8th April 2018 Women’s outfit claims first ever success with Mavi García at Spanish National Series’ opener in Noja, Cantabria; Andrey Amador leads one-two with Valverde at Klasika Primavera in Amorebieta Sunday 8th April 2018 will remain forever as a big part of the Movistar Team’s history. The Telefónica-backed women’s […]
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Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Brilliant Mas conquers the mythical Arrate
Despite spending the entire day in the breakaway, the 23-year-old Spaniard held off all the opponents for his maiden pro victory 07-Apr-2018: Enric Mas became one of the youngest winners ever on Arrate, the iconic climb of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, after battling the inclement weather and a raging […]
Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 5. Local hero Omar Fraile wins in Eibar
Astana Team rider and local hero Omar Fraile took a perfect win today at stage 5 of the Itzulia Basque Country in Eibar. Fraile finished in the leading group of 7 riders, beating in sprint the current GC leader Primoz Roglic and the Spaniard Ion Izagirre. – I am so […]
Wanty-Groupe Gobert brings home final victory Martin, Meurisse completes party with 2nd place
Wanty-Groupe Gobert successfully defended Guillaume Martin’s leading position in the final stage of Circuit de la Sarthe (03-06/04, 2.1) on Friday. A breakaway of five riders jumped away, after which Fabien Doubey, Marco Minnaard, Boris Vallée and Thomas Degand did everything they could to defend Martin and Meurisse. With success, […]
ROGLIC WINS ITZULIA BASQUE COUNTRY’S ITT AND TAKES GC LEAD
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian clinched victory in Lodosa, Spain Primoz Roglic claimed victory and took the GC lead at Itzulia Basque Country. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Slovenian rode Aquila CV to win the 19,4 km ITT with start and finish in Lodosa on Thursday, April 5th clocking 22:26, 9 seconds faster than Patrick […]
Vincenzo Nibali abandons the Itzulia Basque Country
Vitoria-Gasteiz, 6th April 2018 – Vincenzo Nibali will not be at the start of the fifth stage of the Itzulia Basque Country for precautionary reasons. “The athlete – as Team Doctor Emilio Magni explains – suffers from a painful skin lesion located in the rider’s seat area. For preventive purposes […]
Why we love Paris-Roubaix
Roubaix. Like its contemporary, Flanders, it’s a race that only needs one word to cue a movie reel in a fan’s mind. Rider have love/hate relationships with the Queen of the Classics, and it’s easy to see why. Double-taped bars don’t take nearly enough bite off the granite, and palms […]
Fabio Jakobsen shines in the rain to take Scheldeprijs victory
The 21-year-old Dutchman is the youngest rider this century to win Flanders’ oldest race 04-Apr-2018: For the first time in history, Scheldeprijs started from the Netherlands and at the end of the day, after more than four tough hours in the saddle, it was a Dutch rider who took the […]
Jay McCarthy takes impressive win in stage 3 of the Itzulia Basque Country
After the breakaway was caught, the expected bunch sprint was set up. TheBORA – hansgrohe team started to form their lead-out for Jay McCarthy. In a hectic finale, the Australian rider took the stage win confidently, his second WorldTour victory for this still early season. The StageToday´s third stage took […]
Paris Roubaix: THE WEEK PRIOR
THE RECONNAISSANCE OF THE COBBLESTONE SECTORS Every year, a few days before Paris-Roubaix, Thierry Gouvenou and Christian Prudhomme pay a visit to the cobblestone sectors. Their objective is to give a note corresponding to the level of difficulty of each sector with one star for the easiest to five stars […]