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.” […]
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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 […]
Alexander Kristoff makes double in Tour of Qatar
Alexander Kristoff made a victorious double in the Tour of Qatar, winning his second stage of this race. Today Team Katusha’s leader won the fourth stage in Mesaieed, outsprinting Slovakian Champion Peter Sagan from Tinkoff-Saxo and Nikias Arndt from Giant-Alpecin. – It was a lot of head wind during the […]
Tour of Qatar Stage 3 ITT: Terpstra Back in Gold
7th Road Win for Team in 2015 10-Feb-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Niki Terpstra, 2014 winner of Tour of Qatar, put himself back in the Gold jersey following the 2015 10.9km Stage 3 ITT in Lusail on Tuesday. The Dutch rider finished 8″ faster than 2nd place Fabian Cancellara (Trek […]
Peter Sagan grabs white jersey after ferocious crosswind battle in Qatar
Tinkoff-Saxo has secured a good starting point before the crucial time trial on stage 3 at Tour of Qatar. Both Peter Sagan and Maciej Bodnar finished in the decimated and select front group at stage 2 and are now 7th and 10th respectively in the GC. Sagan also takes over […]
Alexander Kristoff gives Katusha its first victory of the season
TOUR OF QATAR 2015 One of the most difficult stages in the history of the Tour of Qatar became the most successful one for the Russian WorldTour Team Katusha. The Team’s leader Alexander Kristoff won the second stage of the race, bringing to Katusha its first victory of the 2015 […]
Tour of Qatar, Stage 2: Two In Top 10
Tour of Qatar, Stage 2: Two In Top 10Al Khor Corniche, Qatar – Greg Van Avermaet finished third and Marcus Burghardt was eighth for the BMC Racing Team as both moved into the top 10 overall Monday on a chaotic, wind-swept Stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar. Ahead of […]
