Valence, Sunday, June 3rd 2018– Polish national champion for time trial Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) won the prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Valence by one second over Dutch specialist Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo) while hot favorite Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) crashed at half way in a curve. Kwiatkowski […]
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CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2018
Key points:· 153 riders from 22 teams compose the start list of the 70th Critérium du Dauphiné. Pre-race favourites Vincenzo Nibali, Romain Bardet, Geraint Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski, Adam Yates, Dan Martin, Marc Soler and Ilnur Zakarin. · The route includes a 6.6km prologue, a 35-km team time trial and four […]
LA CAMPERONA IS THE ‘MOST VIRAL HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALE’ OF LA VUELTA 18
The essentials:La Camperona has won the competition organised by Unipublic to determine “The most viral high-altitude finale’ of La Vuelta 18, beating Les Praeres, Nava, in the final.Two VIP access bracelets to see the 13th stage of La Vuelta, to be held on the 7th of September, will be raffled […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ: 2018 A GENERATION ON THE RISE
Key points – The 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné will start with a 6.6 km prologue through the streets of Valence on 3 June. After a long, hard slog on the roads of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the adventure will draw to a close in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on 10 June. – […]
Elia Viviani: “To win the Giro d’Italia maglia ciclamino it’s a sprinter’s dream”
29-May-2018: The Quick-Step Floors rider looks back on a fantastic edition of the Corsa Rosa, which saw him take home four stages and the points classification. Best regards!
Froome and Team Sky Take the 2018 Giro d’Italia but Not Without Controversy
Yates held the pink jersey for thirteen days before Froome and Team Sky put an end to it. He had just three more days to go. Yates ended up 38th in GC on the last day in Rome. It’s being said that because Yates hit the wall he is riding […]
BMC Racing Team Rolls into Rome with Stage Win and Four Days in Maglia Rosa
27 May, 2018, Rome (ITA) The 101st Giro d’Italia came to a close with a 115km circuit stage through the heart of Rome which saw Jempy Drucker sprint to third behind the stage winner, Sam Bennett (BORA-hansgrohe), after a hectic run into the finish line. Due to concerns over rider […]
DOUBLE GC TOP 10 FOR TEAM SUNWEB AT THE GIRO D’ITALIA
After a valiant effort, Team Sunweb have secured two top 10 placings in the general classification at the Giro d’Italia, as Tom Dumoulin finishes 2nd and Sam Oomen finishes 9th. An eight-man relentless ride over the 21 stages sees the German team take their second consecutive podium finish at the […]
Elia Viviani wins the Giro d’Italia cyclamen jersey
Quick-Step Floors leaves the race with five wins and retains the top place in the World Tour team classification 27-May-2018: Quick-Step Floors enjoyed another victory-packed Grand Tour, the fifth consecutive in which our squad nabbed multiple stage wins, a fantastic run that took the team’s season tally to an astounding […]
Sam Bennett wins final stage of the Giro d’Italia and completes a successful Grand Tour for BORA – hansgrohe
The final stage of the Giro d’Italia ended with another impressive stage win of BORA – hansgrohe sprinter Sam Bennett. The pace increased on the last two laps and on the final lap the reduced bunch was back together and the excepted bunch sprint was set up. BORA – hansgrohe […]