ORICA-GreenEDGE is pleased to welcome 2016 Asian road race and time trial champion Cheung King-Lok to the team roster this year. The Hong Kong rider will join the Australian outfit as a neo-pro alongside the likes of Jack Haig, Alexander Edmondson and Robert Power. “First of all, I am really […]
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Van Avermaet Sprints into Tirreno-Adriatico Race Lead
14, March 2015, Cepagatti (ITA) Greg Van Avermaet has continued BMC Racing Team’s success at Tirreno-Adriatico, taking the win on Stage 6 in a nail-biting sprint and claiming the leader’s jersey in the process. Van Avermaet found himself in an eight rider breakaway with 22km to go and eventually it […]
The Mafia Pressured to Exclude Pantani from the 1999 Giro
The Italian press has brought up some news about Marco Pantani who died of an overdose in 2004. He won the 20th stage of the 1999 Giro d’Italia and he was disqualified the following day. He had an abnormally high hematocrit test of 51.9%, while the maximum allowed by the UCI […]
Movistar wins Paris-Nice team GC again
March 13th, 2016 Movistar Team repeats success from 2014 in France, shines as Ion Izagirre – 5th overall – and Jesús Herrada – back into the break, 8th today – perform at their bestMovistar Team left the 74th Paris-Nice with a sweet taste as two good results -the win in […]
Aggressive Contador ride takes second on stage 7 and second on the GC in thrilling Paris-Nice finale
The day after Alberto Contador blew the race wide open, it was all going to come down to the final stage in the mountains in Paris-Nice. After an aggressive, attacking ride, which saw Alberto finishing second on the stage in the final day, and taking eleven seconds from the race […]
Tirreno Adriatico Stage 5 Cancelled Due to Weather
Stage 5 was scheduled to have 5 climbs from Foligno to Monte San Vicino over 176 kilometers. Snow was predicted for today so the race organizers cancelled the stage. But according to Nibali’s Astana coach Paolo Slongo there was no snow on the climb. The cancellation of the hilly stage […]
Porte Secures Paris-Nice Podium
13 March, 2016, Nice (FRA) It was a thrilling final stage of Paris-Nice starting and finishing in Nice, which saw Richie Porte finish third on the stage behind Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) and podium for the third time. Porte, who started the day fourth overall, made the most of a late […]
Ilnur Zakarin Soars to Hilltop Win in Paris-Nice Queen Stage
Team KATUSHA’s 26-year old Ilnur Zakarin climbed with the peloton’s best in Saturday’s 74th Paris-Nice, biding his time and showing patience before giving one last effort to win atop La Madone d’Utelle for stage 6. It is the sixth career win for Zakarin and first in the 2016 cycling season, […]
Alberto Contador takes 2nd in the GC after a podium finish at stage 6 of Paris-Nice
Stage 6 was to be the day the GC standings were blown apart. Alberto Contador danced up La Madone d’Utelle to take 3rd in the stage. An exceptional day for Alberto who, with strong support from his Tinkoff teammates, sees the race move into its final day second in the […]
Sagan retains Maglia Rossa after spirited ride in stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico
Tirreno-Adriatico’s points leader, Peter Sagan, further cemented his position after a spirited ride in stage 4 of the race, finishing 7th in the sprint in Foligno. In a stage that was to favor the all-rounders, Peter showed fighting spirit as he attacked the peloton before contesting the final bunch sprint. […]
