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 […]
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Women give Mitchelton-SCOTT their first ‘Grand Tour’ victory at the Giro-Rosa
World time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten has made history for Mitchelton-SCOTT today, winning the final stage and securing the most prestigious women’s Tour on the calendar, the Giro-Rosa, for the first time in the team’s seven-year history. The Australian outfit dominated the 10-day race to finish first and third […]
John Degenkolb is Back!
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 […]
Van Vleuten conquers the Monte Zoncolan in the Maglia Rosa
Stage seven winner Annemiek van Vleuten took a phenomenal solo victory up the iconic Monte Zoncolan at the Giro-Rosa today. Wearing the Maglia Rosa she crossed the line 40seconds faster than her nearest rival to extend her overall lead by three minutes and 35seconds with one-day remaining Trio away After […]
GROENEWEGEN SCORES THE TRIPLE DOUBLE
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 […]
Bunch Sprint on Stage 8 Secures a Day in Yellow on the Cobbles for Van Avermaet
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 […]
DYLAN GROENEWEGEN TAKES HIS TURN
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 […]
Van Avermaet Extends Overall Lead on Longest Stage of the Tour de France
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 […]
Battle on the Mûr-de-Bretagne Seals Fourth Day in Yellow for Van Avermaet
12 July, 2018, Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet secured a fourth day in the leader’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France today after another strong performance from BMC Racing Team saw both the Belgian rider and his teammate, Richie Porte, right up at the front in another tense […]
World champion van Vleuten storms to victory on stage seven uphill time trial to move into Giro-Rosa race lead
Annemiek van Vleuten proved why she is the world time trial champion today by dominating the stage seven uphill time trial in the Giro-Rosa, crossing the line two minutes and 28seconds ahead of her nearest rival to win the stage and move into the overall race lead. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider […]