Key pointsØ 5.000 students in primary schools on the route of the Tour de France took part in the first edition of the Dictée du Tour dictation contest, held in 2017. A few hundred even earned an invitation to the race thanks to their results.Ø This year round, the Dictée […]
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Pogačar new leader of the UAE Tour
Monday 22 February, 2021 Stage 2 was a 13 km individual time trial on the Al Hudayriyat Island circuit. Stage winner was Filippo Ganna (Ineos Granadier) and second was Bissegger (EF Education – Nippo) on a difficult test marked by strong winds. Mikkel Bjerg set the third best time of […]
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Matthews Takes The Reins As Bol Wins Stage 2 March 8th 2021 Dutchman Cees Bool (Team DSM) outwitted the rest of the bunch to raise his arms on the last stretch of the second stage in Amilly, but the main actor of the day was Australia’s Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange), […]
Mads Pedersen wins Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
In 24 hours, Trek-Segafredo went from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the podium. There was little to say after the team went missing in Omloop het Nieuwsblad, a 63rd place their best result in the opening classic they won in 2020. “Always let the legs speak […]
Italian nets Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s sixth victory of the year after a powerful solo attack
28-Feb-2021: Andrea Bagioli needed just two races to score his first win of the year and his third since turning pro with Deceuninck – Quick-Step in 2020. The 21-year-old was in the thick of the action at the Drôme Classic and punched clear with five kilometers to go, opening a […]
Davide Ballerini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Italian kicks off the Classics campaign by taking the biggest victory of his career after an incredible team effort. 27-Feb-2021: Davide Ballerini netted Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s fourth Omloop Het Nieuwsblad win after the race came down to a bunch sprint, something that had last happened more than a decade ago. […]
BMW Louyet Group spoils the sport directors with new 5 Series cars
For the second year in a row, the Intermarché-Wanty Gobert Matériaux team will travel around the world with vehicles provided by the BMW Louyet group. In addition to the five BMW 3 Series Touring and four BMW X2 made available to paramedics, the BMW Louyet Group will also supply four […]
Sam Bennett does it again at the UAE Tour
The Irishman benefitted from a flawless lead-out and came out on top for the second time in three days at the World Tour race. 26-Feb-2021: Sam Bennett unleashed another spectacular burst of speed and added another victory to his palmares, this time in Palm Jumeirah – the manmade Dubai archipelago […]
Simon Yates confirms his return to the Giro d’Italia and quest for Pink
In light of the 2021 official Giro d’Italia route announcement yesterday, Team BikeExchange are pleased to confirm that Briton Simon Yates will return to the Italian Grand Tour for the fourth consecutive year, vying for the elusive overall victory. With the 2021 edition accumulating to a total of 47,000 metres […]
Pogačar 2nd and retains lead on Jebel Jais
Slovenian takes Red jersey into final two stages Thursday 25 February, 2021 The fifth stage of the UAE Tour ended with Tadej Pogačar coming home in close second, behind Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma), on the mountainous finish of Jebel Jais. The twenty-two year old race leader was well protected and helped […]