After a crash on stage 1 and the last place in stage 2, Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) bounced back to win stage 3 in a highly contested bunch gallop in Sisteron, beating Irish champion Sam Bennett of Deceuninck-Quick Step and European champion Giacomo Nizzolo of NTT Pro Cycling. Julian Alaphilippe retained […]
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Another second finish place puts Groves into the overall race lead in Hungary
Young Australian sprinter Kaden Groves came close to a stage win at the Tour de Hongrie today, picking up another second-place finish, which subsequently catapulted him into the overall race lead after gaining bonus seconds on the line. The 21-year-old will ride in the yellow leader’s jersey tomorrow for Mitchelton-SCOTT […]
Peter Sagan grabs Green Jersey with points haul, sprint 5th on Tour de France stage 3
The undulating parcours of stage 3, with its three categorized climbs, wasn’t as tough as it might have first appeared. The most difficult ascents of the 198km route would be over with a little more than halfway through the day, meaning it was mostly flat or downhill to the finish […]
Team Sunweb renews contract with Tiesj Benoot until the end of 2022
After joining Team Sunweb at the start of 2020, Benoot immediately found his feet in the team, impressing at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad where he rode strongly to help teammate Søren Kragh Andersen to third place on the day. It was at Paris-Nice, otherwise known as the Race to the Sun, […]
Annemiek van Vleuten joins the Movistar Team as Blues enter a whole new dimension
August 31st, 2020 World’s best rider for the last three seasons signs two-year deal (2021-22) with Telefónica-backed squad; Dutchwoman adds her polyvalent, unbeatable talent to the organisation managed by Eusebio UnzuéThe Movistar Team is extremely proud to announce Monday that Annemiek van Vleuten (Wageningen, NED; 1982), the reigning World Road […]
Matthews returns ‘home’ to Mitchelton-SCOTT
Eight-time Grand Tour stage winner and 2017 Tour de France green jersey champion Michael Matthews will return ‘home’ to Mitchelton-SCOTT next season. After four years with Team Sunweb, the recent Bretagne Classic winner has signed a new two-year contract that will see the 29-year-old reunited with the Australian team until […]
Mareczko makes it two in a row in Hungary with victory on stage three
31 August 2020, Nyíregyháza (HUN) Jakub Mareczko celebrated on the line for the second day in a row after sprinting to victory once again at the Tour de Hongrie following another strong performance from CCC Team on stage three. The Italian sprinter showed no signs of slowing down as he […]
What Caused the Stage 1 Crashes?
On the Move podcast, Lance and George are talking about all the crashes yesterday. It turns out that one of the sponsors in the publicity caravan was spraying soap bubbles ahead of the race, which may have been what made the roads extra slippery. In this photo, you can see […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe in yellow after Nice victory
Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s Frenchman showed his class again as he took an emotional win in a nail-biting finish 30-Aug-2020: A magnificent display helped Julian Alaphilippe continue to build upon his extraordinary legacy, as he took a fifth stage victory at the Tour de France, moving into the race’s overall lead […]
Yates attacks to third place on stage two of the Tour de France
The 28-year-old attacked on the final climb of the day to put himself in contention for his first Grand Tour stage win, but the Mitchelton-SCOTT rider couldn’t match the speed of winner Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick Step) in a three-way sprint for victory. Climbs AheadA seven-rider breakaway was allowed […]