Many love stories are born on sports fields, and cycling has often seen important stories emerge around bicycle wheels. Surprisingly, yesterday it was announced that the new world champion, Magdeleine Vallieres, is in a romantic relationship with Belgian Cian Uijtdebroeks, the young rider with Visma-Lease a Bike. The news was spread, perhaps by mistake, by Victor Campenaerts during a Sporza interview after the young Canadian's success.

When asked if he was surprised by her victory, Campenaerts smiled and responded: "It's not a surprise for us, we know her qualities because she is Cian's girlfriend" - Campenaerts declared - "Sometimes Mag has trained with us and we know what she's capable of".

What was meant to remain a secret, or at least not be too publicized, thanks to the Belgian, ended up in millions of homes, and from house to house, the news ultimately became public knowledge.
Cian Uijtdebroeks finished 26th in Kigali yesterday, more than ten minutes behind winner Tadej Pogacar. After analyzing his race, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider also spoke about the women's road race, where his girlfriend surprisingly won the world championship jersey. "To be honest, I didn't sleep well last night because of her victory, as the adrenaline was still very high. It was incredible yesterday" - Uijtdebroeks said smiling - "Actually, we prepared together for this World Championship with some high-altitude training sessions. Yesterday was a super stressful day. She started from far away, and I thought: please, don't let yourself get carried away. She was extraordinary, and in the future, I'll ask her for some advice."