Mitchelton-SCOTT have continued to dominate in the Hammer Series winning the Hammer Sprint event today at the Hammer Hong Kong presented by Sun Hung Kai Properties to give them the overall 2018 Hammer Series title victory. The overall win comes after a fierce battle with Quick-Step Floors, but wins at […]
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BENNETT OFFERS A MASTERCLASS IN ISTANBUL
Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) anticipated the final bunch gallop in Istanbul with a brilliant attack 1 km away from the finish to take his third stage win on the final day of the 54th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey. The Irish sprinter surprised all of his rivals and resisted to claim victory ahead […]
Travis T. Tygart Statement on the BBC Interview with WADA Athlete Chair Beckie Scott
Colorado Springs, Colo. (October 12, 2018) – Today’s BBC Interview with World Anti-Doping Agency Athlete Chair Beckie Scott presents a damning and accurate reflection of the fragile state of the WADA-led global anti-doping system as it exists today. It’s appalling Olympic sport leaders would attempt to suppress athletes’ voices as […]
Tour of Turkey: Hodeg makes it five wins in neo-pro season
The team’s 71st victory of the year came after a superbly-executed plan by the Quick-Step Floors riders 13-Oct-2018: Perfection rarely exists, but when it does, it can take various incarnations. On Saturday, it came under the form of the Quick-Step Floors lead-out train, which bossed the Tour of Turkey stage […]
Sam Bennett retains the Tour of Turkey points classification with hectic sprint for fourth in Manisa
The penultimate stage of the Tour of Turkey saw another hectic bunch sprint, where A.J. Hodeg took the win. After 45 hard kilometres of racing a group of five riders went up the road and formed the breakaway of the day. In the approach toward the finale, the peloton closed […]
Nibali 2nd after an extraordinary race
Como, October 13th – “I’m happy but I wanted to win – commented Vincenzo Nibali after the finish line in Como – it was a shame to have found Pinot with an incredible condition. On the last climb, I felt very tired but I wanted the podium; I found the […]
Max Sciandri signs with Movistar Team as sports director
11th October 2018 Anglo-Italian set to add his experience and skills – more than ten years as DS for WorldTour and development squads – to Eusebio Unzué’s group, starting in 2019 The Movistar Team announces Maximilian Sciandri (1967) will join the Eusebio Unzué-led WorldTour outfit as sports director, starting in […]
Bauke Mollema wins GP Beghelli
Bauke Mollema’s attack with just over two kilometers to go proved to be the winning move as held off the rest of a leading select group to take a solo win at the Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Sunday. “It was super hard, but I was always in the front together […]
TEAM SUNWEB’S SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN SOLOS TO VICTORY AT PARIS-TOURS
Team Sunweb’s Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) displayed his dominance at Paris-Tours today, forcing a selection with 30 kilometres to go and later going solo to take the race win. Kragh Andersen said: “I really wanted this win, but I didn’t believe it was possible. I was really focused on today […]
CRITERIUM DE SAITAMA 2018 : TOP BILLING FOR THOMAS AND VALVERDE…
The 6th edition of the Critérium de Saitama, which will take place on 4th November, will be welcoming a new Yellow Jersey with Geraint Thomas, winner of the Tour de France last July. The 2014 winner, Vincenzo Nibali, will also be present for the end of season event in Japan. […]