Utrecht, The Netherlands – BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis piloted his BMC timemachine TM01 to the fastest average speed in Tour de France history in winning Saturday’s opening stage individual time trial. Dennis averaged 55.45 kilometers an hour over the 13.8-km course through the streets of Utrecht, The Netherlands, to […]
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Tour de France Stage 1: Martin 2nd in the Scorching Heat
04-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin finished 2nd, 5″ down on winner Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) in the 13.8km Le Tour de France Stage 1 individual time trial in Utrecht on Saturday. Dennis won with a time of 14’56” (55.446km/h), which was 6″ faster than Fabian Cancellara (Trek […]
Contador satisfied with sensations at Grand Depart of Tour de France
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador finishes 46th on the opening 13.8km TT at Tour de France, 15 seconds off last year’s winner Nibali. According to the team captain, he is satisfied with the sensations on the fast parcours, where stage winner Rohan Dennis set the fastest average speed in a Tour time […]
Simon Yates impressive, Tuft top finisher in opening Tour de France time trial
After much anticipation, the 2015 Tour de France got underway in Utrecht today, Canadian Svein Tuft the top finisher for ORICA-GreenEDGE in the 13.8km individual time trial. Tuft crossed the finish line 45seconds behind Rohan Dennis’ (BMC Racing) winning time of 14minutes 56seconds to claim 25th position on the first […]