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Tinkoff-Saxo lost valuable time on stage 17 of Tour de France to Pra Loup after a crash down the penultimate climb Col d’Allos cost team leader Alberto Contador two bike changes and 2’14” in the GC, while a malfunctioning radio prevented Rafal Majka from aiding his captain. “Right now the […]
22-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Rigoberto Uran earned a 3rd place stage finish at the end of 161km Tour de France Stage 17 on Wednesday, putting himself into position for the podium thanks to impressive descending of Category 1 Col d’Allos (14km, 5.5) prior to the Category 2 finishing climb […]
July 22nd, 2015 Alejandro Valverde jumps onto 3rd overall after hectic racing in first Alpine stage, with attacks, crashes and GC-related abandons, as Nairo Quintana tries late attacks, stays within Froome’s controlThe 161km stage seventeen in the 2015 Tour de France, first of four in the Alps towards the Cat-2 […]
Stage 17 was the first tough day in the Alps after yesterday’s rest day, with 5 ranked climbs and the mountaintop finish on Pra Loup. There was a turbulent start with constant attacks, followed by a large group, which got away with John Degenkolb and, for the third time-in-a-row, Simon […]
Professor Francesco Montorsi, Director of the Urology Surgery Unit at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, issued the following statement regarding Ivan Basso’s latest medical condition: “Today, 20 July 2015, Ivan Basso underwent a post-surgery checkup. The patient has perfectly recovered from the intervention. The final histological examination shows, currently, no […]
Sports Director Pellicioli is in Colombia for tests and individual meetings. The team will be back to action on August 3rd at Tour of Utah, Cano in the Panamerican Games road race on July 25th. After the long wait they will fly to Puerto Banus for their first Vuelta a […]
Over a long and busy weekend, successes for Dahle (Norway), Stirnemann (Switzerland), Avancini (Brazil), Stevkova (Slovakia), Monteiro (Portugal) and Di Veroli (Israel) Gunn-Rita Dahle (Multivan Merida), Kathrin Stirnemann (Haibike Pro Team), Henrique Avancini (Cannondale-Factory), Janka Stevkova (CK Epic Donay), Joana Monteiro and Angelo Di Veroli: Northwave earned six National MTB […]
The fifteenth stage in the Tour brought the riders from Mende to Valence. Over 183 kilometres, the riders had to cover a sloped course with four ascents. The early breakaway never got much advantage, so the stage ended in a bunch sprint. André Greipel appeared to be the fastest and […]
Peter Sagan was once again proactively seeking the win on stage 15 to Valance, as he took part in the breakaway of the day, where he also scored maximum points in the intermediate sprint before being caught by the chasing peloton. In a hectic sprint, Sagan took 4th place behind […]
Valence, France – Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team remained in third place overall at the Tour de France as the top of the overall standings did not change following Sunday’s bunch sprint finish. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) won his third stage of this year’s race while van […]
