It was a stage he looked forward to in the 64th Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – a day Team KATUSHA’s Anton Vorobyev felt could be good for him, and he was right. Vorobyev conquered the short 6,8km flat course in Angers with a winning time of 8:11 to earn victory in […]
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Alberto Contador retains 5th on GC after Fast Vuelta al Pais Vasco stage 3
Over a course that encouraged a quick tempo and even quicker descending, stage 3 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco got progressively faster in the race to the finish. With multiple breakaways and splits over the full distance of the stage the aim was to keep Alberto safe and to […]
Axeon Hagens Berman Announces Redlands Line-Up
The Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team’s line-up for this week’s Redlands Bicycle Classic includes Neilson Powless, who finished on the podium Sunday at the San Dimas Stage Race. The second event on the new USA Cycling Pro Road Tour begins Wednesday in Redlands, California, and includes three road races (Wednesday, […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Scheldeprijs
Marcel Kittel will lead the team at the 104th edition of the Belgian classic 05-Apr-2016: Held over a distance of 208 kilometers and wedged between the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the 1.HC Scheldeprijs usually sees some of the peloton’s most fastest men line up at the start in Antwerp, […]
Erik Baška to lead Tinkoff’s sprint hopes at Scheldeprijs
The Classics continue with the oldest race in the Flanders calendar. The 104th edition of the Scheldeprijs takes place in Belgium on Wednesday and is set to be one of the fastest races of the year. A favourite for the sprinters – the race usually ends in a bunch sprint […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Begins
Alberto Contador finished with the bunch in the first stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, followed closely by Roman Kreuziger. The Spanish rider, who has won the race on three occasions, took the same time as the bunch. While the first stage saw some early breakaways, Tinkoff worked to […]
Van Avermaet Medical Update
04 April, 2016 Roeselare (BEL) BMC Racing Team Chief Medical Officer, Dr Max Testa has provided the following update on Greg Van Avaermaet following his crash at Ronde van Vlaanderen. “Greg underwent surgery on Sunday evening to secure his fractured right collarbone. The surgery, performed by Doctor Tom Claes of […]
A Day to Forget for BMC Racing Team
03 April, 2016, Roeselare (BEL) The 100th edition of Ronda van Vlaanderen was one that BMC Racing Team had its sights set on from the beginning of the year. A brutal crash brought those hopes crashing down, forcing Greg Van Avermaet, Michael Schaer, Marcus Burghardt and Manuel Quinziato to abandon. […]
VanMarcke 3rd at 100th Tour of Flanders
LottoNL-Jumbo’s Belgian claimed his second career podium in the Monument after an impressive performance with Infinito CV Belgian Sep Vanmarcke (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) rode impressively his Bianchi Infinito CV at the 100th Tour of Flanders, taking third in Oudernaarde after 255,9 km on Sunday April 3rd, and securing his second career podium […]
Axeon’s Tao Geoghegan Hart Wins Trofeo Piva
Col San Martino, Italy – Tao Geoghegan Hart won a three-up sprint Sunday to capture Trofeo Piva and deliver the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team its second victory in less than a week. The British rider who turned 21 years old on Wednesday out-sprinted Swiss Under 23 road champion Patrick […]
