A spectacular team effort netted the squad’s 37th victory of the season on World Bicycle Day 03-Jun-2018: Kasper Asgreen, Philippe Gilbert, Alvaro Hodeg, Yves Lampaert and Enric Mas produced a perfect performance on the 37.2km-long Hammer Chase, the final race of the Hammer Limburg, where the team – who relied […]
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Van Emden Takes Second in 2018 Dauphine Prologue
Equipped with a special version of his Bianchi’s TT bike, the Dutchman finished the stage in Valence, France with a one-second gap from Kwiatkowski Jos Van Emden (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) went one-second close to victory in Critérium du Dauphiné’s prologue, 6,6 km with start and finish in Valence on Sunday, June […]
Unstoppable Neff in Gränichen
The World Champion claimed the first Swiss Bike Cup’s seasonal win preceding Alessandra Keller that retained the overall lead. In the men’s race, Reto Indergand placed second. After breaking the ice in Mountain Bike World Cup, by winning the stage 2 in Albstadt, Germany, Jolanda Neff celebrated her first success […]
Hermann Pernsteiner claims solo win at GP Lugano
Lugano (Switzerland), June 3rd – Hermann Pernsteiner takes first win in BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team jersey. The 27-year-old Austrian rider claims a solo win at Gran Premio Città di Lugano, beating his breakaway teammate Kristian Sbaragli (ICA) with an attack on the last lap. “It’s the most beautiful day […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2018 Prologue : Michael Kwiatkowski in Pole position
Valence, Sunday, June 3rd 2018– Polish national champion for time trial Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) won the prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Valence by one second over Dutch specialist Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo) while hot favorite Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) crashed at half way in a curve. Kwiatkowski […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2018
Key points:· 153 riders from 22 teams compose the start list of the 70th Critérium du Dauphiné. Pre-race favourites Vincenzo Nibali, Romain Bardet, Geraint Thomas, Michal Kwiatkowski, Adam Yates, Dan Martin, Marc Soler and Ilnur Zakarin. · The route includes a 6.6km prologue, a 35-km team time trial and four […]
LA CAMPERONA IS THE ‘MOST VIRAL HIGH-ALTITUDE FINALE’ OF LA VUELTA 18
The essentials:La Camperona has won the competition organised by Unipublic to determine “The most viral high-altitude finale’ of La Vuelta 18, beating Les Praeres, Nava, in the final.Two VIP access bracelets to see the 13th stage of La Vuelta, to be held on the 7th of September, will be raffled […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ: 2018 A GENERATION ON THE RISE
Key points – The 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné will start with a 6.6 km prologue through the streets of Valence on 3 June. After a long, hard slog on the roads of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the adventure will draw to a close in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on 10 June. – […]
Celestino’s Internazionali halfway wrap-up: “Bertolini the most impressive”
Italian National Team Coach Mirko Celestino takes stock of the situation after Internazionali d’Italia Series’ first two stages. “They showed great condition. I expect more from Marco Aurelio Fontana in Pineto and Chies d’Alpago” While Internazionali d’Italia Series endures a break before the last two stages, Aprutium Race in Pineto […]
Greipel’s 150th Win in Dunkerque
The 4 Jours de Dunkerque marked the return to racing for André Greipel after he broke his collarbone in Milan-San Remo. He chose deliberately not to sprint in the first stage to La Bassée, but in the second stage to Soissons he did sprint and he conquered his 150th professional […]