©Orica GreenEdge Yellow jersey wearer Michael Matthews has taken another victory today at Paris-Nice in a stage two sprint that saw commissaires intervene on line honors. Matthews was awarded the win in a tight finish that saw Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis Solutions Credits) relegated for interfering with the 25-year-old’s sprint during […]
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Stage 2 – A Day for Sprinters in Commentry
After a 213.5km stage and a dramatic sprint finish, the Tinkoff riders stayed out of trouble with Rafal Majka first home in 18th place, ahead of Alberto Contador who got caught behind a split losing a handful of seconds. After the cold and wintery conditions of stage 1, blue skies […]
Matthews extends lead on stage one of Paris-Nice
Yesterday’s Paris-Nice prologue winner Michael Matthews has successfully defended the yellow jersey today on stage one of the WorldTour race. The 25-year-old world championship silver medallist finished the day in a respectable fifth place and now leads by three seconds on the general classification thanks to two intermediate bonus seconds […]
Stage one ticked off for Tinkoff as tough conditions make for a hard day at Paris-Nice
Alberto Contador continued his Paris-Nice campaign with a strong ride in the first road stage, finishing with the peloton after a reduced bunch sprint in Vendôme. Performing well on a wintery stage that took in two categorised climbs and gravel sectors, the Tinkoff leader remains in a strong position to […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Tirreno-Adriatico 2016
The 51st edition of the race will take place between 9-15 March 07-Mar-2016: This year, the team time trial will return on the opening day of Tirreno-Adriatico, after last season it was replaced by the organizers with a short ITT, due to the extreme weather on the Tuscan coast. On […]
Tirreno-Adriatico First Big Test for Tejay van Garderen
07, March 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Tejay van Garderen will have the chance to test his form at his first WorldTour race of the season when he lines up at Tirreno-Adriatico from 9-15 March. Van Garderen will lead a strong team who come in off the back of Strade […]
Lotto to Tirreno Adriatico 2016
The 51st edition of Tirreno-Adriatico will take place from 9 March 2016 till 15 March 2016. In seven stages, the peloton will ride through the centre of Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic coast. There’s something for everyone this year. This stage race starts with a team time trial […]
Two-pronged attack for Tinkoff at 51st Tirreno-Adriatico
Taking riders from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic coast, the seven-stage Tirreno-Adriatico Italian race has attracted a star-studded line-up for its 51st edition, beginning on Wednesday in Lido di Camaiore. Peter Sagan and Roman Kreuziger are part of a strong Tinkoff roster, aiming to leave an impression on this […]
Matthews takes the victory for ORICA-GreenEDGE in Paris-Nice
Multiple grand tour stage winner Michael Matthews has made a perfect start to 2016, taking the Paris-Nice prologue in his first race of the season. Matthews stopped the clock on the predominately flat 6.1km city centre prologue in a time of seven minutes 39 seconds to take the victory and […]
Peter Sagan just off the podium in fourth at Strade Bianche
Peter Sagan continued a strong start to the classics season, taking fourth place in the 176km Strade Bianche in Italy. The World Champion was in contention at the race’s finish in Siena until the last few hundred metres, having forced the race winning move late in the day to set […]