John Degenkolb sprinted to victory in Paris-Roubaix, taking Team Giant-Alpecin’s second win in a “monument” this season. Unleashing a huge sprint in the Roubaix velodrome, John was by far the fastest of the group of favorites. After finishing second in last year’s edition of the “Hell of the North,” John […]
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Tinkoff-Saxo has tough Paris-Roubaix, focuses on rest of season
Paris-Roubaix concluded the cobblestone season Sunday afternoon in a dusty and fast affair, where the favorites waited relatively long to open up the race. Tinkoff-Saxo fell short of the team ambitions, as a bike change and stomach issues for team captain Peter Sagan made for a tough day at the […]
Van Avermaet Third At Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix, France – BMC Racing Team’s Greg Van Avermaet enjoyed a career-best third-place finish at Paris-Roubaix Sunday while earning back-to-back podium placings in cycling’s two cobblestone classic monument races. Van Avermaet was part of a group of seven sprinting it out in the Roubaix velodrome at the end of the […]
Paris-Roubaix: Stybar 2nd in 7-Rider Sprint
Two in Top 10 as Lampaert Finishes 7th 12-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Zdenek Stybar finished 2nd in a seven-rider velodrome sprint at 253km Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, as he was led into the velodrome by teammate Yves Lampaert, but John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) was able to come around Stybar on the […]