Team KATUSHA ALPECIN leader Alexander Kristoff put the finishing touch in the Tour of Oman, taking a nice victory in the final stage of the race (The Wave Muscat – Matrah Corniche, 130,5 k). Kristoff repeated his 2016 win at the same finish location and has now already seven Oman […]
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Groenewegen on Vola ao Algarve Stage 4
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s sprinter third behind Greipel and Degenkolb on Saturday, February 18th. Roglic holds GC lead. Dylan Groenewegen rode his Oltre XR4 to third in Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta stage 4, 203,4 km from Almodôvar to Tavira (Portugal) on Saturday, February 18th. The Dutch National champion – runner-up in […]
Team Bahrain-Merida to 2017 Abu Dhabi
Entered this year in the UCI World Tour circuit, the third edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour will kick off on February 23 with four stages for a total of 671 kilometres. “Race preview – said sport director Gorazd Štangelj – suggest three stages for sprinters with a medium mountain […]
Hermans Wins Tour of Oman Queen Stage to Extend Race Lead
18 February, 2017, Jabal Al Akhdhar (OMAN) Ben Hermans put in a spectacular show on the Green Mountain summit of the Tour of Oman to take the win and all but wrap up the race victory. The Queen stage of the six-day race saw the peloton tackle 146km of flat […]
Campenaerts Gives Team LottoNL-Jumbo First Win of Season at Vuelta a Andalucia
Volta ao Algarve: Roglic new leader after the third place in the stage against the clock Team LottoNL-Jumbo lived a really special day in the Iberian Peninsula, thanks to their riders’ skills and Bianchi Aquila CV’s advantages in the ITT race. Victor Campenaerts gave the Dutch team the first success […]
André Greipel won the fourth stage at Volta ao Algarve today with an impressive sprint!
It was expected to be a typical sprint stage. Four riders got in a breakaway which had up to six minutes advantage. Before the finale began João Matias was dropped. Ryan Mullen, Dion Smith and Taco van der Hoorn were left in front. They decided not to give up and […]
Visconti and Grmay in top 6 on Tour of Oman’s Queen Stage
Tour of Oman, February 18th, Stage 5 The Queen Stage of 8th edition of Tour of Oman was everything we expected to be. It started early just after start in Sama’il that peloton split due to cross winds. UHC leader was caught in second group so the whole team came […]
Castroviejo Smashes Sagres TT
17 February 2017 Brilliant win by the reigning European time trial champion against rainbow jersey holder Tony Martin and GC leader Primoz Roglic; ‘Castro’ now seats 3rd overall after claiming the Movistar Team’s 5th success of the 2017 seasonJonathan Castroviejo claimed a sensational win on stage three of the Volta […]
Second Stage Win for Alexander Kristoff in Oman – result of huge team effort
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’s Alexander Kristoff is so far one of the most successful riders of the year. In stage 4 of the Tour of Oman the Norvegian rider took already his third victory of the young 2017 season. In front of the Ministry of Tourism, Kristoff was the fastest rider […]
Roglic Close to Win in Volta ao Algarve Stage 2
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian rode to second position in Alto da Fóia’s uphill finish Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic placed second in Portugal, in Volta ao Algarve stage 2, 189,3 km from Lago to Alto da Fóia uphill finish on Thursday, February 16th. The 27-year-old Slovenian attacked on the 9-km final climb […]