“This is my second victory in WorldTour race and I think it is a very good way to start the season. I want to dedicate today’s win to my family, who make many sacrifices when I’m away from hom for long periods. Tomorrow we will race in Nice, that is […]
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Fernando Gaviria steals the show in Tirreno-Adriatico
Neo-pro scored the biggest win of his road career so far, less than a week after conquering the Omnium world title 11-Mar-2016: On a day which started out with Zdenek Stybar in the blue jersey and Bob Jungels in the white one, five riders decided to make their presence felt […]
Paris Nice Heads Toward the Mountains
The disappointment of stage 3 behind the peloton, Paris-Nice had its first taste of the mountains today. With the bigger climbs too far from the finish to make an impact, Rafal Majka and Alberto Contador finished with the peloton after a lone breakaway took the stage win, with no time […]
Sagan pulls on Maglia Rossa after taking 4th place in stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico sprint
With Peter Sagan starting stage 3 in the top ten of the GC, and on a course that would favour the sprinters, there was no doubt that this was going to be a day of action at Tirreno-Adriatico. In a bunch sprint in Montalto di Castro, Peter’s 4th place put […]
Matthews Successfully Defends Yellow Jersey for Fifth Consecutive Day
Two-time stage winner Michael Matthews successfully defended the yellow jersey again today in Paris-Nice taking third on a hilly stage five. Matthews gained a four second bonus for the podium finish and retains his lead going into the penultimate stage of the WorldTour race. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) took […]
Matthews takes 5th in Paris-Nice Stage 4- Maintains Lead
Two-time Paris-Nice stage winner Michael Matthews placed fifth on stage four of the WorldTour race today, successfully retaining his lead of 14seconds in the general classification. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis Solutions Credits) took the stage honours in a fast bunch sprint after the 195.5km lumpy stage from Juliénas to Romans-sur-Isère. “Today was about saving energy,” […]
Double joy for Stybar in Tirreno-Adriatico
The 30-year-old won stage 2 and became the new overall leader of the race 10-Mar-2016: Thursday awaited the peloton with a 207-km long stage between Camaiore and Pomarance, which took the riders south for a perfectly flat first half of the stage, before the road became more undulating once the […]
Paris-Nice Stage 3 Cancelled after Snow puts an end to Racing
On the day the race was to enter the mountains, Paris-Nice’s climbers were unable to make their mark with stage 3 cancelled after 93km due to severe weather conditions. The stage was beset by snow and rain, but on a day that showed early promise for Tinkoff riders, safety of […]
Tinkoff gets Tirreno-Adriatico underway with 4th in Team Time Trial
Tinkoff’s Tirreno-Adriatico campaign got off to an excellent start with a good performance at the opening Team Time Trial. The team worked together well on the 22.7km course running through the streets of the renowned seaside town of Lido di Camaiore, finishing with a time of 24’06”. With a course […]
A Perfect Start to Tirreno-Adriatico for BMC
09 March, 2016, Lido di Camaiore (ITA) It was a dream start to Tirreno-Adriatico for BMC Racing Team today, taking home another Team Time Trial victory and putting Daniel Oss in the leader’s jersey. The team, featuring four of the 2015 UCI World Team Time Trial champions, stopped the clock […]