Earlier today, John Degenkolb won the Japan Cup Criterium in Utsunomiya. Minutes after crossing the finish line, a very happy Degenkolb said his victory was one for the team: “Japan is amazing, to win here after such an amazing team effort is just great! Right from the beginning, we took […]
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Trentin shows Late Season form to Win Stage Five of the Tour of Guangxi
After consistent top ten sprint finishes so far in the Tour of Guangxi, European champion Matteo Trentin got everything right on today’s penultimate stage to claim his first victory for Mitchelton-SCOTT and his first victory in the European jersey. A first category climb in the final split the peloton, yet […]
2018 Crocodile Trophy: Urs Huber and Sarah White are the 2018 Champions
Saturday 20th October 2018 Urs Huber wins his fifth Crocodile Trophy Champion title today in Port Douglas after eight days and 27:38:30,7 of racing and sets a new record in the 24-year history of the event. Fellow Swiss racer Konny Looser wins today’s stage and finishes second overall, however, claiming […]
Swiss domination at the Crocodile Trophy 2018: a tight race until the very end
Friday 19th October 2018 Leader jerseys (l-r): Bart Duraj (AUS, Best Australian), Sarah White (AUS, Overall Leader Women), Matthias Grick (Best Austrian), Konny Looser (SUI, Runner-Up), Urs Huber (SUI, Overall Leader), Michal Láník (CZE, Best Amateur Men), Mona Van Nassauw (BEL, Best Amateur Woman) Konny Looser wins today’s finish sprint […]
Trek-Segafredo welcomes return of Edward Theuns
Trek-Segafredo is excited to announce that Edward Theuns will rejoin the team in 2019. The Belgian rider who last rode with Trek-Segafredo for the 2016 and 2017 seasons was a member of Team Sunweb this season. Theuns is eager to show the Trek-Segafredo kit again and prove he still has […]
Eduard Prades signs with Movistar Team
19th October 2018 Recent Tour of Turkey GC winner to join Eusebio Unzué’s squad in 2019 after brilliant season with Euskadi-MuriasThe Movistar Team confirms it has reached an agreement with Eduard Prades (Alcanar, ESP; 1987) that will see the Catalan rider become the Blues’ fourth addition for their 2019 men’s […]
Brown following in the footsteps of new teammates to join Mitchelton-SCOTT
26-year-old Australian Grace Brown is the second new signing for Mitchelton-SCOTT women following a stand out 2018 that saw her officially join the professional peloton in Europe. Brown claimed the bronze medal in the road race and fourth in the time trial at the Australian Championships, and fifth overall at […]
Tour of Guangxi: Jakobsen makes it 72 Quick-Step Floors wins in 2018
18-Oct-2018: Fabio Jakobsen made sure Quick-Step Floors will conclude this record-breaking season with a win at its last appearance, in the Tour of Guangxi, sprinting to a convincing victory – the sixth of his first pro year – in the city of Nanning, where the 125km-long stage 3 ended after […]
2018 Crocodile Trophy: Elite Stage wins for Soren Nissen and Sjoukje Dufoer
Wednesday 18th October 2018 Soren Nissen The Danish elite rider Sören Nissen who races for Luxemburg wins today’s stage in a furious sprint towards the line, winning just ahead of the Czech rider Milan Damek. Urs Huber and Konny Looser crossed the line right behind in third and fourth. Yesterday’s […]
Ackermann Defies Torrential Rain to take stage two at Tour of Guangxi
It took about 15 kilometers before a break of five riders went clear from the bunch, but like yesterday, there was no doubt that the sprinter teams would control also stage two. Half way through the race, it started to rain, and when the riders entered the finishing circuit in […]