11 March 2017 Quintana claims season’s 3rd win, Movistar Team’s eighth in 2017 to lead Tirreno-Adriatico GC: serene as a true champion, breaking apart from favourites one by one after great work from Castroviejo & Blues. He replaced the extraordinary, explosive style he showed by letting his rivals behind with […]
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Strong BORA – hansgrohe teamwork on the Terminillo as climber Rafał Majka pushes hard on Tirreno – Adriatico Stage 4
This was the day the climbers and GC riders had been waiting for. After a time trial and two relatively flat stages, there was a decent climb for the grimpeurs to get their teeth into on stage 4 of Tirreno Adriatico – and a summit finish. BORA-hansgrohe’s Rafał Majka pushed […]
Successful Day of Racing at Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice
BMC Racing Team was in action on stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico, where Rohan Dennis inherited the leader’s blue jersey, and stage 6 of Paris-Nice, where Richie Porte finished in third place. Dennis Moves into the Blue Jersey after Chaotic Finish to Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 10 March 2017, Montalto di Castro […]
Quickstep Floors Struck by Bad Luck in Tirreno Adriatico
Fernando Gaviria and Bob Jungels hit the ground in the last kilometer, but the Luxembourger retained the white jersey. Stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico should have ended in a bunch sprint, but a crash which occurred after the flamme rouge disrupted the sprint and left a reduced group to fight for […]
Alaphilippe Defends Paris-Nice Lead on Complicated Stage
The young Frenchman extended his advantage over the second-placed rider in the general classification. Julian Alaphilippe will start the penultimate stage of the “Race to the Sun” (Nice – Col de Couillole, 177 kilometers) in the yellow jersey, after successfully defending it following a spirited display and impressive teamwork on […]
BORA-hansgrohe brilliance brings Peter Sagan the win in Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3
After holding back on yesterday’s finish, there was no stopping the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, in today’s finale. With breakneck speeds in the peloton in the final 10km, the BORA-hansgrohe riders drove the pace high and brought the Slovak rider to another win – making it look easy as […]
Impressive solo victory for Simon Yates on stage six Paris-Nice
Vuelta a España stage winner Simon Yates attacked with 18kilometres to go on today’s stage six in Paris-Nice to claim an impressive solo victory. The 24-year-old launched a well-timed attack two kilometres from the crest of the penultimate climb and successfully held on to his lead to take the first […]
Late surge from Peter Sagan earns podium finish on stage 2 of Tirreno Adriatico.
The escape dominated much of stage two of Tirreno Adriatico as the breakaway stayed in front for much of the race’s longest day. The competition was high in the peloton, with many riders eager to take the win, but in spite of the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, dropping off […]
Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2: Van Avermaet Moves into the Leader’s Jersey
9 March 2017, Pomarance (ITA) The Tirreno-Adriatico leader’s jersey swapped from one BMC Racing Team rider to another on stage 2 after Greg Van Avermaet took fourth place following a tough battle on the day’s final climb. The peloton was happy for six riders to go clear as soon as […]
JUNGELS MOVES INTO WHITE JERSEY AT TIRRENO-ADRIATICO
Stage 2 provided the GC riders a good opportunity to test their legs before the week-end’s summit finish. A wavy and undulating parcours – the longest at this edition (229 kilometers) – was in store for the riders who lined out in Lido di Camaiore, at the start of the […]