27-Mar-2015:E3 Harelbeke Etixx – Quick-Step rider Zdenek Stybar finished 2nd to Geraint Thomas (Team Sky), who attacked Stybar and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) with about 4 kilometers to go, as the trio remained ahead of a chasing group by about 40 seconds. The three riders went away on the Oude Kwaremont, […]
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Valverde crowns Blues’ exhibition in Tondo’s hometown
March 27, 2015 | Madrid Spaniard completes brilliant ride towards Valls to claim second stage victory in Volta a Catalunya, after Movistar Team’s immense work into crosswinds. Still with pain in their hearts after the hard crash and injury by Pablo Lastras yesterday in the Queen stage of the Volta […]
Crash ends Classics campaign for Fabian Cancellara
On the cobbled descent of the Haaghoek less than 40-kilometers into E3 Harelbeke, a dropped water bottle caused a large crash that took down numerous riders including Fabian Cancellara. Although Cancellara was able to remount and continue he was in obvious pain, and only a few kilometers later he pulled […]
Contador third after Catalunya queen stage attack
Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Alberto Contador had to take matters into his own hands on the final climb to La Molina after a deadlock in the favorites group. He ultimately finished third behind stage winner van Garderen, and moves up to 5th in the overall GC, 28 seconds down on De […]
Van Garderen Wins Mountain-Top Finish At Catalunya
La Molina, Spain – One day after seeing his hopes for the overall classification dashed by a crash, BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen soloed to victory on Thursday’s mountain-top finish at the Volta a Catalunya. Van Garderen notched his first win of the season on the same finish at […]
Tinkoff Saxo statement on Bjarne Riis
Tinkoff Saxo statement on Bjarne Riis “Following the rumors and speculations published by many Danish media first and then by international cycling media later last night, Tinkoff Saxo would like to clarify that Bjarne Riis is not being actively involved in the team’s activities since last Sunday. However, he was […]
Unconfirmed Rumors About Riis Suspended
Unconfirmed rumors are swirling about Bjarne Riis being suspended from team Tinkoff-Saxo. He was intending to be at Milan-San Remo this weekend but wasn’t there. Rumors have it that Tinkov is unhappy with so few results so far this year. It’s been reported that Tyler Hamilton has said that during […]
Master’s touch to shape Granfondo Gimondi trophy
A bronze sculpture celebrates Felice’s triumph at Tour de France 1965. The upcoming 19th Granfondo Internazionale Felice Gimondi-Bianchi is to be held May 10th. The location (Bergamo and its landscapes), the amazing courses (short 89,4km / medium 128,8 km / long 162,1 km), the event (50 years of Felice Gimondi […]
Matthews sprints to Milano-Sanremo podium
2015 Paris-Nice stage and points classification winner Michael Matthews has sprinted to a podium position at the first Classic of 2015, the Milano-Sanremo, in Italy today. After 293km in the saddle, the longest race on the calendar, Matthews arrived at the finale with a reduced bunch of just 40riders and […]
Peter Sagan fourth in Milano-Sanremo after crash-marred finale
Tinkoff-Saxo was more than a man down, when the front group had to decide one of the big five monuments, Milano-Sanremo, in a final sprint. Peter Sagan ultimately had to settle for a position just outside the podium after an unfortunate starting position in the sprint. However, the Slovak champion […]