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On a day earmarked as a chance for the sprinters, the longest stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné had only one thing standing in their way – a short but steep second category climb around 20km from the finish in Tournon-sur-Rhône. In spite of the best efforts of the Dauphiné’s […]
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 7, 2016) – The American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel overseeing the case of cyclist Tom Danielson has granted a motion made by Mr. Danielson’s counsel to postpone his arbitration hearing. Mr. Danielson will remain provisionally suspended, and the hearing originally scheduled for June, will move to […]
7 June 2016 25-year-old ex-Spanish champion claims first WorldTour victory with outstanding sprint in Chalmazel’s uphill finish, claims his first win in 2016 – and the Movistar Team’s 22nd, with nine different riders – to jump into 5th overall in Critérium du Dauphiné GCHe had claimed victories in nearly every […]
After a strong performance on yesterday’s prologue, Alberto Contador started today with the yellow jersey on his shoulders. On a day that was marked out as likely to end in a sprint finish, it was a straightforward affair for Alberto and the Tinkoff riders to defend the jersey. Keeping safe […]
3 June 2016 Nairo Quintana leads Movistar Team’s pre-selection for ‘Grande Boucle’; official, nine-man group to be decided after the National Championships in Europe, in three weeks’ timeMovistar Team unveils on Friday a twelve-man shortlist Eusebio Unzué has made official just a month before the 103rd Tour de France starts […]
The much-anticipated Critérium du Dauphiné began today with a formidable uphill prologue. The route to Le Mont Chery from Les Gets featured gradients of over 20% – a course that would soon mark out who was on form and who wasn’t. As one of the last riders out, Tinkoff’s leader, […]
5 June, 2016, Les Gets (FRA) Richie Porte powered to second place on the tough opening prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné, crossing the line six seconds behind winner Alberto Contador (Tinkoff). The 3.9 kilometer course was a brutal first test of the legs, with gradients of 15 percent at […]
David Canada racing the 2005 Tour de France, ©Beth Schneider Photo Spanish cyclist David Canada has died in the Towcar Ports Ribagorza Grand Fondo in his home region of Aragon. He and another rider crashed into each other and he fell hard when he landed on his head. He later […]
30 May 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team is set to target the General Classification at the two upcoming UCI WorldTour races, which will see Richie Porte headline the Critérium du Dauphiné roster and Tejay van Garderen lead the Tour de Suisse team. BMC Racing Team is lining […]
From the Astana Team on their Giro win today: “We have lost a battle – said the general manager Alexandr Vinokourov a week ago at the end of the uphill ITT – but not the war.” “The Giro ends only in Turin” – he said – and he was right. […]
