According to an article in CyclingToday, Dutch newspaper Telesport did a survey two years ago of former Tour winners. The majority say his victories shouldn’t have been stripped.There are 25 surviving winners. Two are too old to weigh in. Of the rest, 12 say yes, 2 no opinion, 2 don’t […]
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Fever sidelines Valverde from Paris-Nice
3 March 2017 Illness prevents Spaniard from seeking victory in France after Andalucía success. Rojas debuts in Strade Bianche as Bennati DNS due to sickness; Quintana back in LarcianoAlejandro Valverde will eventually skip Sunday’s start of the 75th edition of Paris-Nice. The Movistar Team will be unable to travel to […]
Classica da Arrabida Includes Tough Finish
Dirt, gravel and a pothole-riddled road await the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team in the final three kilometers of Classica da Arrabida in Portugal. The eight riders who will line up for Sunday’s race got a good look at the uphill finish during a reconnaissance ride earlier this week. “It […]
Tomorrow it’s showtime at Internazionali d’Italia
With less than 24 hours to the start of the Italian Cross Country season, Verona breathes the atmosphere of big events. Verona MTB International represents the seasonal debut for many athletes and the first opportunity to contest with the opponents after the winter. There is the smile of the athletes […]
2017 Paris Nice Lotto Lineup
Sunday, the 75th edition of Paris-Nice kicks off. Lotto Soudal rides this eight-day WorldTour race as Lotto Fix ALL with a blue-and-white shirt. The Race to the Sun is a mix of sprint stages and mountain stages. That’s reflected in the start list which contains both top sprinters and GC […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to Paris-Nice
Between 5-12 March, Quickstep will race towards the sun, at the 75th edition of the French World Tour event 03-Mar-2017: Held annually since 1933, Paris-Nice is one of the most prestigious races of the calendar, one which many riders yearn to add to their palmares. Known as the “Race to […]
Paris-Nice 2017 Route
Paris-Nice 2017: John Degenkolb: “Time to Put the Cards on the Table”
After a 2016 season in part interrupted by a serious hand injury, John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) makes his return to Paris-Nice, for his fourth participation. With a stage victory already this season on the Dubai Tour, the German sprinter will have to fight off compatriots Marcel Kittel and André Greipel, and […]
Van Keirsbulck! Wanty Breaks the Ice at Le Samyn
The 26-year-old Belgian rider conquered the first seasonal win with Northwave Extreme RR shoes and Extreme Light Pro socks Guillaume Van Keirsbulck celebrates the first seasonal win at Le Samyn Guillaume Van Keirsbulck conquered the 47th edition of Le Samyn, event of the Belgian calendar, on Wednesday March 1st. The […]
Porte Aims for Fourth Paris-Nice Podium
2 March, 2017, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Two-time Paris-Nice winner, Richie Porte hopes to repeat his success at the UCI WorldTour stage race when he lines up this Sunday, 5 March. Porte, who won Paris-Nice in 2013 and 2015 and was third in 2016, will target the General Classification supported […]