EBU Members are posting impressive live free-to-air viewing figures across Europe for their coverage of this year’s Tour de France, which entered its second week on Tuesday 8 September after Monday’s rest day. Any fears that viewing might be adversely affected by the race’s enforced postponement in the international sporting […]
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DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS
September 11 th 2020 DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS Dani Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) sealed the first Colombian stage victory of the 107th Tour de France as he managed to beat the Bora-Hansgrohe duo formed of Maximilian Schachmann and Lennard Kämna atop the unprecedented and spectacular finish […]
Simon Yates conquers the Queen stage to move into the overall lead at Tirreno Adriatico
Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates showed the first signs of top form today, attacking with four kilometers to go to take a spectacular solo victory on today’s Queen stage at Tirreno Adriatico. Yates crossed the line with a 16-second advantage over Rafal Majka (BORA-hansgrohe) on the summit finish, which […]
FIRST EVER ISRAELI VICTORY AT A UCI RACE!
Itamar Einhorn’s historic victory in Poland (Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc) – the first-ever for an Israeli rider in a UCI European race – was a symbolic milestone for us all. Itamar Einhorn: “For me, the significance of this victory is huge. I finally broke the barrier. Now it’s my job […]
HIRSCHI, FINALLY…
After finishing second and third of stages in his first participation to the Tour de France, Marc Hirschi, 22, became the first Swiss rider to win a stage since his mentor Fabian Cancellara as he soloed to victory 30km before the end of stage 12 in the small town of […]
Hamilton attacks on to take his first WorldTour victory at Tirreno Adriatico
24-year-old Lucas Hamilton took his opportunity in the final of today’s first mountain stage at Tirreno Adriatico, attacking away from the general classification group, before winning a two-up sprint to claim his first WorldTour victory. Mitchelton-SCOTT found themselves in a dream position with numbers to their advantage in the final […]
Team Sunweb continue their winning streak with a Tour de France stage win
From before lockdown with magnificent performances in Australia and Paris-Nice, to great shows at Milano Sanremo, Bretagne Classic and the early stages of the Tour de France, Team Sunweb put the icing on top of the cake today with an incredible stage victory for debutant Marc Hirschi on stage twelve […]
Peter Sagan relegated in close sprint in Tour de France stage 11
One of the last days for the sprinters, stage 11 was going to be hotly contested from the start to the finish line in Poitiers, 167.5km later, and only one fourth category climb would give the peloton cause to slow down. While the sprinters were confident the day would end […]
CALEB EWAN DOUBLES UP
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) took his second Tour de France victory this year, the fifth in his career, after he managed to fend off his rival Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) in a tight sprint finish in Poitiers. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) continued his yellow odyssey from the Atlantic Coast to the centre […]
Pascal Ackermann victorious yet again at Tirreno – Adriatico
The second stage, at 198 km in length, featured an undulating parcours for the first half of the race, while the final 60 km took place on almost flat terrain. Just as yesterday, the race was a matter to be settled by the fast men, and in the end, the […]