Three OPQS in the Top 1013-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Niki Terpstra just won the biggest race of his career — the most prestigious monument of cycling — in commanding fashion. He won Paris-Roubaix solo on Sunday. With three OPQS riders in an 11 rider select group […]
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Terpstra wins tactical Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix, 13th of April – 2014 Today, Tinkoff-Saxo took on Paris-Roubaix, Hell of the North, the most prominent of cobblestone classics including 28 cobbled sections on the stretch from Compeigne to the legendary velodrome in Roubaix. Being underdogs in the race, Tinkoff-Saxo’s 21-year-old neo pro, Michael Kolar hit the morning […]
Contador wins Vuelta Pais Vasco
Markina, 12th of April – 2014 In every aspect of the saying, it was the moment of truth for Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador when he rocketed off the starting ramp launching the final stage of Vuelta Pais Vasco – an individual time trial over 25.6 kilometers. A gap of only 12 […]
Petacchi Wins the Grand Prix Cerami Bunch Sprint
21 OPQS Road Victories With Nine Different Riders 12-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Alessandro Petacchi won the bunch sprint finish of 200km GP Cerami, a race which came back together with about 6km to go on Saturday. Martin Velits made a 13 rider escape group that had […]
Big Success for OPQS at UCI WorldTour Race Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Martin Wins ITT, Kwiatkowski on Stage & GC Podium, Poels Top 10 GC 12-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team earned road wins 20 and 21 on the same day. Shortly after Alessandro Petacchi won the bunch sprint at GP Cerami, Tony Martin won the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco […]
Contador 26 km away from Pais Vasco victory
Markina, 11th of April – 2014 Today’s 160.2 kilometer long penultimate stage of Vuelta Pais Vasco offered five climbs on the undulating stretch from Eibar to Markina-Xemein. For Tinkoff-Saxo this was the final defense of the leader’s jersey as a collective because tomorrow’s stage is an individual time trial over […]
MENNEN AND HYNEK, AN… EPIC SUCCESS!
Topeak – Ergon’s pair speak about their Cape Epic final win: “It was an extreme challenge, but we managed to hold on till the end. Thanks also to our Exteme Tech MTB Plus.” Some days have passed since Topeak-Ergon’s Robert Mennen and Kristian Hynek achieved the final success at Absa […]
More Armstrong Revelations
Lance Armstrong had to testify last November in relation to Floyd Landis’ lawsuit and Accptance Insurance. Some of that testimony is now coming out and has been reported by USA Today. It’s being said that USPS team manager Johan Bruyneel, team owner Thomas Weisel and doctor Michele Ferrari all knew […]
Contador predicts close fight with Valverde
Alberto Contador held on to the lead in Vuelta a Pais Vasco, but gave 2 seconds at the finish line to Valverde, now 12 seconds behind Contador. – It would have been better not to lose time to Alejandro, but in the end the group has broken. It was a very […]
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Stage 4: Poels Attacks Relentlessly, Wins Queen Stage Solo
10-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Wout Poels refused to settle for a select group finale at the 151km queen stage of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco on Thursda Poels relentlessly attacked a select group on the final Cat. 1 climb of the day, with riders such as […]