Tinkoff-Saxo is set for Gran Premio di Lugano with a versatile team led by former race winner Ivan Basso. The Swiss one-day race takes place on March 1st in the hilly terrain in and around Lugano, where Tinkoff-Saxo is looking to play the part as main protagonist in a race […]
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Contador positively surprised with current shape after second place overall in Andalucía
Backed by a strong team, Alberto Contador finishes in 2nd place overall after five days of racing at Vuelta a Andalucía. Going into the final day, the Spanish captain was just two seconds away from the red jersey, but could do little on the fast and somewhat flat final stage. […]
Van Garderen Runner-Up At Tour Of Oman
Matrah Corniche, Oman – Tejay van Garderen finished runner-up at the Tour of Oman Sunday and joined the BMC Racing Team on the podium as winners of the team classification. For the third straight year, van Garderen finished runner-up in his season-opening race. He was nine seconds behind Tour of […]
Sean Yates: Oman was important preparation ahead of target races
This year’s edition of Tour of Oman came to a conclusion on Sunday’s stage 6. The stage saw a breakaway making it to the finish line ahead of the peloton, where Peter Sagan won the sprint in the main bunch. Rafal Majka was the best-placed Tinkoff-Saxo rider, as the talented […]
A route to the dreams
February 22, 2015 | Madrid Juanjo Lobato wins again with huge margin on Andalucía’s closer in Alhaurín; claims third victory for Movistar Team in the race, seventh in 2015. Intxausti (3rd) joins luxury GC podium alongside Froome, Contador The 61st Vuelta a Andalucía – Ruta del Sol ended with the […]
Contador second in GC after cold mountain stage battle in Andalucía
The scene was once again set for a GC-battle on the finishing climb to Alto de Allanadas. Alberto Contador and Chris Froome once again proved the strongest of the favorites in another early-season showdown, but this time it was the Kenyan who drew the longest straw. Alberto Contador crossed the […]
Oman Stage 5 Canceled Due to Weather
The, on paper, exciting stage 5 of the Tour of Oman got a bit too exciting as sandstorms, heavy winds and extreme temperatures raised serious concerns for rider safety before and during the stage. Consequently the stage was first shortened, later neutralized and then completely canceled. Sean Yates, leading sport […]
Rafal Majka within target top-five after queen stage in Oman
Tinkoff-Saxo met the GC ambitions set by the team before the start of Tour of Oman, as Rafal Majka climbed to 4th place in the overall leadership on the queen stage of the race. Majka finished 4th atop the steep 5.7km climb to Green Mountain behind stage winner Rafael Valls. […]
Contador seals big team effort with queen stage win in Andalucía
Alberto Contador lit the afterburners and climbed to stage win on the steep Alto de Hazallanas in Vuelta a Andalucía. The Spanish captain of Tinkoff-Saxo followed up on a stage-long team effort by surprising his rivals with an early attack. Contador crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of main […]
Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT: Martin Wins a Close Chrono
20-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin won the 19km Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT by less than a second over Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida), and was three seconds faster than race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). Martin averaged 52.174km/h along the up-and-down parcours. The German TT Champion was also accompanied […]