Fabio Felline won the Tour de Romandie prologue and answered his disappointment of Liege-Bastogne-Liege in the best way possible. In his post-race interview, he dedicated the victory to Michele Scarponi and a family close to him who went through a similar tragic situation. “This victory is for Scarponi,” said Felline. […]
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Linda Indergand dominates in Haiming
Focus XC Team’s 23-year-old rider won Swiss Bike Cup’s round 2 preceding Belomoina and Wloszczowska. Vogel runner-up in the men’s category Linda Indergand confirmed herself as one of the most competitive bikers on the international scale. On Sunday April 23rd, Focus XC Team’s 23-year-old biker, equipped by Northwave with Extreme […]
Victory for Vincenzo Nibali and BAHRAIN MERIDA at Tour of Croatia
Zagreb, 23rd April – Vincenzo Nibali finished 4th at the 141 km long last stage of Tour of Croatia and won the general classification. This is the first GC victory for Vincenzo Nibali in the BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team jersey. On a partially cloudy morning in Samobor the atmosphere […]
Nibali takes 2nd place in Queen Stage of Tour of Croatia
Učka, 22nd April – After an exciting last kilometers of the 5th, Queen Stage of Tour of Croatia, Vincenzo Nibali came second, after a good performance and support of his teammates throughout the race. The whole day was marked with the shocking news of Michele Scarponi’s accident. Great energy in […]
Rafal Majka takes 10th place at the monument Liege – Bastogne – Liege
The fourth of five monuments in the cycling calendar, Liege – Bastogne – Liege, took place today. BORA – hansgrohe prepared the finale with an attack of Cesare Benedetti very well for their leaders Majka and Konrad. In the end Rafal Majka finished 10th after demanding 258 kilometers through the […]
LA COURSE BY LE TOUR COMES TO MARSEILLES, IN PURSUIT FORMAT… SHOWCASING THE WOMEN
Key pointsØ La Course by Le Tour will take place in two legs this year, first from Briançon to the Col d’Izoard and then to Marseilles, with a completely new format for the second leg: a pursuit.Ø A few minutes before the riders in the Tour de France arrive, the […]
LIEGE-BASTOGNE-LIEGE 2017 VALVERDE, KING IN THE ARDENNES
Ans (Belgium), Sunday April 23th 2017 – Four days after winning his fifth Flèche wallonne, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) dominated Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the fourth time in his career Sunday, equalling Moreno Argentin’s tally, only one shy of Eddy Merckx’s record. El Imbatido, once again winner ahead of Dan Martin, couldn’t contain […]
Frankiny to Undergo Procedure to Correct Heart Rhythm Problem
23 April, 2017, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Following an impressive ride at the Tour of the Alps, Kilian Frankiny will be sidelined from racing as he undergoes a heart procedure this week to correct a heart problem identified during the race. BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. Max Testa […]
Michele Scarponi Killed on Training Ride
“We are shocked. A few hours ago Michele Scarponi was here with us, a great protagonist and a stage winner at the Tour of the Alps ending in Trento.” Michele Scarponi had just returned home on Friday after the Tour of the Alps and barely had time to rejoin his […]
NIBALI LEADS THE GC AFTER STAGE 4 OF TOUR OF CROATIA
Umag, 21st April – Another solid performance of BAHRAIN MERIDA Team on a hard and windy 4th Stage at Tour of Croatia. Vincenzo Nibali with strong support of his teammates took the leading position in general classification. Tour of Croatia continued today on another beautiful sunny morning. Kristijan Đurasek, the […]