What a day for Lotto Soudal in Paris-Nice. Tony Gallopin won the sixth stage, with finish in Nice, and is the new GC leader. Thomas De Gendt secured the polka dot jersey and Tim Wellens was part of a long breakaway. Immediately after the official start fourteen riders took off. […]
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Peter Sagan sprints his way to second overall in Tirreno-Adriatico
Tinkoff-Saxo got very close to the overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico, as Peter Sagan placed second in the final burst for the line and at the same time advanced to second overall due to the six bonus seconds gained in the sprint. After crossing the line in Cascina, Sagan noted that […]
Tinkoff-Saxo two seconds from the win in Tirreno-Adriatico prologue
Tinkoff-Saxo got off to a fast start at the short and windy 5.4km prologue in Tirreno-Adriatico, with both Maciej Bodnar and Peter Sagan powering their way into the stage top-ten. Bodnar finished 4th just two seconds off stage winner Adriano Malori – a result that pleases him as well as […]
Matthews moves into Paris-Nice lead with stage 3 victory from perfect team ride
Multiple grand tour stage winner Michael Matthews is the new leader of Paris-Nice following a perfectly executed sprint on stage three by the entire ORICA-GreenEDGE outfit. The slightly uphill finish caught the eye of Matthews and his intentions were clear as a full train of ORICA-GreenEDGE jerseys proved prevalent at […]
Matti Breschel sixth after hectic finish in Paris-Nice
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Matti Breschel was in the mix in the sprint finish at Paris-Nice featuring a steep section within the last kilometer. Both Breschel and sports director Sean Yates noted that they were pleased with the team performance after crossing the line. Tinkoff-Saxo had given Matti Breschel free rein to try […]
