At today’s BORA – hansgrohe press conference, Peter Sagan appeared confident. Looking towards De Ronde, although the absence of Jempy Drucker and Oscar Gatto will be felt, Sagan will still have a strong team in attendance to support him. “I was able to recover over the last week and I […]
Tag: pelotonpost; peletonpost; cyclingnews; topcycling; cyclingtips; velonews; 2019
Guillaume Martin takes the first 2019 Win on the Etna
Il Giro di Sicilia (2.1, 3-6/04) ended today at the top of the Etna. The Sicilian mountain was going to decide the final winner of the new Italian race, organized by RCS. The race exploded from the bottom of the Etna. The peloton was reduced to around 25 riders when […]
Miguel Angel Lopez wins Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2019
Miguel Angel Lopez became the overall winner of the 99th edition of the prestigious UCI WorldTour race Volta Ciclista a Catalunya ended today in Barcelona. The Astana rider, supported by the whole team, was able to defend his lead at the seventh stage of the race on a hard Montjuic […]
Astonishing Davide Formolo solos to epic win at final stage of the Volta a Catalunya
Today, like almost every year, the race travelled to Barcelona for the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Stage 7 took the peloton over a 143 km course to the traditional Montjuic circuit. They tackled the two-kilometer-long climb at a gradient of 5 % eight times, last of the […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT lockout the podium as Lucas Hamilton wins Coppi e Bartali
Mitchelton-SCOTT secured a historic one, two, three on the general classification as Lucas Hamilton safely negotiated the final stage to win the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Fellow Australian’s Damien Howson and Nick Schultz capped off an incredible team performance by holding onto their second and third positions in the […]
Matthews Doubles Up with Powerful Sprint win in Catalunya
Today’s stage would see the riders travel 169 kilometres from Valls to Vila-seca. Although there were no mountain passes on offer, the parcours were rolling and very hilly in the opening two thirds of the afternoon; terrain that might tempt another strong breakaway attempt from the peloton. A group of […]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Stage 4. Miguel Angel Lopez wins queen stage atop La Molina
Miguel Angel Lopez took a beautiful solo victory atop the famous La Molina climb, which finalized the queen 4th stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The Astana rider made a strong attack inside the final 7 km of the race, firstly catching the early break and later counterattacking at […]
Lucas Hamilton takes over at the top after second place on Coppi e Bartali stage two
Australian Lucas Hamilton moved into the race lead of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali after finishing second on a hilly stage two in Italy. The 23-year-old jumped clear from the peloton with Mikel Landa (Movistar Team) on the final lap of a tough finishing circuit, with the duo staying […]
Mikel Landa back to winning ways in Italy
28th March 2019 Results and more content from the Set. Coppi e Bartali Basque climber from Movistar Team puts end to long year, full of misfortune, after his 2018 Tirreno stage success; wins Settimana Coppi e Bartali day two to now sit in 4th place overall Just five days after […]
Adam Yates Climbs to Victory on the First Mountaintop Finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Briton Adam Yates has claimed today’s stage victory on the first hill top finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, after sprinting to the win from a reduced group of five riders. On the final 11kilometre climb up to the finish line in Vallter 2000, a natural selection was made followed […]