21st April 2018 Local hero notches up Movistar Team’s second win in 2018 with superb attack into final lap of Trofeo Roldán; Alba Teruel (2nd) completes splendid race for BluesThey raced with only three members as most of their team-mates were in Belgium for Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. But still, the Movistar […]
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Porte Set to Lead BMC Racing Team at Tour de Romandie
21 April, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Richie Porte will team up with Tejay van Garderen once again when he returns to the start line at the Tour de Romandie next week, one year after taking overall victory at the UCI WorldTour stage race. A strong and well-rounded line-up will […]
ALAPHILIPPE: “LIÈGE-BASTOGNE-LIÈGE IS A RACE THAT’S CLOSE TO MY HEART”
The Flèche Wallonne victor, Max Schachmann and Philippe Gilbert talked with the media two days before the oldest Monument on the calendar. Friday afternoon, in the beautiful surroundings of Lanaken, the Quick-Step Floors riders who are set to take on the grueling Liège-Bastogne-Liège met the journalists and shared their thoughts […]
Padun took a solo win in Innsbruck and Pozzovivo is second overall
Innsbruck (Austria) April 20th – The rainbow shines for BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team today in Innsbruck, finish of the final stage of the Tour of the Alps and city that will host the 2018 World Championships in September. The “Capital of the Alps” crowns our young rider Mark Padun, […]
The Tour of the Alps speaks French: it’s Thibaut Pinot’s feast
The Groupama-FDJ managed to defend the lead in the final stage ending in Innsbruck, taking home the overall success he had barely missed in 2017. Final podium for Pozzovivo and Lopez, final stage win for Padun A beautiful 2018 Tour of the Alps found its worthy conclusion today, Friday April […]
Barbero opens his 2018 account in Castilla y León
20th April 2018 Spanish sprinter gets through difficult, windy opener to Salamanca; dominates final sprint to claim ‘double 14’ of career pro wins and Movistar Team triumphs this seasonFollowing six top-ten finishes in the early season -including a 2nd place on stage three of the Vuelta a Andalucía-, Carlos Barbero […]
Why we love Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Our cobbles squad will tell you that Paris-Roubaix is the hardest one-day race on the WorldTour calendar. The Ardennes crew? They insist Liège is the single day standard. Sunday’s race will likely not settle this argument, but the fourth Monument of the season will inevitably produce an exhilarating race with […]
Thibaut Pinot king of 2018 Tour of the Alps
Groupama FDJ’s athlete is the winner of the euro-regional cycling event as Mark Padun wins the last stage in Innsbruck Thibaut Pinot claimed the overall success of the 2018 Tour of the Alps, after the second place achieved last year. Groupama FDJ’s athlete maintained the overall leadership conquered in Meran, […]
Lance Armstrong USPS Suit Settled
As reported by various sources today including the New York Times, Associated Press and ESPN, Armstrong settled the government case brought against him by Floyd Landis for $5 million. Originally they were seeking $100 million. Armstrong racing Plateau de Beille, 2004 Tour de France This settlement ended years of legal […]
LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE 2018 A NEW “ALAF” ARISES
Alaphilippe Key points Ø Defending champion Alejandro Valverde will start the race on Sunday morning with race number 1 pinned to his jersey and the ambition to win his fifth Liège–Bastogne–Liège. However, his nemesis at the Flèche Wallonne, Julian Alaphilippe, claimed his first big victory in a one-day race and, […]