July 19 th 2018 – 17:55 Geraint Thomas became the first British winner at Alpe d’Huez on the occasion of the 30th finish in the ski resort of the Oisans. He’s also the first rider to win a road stage to Alpe d’Huez with the yellow jersey. He outsprinted Tom […]
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Caruso Climbs to Fourth on First Summit Finish of the Tour de France
18 July, 2018, La Rosière (FRA) Damiano Caruso looked strong during the first summit showdown of this year’s Tour de France and after going on the attack early into the 108.5km course, and riding at the front of the race all day, he eventually crossed the line fourth. Caruso, who […]
TEAM SKY BACK IN POWER WITH GERAINT THOMAS
July 18 th 2018 – 17:52 Geraint Thomas is back in the yellow jersey he already wore for four days last year. He won stage 11 to La Rosière-Espace San Bernardo as he overtook breakaway rider Mikel Nieve in the last few hundred meters. His team-mate and defending champion Chris […]
The Alpine triptych begins with Ion Izagirre 2nd place
Le Grand-Bornand, July 17th, ST10 – “I’m not happy because I would have liked to win – Ion Izagirre has a bitter smile – but today Julian Alaphilippe was simply the strongest”. “On the penultimate climb, there was a moment when I suffered a lot but then I recovered and […]
Tour de France hits the big mountains after first rest day as GC riders and climbers take center stage
Coming to week two after nine stages of fairly flat roads, the riders would be starting stage 10 either with a feeling of excitement or a feeling of dread. The GC riders and the climbers would be looking forward to a chance to make their mark on a race that […]
Van Avermaet Goes on the Attack in Yellow on Tour de France Stage 10
17 July, 2018, Le Grand-Bornand (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet showed his champion’s mentality today by going on the attack early into the first mountain stage of the Tour de France before finishing fourth on the line and extending his overall lead on the General Classification. The Tour de France entered […]
JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE GIVES A FRENCH TOUCH TO THE TOUR
July 17 th 2018 – 18:10 165 riders started stage 10 at Annecy. 2 non-starters: Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Jens Keukeleire (Lotto-Soudal). After Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step) and Florian Vachon (Fortuneo-Samsic) got brought back after 10km of racing, Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) rode away with Thomas Degand (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) […]
Stage 9 video from Team Sunweb
Hard work, dedication, teamwork, luck, skill … so much goes into a day such as yesterday’s cobblestone stage of Le Tour de France. We’ve captured some of those feelings in our showreel from the day. #KeepChallenging
Mixed Fortunes for BMC Racing Team on a Brutal Day of Racing at the Tour de France
15 July, 2018, Roubaix (FRA) BMC Racing Team experienced mixed fortunes on Tour de France stage 9 today with Greg Van Avermaet sprinting to second to keep the yellow jersey at the finish line while Richie Porte was caught up in a crash during the opening kilometers and was forced […]
Rafał Majka climbs GC standings and Peter Sagan stretches points lead at hellish Tour de France stage to Roubaix
It was to be chaos on the cobblestones at the Tour de France today, and with the last five Paris-Roubaix winners in the peloton, the recreation of the Queen of the Classics was bound to be one of the most exciting days of the whole race. With experienced Classics riders […]