The first stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya was a stage for the fast men in the peloton. After the breakaway of the day was caught, the sprinter teams started to form their lead-out. BORA – hansgrohe did a great job and spent the day at the front of […]
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Volta a Catalunya: Hodeg makes it two in a row
Three days from his Handzame Classic success, the Colombian became the first neo-pro to take a World Tour win this season 19-Mar-2018: Alvaro Hodeg is on fire! Brimming with confidence after nailing his first pro victory at the Handzame Classic last week, the 21-year-old made it into the spotlight once […]
Mission impossible is done- Nibali!
Sanremo, 17th of March, 2018 – “I’m not a fast rider, I had to invent something”. Vincenzo Nibali smiles happily on the podium of the 109th edition of the Milan-Sanremo. The Italian champion arrived solo on Via Roma’s finish line after having attacked on Poggio and started the swooping on […]
Gaviria to return to Colombia after successful surgery
Quick-Step Floors’ rider – victorious in four races this season – will miss the Spring Classics 15-Mar-2018: Injured on the penultimate day of Tirreno-Adriatico, when a crash spelled the end of his tilt at a third career stage victory in the “Race of the Two Seas”, Fernando Gaviria underwent surgery […]
Modolo captains #PinkArgyle squad for Milano-Sanremo
#PinkArgyle heads into the season’s first Monument with a squad capable of competing in a sprint or in a more attacking, isolated finish. Matti Breschel, Simon Clarke, Mitch Docker, Sebastian Langeveld, Dan McLay, Sacha Modolo, and Taylor Phinney will all toe the Milano-Sanremo start line for EF Education First-Drapac p/b […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2018: THE ALPINE EQUATION
Key points :Ø The route of the 70th edition, which will take place between 3rd and 10th June, was unveiled this morning in Lyon by Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, and Laurent Wauquiez, President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council. Ø One month before the start of the […]
Van Garderen to Lead BMC Racing Team at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
15 March, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Tejay van Garderen will return to the start line in Spain next week where he is set to lead BMC Racing Team’s General Classification ambitions at Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (19 – 25 March). A strong and well-rounded team will support Tejay van […]
Dennis Wins Closing Time Trial as Caruso Seals Second Overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
13 March, 2018, San Benedetto del Tronto (ITA) Rohan Dennis proved once again that he was the man to beat in San Benedetto del Tronto today by winning his second consecutive Tirreno-Adriatico time trial while Damiano Caruso dug deep to secure second overall on the General Classification. Dennis flew off […]
Burghardt excites in bold breakaway move while Sagan survives crash to take sprint second at Tirreno-Adriatico
After four days of being responsible for ending the breakaway’s chances with his brutal pace setting, BORA-hansgrohe’s Marcus Burghardt took his chances today by jumping in the escape himself – only to attack and ride off on his own. Holding the peloton at bay until the final 20km, the German […]
Tirreno-Adriatico. Marcel Kittel takes 2nd victory on Italian soil
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’S Marcel Kittel took victory in the sixth stage of the 53rd Tirreno-Adriatico (2.UWT) in a strong show of strength for the sprint. Coming from third place as the finish approached, Kittel lit out for the line straight up the middle of the course to earn the win. […]