With a tremendous turn of speed at the end of a long day, Team KATUSHA’s Alexander Kristoff held off a duo of challengers to earn the victory in Zottegem on Tuesday for stage 1 of the 40th Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde. At 198,2 km, the stage began in De Panne with […]
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Juraj Sagan eighth on tough windswept opening stage in De Panne
Juraj Sagan (younger brother of Peter Sagan) raced to eighth place on the opening day of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, a tough, windy 198.2km stage taking the riders from the coastal town of De Panne down to Zottegem over 11 Hellingen, including two ascents of the infamous Muur van Geraardsbergen. […]
Viacheslav Kuznetsov takes prized podium position in cobbled classic
With a big turn of speed in the closing meters of Sunday’s 243 km Gent-Wevelgem, Team KATUSHA’s Viacheslav Kuznetsov began his sprint against some of the biggest names in cycling. The Russian cyclist managed to hold on for a fine third place on the day, marking a first World Tour […]
Sagan sprints to first victory in UCI World Champion’s jersey at Gent-Wevelgem
A stunning victory for Peter Sagan today as he took his first win in the rainbow stripes of the UCI World Champion’s jersey at Gent-Wevelgem. In the second of the four cobblestone classics, and in a contrast to his win in 2013 which he won after a solo breakaway, Peter […]
Alberto Contador takes second in Volta a Catalunya GC after spirited week of racing
With seven seconds separating Alberto from the GC lead going into the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya, the race was still on. On a final stage that started and finished in Barcelona, the race saw rapid, attacking riding from all of the teams. Tinkoff’s team leader finished the […]
Alexey Tsatevich claims his first WorldTour Win
As the most active rider of Team KATUSHA this week in Catalunya, Alexey Tsatevich finally found his luck on Sunday. After a number of Top-10 placements, today Tsatevich won his first ever WorldTour race, taking a nice win at the final stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. KATUSHA’s rider […]
Nairo, a Marvel in Catalunya
27 March 2016 After resisting repeated attacks by his rivals on a thrilling final circuit around Montjuïc, Movistar Team’s Colombian prodigy Nairo Quintana added overall victory in the 2016 Volta a Catalunya to his two previous WorldTour one-week race wins, the 2013 Tour of the Basque Country and the 2015 […]
Axeon Hagens Berman Wins Volta ao Alentejo Team Title
Évora, Portugal – The Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team placed three riders in the top 12 overall Sunday at the Volta ao Alentejo on the way to winning the team classification. Tao Geoghegan Hart of Great Britain was sixth, American Logan Owen was 11th and Latvian Under 23 national road […]
MILANO SANREMO: HUGE PARTY FOR DEMARE!
Arnaud Demare delivers! Maser (Treviso), 19 March, 2016 – With a very long, extraordinarily powerful sprint, Demare left behind all the fierce competition, crossing the Sanremo finish line with arms in the air after an almost 300 km ride. The French rider was over the moon. He showed up for […]
Peter Sagan’s hopes of Milano-Sanremo glory falter in finale
As the first Monument of the season, the racing at the 107th Milano-Sanremo was always going to be fast and frenetic. In a race that saw strong efforts from the team to deliver Peter Sagan to Sanremo, a crash a few hundred metres before the finish threw the World Champion […]
