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Stage 6 was to be the day the GC standings were blown apart. Alberto Contador danced up La Madone d’Utelle to take 3rd in the stage. An exceptional day for Alberto who, with strong support from his Tinkoff teammates, sees the race move into its final day second in the […]
Tirreno-Adriatico’s points leader, Peter Sagan, further cemented his position after a spirited ride in stage 4 of the race, finishing 7th in the sprint in Foligno. In a stage that was to favor the all-rounders, Peter showed fighting spirit as he attacked the peloton before contesting the final bunch sprint. […]
“This is my second victory in WorldTour race and I think it is a very good way to start the season. I want to dedicate today’s win to my family, who make many sacrifices when I’m away from hom for long periods. Tomorrow we will race in Nice, that is […]
Neo-pro scored the biggest win of his road career so far, less than a week after conquering the Omnium world title 11-Mar-2016: On a day which started out with Zdenek Stybar in the blue jersey and Bob Jungels in the white one, five riders decided to make their presence felt […]
The disappointment of stage 3 behind the peloton, Paris-Nice had its first taste of the mountains today. With the bigger climbs too far from the finish to make an impact, Rafal Majka and Alberto Contador finished with the peloton after a lone breakaway took the stage win, with no time […]
With Peter Sagan starting stage 3 in the top ten of the GC, and on a course that would favour the sprinters, there was no doubt that this was going to be a day of action at Tirreno-Adriatico. In a bunch sprint in Montalto di Castro, Peter’s 4th place put […]
Two-time stage winner Michael Matthews successfully defended the yellow jersey again today in Paris-Nice taking third on a hilly stage five. Matthews gained a four second bonus for the podium finish and retains his lead going into the penultimate stage of the WorldTour race. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) took […]
Two-time Paris-Nice stage winner Michael Matthews placed fifth on stage four of the WorldTour race today, successfully retaining his lead of 14seconds in the general classification. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis Solutions Credits) took the stage honours in a fast bunch sprint after the 195.5km lumpy stage from Juliénas to Romans-sur-Isère. “Today was about saving energy,” […]
The 30-year-old won stage 2 and became the new overall leader of the race 10-Mar-2016: Thursday awaited the peloton with a 207-km long stage between Camaiore and Pomarance, which took the riders south for a perfectly flat first half of the stage, before the road became more undulating once the […]
On the day the race was to enter the mountains, Paris-Nice’s climbers were unable to make their mark with stage 3 cancelled after 93km due to severe weather conditions. The stage was beset by snow and rain, but on a day that showed early promise for Tinkoff riders, safety of […]
