Degenkolb wins a dramatic stage nine at the Tour de France When John Degenkolb thrust his arms in the air after crossing the line and taking the victory in stage nine at the Tour de France Sunday, it was not the biggest win of his career, but perhaps the most […]

On Bastille Day, you can normally expect the French teams to inject some excitement into the proceedings, and as expected, there was a French rider in the break. While the escape held the peloton at bay as long as they could, the sprinters had earmarked this stage for themselves, and […]

14 July, 2018, Amiens Métropole (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet ensured he would head into the highly anticipated Roubaix stage in the yellow jersey tomorrow after crossing the line safely behind the bunch sprint in Amiens on Tour de France stage 7 today. It was a calm start to the day […]

Chartres, Friday, 13th July – Last year’s winner on the Champs-Elysées Dylan Groenewegen of LottoNL-Jumbo took his second Tour de France stage victory as he outsprinted Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan in Chartres. Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey and extended his lead by three seconds at the bonus […]

13 July, 2018, Chartres (FRA) Tour de France stage 7 was the longest of the race with the peloton taking on a 231km course from Fougères to Chartres that eventually came down to a bunch sprint and saw Greg Van Avermaet extend his overall race lead at the end of […]

Mûr-de-Bretagne, Thursday, 12th July – Three years after finishing second to Alexis Vuillermoz at Mûr-de-Bretagne, Ireland’s Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) won the queen stage of Brittany ahead of another AG2R-La Mondiale, Pierre Latour, to score his second Tour de France stage win five years after the first one in […]

Quimper, Wednesday, 11th July – Peter Sagan won one more uphill sprint in the first week of the Tour de France after stage 1 to Seraing and stage 3 to Boulogne-sur-Mer in 2012, stage 2 to Cherbourg in 2016 and stage 3 to Longwy in 2017 as he outsprinted Sonny […]

With the breakaway holding the peloton at bay for 194km of the 195km parcours, it looked as though the escape would just make it to the end today. However, at the Tour de France, once the sprinters have the scent of the finish line, there’s no holding them back. Making […]

10 July, 2018, Sarzeau (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet successfully defended the yellow jersey on Tour de France stage 4 after a day of racing that saw BMC Racing Team working together up at the front of the peloton all day to ensure all eight riders crossed the line safely in […]