March 15, 2015 | Madrid Quintana completes impressive climb towards Terminillo, Tirreno-Adriatico’s mountain-top finish, seizes Maglia Azzurra with two days from end of Italian race Nairo Quintana blew apart the Tirreno-Adriatico overall classification as he claimed the first victory of his 2015 with one of his best performances since he […]
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Alberto Contador finishes fifth in the blizzard on Terminillo
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador finished fifth on the queen stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. A GC-battle unfolded in the whiteout on the Apennine climb to Terminillo, where Nairo Quintana proved the fastest after breaking free with a surprise attack. Contador now sits 5th overall, with teammate Kreuziger in 11th place. After the stage, […]
The tough ones get rewarded: Quintero takes the green jersey
For a Colombian, for the Colombians, a climb is more than a road that rises: it’s something that is part of the culture and history of Colombian cycling, and whenever an Escarabajo pulls the best climber’s jersey, it’s always a special moment. And if the race in which he does […]
Gallopin wins Stage 6 of Paris Nice
What a day for Lotto Soudal in Paris-Nice. Tony Gallopin won the sixth stage, with finish in Nice, and is the new GC leader. Thomas De Gendt secured the polka dot jersey and Tim Wellens was part of a long breakaway. Immediately after the official start fourteen riders took off. […]
Kreuziger and Contador finish in first chasing group at Tirreno-Adriatico
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger finished in the first chasing group on stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Contador crashed with 50km to go, but didn’t lose time to his GC rivals except Wout Poels, who won the stage with 14 seconds. Peter Sagan showed great signs as he nearly made […]
Peter Sagan comes fast from behind to grab second place at Tirreno-Adriatico
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan once again showed that he holds a powerful sprint as he came flying from behind in the narrow streets of Arezzo. Despite a powerful final acceleration, Sagan ran out of runway and had to settle for second place behind Greg van Avermaet. The Slovak champion retains his […]
Van Avermaet Victorious And In The Lead At Tirreno
Arezzo, Italy – With a powerful uphill dash to the finish Friday, BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet won for the first time this season and took the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico. Van Avermaet delivered the BMC Racing Team its third victory of the year on the strength of a […]
Peter Sagan sprints his way to second overall in Tirreno-Adriatico
Tinkoff-Saxo got very close to the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico, as Peter Sagan placed second in the final burst for the line and at the same time advanced to second overall due to the six bonus seconds gained in the sprint. After crossing the line in Cascina, Sagan noted that […]
Tinkoff-Saxo two seconds from the win in Tirreno-Adriatico prologue
Tinkoff-Saxo got off to a fast start at the short and windy 5.4km prologue in Tirreno-Adriatico, with both Maciej Bodnar and Peter Sagan powering their way into the stage top-ten. Bodnar finished 4th just two seconds off stage winner Adriano Malori – a result that pleases him as well as […]
Tirreno-Adriatico, Stage 1: Van Avermaet Third
Lido di Camaiore, Italy – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet rode to a career-best result in an individual time trial Wednesday, finishing third in the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico as teammate Daniel Oss was sixth. Van Avermaet said he was surprised at his performance in the 5.4-kilometer race against […]