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Bakelants Win

Jan Bakelants in Yellow

With 1800 meters to go Jan Bakelants seized the moment to attack his breakaway group and challenge for the win in the 100th Tour de France. Known as a rider who always attacks and willingly takes his chances, Bakelants, 27, took the win by one second and in doing so, […]

2013 Paris-Nice Stage 6

French victory in the sixth stage of Paris-Nice 11 riders for a while put a spotlight on today’s 220 km stage of Paris-Nice from Manosque to Nice on the French Mediterranean coast. But as the terrain became ever steeper towards the end of the stage, more dropped back to the […]

2013 Paris-Nice Stage 5

Roche tried but Gates took the stage in Paris-Nice Cyril Lemoine (SOJ), Paolo Longo Borghini (CAN), Thierry Hupond (ARG) and Jens Voigt (RLT) were in the long breakaway on the 176 km long fifth of the Paris-Nice from the old papal city, Chateauneuf de Pape, to the final climb, La […]

De Jongh new sports director at Team Saxo-Tinkoff

Team Saxo-Tinkoff and Steven de Jongh has entered into an agreement that the experienced Dutchman starts as sports director of the team.  39-year-old de Jongh begins his new position immediately, after having been sports director for Team Sky in the past three years. Team owner Bjarne Riis said: “To complete […]