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The, on paper, exciting stage 5 of the Tour of Oman got a bit too exciting as sandstorms, heavy winds and extreme temperatures raised serious concerns for rider safety before and during the stage. Consequently the stage was first shortened, later neutralized and then completely canceled. Sean Yates, leading sport […]
Tinkoff-Saxo met the GC ambitions set by the team before the start of Tour of Oman, as Rafal Majka climbed to 4th place in the overall leadership on the queen stage of the race. Majka finished 4th atop the steep 5.7km climb to Green Mountain behind stage winner Rafael Valls. […]
Alberto Contador lit the afterburners and climbed to stage win on the steep Alto de Hazallanas in Vuelta a Andalucía. The Spanish captain of Tinkoff-Saxo followed up on a stage-long team effort by surprising his rivals with an early attack. Contador crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of main […]
20-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin won the 19km Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT by less than a second over Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida), and was three seconds faster than race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). Martin averaged 52.174km/h along the up-and-down parcours. The German TT Champion was also accompanied […]
Green Mountain, Oman – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen climbed his way into second overall Friday at the Tour of Oman with a runner-up finish to Rafael Valls (Lampre-Merida) on the ascent of Green Mountain. When van Garderen attacked in the final two kilometers, only Valls could follow. But […]
Tinkoff-Saxo took control of stage 2 of Vuelta a Andalucía and rode in front to discourage possible attacks on the undulating 195km route. The team kept overall race leader Alberto Contador safe and the Spaniard retained his red jersey ahead of the Andalusia queen stage Friday. Despite the stage being […]
February 19, 2015 | Madrid Andalusian from Movistar Team repeats action and result from Australia’s dominant performance to claim stage two in Ruta del Sol, take Blues’ sixth success of the 2015 season. Intxausti now in 2nd overall As he simulated a phone call with his right hand, a tribute […]
TOUR OF OMAN 2015 Team Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff is so far one of the most successful riders of the year. In Al Mussanah Sports City the Norvegian rider took already his fourth victory of the young 2015 season. In Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman Kristoff was the fastest […]
Al Bustan, Oman – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet matched his best result of the season Wednesday with third place in the uphill finish of Stage 2 at the Tour of Oman. Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) overtook Van Avermaet just before the finish line and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar […]
Fabian Cancellara sprinted to victory in the 195-kilometer stage two at the Tour of Oman Wednesday. The stage, which started at Al Hazm Castle, ended with the three-kilometer Al Jissah climb that topped out five kilometers from the finish. An attack by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) drew out the strongest climbing […]
