The second day of racing in Catalunya saw the peloton travel 167 kilometres from Mataró to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Although the parcours didn’t feature the same amount of climbing as on the opening day, the third category climb of Alt de Romanyà (5.8 kilometres at 4.5%) topped out with […]
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2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1: De Gendt!
The opening stage in the Volta a Catalunya, with start and finish in Calella, contained no less than five climbs. Thomas De Gendt was part of the breakaway, which he finished off with an amazing solo. The Lotto Soudal rider took the stage win two minutes and 38 seconds ahead […]
2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1
Calella (Spain), March 25th– Good start at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya for Team BAHRAIN MERIDA. Grega Bole won the bunch sprint for third place in the opening stage, sitting also in third place overall. Stage 1 was harder than in recent years, due to some ascents that riders had […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2019 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Key points:Ø The details of the route for the 71st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné were revealed this morning in Lyon at the headquarters of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, in the presence of its President Laurent Wauquiez and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France.Ø On 9th June, […]
ROGLIC CLAIMS THRILLING OVERALL WIN AT TIRRENO-ADRIATICO
The Slovenian recovered 25″ on Yates in San Benedetto del Tronto’s ITT (with Van Emden third), scoring the second seasonal triumph in a World Tour stage-race. After a thrilling final ITT, Team Jumbo-Visma’s Primoz Roglic celebrated the overall win at Tirreno-Adriatico, World Tour stage race held in Italy from Wednesday […]
Adam Yates narrowly misses out on the title by less than a second at Tirreno-Adriatico
It was heartbreak for Adam Yates as he lost the leader’s jersey by less than a single second to Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) after a brave effort in the final stage time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico. The Brit began the 10.05km course with a buffer of 25 seconds over his nearest […]
Adam Yates stays safe to head into the final stage on top at Tirreno-Adriatico
Brit Adam Yates will head into the final day of Tirreno-Adriatico with a 25 second lead after finishing safely in the bunch on stage six. It was a case of staying out of trouble on the 195km route from Matelica to Jesei with the day ending in the expected sprint […]
Alaphilippe stuns the sprinters in Tirreno-Adriatico
Deceuninck – Quick-Step places two riders on the penultimate stage podium and takes season tally to 18 wins. 18-Mar-2019: Inside 300 meters to go in Jesi, a small town located not far from the coast of the Adriatic, where the race will conclude on Tuesday. A slightly uphill finish which […]
Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre take stage wins in Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice after brave solo attacks
After yesterday’s stage win of Alexey Lutsenko, today Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre both finished a great solo attack to win stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico and stage 8 of Paris-Nice. These were the eighteenth and nineteenth victory of Astana Pro Team in 2019, making it the best start of the […]
Adam Yates attacks to extend his overall lead at Tirreno-Adriatico
Brit Adam Yates extended his race lead at Tirreno-Adriatico after an attacking display on another punishing day of climbing. The 26-year-old’s advantage at the top of the general classification now sits at 25 seconds with two stages remaining in Italy. Another tough day With a potentially decisive stage on the […]