The 23-year-old Spaniard finishes the race in fourth place overall at his first participation 17-Jun-2018: Enric Mas capped off a strong week at the Tour de Suisse by notching up his best ever GC result since turning pro, just eight seconds off the podium of the race created back in […]
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Peter Sagan takes record seventh Tour de Suisse points jersey and Maciej Bodnar impresses with fourth on stage 9 ITT
For many riders, a time trial is the purest form of racing – no other riders to compete with, open roads and very little to slow them down, so all they have to do is ride hard and post the fastest time they can. This was especially true of today’s […]
Tour de Suisse: Strong Teamwork Sees Porte Survives Hectic Circuit Stage
16 June, 2018, Bellinzona (SUI) Richie Porte survived the hectic circuit race on stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse to maintain his overall lead ahead of the final time trial on Sunday. The riders did six laps of a 21.5km circuit in Bellinzona and with the stage presenting the […]
Nairo Quintana flies to Suisse mountain stage win
15th June 2018Colombian climber -supported by strong Movistar Team, up to 20 wins in 2018- deploys all his class over Arosa climb with long-range attack, opening his victory account of the season and now sitting 2nd overallNairo Quintana (Movistar Team) claimed one of his most brilliant wins as a pro […]
Uran wins Tour of Slovenia stage three to move into race leader’s green jersey
Rigoberto Uran won the Tour of Slovenia stage three uphill sprint in Celje ahead of Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-SCOTT) and Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo). Roglic was a late-race attacker, reeled in with the finish line in sight, while Impey opened the sprint, but it was Uran’s perfectly timed kick that netted the […]
Tour de Suisse: Porte Digs Deep on Stage 7 to Retain Yellow Jersey
15 June, 2018, Arosa (SUI) Strong teamwork and good legs from Richie Porte saw the Australian climb to third place on the Arosa summit finish on stage 7 of the Tour de Suisse, to retain the race lead with two stages remaining. As was the case on stage 6, a […]
TEAM SUNWEB’S SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN SOLOS TO STAGE 6 TOUR DE SUISSE WIN
As the breakaway survived at Tour de Suisse stage six today, Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) remained in the mix to attack in the final kilometres and solo to the stage six victory. Andersen said: “Today was a really special day and I’m super happy with the win. To pay back […]
Porte Attacks to Extend Overall Lead at Tour de Suisse
14 June, 2018, Gomminswald (SUI) Richie Porte extended his lead by 12 seconds on the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse with an impressive late attack on the short, steep final climb to cross the line in sixth place. With two hors categorie climbs in the first two thirds […]
Porte Climbs to Tour de Suisse Lead After First Summit Finish
13 June, 2018, Leukerbad (SUI) The Tour de Suisse leader’s jersey changed from the shoulders of one BMC Racing Team rider to another when Richie Porte inherited the overall lead from Stefan Küng after the summit finish on stage 5. Starting the day in third place, three seconds behind Küng, […]
Küng Carries Yellow Jersey into Tour de Suisse Stage 5
Stefan Küng successfully defended his yellow jersey on stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse which saw the sprinters denied on another rain-soaked stage. The day’s breakaway was formed easily when six riders broke clear almost as soon as the flag dropped at kilometer 0 and with 189km on the […]