Matrah Corniche, Oman – Tejay van Garderen finished runner-up at the Tour of Oman Sunday and joined the BMC Racing Team on the podium as winners of the team classification. For the third straight year, van Garderen finished runner-up in his season-opening race. He was nine seconds behind Tour of […]

The, on paper, exciting stage 5 of the Tour of Oman got a bit too exciting as sandstorms, heavy winds and extreme temperatures raised serious concerns for rider safety before and during the stage. Consequently the stage was first shortened, later neutralized and then completely canceled. Sean Yates, leading sport […]

Tinkoff-Saxo met the GC ambitions set by the team before the start of Tour of Oman, as Rafal Majka climbed to 4th place in the overall leadership on the queen stage of the race. Majka finished 4th atop the steep 5.7km climb to Green Mountain behind stage winner Rafael Valls. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]