8th April 2018 Women’s outfit claims first ever success with Mavi García at Spanish National Series’ opener in Noja, Cantabria; Andrey Amador leads one-two with Valverde at Klasika Primavera in Amorebieta Sunday 8th April 2018 will remain forever as a big part of the Movistar Team’s history. The Telefónica-backed women’s […]
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Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Brilliant Mas conquers the mythical Arrate
Despite spending the entire day in the breakaway, the 23-year-old Spaniard held off all the opponents for his maiden pro victory 07-Apr-2018: Enric Mas became one of the youngest winners ever on Arrate, the iconic climb of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, after battling the inclement weather and a raging […]
Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 5. Local hero Omar Fraile wins in Eibar
Astana Team rider and local hero Omar Fraile took a perfect win today at stage 5 of the Itzulia Basque Country in Eibar. Fraile finished in the leading group of 7 riders, beating in sprint the current GC leader Primoz Roglic and the Spaniard Ion Izagirre. – I am so […]
Wanty-Groupe Gobert brings home final victory Martin, Meurisse completes party with 2nd place
Wanty-Groupe Gobert successfully defended Guillaume Martin’s leading position in the final stage of Circuit de la Sarthe (03-06/04, 2.1) on Friday. A breakaway of five riders jumped away, after which Fabien Doubey, Marco Minnaard, Boris Vallée and Thomas Degand did everything they could to defend Martin and Meurisse. With success, […]
ROGLIC WINS ITZULIA BASQUE COUNTRY’S ITT AND TAKES GC LEAD
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian clinched victory in Lodosa, Spain Primoz Roglic claimed victory and took the GC lead at Itzulia Basque Country. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian rode Aquila CV to win the 19,4 km ITT with start and finish in Lodosa on Thursday, April 5th clocking 22:26, 9 seconds faster than Patrick […]
Vincenzo Nibali abandons the Itzulia Basque Country
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 6th April 2018 – Vincenzo Nibali will not be at the start of the fifth stage of the Itzulia Basque Country for precautionary reasons. “The athlete – as Team Doctor Emilio Magni explains – suffers from a painful skin lesion located in the rider’s seat area. For preventive purposes […]
VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO: ALAPHILIPPE RETAINS YELLOW AHEAD OF ITT
Julian increased his advantage in the points jersey classification after finishing in the top 10 in Valdegovia. The longest stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco was also the most nervous of the race, with a strong breakaway group jumping clear early and building a seven-minute advantage over the first […]
Why we love Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix. Like its contemporary, Flanders, it’s a race that only needs one word to cue a movie reel in a fan’s mind. Rider have love/hate relationships with the Queen of the Classics, and it’s easy to see why. Double-taped bars don’t take nearly enough bite off the granite, and palms […]
Fabio Jakobsen shines in the rain to take Scheldeprijs victory
The 21-year-old Dutchman is the youngest rider this century to win Flanders’ oldest race 04-Apr-2018: For the first time in history, Scheldeprijs started from the Netherlands and at the end of the day, after more than four tough hours in the saddle, it was a Dutch rider who took the […]
Jay McCarthy takes impressive win in stage 3 of the Itzulia Basque Country
After the breakaway was caught, the expected bunch sprint was set up. TheBORA – hansgrohe team started to form their lead-out for Jay McCarthy. In a hectic finale, the Australian rider took the stage win confidently, his second WorldTour victory for this still early season. The StageToday´s third stage took […]