Fabian Cancellara won’t take the start in stage 18 of the Tour de France. After careful deliberation between Cancellara and the team management, a decision was made to allow the Swiss rider to rest and recover in preparation for the Olympic Games. Fabian Cancellara: “This was not an easy decision […]
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Rohan Dennis to Skip Final Tour de France Stages
19 July, 2016, Bern (SUI) Rohan Dennis will not line up at stage 17 of the Tour de France, BMC Racing Team announced today. Dennis will miss the final five stages of racing and return home to Andorra, Sports Director Yvon Ledanois explained. “It has been an incredibly tough two […]
Tour de France Stage 16: Thrilling Finale in Bern
18 July, 2016, Bern(SUI) Stage 16 of the Tour de France saw Greg Van Avermaet battle it out in a hectic sprint into Bern, Switzerland, in a tricky finale that split the peloton. Van Avermaet crossed the line in tenth place, with Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen finishing safely […]
Tour de France hat-trick for Peter Sagan extends UCI World Champion’s Maillot Vert lead ahead of final rest day
The last stage before the last rest day of the Tour de France – this was the last chance for the sprinters before the Champs Élysées on Sunday. Looking to take a hat-trick of stage wins, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan battled with his rivals on the hard finale […]
Alaphilippe and Tony Martin – most combative riders in Tour de France stage 16
After spending more than 170 kilometers at the front, the Etixx – Quick-Step duo got rewarded for their effort 18-Jul-2016: Trofeo Baracchi was revived on Monday, first day of Tour de France week three, when Julian Alaphilippe and Tony Martin took off from the peloton not long after the flag […]
Alaphilippe animates Tour de France stage 15
A former white jersey at this edition, the 24-year-old spent the whole day in the escape, before notching up another top 5. Alaphilipe on Stage 6 17-Jul-2016: We are two weeks and more than 2500 kilometers into the Tour de France, and there’s no single rider who can say he […]
BMC Tour de France: “It’s just nice to come through that one unscathed”
17 July, 2016, Culoz (FRA) Stage 15 of the Tour de France was tipped as one of the hardest of the race and it didn’t disappoint with the six categorized climbs testing the legs on a hot and fast day of racing. A double ascent of Grand Colombier capped off […]
Rafal Majka dominates climbers’ contest on stage 15 of Le Tour to take second and re-take Maillot à Pois
It was a day for the climbers today – or more accurately – for Rafal Majka. The Polish national road champion exploded the Polka Dot Jersey contest, taking points on every single climb, including the full 25 points on the Hors Catégorie Grand Colombier. Just beaten to the stage win, […]
Tour de France Stage 15: Pantano Scores for Colombia and IAM Cycling
Jarlinson Pantano scored the sixteenth Colombian stage victory at the Tour de France and the first one for IAM Cycling, the only professional Swiss team, the day before the Tour de France will visit Switzerland. It’s the second participation to the race (19th overall in 2015) for the climber from […]
Slow Day in the Saddle Ends in Bunch Sprint
16 July, 2016, Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux(FRA) It was another slow day in the saddle ending in a bunch sprint on stage 14 of the Tour de France which saw Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen safely delivered to the line by their teammates. Strong winds made an already long […]
