanini Bahrein want to try GC with Buitrago for the first time. Big goal for him and a top 10 in the field is possible. Zambanini is a fast puncheur, he must like the course. Bardiani GC: x Sprint: Zanoncello, Marcelussi Break: All FTP: Marcellusi The Italian teams are here mostly for visibility. Top 10’s in sprint stages max possible. Decathlon GC: Gall Sprint: Lund Break: x FTP: Gall/Lund Gall and Lund the names for Decathlon. Big chance for top 5 and maybe a first podium for Felix Gall. EF GC: X Sprint: x Break: Cepeda, Valgren FTP: Valgren No Carapaz will mean free for all. Best chances with Cepeda and especially Valgren, even for the maglia rosa in the first week. Groupama GC: x Sprint: Penhoet Break: Rochas FTP: Penhoet Best chances to score some results are with Penhoet. Very low key team, its all in for the Tour like many French teams. Ineos GC: Arensman/Bernal Sprint: Turner Break: Ganna FTP: Ganna/Arensman One of the strongest teams in the line. Expect them to ride full for their leaders and lots of pulling back break aways. I hope Ganna gets a free role to go for a stage win in hilly stages. Lidl Trek GC: Gee Sprint: Milan Break: Ciccone FTP: Milan/Ciccone All for Milan his sprints, all for Ciccone his KoM. Gee should help himself. Lotto Intermarche GC: x Sprint: de Lie Break: v Eetvelt FTP: v Eetvelt De Lie here just for the first 10 days. I really like the chances of v Eetvelt. Perfect course for him to win a stage. Fast finising climber. Movistar GC: Mas Sprint: Aular Break: JP lopez, Romo, Rubio FTP: Aular/Romo Well…Mas in the Giro. Maybe it works. They have strong climbers to go for stage wins, especially Romo I like. Aular with multiple top 10’s. NSN GC: Hirt Sprint: Vernon/Strong Break: Pinarello FTP: Pinarello Pinarello is an Italian talent with this year as his break through. I hope he can go for stage wins. He is also in the running for the white jersey (if Pellizzari is out). Pinarello Q365 GC: Harper Sprint: Moschetti Break: Donovan FTP: Moschetti Without Tom Pidcock its another team. Red Bull - Bora GC: Pellizzari Sprint: x Break: x FTP: Pellizzari All in for Pellizzari’s first GC podium. Soudal Quick Step GC: x Sprint: Magnier Break: Zana FTP: Zana Sprinting with Magnier and stage hunting with Zana. I expect a lot from Zana, he is in red hot form. Jayco GC: O’Connor Sprint: Ackermann Break: Vendrame, Bouwman FTP: Vendrame O’Connor for a solid top 10 in GC. Vendrame will like the course: he can climb and sprint! Picnic Post NL GC: x Sprint: v Uden Break: van den Broek, Leemreize FTP: v Uden They need UCI points already. Van Uden their biggest chance. Polti VisitMalta GC: x Sprint: Lonardi Break: Crescioli, Bais, Tonelli FTP: Lonardi Lonardi for the sprints. Lots of break aways for visibilty. Visma LAB GC: Vingegaard Sprint: x Break: x FTP: Vingegaard/Piganzoli All in for Jonas. Piganzoli is also in the running for the white jersey (if Pellizzari is out). Tudor GC: Storer, Rondel Sprint: Mozzato Break: x FTP: Rondel Tudor is build around Storer/Rondel. Rondel is also in the running for the white jersey (if Pellizzari is out). UAE GC: Yates Sprint: x Break: Vine, Christen, Soler FTP: Yates/Vine Good chance for Yates to podium. Vine looking for KoM. Unibet Rose Rockets GC: x Sprint: Groenewegen Break: Poels FTP: Poels Poels looking for his missing GT stage win. Uno-X GC: Kulset Sprint: Blikra Break: x FTP: Leknessund Their best team is in the Tour. Astana GC: x Sprint: Malucelli/Silva Break: Scaroni, Silva FTP: Scaroni Giro made for Scaroni break aways

@laflammerouge16 Gen-Z team...

Volta a Portugal 2026 steps onto the global stage: nationwide route, Eurosport coverage, and WorldTour teams expected. UAE Team Emirates likely to be at the start. #Echobox=1776246993" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sicnoticias.pt/desporto/modal…

@faustocoppi60 Watch out for Pinarello!

Beast ride by Johansen at almost 51 km/h on this route. 💪 He took his revenge on Reis after losing two years ago the prologue in Volta a Portugal for less than a second. The GC fight should be between Yates and Nordhagen, Romeo is out. #OGC26

@Eritropoetina All he needs is to get some separation and with some moto pacing nobody will see him again until the finish line

It’s been since 2016 that we last had such a westerly wind, back then, Démare won a rather uneventful Sanremo. Ten years on we can expect more of course, but the weather certainly isn’t doing Tadej any favors. But it’s Pogacar, nothing can ever be ruled out with him.

Finally, the weather models seem to agree for #MilanoSanremo. The wind will go from SSE to SW during the afternoon, meaning the entire coastline will face a moderate headwind. Cipressa will be climbed with a cross/headwind, unlike last year’s tailwind. It should stay dry & 14°C.

@wielervrspllng No Christen for top 10?

#StradeBianche 🚨 Men preview Strade Bianche!! *** Pogacar ** Pidcock - Seixas * Del Toro - Gregoire - v.Aert Make no mistake: Pogacar will be even better than last year and will be the sole leader. All pressure is on UAE to lead the race and bring their leader to the final. That applies also to Del Toro. He was the team leader in the UAE Tour and will be the leader in the Tirreno. But this one and Milano San Remo is all for Pogi. That means make the race as hard as possible and launch Pogi. That sounds familiar, but it is just the "easiest" way for Pogi to win. It means less risk than - for example - wait untill the deep final. If Pogi goes I expect maybe Seixas and Pidcock to follow. They can secure podium by riding with him. Don't come with the excuse of not riding with Pogacar because then you help him; he will then smoke youlater on. Its the same as Florian Vermeersch in Omloop: I loved it and it was for me 100% the right decision to ride with MVDP. Back to this race. For me its a solo win and a nice duel with Pidcock and Seixas for 2nd place. These three are levels above the rest in climbing and gravel racing. Maybe Del Toro is so good he can stay with Pidcock and Seixas but honestly I dont think so. After leading out and maybe reacting to other riders you most often see that in the end such a ride will fade. Maybe a timely attack see a solo rider go for 2nd. Other top 10 candidates: Bilbao, Zana, van Aert, G. Vermeersch, Pellizzari, Simmons, van Eetvelt, Jorgenson, Alaphilippe.

@falsoplanoblog @MiguelBranco74 @velogames 👋

André Sousa não precisou de Magnier para vencer a Algarvia no Velogames, bastou acertar em 5 ciclistas do top-7. Parabéns! 🏆 O falsoplanista @MiguelBranco74 e o Jorge Simões empataram com 3158 pontos e subiram ao pódio. Obrigado aos 139 participantes 🫶 #VoltaAlgarve #Velogames

@MaschBasch Hobbs will not leadout Van den Berg?

🇵🇹 Volta ao Algarve stage 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jasper Philipsen ⭐⭐⭐ De Lie, Magnier, Meeus, Moschetti, Bittner ⭐⭐ Ackermann, Hobbs, Teutenberg, Hofstetter, van den Berg, Groves ⭐ Mozzato, Ganna, Leitão, Kogut, Mesa, Morgado, R.Oliveira #VoltaAlgarve

@FanOfTennis22 @bapmarbims40372 @Humblegent1 @lucasaganronald Evenepoel 😂

@bapmarbims40372 @Humblegent1 @lucasaganronald Pogacar Vingegaard Evenepoel

Updated rosters of UAE Team Emirates for the first two Grand Tours based on the latest interviews from riders and UAE Sports Manager Matxin. On both races, they should have the strongest roster, crazy depth of field.

@bapmarbims40372 @Tuqi_Duque @lucasaganronald For sure, he’ll target the punchy stages

@Tuqi_Duque @lucasaganronald Exactly, Almeida doesn't follow even much less explosive leadout

NARVAEZ TO RIDE GIRO INSTEAD OF TOUR UAE sports manager Matxin revealed to Marca, that Jhonathan Narvaez will rather ride the Giro d’Italia this season than the Tour de France, which comes as a surprise. But of course, Matxin is still disappointed he can’t be ready for Sanremo and Flanders: It was, and still is, a terrible situation in terms of the outlook. Jhonatan can’t take part in the cobbled Classics, and that was the plan. So now let’s so he can make the Giro, that would be perfect. But maybe he’ll also make the Ardennes Classics.” The full Giro line-up for UAE: Almeida, A.Yates, Vine, Narvaez, Arrieta, Morgado, Christen, Vermeersch.

@mou55981652 Bookmarked!

In Algarve, Almeida can't beat Ayuso and Seixas. In Paris-Nice, he loses to Ayuso 120%, in Catalonia, to Remco, maybe even 🐟 and Pidcock. Giro, to Pellizari and 🐟, and he can only dream of the Vuelta next to Roglic or Ayuso. Zero wins at the end of 2026,ZERO!

@lucasaganronald Rockets don’t have a guaranteed wildcard for the Tour de France. ASO isn’t keen on having a team linked to betting sponsorship.

Caja Rujal being there, instead of the Rockets is actually good news for the Rockets - Tour de France The organizers felt bad for offering the Rockets the Tour de France wildcard, so at least as a consolation prize they gave them (Caja Rujal) at least wildcard for this race.

@EHFEURO The difference between the groups is a joke...

The main round is set. 👌😍 #ehfeuro2026 #puregreatness

@falsoplanoblog Os meus pontos não estão corretos.

@dnlbenson João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida

You know who this route really suits? Derek Gee...

@FCYildiiz Joao Cancelo

Football knowledge test. Guess the player. Level : Hard.

@mou55981652 Against Lipowitz and Skjelmose in Itzulia. Against Remco in Romandie. Had to recover a huge time deficit after stage 1 in Suisse.

Almeida 10 WT wins against Mas,Schachmman,Aranburu and Velasco in Itzulia. In Romandie vs Lenny Martinez and Fortunato. in Switzerland vs Vauqelin and Onley. Ayuso win Tireno against GC Ganna and two wins at Vuelta. Mcnulty Poland against Sobrero and a free win from Montreal. 😉

@tdfth5 @mou55981652 They're top pros — any injury dip and they can't hold peloton pace. Almeida had 2 weeks off recovering. His Vuelta prep wasn't perfect yet he still fought Jonas. If Pogacar raced, Joao would gladly support him.

@mou55981652 @AndreAMAdeSousa Why continue while injured (even just a little) when the win is already guaranteed

DelToro and Pog must not clash with schedule in 2026 except for Tour and SanRemo to help 🐐. All other races DelToro must be solo captain and Almeida must be his domestique. There is no discussion,guy deserved everything UAE offered Ayuso and he did not know how to appreciate.🐂

@PedroValadas3 Ouvi uma entrevista do Nelson a dizer que o João não se sentiu bem está manhã

@AndreAMAdeSousa Ainda não sei, nem ele nem o Nelson

Hoje temos o TT do campeonato europeu com o João e o Nelson! Em entrevista abola o João não se mostra muito confiante, as sensações não são as melhores e o percurso com vento forte não p favorece. O principal objetivo é a corrida de estrada no domingo abola.pt/noticias/joao-…