Zélande, The Netherlands – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen gained time on some of the overall contenders at the Tour de France Sunday while teammate Rohan Dennis slipped out of the lead as rain and strong winds split the peloton. Van Garderen finished 11th and moved up to eighth […]
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Contador cautious after gaining ground at Tour de France – Sagan 2nd after hectic stage
Tinkoff-Saxo and team captain Alberto Contador took 1’24” on many GC rivals, as stage 2 turned into a proper chase after several splits in the peloton had caught many favorites behind. After having pulled the front group in support of Contador, Peter Sagan sprinted to 2nd place, one inch off […]
Dennis Wins Tour Opener At Record Speed
Utrecht, The Netherlands – BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis piloted his BMC timemachine TM01 to the fastest average speed in Tour de France history in winning Saturday’s opening stage individual time trial. Dennis averaged 55.45 kilometers an hour over the 13.8-km course through the streets of Utrecht, The Netherlands, to […]
Tour de France Stage 1: Martin 2nd in the Scorching Heat
04-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin finished 2nd, 5″ down on winner Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) in the 13.8km Le Tour de France Stage 1 individual time trial in Utrecht on Saturday. Dennis won with a time of 14’56” (55.446km/h), which was 6″ faster than Fabian Cancellara (Trek […]
Contador satisfied with sensations at Grand Depart of Tour de France
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador finishes 46th on the opening 13.8km TT at Tour de France, 15 seconds off last year’s winner Nibali. According to the team captain, he is satisfied with the sensations on the fast parcours, where stage winner Rohan Dennis set the fastest average speed in a Tour time […]
Simon Yates impressive, Tuft top finisher in opening Tour de France time trial
After much anticipation, the 2015 Tour de France got underway in Utrecht today, Canadian Svein Tuft the top finisher for ORICA-GreenEDGE in the 13.8km individual time trial. Tuft crossed the finish line 45seconds behind Rohan Dennis’ (BMC Racing) winning time of 14minutes 56seconds to claim 25th position on the first […]
Valverde and Quintana Talk About Upcoming Tour
Quintana, Valverde reflect on their feelings during the Movistar Team press conference prior to Saturday’s start of the 2015 Tour de France Packed with an amount of media and expectation almost never seen in the squad’s history, the Movistar Team duo Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde spoke to the media […]
DSM’S DYNEEMA FIBER POWERS TEAM GIANT-ALPECIN’S SHORTS IN TOUR DE FRANCE
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company and Team Giant-Alpecin today announced that the team’s riders will wear new protective cycling shorts in this year’s Tour de France. The new shorts feature a new fabric containing Dyneema® fiber to provide increased protection to the thighs. DSM and […]
TEN-DAY GIRO ROSA HAS IT ALL
Matera, Italy – 29 June, 2015 – Velocio-SRAM are ready to race in the 26th edition of the Giro Rosa, the longest women’s stage race on the calendar. The ten-day stage race from 3-12 July starts with a prologue and opening road stage in Slovenia, before moving to the roads […]
2015 Giro d’Italia Femminile
RACE PREVIEW: JUNE 29 – JULY 7GIRO D’ITALIA INTERNAZIONALE FEMMINILE (2.1) ORICA-AIS name eight-woman team for Giro Rosa ORICA-AIS has named the eight riders to line up for the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, the only women’s Grand Tour of the season, starting on Friday. The Australian outfit will field a […]