Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’s Nathan Haas (28) took the victory at the end of a demanding stage two of the 2018 Tour of Oman. The Australian rider outsprinted a select group of riders at the finish in Al Bustan in front of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) who finished second and […]
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Oman Stage 1 : Coquard Finds the Opening He’s Been Looking For
Sultan Qaboos University, February, Tuesday 13th 2018 – Bryan Coquard (Vital Concept) can forget about his early season frustrations – the French sprinter came out on top at the end of stage 1 of the Tour of Oman to claim his first victory with his new team. After 162.5km of […]
Colombia Oro y Paz: Gaviria wins the points jersey
Quick-Step Floors’ rider capped off an excellent week at his home race, which Alaphilippe and Naravez concluded in the top 10 11-Feb-2018: Fernando Gaviria arrived alone at the top of Manizales, the 17.8km-long climb that brought the inaugural Colombia Oro y Paz to a conclusion, tired and gasping for air, […]
Dayer wins in Manizales; Nairo takes 2nd overall at Oro y Paz
11th February 2018 Younger of the Quintana duo takes advantage from 30-rider break to claim third pro victory; older finishes behind Bernal (SKY) at final GC. The Movistar Team ended their first-ever appearance with a full team on a high note at the 1st edition of the Colombia Oro y […]
Uran wins uphill sprint at Colombia Oro y Paz to deliver first #PinkArgyle victory
Rigoberto Uran won an all-Colombian showdown on the steep climb to Salento to deliver the first victory of the season for #PinkArgyle on Saturday. The Tour de France runner-up out-sprinted compatriots Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Egan Bernal (Team Sky) and Sergio Henao (Team Sky) in the Colombia Oro y Paz stage […]
Nairo Quintana new GC leader in Colombia Oro y Paz
10th February 2018 Colombian rider from Movistar Team finishes 2nd to Urán (EFD) at penultimate stage’s uphill finish in Salento, wears pink with one day remanining towards Manizales. Following his 3rd place on Friday’s explosive finish up El Tambo, Nairo Quintana again showed his excellent form coming into only his […]
Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia. Luis Leon Sanchez brings first seasonal win to Astana Team
After a number of top results and high podium places in the first races of the 2018 season, finally Astana has got a beautiful victory: today, Luis Leon Sanchez won the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia Costa Calida after a powerful counterattack inside the last kilometers of the […]
Double joy for Alaphilippe in Colombia Oro y Paz
A devastatingly powerful acceleration netted both the stage victory and the leader’s jersey for Quick-Step Floors’ French rider 09-Feb-2018: The Quick-Step Floors fiesta continued at the first edition of the South American race, where Julian Alaphilippe landed the team’s fourth consecutive victory on Mirador Tambo, a 4.7km-long climb averaging 5.6% […]
Elia Viviani seals Dubai Tour overall win with spectacular last day victory
A stunning job of Fabio Sabatini catapulted his 29-year-old teammate to the biggest GC success of his career 10-Feb-2018: Elia Viviani reigned supreme on the fifth and final stage of the Dubai Tour, netting Quick-Step Floors’ fourth straight GC triumph at the Middle East race, which has served the team […]
Van Avermaet to Lead BMC Racing Team at the Tour of Oman
9 February, 2018, Santa Rosa, California (USA) Greg Van Avermaet will return to the Tour of Oman next week where he is set to lead an ambitious BMC Racing Team line-up. Van Avermaet will line up alongside a strong team that can look to take different opportunities as they arise, […]