28th March 2019 Results and more content from the Set. Coppi e Bartali Basque climber from Movistar Team puts end to long year, full of misfortune, after his 2018 Tirreno stage success; wins Settimana Coppi e Bartali day two to now sit in 4th place overall Just five days after […]
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Adam Yates Climbs to Victory on the First Mountaintop Finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Briton Adam Yates has claimed today’s stage victory on the first hill top finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, after sprinting to the win from a reduced group of five riders. On the final 11kilometre climb up to the finish line in Vallter 2000, a natural selection was made followed […]
Michael Matthews’ sublime sprint seals victory in Catalunya
The second day of racing in Catalunya saw the peloton travel 167 kilometres from Mataró to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Although the parcours didn’t feature the same amount of climbing as on the opening day, the third category climb of Alt de Romanyà (5.8 kilometres at 4.5%) topped out with […]
2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1: De Gendt!
The opening stage in the Volta a Catalunya, with start and finish in Calella, contained no less than five climbs. Thomas De Gendt was part of the breakaway, which he finished off with an amazing solo. The Lotto Soudal rider took the stage win two minutes and 38 seconds ahead […]
2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1
Calella (Spain), March 25th– Good start at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya for Team BAHRAIN MERIDA. Grega Bole won the bunch sprint for third place in the opening stage, sitting also in third place overall. Stage 1 was harder than in recent years, due to some ascents that riders had […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2019 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Key points:Ø The details of the route for the 71st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné were revealed this morning in Lyon at the headquarters of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, in the presence of its President Laurent Wauquiez and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France.Ø On 9th June, […]
GRAND DÉPART OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2020: SOUTHBOUND
Key points Ø After Fleurance (1977, 1979), Nice (1981), San Sebastian (1992), Monaco (2009) and Porto-Vecchio (2013), the Tour de France will start from the south for the 7th time as it returns to Nice. Ø The first two stages of the 107th edition will consist in two opposite challenges […]
Monumental Julian Alaphilippe wins Milano-Sanremo
The Frenchman sprinted straight into the history books after taking the biggest victory of his career on the Via Roma 23-Mar-2019: The best rider and the best team celebrated on the Italian Riviera on Saturday afternoon, when after nearly seven long hours and a nerve-wracking finale, Julian Alaphilippe punched the […]
TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 : TEAMS SELECTION
The Tour de France organizers have awarded the last wildcards for the 106th Tour de France (6-28 July), which will start from Brussels, to the following teams: DIRECT ÉNERGIETEAM ARKÉA – SAMSIC The 22 cycling teams which will take part in the 2019 Tour de France are:AG2R LA MONDIALEASTANA PRO […]
TOUR DE FRANCE: YVELINES TO HOST THE FINALE UNTIL 2023
The Yvelines department has signed an agreement with the Tour de France organizers to host the start of the final stage until completion of the 2023 edition.In the Chevreuse Valley or commencing in Versailles, in department number 78, the Tour de France has witnessed dramatic turnarounds or shows of bravery […]