Ciclismo International, 29 December 2019
After years of incremental improvement, we have a new lead out king in town, and his name is Jasper De Buyst. Lotto-Soudal are no strangers to the world of sprint trains, for years they had Greg Henderson as their go to man in the final kilometre, but they knew he couldn’t last forever. Training up a new apprentice wasn’t going to be easy, but they now have a rider who is one of the finest final men in the peloton. 2019 saw Jasper take huge strides in his development, and he helped deliver Caleb Ewan to two victories in the Giro and three in the Tour, it was a brilliant season for their brand-new sprint train. I was impressed with...
Ciclismo International, 13 December 2019 Riders to Watch in 2020 – Carl Fredrik Hagen
Every so often there’s a rider who comes along and breaks all the rules, this is something I like in a cycling world which can sometimes become a bit repetitive and predictable. Carl Fredrik Hagen turned pro at the ripe old age of 27, this is not normal. Carl Fredrik Hagen finished 8th in the Vuelt
De Velo, 3 December 2019 Redemption
My grandmother was dying in the hospital. I was a junior racer and went to visit her. She said to me, go to your race, think of me and go full gas. I took her words with me and won my first ever jersey. It changed me completely.
I started riding on another level. I won a race on my birthday in Co
Cyclingnews, 28 November 2019 Oliver and Lawrence join forces at AG2R
The brothers tell us about their childhood fights and how their shared understanding will help in the Classics
Cyclist, 31 October 2019 ‘You have to believe’
Power meters are, according to many, the scourge of excitement. They are the death knell for professional cycling, the undertaker of panache. Riding by wattage kills spontaneity and makes race winning little more than an exercise in data analysis. Yawn, yawn, yawn.
Pez Cyclingnews, 17 October 2019 Lotto Soudal’s Carl Fredrik Hagen Gets PEZ’d!
28 year-old Carl Fredrik Hagen rode his first Grand Tour this year - The 2019 Vuelta a España. The man from Oppegård in Norway performed well above expectation to finish in 8th place overall. Ed Hood caught up with Carl after his top ride in Spain and before he rode the World championships in Yorksh
cyclingnews.com, 12 January 2019 "I like new challenges"
In 2017 and 2018, Carl Fredrik Hagen turned heads with a number of impressive performances, and now at the age of 27, he has stepped up to the WorldTour with Lotto Soudal. He is set to make his debut for the team at the Tour Down Under.
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