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Quick-Step Floors win Hammer Limburg

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]