February 8 , 2015 | Madrid ©Tinkoff Sports Spaniard makes prodigious sprint in Sealine Beach to claim opening stage and leader’s jersey in Tour of Qatar, taking Movistar Team’s victory account up to already four in 2015 José Joaquín Rojas profited on Sunday from a bunch sprint with no real […]
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Peter Sagan 4th in sprint finish despite bad crash at Tour of Qatar
Tinkoff-Saxo’s captain Peter Sagan finished 4th on stage 1 of Tour of Qatar, as the team took on its third race of the season – however not as planned. Mid-stage on the 128km route, Peter Sagan crashed hard due to a small rock on the road surface. In spite of […]
Ewan two from two, ORICA-GreenEDGE three from three at Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Neo-pro sprinter Caleb Ewan has claimed his second consecutive victory at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour this afternoon. The victory is the third in as many stages for ORICA-GreenEDGE following Cameron Meyer’s win on the first stage. Finishing safely in the bunch, despite a nervous day littered with crashes, Meyer […]
Uran Powers to Convincing Colombian National TT Championship
07-Feb-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Rigoberto Uran’s goal was to win the 40.6km Colombian National TT Championship on Saturday, so he could bring the Colombian colors on his back into his first races in Europe this season. Rigo smashed his goal, winning with a time of 51’20”, more […]
Dubai Tour Stage 4: Cavendish Double Win After Phenomenal Leadout
Two Stage Wins in Four Stages 07-Feb-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step Cycling Team and Mark Cavendish performed perfectly in the final stage in the Dubai Tour. There was a double reward waiting at the finish line after great teamwork and an outstanding leadout. At the start of 128km Stage 4, Mark […]
Valgren secures white jersey on final day of Dubai Tour – Boaro 9th overall
Tinkoff-Saxo finished off Dubai Tour on a high note. That is the verdict from directeur sportif Nicki Sørensen after stage 4 that saw Michael Valgren win the overall young rider classification, while Manuele Boaro rode his way back into the GC after a great effort in the breakaway. The final […]
Podium finish against ‘big towers’
February 7, 2015 | Dubai Juanjo Lobato keeps claiming the spot between the world’s top sprinters, takes 3rd overall in Dubai Tour after third place finish in front of Burj Khalifa. Great week for Movistar Team as Alejandro Valverde finishes in 4th GC As Mark Cavendish (EQS) took overall honours […]
BMC Racing Team Wins Dubai Tour Team Title
Burj Khalifa, United Arab Emirates – The BMC Racing Team captured the team classification at the Dubai Tour for the second straight year Saturday while past world road champion Philippe Gilbert finished eighth overall. Joining Gilbert on the winning team was Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, Stefan Küng, Klaas Lodewyck, Daniel […]
Michael Mørkøv after new record: “The track makes me a better rider”
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Michael Mørkøv won the prestigious track cycling event Copenhagen SixDay’s Tuesday night. At the same time he made history by becoming the most winning Danish rider of all time in the race with five wins in total. The powerful Dane, who’s been on Tinkoff-Saxo for seven seasons, is perhaps […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Tour of Qatar
06-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step has announced the selection that will participate in Tour of Qatar, a 784.4km stage race from February 8th until February 13th. The race is known for its flat stages, but also its winds that can change the scenario of any stage, at any time. Tom Boonen, who […]