As the breakaway survived at Tour de Suisse stage six today, Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) remained in the mix to attack in the final kilometres and solo to the stage six victory. Andersen said: “Today was a really special day and I’m super happy with the win. To pay back […]
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Porte Attacks to Extend Overall Lead at Tour de Suisse
14 June, 2018, Gomminswald (SUI) Richie Porte extended his lead by 12 seconds on the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse with an impressive late attack on the short, steep final climb to cross the line in sixth place. With two hors categorie climbs in the first two thirds […]
Porte Climbs to Tour de Suisse Lead After First Summit Finish
13 June, 2018, Leukerbad (SUI) The Tour de Suisse leader’s jersey changed from the shoulders of one BMC Racing Team rider to another when Richie Porte inherited the overall lead from Stefan Küng after the summit finish on stage 5. Starting the day in third place, three seconds behind Küng, […]
Küng Carries Yellow Jersey into Tour de Suisse Stage 5
Stefan Küng successfully defended his yellow jersey on stage 4 of the Tour de Suisse which saw the sprinters denied on another rain-soaked stage. The day’s breakaway was formed easily when six riders broke clear almost as soon as the flag dropped at kilometer 0 and with 189km on the […]
Solo victory for Chris Juul-Jensen after a brave attack on the fourth stage of Tour de Suisse
Dane Chris Juul-Jensen took an impressive victory today on the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse after attacking away from the day’s breakaway to win solo in tough, rainy conditions. After spending all stage in the breakaway, Juul-Jensen jumped away with Nans Peters (AG2R) on the final climb of […]
Sonny Colbrelli: Majestic success at the Tour de Suisse
In fact BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team rider took a superb win, beating Gaviria and World Champion Sagan, after a bunch sprint. “It’s a fantastic day. It’s a very important victory for me and for the team. Thanks to my teammates, that did an amazing work in the final. Padun […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2018 STAGE 7 : FULL BRITISH TRIUMPH WITH YATES AND THOMAS
©A.S.O. / Alex Broadway Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Sunday, June 10th 2018– Geraint Thomas concluded the 70th Critérium du Dauphiné on a high note after a crash-marred start as he went down during the prologue in Valence. The team time trial reinstated him as a favourite but his Team Sky team-mates Michal […]
Peter Sagan stuns at Tour de Suisse by taking unprecedented sixteenth stage win on second day
Having taken a record fifteen stage wins and a stage victory in every edition of the race for the past seven years, the only real question for this year’s Tour de Suisse was when the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, was going to take his sixteenth win. On the first […]
Adam Yates attacks to win the final stage of Criterium du Dauphine
Briton Adam Yates attacked inside the last kilometre of today’s short final stage of Criterium du Dauphine to take a stage victory and finish in second place overall. Yates waited patiently until the final moments to attack away from the small group of general classification contenders and past the solo […]
Tour de Suisse: Küng Consolidates Overall Lead After Aggressive Stage 2
10 June, 2018, Frauenfeld (SUI) Stefan Küng made the most of racing on home roads on his first day in the leader’s jersey to consolidate his lead by taking three bonus seconds at the intermediate sprint before crossing the line safely to retain the overall lead. The 155km stage was […]