Valdeblore La Colmiane, Saturday 10th March – Incredible team work for Team Bahrain Merida on Stage 7. »The team did an incredible job for us today. Without their support we would not been able to achieve those great results today,« commented the two extremely happy Izaguirre brothers. »We knew Yates […]
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Caruso Back in Blue After Dramatic Finale to the Tirreno-Adriatico Queen Stage
10 March, 2018, Sarnano-Sassotetto (ITA) A tough race on the Tirreno-Adriatico queen stage saw the riders tackling close to 4500 meters of climbing with Damiano Caruso, who started the day in fourth place on the General Classification, just eight seconds back, reclaiming the blue leader’s jersey following a dramatic showdown […]
Dylan Teuns Climbs to Second on Paris-Nice Queen Stage
10 March, 2018, Valdeblore La Colmiane (FRA) Dylan Teuns may be known for his prowess on short, steep climbs but on the queen stage of Paris-Nice, Teuns showed he is capable of climbing with the best on any climb with an impressive attack on the summit finish to claim second […]
TEAM SUNWEB’S TOM DUMOULIN CRASHES OUT OF TIRRENO ADRIATICO
Team Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin (NED) has abandoned Tirreno Adriatico on it’s fourth stage due to injuries sustained from a crash on a descent. News of the Dutchman’s abandon comes just one day after sickness caused Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) to step off the bike, and a crash forced Simon Geschke […]
Simon Yates wins the Queen stage at Paris-Nice to move into race lead
British climber Simon Yates had a phenomenal ride on the Queen stage of Paris-Nice today, taking a solo stage victory and moving into the overall race lead with just one stage remaining. The 25-year-old attacked inside the final four kilometres on a first category climb and took with him Jon […]
ROGLIC’S SUPERB SEASONAL PREMIERE AT TIRRENO-ADRIATICO STAGE 3
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian rode to a solo win on the steep slopes of Trevi (Italy) on Friday, March 9th Primoz Roglic wrapped his first seasonal success to top Tirreno-Adriatico’s stage 3, 234 km from Follonica to Trevi (Italy) on Friday, March 9th. He burst out from the leading group with […]
TEAM SUNWEB’S SIMON GESCHKE FRACTURES COLLARBONE IN TIRRENO ADRIATICO STAGE 3 CRASH
Team Sunweb’s Simon Geschke (GER) has unfortunately broken his left collarbone in a heavy fall late on during stage 3 of Tirreno Adriatico. Geschke was part of a few riders who came down on a fast corner heading into the decisive stages of the day – hitting the safety barrier […]
PARIS-NICE 2018 STAGE 6: MOLARD ON HOME TURF
Vence, Friday, March 9th 2018– Rudy Molard used his knowledge of the terrain to surge with 2 km to go and give France its fourth stage victory in this Paris-Nice in Vence on Friday. The Groupama-FDJ rider outwitted most of the leading contenders to clinch his first World Tour win, […]
Davide Formolo shows form on a tough day in Trevi as brutal uphill finale takes its toll at Tirreno-Adriatico
After a long and undulating stage at Tirreno-Adriatico, riders were hit with a brutal climb to the finish, ridden not once, but twice. If the 239km stage wasn’t quite tough enough, gradients of up to 20% would make sure riders finished the day exhausted. Working hard to stay in touch, […]
Bevin Moves into the Leader’s Jersey After Sprinting to Fifth on Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2
8 March, 2018, Follonica (ITA) The Tirreno-Adriatico blue leader’s jersey swapped from one BMC Racing Team rider to another today with Patrick Bevin sprinting to fifth place to move into the overall lead at a UCI WorldTour race for the first time in his career. Apart from a short opening […]