8 April 2016 Spanish sprinter puts end into bad luck in the early spring, claims second victory of his 2016 season at Circuit de la Sarthe; Andalusian also 3rd overall A sore knee prevented him from reaching the end of Paris-Nice and reach his main early season goals in good […]
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Peter Sagan looking to continue Tinkoff’s monument momentum at Paris-Roubaix
Following on from his momentous win at the 100th Ronde van Vlaanderen, UCI World Champion Peter Sagan will lead Tinkoff at this weekend’s Paris-Roubaix. The 114th edition of the ‘Hell of the North’ will roll out on Sunday morning from Compiègne, covering 257.5km and 27 cobblestone sections before finishing in […]
Alberto Contador retains 5th in GC in Pais Vasco stage 4
The Vuelta al Pais Vasco entered the mountains proper today. On a stage that saw average gradients exceed 10% and maximum gradients approaching 30%, the riders were in for a brutal race. After a stage that saw Tinkoff riders test the GC leader throughout, and with attacks coming late in […]
Victory for Samuel Sánchez on Home Soil
07 April, 2016, Orio (ESP) Samuel Sánchez crossed the line with a look of pure happiness as he took the win on Stage 4 of Vuelta al Pais Vasco and claimed his first victory for the season. Stage 4 was nothing short of tough with 6 categorized climbs distributed over […]
Anton Vorobyev Sees Second Victory
Feeling motivated after yesterday’s time trial win, Team KATUSHA’s Anton Vorobyev went for a repeat performance on Thursday’s stage 3 in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. Vorobyev, age 25, made it two wins in as many days and brought the team tally to ten for the 2016 racing season. For […]
Young Erik Baška relishes team leader experience at Schedleprijs,Sagan DNF
The Classics continued today with the Scheldeprijs – the oldest race in the Flanders calendar. The 104th edition was again one for the sprinters, and after a fast, frenetic and testing final kilometre, the expected bunch sprint took place, with Tinkoff’s Erik Baška finishing in 20th, shortly after the race […]
Kittel Takes Record Fourth Win in Scheldeprijs
The German landed his seventh victory of the season in a race which will now be forever linked to his name. 06-Apr-2016: With two kilometers left of the 104th edition of Scheldeprijs, Etixx – Quick-Step hit the front with three riders, who were working to bring Marcel Kittel in an […]
Anton Vorobyev Seals Sarthe Win in time trial
It was a stage he looked forward to in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – a day Team KATUSHA’s Anton Vorobyev felt could be good for him, and he was right. Vorobyev conquered the short 6,8km flat course in Angers with a winning time of 8:11 to earn victory in […]
Alberto Contador retains 5th on GC after Fast Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage 3
Over a course that encouraged a quick tempo and even quicker descending, stage 3 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco got progressively faster in the race to the finish. With multiple breakaways and splits over the full distance of the stage the aim was to keep Alberto safe and to […]
Axeon Hagens Berman Announces Redlands Line-Up
The Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s line-up for this week’s Redlands Bicycle Classic includes Neilson Powless, who finished on the podium Sunday at the San Dimas Stage Race. The second event on the new USA Cycling Pro Road Tour begins Wednesday in Redlands, California, and includes three road races (Wednesday, […]
