Egan Bernal crashed out of contention in the closing stages of Clasica San Sebastian and has been taken to hospital for checks. He was taken by stretcher for examination and was found to have serious facial trauma including a nasal fracture and maxillary injury. He is awaiting more tests and […]
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Landa sustains lumbar fracture in San Sebastián crash
4th August 2018 Movistar Team climber down into pile-up just before Spanish race’s final loop; examinations confirm injury to spinous process of lumbar vertebra L1, which will require 2 to 3 weeks of absolute rest. A mass crash into the main bunch hit the Movistar Team hard during the late […]
Julian Alaphilippe wins Clasica San Sebastian
The Frenchman became the second rider in history to take the polka dot jersey and the Spanish race in the same season 04-Aug-2018: Julian Alaphilippe’s hot summer continued at the 38th edition of Clasica San Sebastian, where the Quick-Step Floors Frenchman took his eighth win of the year, one which […]
Impressive win by Pascal Ackermann in the opening stage at the Tour de Pologne
The German Champion showed his sprinting skills again and took his fourth WorldTour win as he won the opening stage at the Tour de Pologne. An early breakaway was in front of the race until the final laps as the BORA – hansgrohe train took control over the pace and […]
Northwave clinches three gold medals at Track European championships
In Glasgow, Ganna won the Men’s Team Pursuit race and Wild the Women’s Scratch. Archibald, Paternoster and Brennauer secured Women’s Team Pursuit podium spots. Northwave claimed three wins and two podium spots in UEC Track Elite European Championships’ day-2 in Glasgow on Friday, August 3rd. Filippo Ganna took gold medal […]
Armand de las Cuevas Died Age 50
De las Cuevas and Breukink racing the 1995 Tour de France Armand de las Cuevas died at ile de la Reunion, where he had lived the past decade after retiring at age 30 from pro cycling. He grew up in Bordeaux and raced five years with Reynolds team which became […]
After eight incredible years, André Greipel is leaving Lotto Soudal.
The magnificent victories, exceptional lead-outs and team performances to achieve the various goals were countless. Sports manager Marc Sergeant and André Greipel himself look back to this remarkable episode with great satisfaction. Marc Sergeant: “I think we can describe our many years of collaboration in a simple way: Omega Pharma […]
Ambitious BMC Racing Team Roster Set for the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
2 August, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will be racing on home soil next week with an ambitious line-up heading stateside to the week-long Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah. Sports Director Jackson Stewart said that BMC Racing Team is lining up in Utah with a strong […]
Quick-Step Floors Cycling Team to Tour de Pologne
The season’s 28th World Tour event takes place between 4-10 August 02-Aug-2018: The 75th Tour de Pologne will kick off on Saturday from Krakow, one of the country’s oldest cities, which will play host to the first of the three consecutive flat stages, where the sprinters will fight not only […]
Brayan Chaves to ride as stagiaire with Mitchelton-Scott at Tour of Utah
Australian UCI WorldTour team Mitchelton-SCOTT confirmed that Colombian climber Brayan Chaves will continue to follow in the footsteps of brother Esteban Chaves and join the team as a stagiaire for the upcoming Tour of Utah. After gaining his first experience of European racing with Chinese registered UCI Continental outfit Mitchelton-BikeExchange […]