The Irishman is back in green after joining a select club of riders with stage victories in all Grand Tours. 08-Sep-2020: Sam Bennett captured his maiden Tour de France win in emphatic fashion in Saint-Martin-de-Ré and immediately unleashed an uncontrollable outpouring of emotion as he slowly realised that he finally […]
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BORA-hansgrohe take Peter Sagan to third in sprint on stressful Tour de France stage 10
After two tough days in the Pyrenees, riders returned from the rest day to a pan flat 168.5km. There wasn’t a chance of the day being easy though – with the opportunities for the sprinters dwindling, all of them would be contesting this stage. Starting on the Île d’Oléron and […]
SAM BENNETT COMPLETES HIS GRAND TOUR TRILOGY
Sam Bennett of Deceuninck-Quick Step won stage 10 in a bunch gallop on the scenic Ré island that hosted the Tour de France for the first time. Also coming from an island, the Irishman found himself at ease to use the elements including the three-quarter head wind to fend off […]
Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, has tested positive for COVID-19
The testing campaign revealed that Christian Prudhomme has tested positive for COVID-19. The Director of the Tour de France, taking his 4th test in 1 month, will now quarantine for 7 days. Although he was not part of the “race bubble” and had not been in direct contact with any […]
Pascal Ackermann wins opening stage at Tirreno – Adriatico with phenomenal finish
In its 55th edition, the race between the seas was extended to eight days this year. Today’s stage commenced on the Tyrrhenian coast with a 133 km-long stage around Lido di Camaiore. After a hilly start, the second half of the race continued on a flat course before the day […]
BORA – hansgrohe signs Wilco Kelderman and mountain biker Ben Zwiehoff
Over the coming two years, Kelderman will strengthen our stage racing roster, concentrating predominantly on Grand Tours. Zwiehoff will be taking the step from MTB to the road, and is considered a very strong climber. “Wilco is a rider with enormous potential. Our task over the next few years will […]
Team Sunweb : Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile
SEP 11 – 19 Albert Timmer – Team Sunweb coach“We go to the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile with a strong team, aiming to show ourselves at the front of the race and continue our good season so far. The battle for the GC will already be intense on stage two […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT to Giro Rosa
Two-time defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten and Australian champion Amanda Spratt return to the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile looking to make it a hat-trick of wins for Mitchelton-SCOTT in the only Grand Tour on the women’s calendar. World and European champion Van Vleuten will be looking to continue her stunning […]
Filippo Conca signs with Lotto Soudal
Team Lotto Soudal has reached an agreement with 21-year-old Filippo Conca. The Italian talent will ride the coming two years for the Belgian WorldTour team. Conca currently rides for UCI Continental Team Biesse Arvedi and just finished 5th in the U23 Giro d’Italia. Earlier this season he won in Imola […]
Taj Jones to join Israel Start-Up Nation
Young Australian sprinter moves up to WorldTour. Taj Jones of the ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast team beat top pro riders to win a sprint in the Tour of Langkawi this year, and raced his way to a three-year contract with Israel Start-Up Nation. The speedy 20-year old Australian will […]