March 9 th 2020 – 16:44 Italy’s Giacomo Nizzolo stole the show from Maximilian Schachmann’s Bora-Hansgrohe team on Monday when he took the second stage of Paris-Nice over 166.5-km after outwitting his rivals on the line. The NTT Pro Cycling rider surged in the wheel of Schachmann’s team-mate Pascal Ackermann […]
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Stunning Paris-Nice opener as Max Schachmann on stage 1
Following an undulating 154km parcours, stage 1 of Paris-Nice was characterised by wet and windy weather, the conditions making it difficult from the outset. Following a circuitous out and back route that started and finished in Plaisir, riders faced crosswinds that regularly split the peloton. While a break did form […]
Jasper Stuyven wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
There is no better way to make amends for a disappointing 2019 Classics season than winning the opening race a year later. The Trek-Segafredo Classics team showed they have returned with a vengeance as Jasper Stuyven won a two-up sprint over Yves Lampaert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) to claim the win in […]
Cavagna braves the rain and the cold to win Ardèche Classic
A formidable display of aggressivity and panache of the Frenchman netted the team’s 13th success of the year. 29-Feb-2020: Rémi Cavagna became the seventh different Deceuninck – Quick-Step to notch up a victory this season, after a bold breakaway which saw him attack from the gun, drop his companions with […]
Van Vleuten victorious in her rainbow jersey debut with a spectacular solo win in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
World champion Annemiek van Vleuten started the 2020 season off with a bang today, claiming an emphatic solo victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, her first race in the rainbow jersey. In her signature style, Van Vleuten injected a fierce pace at the base of the Muur-Kapelmuur and rode away from […]
UAE Tour Canceled Because of Positive Coronavirus Infections
Two Italian riders tested positive for Coronavirus Thursday so the rest of the UAE Tour has been canceled. All participants in the race including riders and staff will be tested. It has not been announced which teams or riders were the ones infected.
Yates consolidates race lead with third place on stage five of the UAE Tour
Race leader Adam Yates consolidated his position at the top of the general classification with a battling third place on stage five of the UAE Tour. The Brit went close to repeating his stage three victory on the same Jebel Hafeet climb, but the 27-year-old was forced to settle for […]
PARIS-NICE 2020: Reunion time for Bernal
Key points: Ø Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal leads an ambitious Columbian contingent with Nairo Quintana and Sergio Higuita as serious rivals, but Primož Roglič, who won the Vuelta, and his young countryman Tadej Pogacar also have a shot of adding Slovenia to the list of winning nations […]
Kerschbaumer sets forth his seasonal debut at Internazionali d’Italia Series
On Saturday, March 7th, the Italian Champion races at Andora Race Cup, defending the title conquered last year at Internazionali d’Italia Series Internazionali d’Italia Series’ 2020 season is back at the starting gate with its first appointment of the most significant Mountain Bike circuit in Italy, scheduled on Saturday, March […]
Yates demolishes the field to take victory on stage three of the UAE Tour
Adam Yates has climbed to his first race win of the season in a dominant display up the Jebel Hafeet climb on stage three of the UAE Tour. The Brit launched his attack inside the final six kilometres, initially taking two riders with him before attacking again to win solo […]