The Classics continue with the oldest race in the Flanders calendar. The 104th edition of the Scheldeprijs takes place in Belgium on Wednesday and is set to be one of the fastest races of the year. A favourite for the sprinters – the race usually ends in a bunch sprint […]
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Vuelta al Pais Vasco Begins
Alberto Contador finished with the bunch in the first stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, followed closely by Roman Kreuziger. The Spanish rider, who has won the race on three occasions, took the same time as the bunch. While the first stage saw some early breakaways, Tinkoff worked to […]
Van Avermaet Medical Update
04 April, 2016 Roeselare (BEL) BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer, Dr Max Testa has provided the following update on Greg Van Avaermaet following his crash at Ronde van Vlaanderen. “Greg underwent surgery on Sunday evening to secure his fractured right collarbone. The surgery, performed by Doctor Tom Claes of […]
A Day to Forget for BMC Racing Team
03 April, 2016, Roeselare (BEL) The 100th edition of Ronda van Vlaanderen was one that BMC Racing Team had its sights set on from the beginning of the year. A brutal crash brought those hopes crashing down, forcing Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Schaer, Marcus Burghardt and Manuel Quinziato to abandon. […]
VanMarcke 3rd at 100th Tour of Flanders
LottoNL-Jumbo’s Belgian claimed his second career podium in the Monument after an impressive performance with Infinito CV Belgian Sep Vanmarcke (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) rode impressively his Bianchi Infinito CV at the 100th Tour of Flanders, taking third in Oudernaarde after 255,9 km on Sunday April 3rd, and securing his second career podium […]
Axeon’s Tao Geoghegan Hart Wins Trofeo Piva
Col San Martino, Italy – Tao Geoghegan Hart won a three-up sprint Sunday to capture Trofeo Piva and deliver the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team its second victory in less than a week. The British rider who turned 21 years old on Wednesday out-sprinted Swiss Under 23 road champion Patrick […]
Erviti, 7th and a place in history
©Bettini Imanol rides 180km among the leaders at today’s Tour of Flanders, matching the very best on the tortuous climbs and pavé sections to achieve the first cobbled classic Top 10 in the Movistar Team’s long history – and becoming only the second Spanish rider, after Juan Antonio Flecha, to […]
Sagan takes first Monument with solo breakaway to Ronde van Vlaanderen victory
Peter Sagan won Ronde van Vlaanderen in style today, taking the win after a solo breakaway 15km from the finish on the Paterberg climb. The UCI World Champion took his first Monument victory, finishing an exceptionally tough race twenty-five seconds ahead of his rivals. Seven sectors of pave cobblestones, eighteen […]
Three in a row for ORICA-GreenEDGE as Matthews wins La Rioja
2016 Paris-Nice green jersey champion Michael Matthews has won the 56th Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja today, taking the sprint by a whisker after ORICA-GreenEDGE brought back the breakaway in the final ten kilometres of the race. The third victory in three years for ORICA-GreenEDGE at the Spanish race and […]
Alberto Contador returns to Pais Vasco in search of fourth GC victory
The three-time winner of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco – or ‘Tour of the Basque Country’ – returns to the race for its 56th edition. Alberto Contador, who won the race in 2014, 2009 and 2008 will lead a Tinkoff roster fresh from strong performances at the Volta Ciclista a […]
