Bennett seizes Tour de France green jersey Consistency pays off for the Irish Champion. Sam Bennett became the first Irish rider in more than three decades to lead a Tour de France classification, after racking up 40 points during Wednesday’s stage 5 from Gap to Privas (183 kilometers). A man […]
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VAN AERT SEIZES THE OPPORTUNITY, YATES TAKES THE YELLOW JERSEY
Twenty-four hours after the triumph of his leader Primoz Roglic at Orcières-Merlette, Wout Van Aert thrillingly broke free of his supporting role to grab a second consecutive victory for Jumbo-Visma, in Privas, on completion of a sprint which was whittled down to smaller numbers by a break in the peloton […]
Yates moves into race lead after Alaphilippe penalty on stage five of the Tour de France
British climber Adam Yates has moved into the race lead as a bizarre day at the Tour de France ended in a predicted bunch sprint. Yates sat second overall heading into stage five, but has been catapulted into the yellow jersey following a time penalty given to former race leader […]
Supreme Van Aert sprints in Privas to second stage victory in Tour de France
Wout van Aert has impressively won the fifth stage of the Tour de France. A day after the victory of Primoz Roglic, the winner of Milan-Sanremo was the fastest in the bunch sprint on the uphill finish in Privas. Van Aert positioned himself perfectly in Cees Bol’s slipstream, after which […]
Attila Valter secures overall victory on home soil after taking the stage win on final day at Tour de Hongrie
2 September 2020, Gyöngyös-Kékestető (HUN) Attila Valter wrapped up an already successful Tour de Hongrie for CCC Team in impressive style today, taking an emphatic stage win on the final day of racing and securing the overall victory on home soil. The final and queen stage of the race lived […]
Hofstetter Fourth for ISN
An amazing Hugo Hofstetter brought ISN a fourth place in the Tour de France. His first reaction: “Everyone has seen ISN on television today. Even though I feel like I made a mistake in the sprint, I am proud on this result. This also gives morale for all the other […]
Tirreno-Adriatico SEP 7 – 14
Luke Roberts – Team Sunweb coach“This year’s Tirreno-Adriatico takes place over eight days, with a real mixed bag of terrain and interesting stages. There are some pure sprints, more difficult reduced sprints, a mountain-top finish and a time trial; so there are lots of opportunities throughout the race. Our main […]
Womens’ Tour de France in the Works
Le Tour De France Equal Opportunity for Women- UCI President David Lappartient says a professional women’s Le Tour De France stage race is in the works for 2022. According to the report, the race would last eight days and start immediately after the Tour de France’s final stage in Paris. […]
Primoz Roglic Primed in Orcieres-Merlette
Primoz Roglic showed that he is definitely back in top shape after his participation to the Tour de France was in doubt due to the consequences of his crash at the Critérium du Dauphiné. The Slovenian champion took his third Tour de France stage win in Orcières-Merlette after he imposed […]
Caleb Ewan sprints to precious first Tour de France stage win
Caleb Ewan has won the 3rd stage of Tour de France finishing in Sisteron. In a bunch sprint the 26-year-old Australian was faster than Sam Bennett and Giacomo Nizzolo. For Ewan it is his fourth stage win in the Tour de France. Caleb Ewan: “Unfortunately team Lotto Soudal is down […]