An incredible sprint in the final meters of stage 2 propelled the powerful German to his fifth victory of the season. 24-Feb-2017: One day after crashing and missing out on the opportunity to get in the mix on the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour, Marcel Kittel showed why […]
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Max Marotte Season Debuts in Verona: “Fontana the man to beat”
Cannondale Factory Racing’s Frenchman, #3 in UCI World rankings, starts off at the Internazionali d’Italia, where he won in Montichiari last year. The 2017 Internazionali d’Italia Series starts on Saturday March 4th with Verona MTB International at the Parco delle Colombare. Maxime Marotte, one of the top riders in Internazionali […]
Dunbar Dons ‘Best Young Rider’ Jersey In Portugal
Portel, Portugal – Eddie Dunbar climbed into fifth overall Thursday at Volta ao Alentejo to take the lead in the “best young rider” category while teammates Chris Lawless and Ivo Oliveira finished fifth and sixth, respectively, on Stage 2 to help the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team top the team […]
Bonifazio sprinted to third and is rewarded with the White Jersey
Madinat Zayed, 23rd February – The Abu Dhabi Tour opens with a podium for BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team. In the sprinter stage with start and finish in Madinat Zayed (189 km) raced almost entirely in the desert, Niccolò Bonifazio took a special third place in the bunch sprint, behind […]
Dennis Wins the 2ème Tour Cycliste International La Provence
23 February 2017, Marseille (FRA) Rohan Dennis crossed the line second in Marseille today to secure overall victory, and BMC Racing Team’s tenth win of the season, at his first stage-race in Europe of 2017. With four riders, including Dennis, on the same time at the top of the General […]
Dennis Sprints to Second and Takes the Leader’s Jersey on Stage 2 in Provence
22 February 2017, La Ciotat (FRA) A late attack on the downhill finish into La Ciotat on Stage 2 of the 2ème Tour Cycliste International La Provence saw Rohan Dennis race to second place and into the leader’s jersey with one stage remaining in France. Attacks started as soon as […]
Quick-Step Floors Team to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
First classics of the season are due to take place this week-end 22-Feb-2017: Cobbles. Just say this word and it sends a shiver down your spine and fills you with excitement for cycling’s most spectacular and prized one-day races. Over the next six weeks, from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Paris-Roubaix, […]
Chaves to Make Tour de France Debut, Yates Brothers set sights on the Giro and Vuelta
2016 Il Lombardia winner and two-time Grand Tour podium-placer Esteban Chaves will make his debut at the Tour de France this July. The confirmation comes as ORICA-SCOTT reveal their Grand Tour plans for 2017, which will also see Adam and Simon Yates start the Giro d’Italia for the first time, […]
Valverde Claims 100th Pro Win
19 February 2017 Spaniard confirms fifth GC success in Ruta del Sol; enters history once again by reaching hundred victories, only achieved by three currently active riders. Movistar Team notches up sixth win in just 15 daysAlejandro Valverde continues to write his legend as one of the best cyclists the […]
Tour of Oman. Alexander Kristoff Wins for the Third Time – Good Things Come in Threes
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN leader Alexander Kristoff put the finishing touch in the Tour of Oman, taking a nice victory in the final stage of the race (The Wave Muscat – Matrah Corniche, 130,5 k). Kristoff repeated his 2016 win at the same finish location and has now already seven Oman […]