175km was the distance between Castelfidardo and today’s finish in Senigalllia. The first half of the course was undulating, while the last 80 km of the course were flat and suited to a sprint finish. After the start, a group of 6 riders was able to get away quickly, but […]
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SOREN KRAGH ANDERSEN TAKES HIS CHANCE
Soren Kragh Andersen became the first Danish stage winner of the Tour de France since Magnus Cort two years ago. He also delivered Team Sunweb their second stage victory after Marc Hirschi on stage 12. Tiesj Benoot paved the way for his attack at the 3km to go mark. It’s […]
Trek-Segafredo wins the opening TTT at the Giro Rosa
The Trek-Segafredo women’s team claimed the opening team time trial at the 31st Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, informally known as the Giro Rosa, and laid claim to the first leader’s jersey of the nine-day race. Italian Elisa Longo Borghini was the first of the team across the finish line and […]
EBU Members Shrug Off Covid to Record Top Tour de France TV Viewing Numbers
EBU Members are posting impressive live free-to-air viewing figures across Europe for their coverage of this year’s Tour de France, which entered its second week on Tuesday 8 September after Monday’s rest day. Any fears that viewing might be adversely affected by the race’s enforced postponement in the international sporting […]
DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS
September 11 th 2020 DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS Dani Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) sealed the first Colombian stage victory of the 107th Tour de France as he managed to beat the Bora-Hansgrohe duo formed of Maximilian Schachmann and Lennard Kämna atop the unprecedented and spectacular finish […]
Simon Yates conquers the Queen stage to move into the overall lead at Tirreno Adriatico
Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates showed the first signs of top form today, attacking with four kilometers to go to take a spectacular solo victory on today’s Queen stage at Tirreno Adriatico. Yates crossed the line with a 16-second advantage over Rafal Majka (BORA-hansgrohe) on the summit finish, which […]
FIRST EVER ISRAELI VICTORY AT A UCI RACE!
Itamar Einhorn’s historic victory in Poland (Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc) – the first-ever for an Israeli rider in a UCI European race – was a symbolic milestone for us all. Itamar Einhorn: “For me, the significance of this victory is huge. I finally broke the barrier. Now it’s my job […]
HIRSCHI, FINALLY…
After finishing second and third of stages in his first participation to the Tour de France, Marc Hirschi, 22, became the first Swiss rider to win a stage since his mentor Fabian Cancellara as he soloed to victory 30km before the end of stage 12 in the small town of […]
Hamilton attacks on to take his first WorldTour victory at Tirreno Adriatico
24-year-old Lucas Hamilton took his opportunity in the final of today’s first mountain stage at Tirreno Adriatico, attacking away from the general classification group, before winning a two-up sprint to claim his first WorldTour victory. Mitchelton-SCOTT found themselves in a dream position with numbers to their advantage in the final […]
Team Sunweb continue their winning streak with a Tour de France stage win
From before lockdown with magnificent performances in Australia and Paris-Nice, to great shows at Milano Sanremo, Bretagne Classic and the early stages of the Tour de France, Team Sunweb put the icing on top of the cake today with an incredible stage victory for debutant Marc Hirschi on stage twelve […]