After making the key selection on the Paterberg, the Belgian Champion finished runner-up in Harelbeke 24-Mar-2017: Philippe Gilbert showcased again his strong form and fantastic skills on the cobbles by nabbing a second consecutive podium this week, 48 hours after being part of the Quick-Step Floors set-up which helped Yves […]
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Van Avermaet Tops Podium at Record Bank E3 Harelbeke
24 March, 2017, Harelbeke (BEL) Greg Van Avermaet showed he is in winning form when he sprinted to victory at Record Bank E3 Harelbeke, his second UCI WorldTour individual victory of the season. The sprint for the line came down to Van Avermaet, Philippe Gilbert (Quickstep-Floors) and Olivier Naesen (AG2R), […]
Valverde is The Leader
24 March 2017 Spaniard claims sensational victory, the Movistar Team’s 11th of the 2017 season, after immense Lo Port climb -with huge support from Marc Soler (4th)- to reach top of GC in Volta, just two days from the end of the race. Alejandro Valverde was again unstoppable on the […]
Sabine Spitz takes 5th Stage Win in South Africa at Cape Epic
On Friday March 24th 2017 Sabine Spitz, rider of Ascendis Health Team together with teammate Robyn de Groot, won the stage in the 2017 edition of the South African MTB stage marathon. In the stage 5 (Oak Valley – Oak Valley 84 Km), the Spitz – De Groot duo preceded […]
Van Garderen Maintains Overall Lead After Snows Shortens Stage 4
23 March 2017, Igualada (ESP) Snow and freezing temperatures saw Volta Ciclista a Catalunya stage 4 shortened with the race starting at KM 60, of the previously planned 184.3km stage, and Tejay van Garderen finishing safely in the bunch behind stage winner Nacer Bouhanni (Team Cofidis) to retain his leader’s […]
Dwars door Vlaanderen. Alexey Lutsenko takes the podium
22/03/2017 Astana Proteam rider Alexey Lutsenko took third podum place at the prestigious classic race Dwars door Vlaanderen (UCI WorldTour), which has been held today in Belgium (Roesalare – Waregem, 203,4 km). The Kazakh rider became a part of a four-man leading group, which broke away on the famous climb […]
Yves Lampaert wins Dwars door Vlaanderen
A stellar team display and an immense attack inside the final seven kilometers propelled the Belgian to his biggest victory. 22-Mar-2017: Quick-Step Floors owned the 72nd edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen, which this year made its debut in the World Tour calendar, taking 1-2 in Waregem with Yves Lampaert and […]
Sabine Spitz gives master class in Absa Cape Epic’s stage 3
After the Monday’s nasty crash, the German biker claimed a sprint win in Elandskloof together with teammate De Groot. Fumic and Avancini maintained the overall leadership in the Men’s category After the scare, the win. The reaction of the champion was not long in coming: Sabine Spitz clinched victory in […]
Top Ten Finish Sees Van Garderen Take Overall Lead in Spain
21 March 2017, La Molina (ESP) Volta Ciclista a Catalunya stage 3 ended with the race’s first summit finish, with Tejay van Garderen crossing the line in eighth place to move into the leader’s jersey after an explosive finale on La Molina. The peloton kept several early moves under control, […]
Movistar Team wins again
22 March 2017 Alejandro Valverde claims 101st career victory atop La Molina, clinches 10th success for Blues in 2017 by beating top Volta GC riders After a controversial decision took victory away from the Movistar Team on Tuesday, the telephone squad stroke back in the best way possible, claiming a […]