1 February 2017, Orihuela Pueblo (ESP) BMC Racing Team put in a dominant performance over the opening team time trial in Spain to take the victory with an impressive 24-second margin and ride Manuel Senni into the first yellow jersey of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and of his professional […]
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Degenkolb sprints to first win in Dubai stage 3
Third time’s the charm, and John Degenkolb timed his jump perfectly and sprinted to the win in stage three of the Dubai Tour Thursday. After two stages to get it right, finishing fourth both times, Degenkolb – positioned perfectly again by the Trek-Segafredo leadout – nailed the finale: this time […]
Kristoff and Martin double up on back-to-back victories
A win from Alexander Kristoff in France came just minutes before Tony Martin did the same in Spain, kicking off the season with two victories for Team KATUSHA ALPECIN in Thursday’s races. “We received information that Kristoff also won today so we knew we needed to do the same. I’m […]
A Top Ten Finish Sees Van Avermaet Take the Overall Lead in Spain
2 February 2017, Denia (ESP) A chaotic finish in Denia saw Greg Van Avermaet secure BMC Racing Team’s second day in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana leader’s jersey after he finished in eighth place behind stage winner Tony Martin (Team Katusha – Alpecin). A fast start saw early breakaway […]
Quick-Step Floors’ winning streak continues
Marcel Kittel put in an outstanding sprint to take stage 2 of Dubai Tour, the team’s fourth consecutive victory 01-Feb-2017: Marcel Kittel was again unbeatable at the Dubai Tour, where he took his second victory, a thrilling one, thus extending his overall lead with three stages to go, two of […]
Marcel Kittel wins Dubai Tour stage 1
The German enjoyed a great start to the season in the Middle East race, scoring his 6th victory there after a perfect lead-out 31-Jan-2017: Marcel Kittel got his season up and running, picking up where he left off at the Dubai Tour, after he powered to win on stage 1 […]
Quick-Step Floors dominate Vuelta a San Juan
The team concluded the race with five stage wins, the most recent being brought by home rider Maximiliano Richeze 29-Jan-2017: First international edition of Vuelta a San Juan is one that will go down in history for Quick-Step Floors’ incredible display of strength, which resulted in the team winning all […]
Mollema wins the overall in Vuelta a San Juan
Bauke Mollema arrived safely with the peloton to clinch the overall victory in the seven-day Vuelta a San Juan Sunday. The final stage was shortened from 138 to 111 kilometers due to high temperatures, resulting in a fast and furious pace from the start. The course was straightforward – seven […]
Photo Finish to Decide Trofeo Palma
On the last day of the Mallorca Challenge, a foto finish had to decide the last stage win.The Italian BORA – hansgrohe rider Matteo Pelucchi missed out just a fews centimeters the victory in Palma and took second place in Palma. The Trofeo Palma was the last stage of the […]
Max Richeze Wins Epic stage in San Juan
The 33-year-old Argentinean made it four victories in six stages for Quick-Step Floors at the South American race 29-Jan-2017: Crazy, spectacular and epic! Three words which fittingly describe the penultimate stage of Vuelta a San Juan, Argentina’s oldest and most important cycling race. Saturday, extreme temperatures awaited the riders right […]