After his ninth place on yesterday’s second stage, Tinkoff’s young sprinter Erik Baška went one place better to take eighth this morning at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, a short 111.5km split stage with the final individual time trial to follow this afternoon. After an early break of six, the stage was […]
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Etixx – Quick-Step to Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Team is ready for the ninth World Tour event of the season. 31-Mar-2016: Around one century ago, some of the characters from Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” ditched Paris in the summer for a holiday to Pamplona during the town’s famous bull fighting fiesta, but not before going fishing […]
Another top ten for Tinkoff in Stage 2 bunch sprint at De Panne with Erik Baška
At the end of another nervous stage at Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, Tinkoff’s young sprinter Erik Baška came over the line in ninth position after a hard day out battling climbs and crosswinds. In a strong position coming into the final few kilometres, Erik slipped backwards and had to come from […]
Van Avermaet Ready for Ronde van Vlaanderen Battle
29 March 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) After a strong start to the season, Greg Van Avermaet will lead a motivated BMC Racing Team at the 100th edition of Ronde van Vlaanderen this Sunday. BMC Racing Team Sports Director Fabio Baldato said Ronde van Vlaanderen is one of the biggest […]
Ruben Guerreiro Wins G.P. Palio del Recioto
Negrar, Italy – Ruben Guerreiro scored Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s first victory of its European campaign Tuesday when he captured the 55th edition of G.P. Palio del Recioto. The 21-year-old from Portugal pumped both fists as he crossed the line to celebrate his win in the 143.2-kilometer Italian Under […]
Alexander Kristoff sprints to race lead at De Panne
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 […]
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 […]
