Luxembourg, 5th of June – 2014 After yesterday’s prologue, Tinkoff-Saxo had Manuele Boaro and Michael Mørkøv in the top-10 at the start of today’s 172 kilometer long first stage of Tour of Luxembourg. As the finale was rather bumpy, both riders were challenged in order to stay in the top […]
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Van Garderen Ready For Tour Tune-Up
Tejay van Garderen says an extended layoff from racing should not affect him as leads the BMC Racing Team at the Critérium du Dauphiné, his final tune-up before the Tour de France. Clear ObjectivesVan Garderen withdrew from the Tour de Romandie early last month following a crash in its prologue. […]
Tinkov did his own Giro in front of the race
During Giro d’Italia, Oleg Tinkov, Team Owner of Tinkoff-Saxo, did 2002 kilometers on his bike – enough to go from the final destination of the Giro, Trieste, to Russia. In fact, he was only 400 kilometers short of his residence in Moscow. But Oleg didn’t ride east – he followed […]
A Day of OPQS History Making
Uran First OPQS Rider to Podium at Grand Tour, Martin Wins Third Straight Belgium Tour Overall 01-Jun-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team made history at two different races on Sunday. Rigoberto Uran became the first rider in team history to make the podium of a Grand Tour. Tony Martin […]
SIXTH PLACE FOR DUQUE IN COLOMBIAN PARTY IN TRIESTE
We were in Trieste, Italy, but the Colombian Tricolor was by far the most popular flag. Colombia and Colombians celebrated a Giro d’Italia totally dominated by their representatives, and whose final podium speaks for itself: Nairo Quintana (Movistar), the first Colombian winner of the Giro in history, and Rigoberto Uran […]
Baloise Belgium Tour Stage 5: Martin Makes Race History, Wins Overall for Third Straight Year
Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team did everything they could to control the race and help Tony Martin make history at the final, 178.7km Stage 5 of the Baloise Belgium Tour on Sunday. Martin went into the stage in the red jersey. He was the two-time defending champion, and had […]
Total victory of Team Katusha at Tour des Fjords
For the second time in a row the Russian Team Katusha won the general classification of the Tour des Fjords. Today Katusha’s leader Alexander Kristoff took the double win – he won the 5th and last stage as well as the final overall classification of the race. – For the […]
Fighting “Chala” takes sixth atop dreadful Zoncolan
On the attack from day 1 up to the finish: Team Colombia‘s Giro d’Italia had only one leitmotif, spicing things up and hold a spectacular racing conduct. In the 20th stage of the Corsa Rosa, won by Australian Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) ahead of Italian veteran Franco Pellizotti (Androni-Venezuela), Robinson Chalapud […]
Giro d’Italia Stage 20: Uran Top 20 as OPQS Shows Team Spirit
31-May-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team showed its team spirit at the 167km Giro d’Italia Stage 20 on Saturday. Wout Poels, and eventually Pieter Serry who was formely in the breakaway, escorted Rigoberto Uran on the brutal Monte Zoncolan (GPM 1) summit finish. The effort of OPQS was impressive, […]
Alexander Kristoff brings 10th win to team Katusha in the season
The victory of Alexander Kristoff at the 4th stage of the Tour des Fjords in Norway became the 10th success of the Russian Team Katusha in the 2014. In the final sprint from the leading group Alexander Kristoff was the strongest rider, outsprinting the overall leader Magnus Cort Nielsen from […]