The Bigla-Katusha rider had ridden faultlessly to be with the front group on the road when eventual winner Annemeik Van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) attacked to go solo and win. Banks helped power the chase with Van Vleuten never allowed far up the road, but was distanced over the top of the Bosberg.
Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) attacked just as Banks was throwing her mud-soaked glasses to the crowd.
“It was a half-second hesitation and lapse of concentration that led to me not being able to hold the wheel but I continued to fight and I refused to let the group behind catch me,” she said.
Continue reading your story on the app
Continue reading your story in the magazine
Mieke Kröger's Paris-Roubaix Felt FR
German national road and track champion's Hell of the North race bike
Wahoo Powrlink Zero power meter pedals £849.99
A power meter version of the iconic lollipop pedal was something Speedplay users had been looking forward to for years and I'll give the game away right now and say they won't be disappointed
THE CW BIG FITNESS PROJECT 2022
With our participants all now recovered from Covid, the season can finally start in earnest...
OPINION - Yorkshire is a beautiful place to get cramp
It’s been a while since I’ve written on these pages and a lot has happened, most importantly I’m back living in Yorkshire full time.
Women's Tour heads up Black Mountain
Full stage details for the whole June race revealed
Hayter and Henderson step up
British champions claim the biggest wins of their career
Giro d'Italia 2022
Kicking off in stunning Budapest and finishing in fair Verona, the first Grand Tour of the year is set to be a beautiful race
Flying doctor takes Scottish Champs '10'
Douglas Watson also crowned men's champion
Wood leads British medal haul in Glasgow
on the Olympian's return to the track after spell road proves successful, reports Vern Pitt
Time trial entries slump sparks concern
CTT survey attempts to find the cause of low entry numbers, reports James Shrubsall
CHAMPION GLADIATOR
THE MOJAVE TRIM PACKAGE GOES ANYWHERE AND GETS THERE FASTER
LABOUR OF LOVE FOR ODDBALL CLASSICS
Old bikes are great, until you ride them. The only exception, in my experience, was a 1942 Harley WLA, a sweet and gentle ride which was a gem compared to a scary 1948 Panhead with a suicide clutch, a 1978 Electra Glide which was like trying to control a 345kg blancmange, and a Ural which was, er, agricultural.
How COVID-19 Has Accelerated Digitalisation In The F&B Industry
When Malaysia first took notice of the COVID-19 pandemic, not many businesses in the country were prepared to strap themselves for unprecedented times. The first nationwide lockdown declared in March 2020 subsequently became the first step to a challenging journey for F&B businesses.
Air we go!
On Saturday 29 May at 6pm, 240 drivers gathered with their trucks at South Mimms Services for a parade to raise vital money for Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance
Hybrid chicken
BSA Bantams come in many forms, and the ability to interchange parts between different models permits an almost endless number of variants.
Wisdom of the greats
Tom Payne reveals the tricks to great shooting he has learned from watching some of the true masters of our sport in action
COMFORTABLY NUMB
Games understand the human experience of boredom as well as any psychologist
Faster, higher, stronger
This month, the world’s greatest athletes should have gathered in Tokyo but without that spectacle to enjoy, The Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Alan Wright looks at some of nature’s superstars
The joker in the pack
Played with friends, family or in solitude, there are few things as familiar as a pack of cards. Yasha Beresiner explores this form of entertainment, propaganda tool and, sometimes, work of art
City of arts and crafts
Bruges, Belgium