Going into the race with the record number of stage wins, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, has taken a victory at each of the past seven editions of the Tour de Suisse. Having been narrowly beaten in the earlier stages, he made it count today, leaving his rivals in […]
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BMC Racing Team Set to Debut at Route du Sud
13 June, 2017, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will line up at Route du Sud for the first time this Thursday 15 June with a balanced roster of climbers and sprinters. Sports Director Yvon Ledanois said the four-stage race is a chance for all of the riders to […]
Caruso Moves into Yellow After First Summit Showdown in Switzerland
13 June 2017, Villars-sur-Ollon (SUI) Tour de Suisse stage 4 featured the first of three summit finishes in this year’s race and saw a showdown of the General Classification contenders with Damiano Caruso becoming the third BMC Racing Team rider to take the yellow jersey in Switzerland. After the race […]
Impeccable Lead-Out Gives Michael Matthews Tour de Suisse Victory on Stage 3
After being catapulted to the finish by Team Sunweb’s German lead-out, Michael Matthews (AUS) launched an explosive sprint to take the stage three victory at Tour de Suisse. His victory means that he now leads in the general classification by 10 seconds. In a day where everything went perfectly, Team […]
Thomas DeGendt Wrist Injury
After Thomas De Gendt had won the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné and wore the yellow jersey for five days, he decided not to ride the last stage due to a wrist injury. Today Thomas went to the hospital for an examination. As it turns out he has […]
Battle in Bern in hectic Tour de Suisse Finale
For day three of the Tour de Suisse, the race headed west towards Bern, on a route that took in three categorised climbs and some undulating terrain. While the finale was earmarked as a sprint, some hard climbs, as well as an uphill drag to the finish, would make the […]
Porte Finishes Second After Thrilling Critérium du Dauphiné Finale
11 June, 2017, Plateau de Solaison (FRA) Richie Porte had a target on his back when he lined up for the final 115km stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in the yellow jersey and was put to the test as soon as the flag dropped at KM 0. With four […]
Dauphine 2017: Jakob Fuglsang Makes History
Plateau de Solaison, sunday june 11th 2017 – Jakob Fuglsang of Astana became the first Dane to win the overall classification of the Critérium du Dauphiné as he dethroned race leader Richie Porte throughout the ten seconds bonus awarded to the winner of the conclusive stage. This is the third […]
Rohan Dennis Claims the First Yellow Jersey of the Tour de Suisse
10 June 2017, Cham (SUI) Rohan Dennis claimed the first yellow jersey of the Tour de Suisse after an impressive show of strength saw him secure victory on the prologue ahead of BMC Racing Team teammate, Stefan Küng. As Dennis flew off the ramp he was chasing the early benchmark […]
Porte Consolidates Critérium du Dauphiné Lead After Alpe D’Huez Battle
10 June, 2017, Alpe d’Huez (FRA) Richie Porte not only consolidated his Critérium du Dauphiné race lead on stage 7, but also gained time on the majority of his General Classification rivals, after a summit showdown on Alpe d’Huez. Porte’s teammates had their work cut out for them to protect […]