1 May 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will take a diverse team to the Giro d’Italia this week where the focus will be on stage win success. Without a General Classification contender, the team will have the freedom to take different opportunities, Sports Director Max Sciandri explained. […]
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Trek-Segafredo announces 2016 Giro d’Italia line-up
The 99th edition of the Giro d’Italia kicks off in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on May 6th and Trek-Segafredo has organized a strong nine-man squad that will vie for top results in the season’s first grand tour. Last year’s points jersey winner Giacomo Nizzolo, 2012 Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal and Fabian Cancellara […]
Modolo scores Northwave’s fourth win in Turkey
Sprint win for Lampre-Merida’s 28-year-old and his Extreme, supported in style by his teammate Roberto Ferrari Italian Sacha Modolo and Northwave claimed another stage win at the Tour of Turkey. Lampre-Merida’s 28-year-old sprinter conquered his second personal success in the Turkish stage race, giving the Italian brand a fourth stage […]
Van Avermaet Extends with BMC Racing Team
29 April, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team today announced the extension of Greg Van Avermaet’s contract beyond the 2016 season. Van Avermaet, who has been with BMC Racing Team since 2011, has established his position as a key Classics contender both within the team and the peloton, […]
Groenewegen Wins Yorkshire First Stage
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Dutchman rode his Oltre XR.2 to victory ahead of Ewan and Arndt in Settle. Dylan Groenewegen perfectly celebrated his comeback to racing, riding to the top spot in Tour de Yorkshire’s opening stage, 184 km from Beverley to Settle (UK) on Friday, April 29th. The rider from Amsterdam […]
Nairo keeps Ion’s Jersey
28 April 2016 (Pictures: Jean-Christophe Bott) Strong attack on Morgins climb launches Colombian from Movistar Team into GC fight against Zakarin (KAT), relegated due to irregular sprinting. Quintana claims stage and jersey as Izagirre remains 3rd overall A strong, confident attack awarded Nairo Quintana the success on stage two of […]
Tour de Romandie. “For us Ilnur is the winner” says Konyshev
In a jury decision that can best be described as controversial, Team KATUSHA’s Ilnur Zakarin was relegated to second place after earning the stage win in a two-up mountain sprint against Nairo Quintana in stage 2 of the 70th Tour de Romandie on Thursday. A slight movement to his right […]
Rafal Majka takes 7th on stage 2 as the Tour de Romandie Hits the Mountains
The Tour de Romandie had its first mountain stage today. The 173.9km route took in three categorised climbs and a mountaintop finish. After strong support from his teammates, Rafal Majka finished the stage in a group of ten that broke away on the final climb of the day. Twenty-six seconds […]
Modolo Wins Tour of Turkey stage 4
Lampre-Merida’s sprinter claims the first seasonal win ahead of the Giro d’Italia with Northwave Extreme. Bilbao maintains the overall leadership For the second consecutive season, Italian Sacha Modolo is finding in Turkey his best ahead of the Giro d’Italia. Last year, Lampre-Merida’s 28-year-old had claimed the first seasonal success in […]
Kittel Wins Romandie Stage 1 With Fantastic Teamwork
Racing the Swiss event for the second time in his career, the German notched his eight victory of the season 27-Apr-2016: Due to the foul weather that continued to hamper the Tour de Romandie on Wednesday, the organizers had no other option than to shorten stage 1 of the […]