From the stage profile, the final stage of the Tour of California looked as though it were tailor-made for a fast finale, with a long descent into Pasadena giving the sprinters every chance to pull back any breaks that might have formed. However, as the finish drew close it was […]
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Groenewegen Encore in Norway, Bennett Leads in California
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Dutchman won Tour of Norway stage 4, the New-Zealander holds the GC lead at the Amgen Tour of California with one stage to go. Dylan Groenewegen gave an encore at Tour of Norway, topping stage 4 – 192 km from Lillestroem to Sarpsborg – on Saturday, May 20th. […]
Unstoppable Gaviria Makes it Four at Giro d’Italia
The Colombian wrote another page of history after producing an astonishing finish in Tortona, where he overhauled all his rivals. 19-May-2017: Fernando Gaviria confirmed once again he is one of the fastest riders in the world, with a fantastic sprint which landed his fourth stage victory at the 100th Giro […]
THE THREE DIGITAL REPORTERS ARE READY FOR THE TOUR !
Key points: Ø Three students from Germany, France and the United Kingdom will have their hearts set on bringing the Tour de France alive on the social networks for the watching public. Ø Aged from 18 to 27 years old, Sarah, Julien and Tom will experience the exceptional adventure of […]
Hat-trick Gaviria at Giro d’Italia
Launched by Max Richeze, the 22-year-old became the first Colombian to collect three wins at a single edition of a Grand Tour. 18-May-2017: Fernando Gaviria continued his fantastic Giro d’Italia debut on Thursday afternoon, when he roared first over the finish line in Reggio Emilia, after a tremendous job of […]
Spratt Victory on Emakumeen XXX Bira and Moves into the Race Lead
Santos Tour Down Under winner Amanda Spratt took the victory today on stage two of Emakumeen XXX Bira after attacking within the final 10kilometres and successfully holding off the bunch until the finish line. The rainy 86kilometre stage was animated by ORICA-SCOTT with Katrin Garfoot present in an early breakaway […]
Giro Stage 17 News
In today´s 11th stage 161 kilometers took the riders across the Apeninnes over four categorized climbs and two intermediate sprints. It was a perfect day for a breakaway to make it to the finish. Right from the start the pace was quite high, especially Team Movistar took the control over every […]
Allergies Force Giacomo Nizzolo to Abandon Giro
Italian Champion Giacomo Nizzolo together with his team Trek-Segafredo announce that persistent allergies have forced Nizzolo to abandon the 100th Giro d’Italia before the start of stage 11. Giacomo Nizzolo, the winner of the points competition in the two previous editions of the Giro, had recently returned to competition after […]
Record 16th Tour of California stage victory for Peter Sagan while Rafal Majka retains GC lead
After a day spent on support duties for the GC leader, Rafał Majka, the chances of any normal rider having anything in reserve for the sprint would be considered impossible. However, for a rider like Peter Sagan, ‘impossible’ isn’t a word in his vocabulary. The UCI World Champion put in […]
Victory for Van Vleuten in Durango-Durango
Dutch time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten raced to a solo victory today in the one-day Basque race Durango-Durango. The 34-year-old attacked on the final climb of the day and led the race solo but with two riders in hot pursuit just 15seconds behind. In the end Van Vleuten showed […]