Alberto Contador lit the afterburners and climbed to stage win on the steep Alto de Hazallanas in Vuelta a Andalucía. The Spanish captain of Tinkoff-Saxo followed up on a stage-long team effort by surprising his rivals with an early attack. Contador crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of main […]
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Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT: Martin Wins a Close Chrono
20-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin won the 19km Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT by less than a second over Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida), and was three seconds faster than race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). Martin averaged 52.174km/h along the up-and-down parcours. The German TT Champion was also accompanied […]
Tour of Oman, Stage 4: Van Garderen Runner-Up
Green Mountain, Oman – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen climbed his way into second overall Friday at the Tour of Oman with a runner-up finish to Rafael Valls (Lampre-Merida) on the ascent of Green Mountain. When van Garderen attacked in the final two kilometers, only Valls could follow. But […]
Contador retains overall lead ahead of Vuelta a Andalucía queen stage
Tinkoff-Saxo took control of stage 2 of Vuelta a Andalucía and rode in front to discourage possible attacks on the undulating 195km route. The team kept overall race leader Alberto Contador safe and the Spaniard retained his red jersey ahead of the Andalusia queen stage Friday. Despite the stage being […]
Lobato, the signature of a talent
February 19, 2015 | Madrid Andalusian from Movistar Team repeats action and result from Australia’s dominant performance to claim stage two in Ruta del Sol, take Blues’ sixth success of the 2015 season. Intxausti now in 2nd overall As he simulated a phone call with his right hand, a tribute […]
Kristoff does it again in Oman
TOUR OF OMAN 2015 Team Katusha’s Alexander Kristoff is so far one of the most successful riders of the year. In Al Mussanah Sports City the Norvegian rider took already his fourth victory of the young 2015 season. In Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman Kristoff was the fastest […]
Tour of Oman, Stage 2: Van Avermaet Third
Al Bustan, Oman – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet matched his best result of the season Wednesday with third place in the uphill finish of Stage 2 at the Tour of Oman. Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) overtook Van Avermaet just before the finish line and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar […]
Cancellara wins Tour of Oman stage two
Fabian Cancellara sprinted to victory in the 195-kilometer stage two at the Tour of Oman Wednesday. The stage, which started at Al Hazm Castle, ended with the three-kilometer Al Jissah climb that topped out five kilometers from the finish. An attack by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) drew out the strongest climbing […]
Rafal Majka takes big leap in GC ahead of crucial mountain stage in Oman
Tinkoff-Saxo’s GC captain Rafal Majka took an important step in the overall classification on stage 2 of Tour of Oman. The 195km stage finished off with a roaring pace within the last kilometers with two steep ramps that sparked an array of attacks dropping several race favorites. Majka finished 7th, […]
Volta ao Algarve Stage 1: Meersman Wins in Albufeira
Stybar, Kwiatkowski 5th and 9th After Great Leadout 18-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Gianni Meersman was victorious in a bunch sprint finale of an up-and-down, 166.7km Stage 1 of Volta ao Algarve on Wednesday. A four-rider breakaway was caught with about 16km to go in the stage from Lagos to Albufeira, […]