Tinkoff-Saxo’s GC captain Rafal Majka took an important step in the overall classification on stage 2 of Tour of Oman. The 195km stage finished off with a roaring pace within the last kilometers with two steep ramps that sparked an array of attacks dropping several race favorites. Majka finished 7th, […]
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Volta ao Algarve Stage 1: Meersman Wins in Albufeira
Stybar, Kwiatkowski 5th and 9th After Great Leadout 18-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Gianni Meersman was victorious in a bunch sprint finale of an up-and-down, 166.7km Stage 1 of Volta ao Algarve on Wednesday. A four-rider breakaway was caught with about 16km to go in the stage from Lagos to Albufeira, […]
Javi Moreno rings the bell in Andalucía
February 18, 2015 | Madrid Andalusian from Movistar Team beats all race favourites in Coria del Río TT; claims Blues’ 5th success in 2015, with five different riders, only 31 days after their season debut The brilliant winning streak of the Movistar Team in the beginning of the 2015 does […]
Alberto Contador takes overall lead in Vuelta a Andalucía
Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Alberto Contador took over the leader’s jersey in Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol after finishing 4th on the 8.2km technical time trial. Tinkoff-Saxo concludes the second split stage of day 1 with three riders in the top ten of the general classification. After receiving the […]
Claude Criquillon Dies of a Brain Hemmorhage
Claude Criquillon passed away yesterday after suffering a cerebral vascular accident. He was 58. His racing career went from 1979 to 1991. He was taken to the hospital on Sunday and died today. Criquillon racing the 1988 Giro di Lombardia He was deputy mayor in the Belgian city of […]
Armstrong loses court case, ordered to pay ten million dollars to SCA Promotions
Lance Armstrong was ordered to pay ten million dollars to SCA Promotions, the company that had been fighting what they paid to the Postal team ever since they had to pay it in the first place. They say that Armstrong engaged in “an unparalleled pageant of international perjury, fraud and conspiracy.” […]
Tour of Qatar Stage 6: Terpstra Wins Second Straight Gold Jersey
Etixx – Quick-Step Wins Team Classification 13-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra took home the Gold jersey as overall winner at Tour of Qatar for the second consecutive season, winning with an advantage of 6″ over Maciej Bodnar (Tinkoff-Saxo) and 9″ over Alexander Kristoff (Katusha). Teammates of Terpstra did a […]
Tinkoff Qatar Finish
This year’s edition of Tour of Qatar was sealed today in Doha and the overall classification was equally decided. Tinkoff-Saxo’s Maciej Bodnar finished 2nd in the general classification just six seconds behind race winner Niki Terpstra. The final stage was concluded in a final sprinter’s duel, where Peter Sagan finished […]
Alexander Kristoff takes hat-trick in Qatar
Alexander Kristoff continues his victorious performances in Qatar. Today the Team Katusha leader took his third victory, winning the 5th stage of the Tour of Qatar in Madinat ash-Samal. At the finish line Kristoff again beat Peter Sagan from Tinkoff-Saxo and Nikias Arndt from Giant-Alpecin. – Honestly, today I was […]
Peter Sagan one wheel-length away from stage win in Qatar – Bodnar closes in on race lead
A mere wheel-length separated Tinkoff-Saxo and Peter Sagan from the win on stage 4 of Tour of Qatar. The Slovak champion and team captain broke out of the slipstream of his rivals in the final sprint and surged for the line but missed less than a half meter to Alexander […]