Neo-pro Adam Yates became the first British winner of the Tour of Turkey in Istanbul on Sunday. En route to victory in the 50th edition of the eight day Turkish tour, Yates scored his first professional win, soloing across the line on the stage six summit finish. The win allowed […]
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Simon Špilak on final podium in Tour de Romandie
With the final decisive individual time trial over 18,5 km in Neuchâtel the 68th Tour de Romandie has ended. Team Katusha’s rider Simon Špilak took the second place in the final general classification, becoming the runner-up of the race. – It was a hard time trial with a really tough […]
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey: Cavendish Makes it Four Victories on Final Stage
04-May-2014: The peloton was absolutely scrambling for leadout position with 5km to go in the 121km Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Stage 8 on Sunday. Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team, however, timed their effort perfectly and it paid off with the fourth stage victory of Mark Cavendish in the […]
Michael Albasini Wins Final Road Stage at Tour de Romandie
Michael Albasini took his third stage victory at the 2014 Tour de Romandie in a three-up sprint, beating Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step) to the line. The trio were part of an early five rider breakaway that formed shortly after the first ten kilometres on […]
Simon Špilak earns stage win and leader’s jersey
TOUR DE ROMANDIE 2014 Coming into the finish line in Aigle, Simon Špilak out-sprinted the reigning Tour de France champion to win by half a wheel length and take over the leader’s jersey after stage 3 in the 68th Tour de Romandie on Friday. Simon Špilak: “It was a very […]
2014 Grandfondo Gimondi-Bianchi
Time is up: 2.206 riders (6% women) reaching Bergamo from 12 Countries “In the last few days, with the event just around the corner, we have been receiving a huge number of requests, but we opted to close the entry process. The 18th Granfondo Gimondi-Bianchi will line-up with 2.206 registered athletes.” […]
Majka crashes out of Romandie GC
Aigle, May 2nd – 2014 The 180 kilometer long third stage of Tour de Romandie was an obvious opportunity for the more hardcore climbers in the field to make their mark on the race. Four category 1-climbs were on the menu and the last summit was 16 kilometers from the […]
ADAM YATES WINS TOUR OF TURKEY QUEEN STAGE; ASSUMES RACE LEAD
Neo-pro Adam Yates scored his first professional victory in style on the Tour of Turkey stage six summit finish. The Briton crossed the finish line alone with a handful of seconds on a chase group that took shape in response to his stage-winning attack. Yates reached Selçuk with a 7” […]
Second Straight Stage Win for Michael Albasini at Tour de Romandie
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Michael Albasini made it two for two at the Tour de Romandie, taking out the second road stage of his home country tour. A nearly 70-strong bunch contested the sprint in Montreux where Albasini beat out Tony Hurel (Europcar) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) to the line. With […]
Womens Tour de France in 2014
The Tour de France is investing in Women’s cycling. On the last stage of the Tour in Paris, cycling’s elite women riders will be on the Champs Elysee. The women will benefit from the huge TV audiences of the traditional men’s Tour, seen in 190 countries. This new event will […]