JAYCO HERALD SUN TOUR After stage two’s summit finish atop Falls Creek, today the peloton were faced with the second mountain top finish on Mount Buller. With a gradient of over six percent for 16 kilometres, the testing ramps were destined to shake up the GC battle. The team started […]
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SAUDI TOUR 2020 STAGE 4: CONSISTENCY REWARDED FOR BOUHANNI
February 7 th 2020 In the top five of the first 3 stages on this inaugural Saudi Tour, Nacer Bouhanni saw his consistency rewarded with victory on day 4 of the event. The French sprinter claimed his first victory of the season under his new Arkea-Samsic colours. The 29-year-old was […]
Impey on Cloud Nine with National TT Triumph
South African Daryl Impey has powered to his ninth national time trial title in Mpumalanga, extending his unbeaten run to eight years. The 35-year-old lined-up as the pre-race favourite and showed everyone why as he negotiated the 36km course in a time of 41 minutes 52 seconds to take the […]
Groves takes first win on stage 3 at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Neo-pro Kaden Groves took his first UCI win for Mitchelton-SCOTT in a sprint finish on stage three of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The team worked hard to soften up the bunch throughout the stage, which featured climbs at the start and end of the 118km journey from Bright to […]
Haig moves into the race lead ahead of the Queen stage in Volta Valencia
Yesterday’s fifth place finisher Jack Haig moved into the race lead in Volta Valencia today, after finishing in 12th position in the bunch sprint and as the highest placed rider from the general classification, on a day that came down to countback. With no time bonuses awarded on the finish […]
Women’s Movistar Team set to kick off its 2020 season
February 7th, 2020 Vuelta CV Féminas (Sunday 9th), nine-day ‘stage’ (10th-18th) in Alicante and aero / material testing in Navarra (ends Friday) mark busy calendar of events for Blues this monthThe women’s Movistar Team will be starting their 2020 season this week as they pin their numbers for the first […]
TOUR DE FRANCE 2021 : THREE STAGES TO FIND TRUE NORTH
Key points: Ø On 3 July 2021, the Tour de France will venture farther north than ever before when it reaches the 70-kilometre mark in the second Danish stage, from Roskilde to Nyborg.Ø The profiles of the first three stages were unveiled this morning in Vejle, another town that will […]
John Degenkolb gets his own Paris-Roubaix cobble sector
Lotto Soudal rider John Degenkolb will be the first active rider having a Paris-Roubaix cobblestones sector that will bear his name. Next Monday, 10 February, John Degenkolb will be present on the famous section “D130 Château d’eau 59171 Erre”, for the official inauguration. Degenkolb is the winner of the 2015 […]
Deceuninck – Quick-Step to Tour Colombia
Julian Alaphilippe and Bob Jungels headline our six-man squad for next week’s event 06-Feb-2020: Our second and final race in South America will be one that has witnessed seven Deceuninck – Quick-Step stage victories in two previous participations, netted by four different riders. One of these is Julian Alaphilippe, the […]
SAUDI TOUR 2020 STAGE 3: SWEET REVENGE FOR BAUHAUS
February 6 th 2020 Second of yesterday’s stage, Phil Bauhaus got his revenge in Al Bujairi conquering an impressive bunched sprint. The German made the best of the final uphill straight suited to his power and a perfect lead out by his Bahrain-McLaren team mates Heinrich Haussler and Mark Cavendish. […]