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5 July, 2017, La Planche des Belles Filles (FRA) The first summit finish of the Tour de France delivered a thrilling showdown between the General Classification contenders on the steep La Planche des Belles Filles climb which saw Richie Porte cross the line in fourth place. BMC Racing Team controlled […]
Philippe Gilbert spent his birthday in the breakaway and got rewarded with the red bib for most aggressive rider of the stage. 05-Jul-2017: On the first uphill test of the Tour de France, which came much earlier this year than in the past, Dan Martin powered to an impressive second […]
The Tour de France took on a different character today, as the race saw its first big climbs, giving riders a taste of what to expect from the mountains later in the race. The GC riders and climbers relished the chance to stretch their legs, with last year’s Maillot à […]
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified today, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially. Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final […]
4 July, 2017, Vittel (FRA) A hectic bunch sprint on stage 4, marred with multiple crashes in the final kilometer, played out after a calm day of racing as the peloton gears up for the first mountain finish on stage 5. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Wanty- Groupe Gobert) attacked after KM […]
Vittel, Tuesday, 4th July – Arnaud Démare stormed to victory in stage 4 of the 104th Tour de France as he fended off Peter Sagan and Alexander Kristoff in a bunch gallop in Vittel. Two crashes in the last kilometer prevented some sprinters from contesting the victory. Geraint Thomas retained […]
The terrible weather gave way to blue skies today, and the impact on the peloton in today’s Tour de France stage was clear – the BORA-hansgrohe team did themselves proud, pushing hard the entire day before ferrying the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, to the line to take his first […]
3 July, 2017, Longwy (FRA) BMC Racing Team put in a dominant display of racing in the finale of Tour de France stage 3 with Greg Van Avermaet and Richie Porte testing their legs on the uphill finish in Longwy. After some hesitation from the peloton in the opening 10km […]
Düsseldorf, Monday 3rd July – After the unfortunate crash on the Opening Stage of Tour de France, BAHRAIN MERIDA’s GC rider Ion Izagirre had to stay in Düsseldorf hospital, with the lumbar vertebral fracture. Team’s doctor Luca Pollastri informed us in the afternoon: “This morning Ion went under surgery for […]
Quick-Step Floors’ fantastic work throughout the nervous stage 2 was rewarded with a spectacular victory in Liège. 02-Jul-2017: Marcel Kittel made history on Sunday, by becoming the first rider to win a Tour de France stage on a disc brake-equipped bike after coming from behind in the final kilometer of […]
