Eight riders will go to the final World Tour event of June, which this year celebrates its 80th edition. 09-Jun-2016: Created in 1933 and raced over nine days, the Tour de Suisse earned a place in the cycling calendar as one of the most important stage races out there – […]
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Lotto Tour de Suisse 2016
The day after tomorrow, Saturday 11 June, Lotto Soudal will stand at the start of the nine-day stage race Tour de Suisse. This year the WorldTour race is working together with Velon. During the live broadcast data of the riders will be shown. Lotto Soudal is very pleased with the […]
Contador Safe on Stage 3 of the Dauphine
On a day earmarked as a chance for the sprinters, the longest stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné had only one thing standing in their way – a short but steep second category climb around 20km from the finish in Tournon-sur-Rhône. In spite of the best efforts of the Dauphiné’s […]
Independent Panel Grants Motion to Postpone in Danielson Case
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 7, 2016) – The American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel overseeing the case of cyclist Tom Danielson has granted a motion made by Mr. Danielson’s counsel to postpone his arbitration hearing. Mr. Danielson will remain provisionally suspended, and the hearing originally scheduled for June, will move to […]
Jesús Herrada Comes of Age
7 June 2016 25-year-old ex-Spanish champion claims first WorldTour victory with outstanding sprint in Chalmazel’s uphill finish, claims his first win in 2016 – and the Movistar Team’s 22nd, with nine different riders – to jump into 5th overall in Critérium du Dauphiné GCHe had claimed victories in nearly every […]
Contador Keeps GC Lead
After a strong performance on yesterday’s prologue, Alberto Contador started today with the yellow jersey on his shoulders. On a day that was marked out as likely to end in a sprint finish, it was a straightforward affair for Alberto and the Tinkoff riders to defend the jersey. Keeping safe […]
Movistar12-man shorlist for Tour de France Unveiled
3 June 2016 Nairo Quintana leads Movistar Team’s pre-selection for ‘Grande Boucle’; official, nine-man group to be decided after the National Championships in Europe, in three weeks’ timeMovistar Team unveils on Friday a twelve-man shortlist Eusebio Unzué has made official just a month before the 103rd Tour de France starts […]
El Pistolero Contador Takes Dauphiné Prologue Win in Style
The much-anticipated Critérium du Dauphiné began today with a formidable uphill prologue. The route to Le Mont Chery from Les Gets featured gradients of over 20% – a course that would soon mark out who was on form and who wasn’t. As one of the last riders out, Tinkoff’s leader, […]
Porte Second on Brutal Critérium du Dauphiné Prologue
5 June, 2016, Les Gets (FRA) Richie Porte powered to second place on the tough opening prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné, crossing the line six seconds behind winner Alberto Contador (Tinkoff). The 3.9 kilometer course was a brutal first test of the legs, with gradients of 15 percent at […]
David Canada Dies
David Canada racing the 2005 Tour de France, ©Beth Schneider Photo Spanish cyclist David Canada has died in the Towcar Ports Ribagorza Grand Fondo in his home region of Aragon. He and another rider crashed into each other and he fell hard when he landed on his head. He later […]
