March 13 th 2019 – 16:47 Magnus Cort Nielsen outwitted his breakaway companions to clinch the longest stage of this Paris-Nice in Pelussin at the expense of Belgium’s Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), who earned the consolation of the polka-dot jersey. The Danish rider, winner of a Tour de France stage […]
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Mitchelton-SCOTT Power to TTT Victory at Tirreno-Adriatico
Mitchelton-SCOTT powered their way to victory in the opening team time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico, taking the stage by an impressive seven seconds in Lido di Camaiore. Despite being the last team off the start ramp, the seven-man squad didn’t let the pressure get to them, setting the second fastest time […]
Bennett- Paris Nice Two Years Later
March 12 th 2019 Ireland’s Sam Bennett surged with 200-km to go to snatch his second stage win in Paris-Nice after the one clinched two years ago in Chalons-sur-Saone. The Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter was the freshest of the field in the finale and he overpowered Australia’s Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), who had […]
Uran Fractures Collarbone in Paris-Nice
Rigoberto Uran fractured his left clavicle on Monday during the second stage of Paris-Nice, from Les Bréviaires to Bellegarde, and was forced to abandon the race. The Colombian went down on his left side in the middle of a pack of riders midway through the stage, and he was immediately […]
Leader Groenewegen Wins Paris Nice Stage 2
Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo-Visma) gave encore with Oltre XR4 at Paris-Nice on Monday, March 11th. The Dutch GC leader completed the stage 2, 163,5 km from Les Bréviaires to Bellegarde with a powerful sprint that forced his rivals to settle for podium’s lowest steps or a Top 10 display. Groenewegen […]
Groenewegen Wins Paris-Nice Opener and Takes GC Lead
Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo-Visma) rode Oltre XR4 to a resounding sprint win and took the leader’s jersey in the opener of the Paris-Nice World Tour stage-race, 138,5 km with start and finish in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) on Sunday, March 10th. The 25-year-old rider from Amsterdam stood out in the contention among […]
Lorenzo Ballarini rules a spectacular Winter Downhill
Sun and excitement on the Tonale Pass for the crazy race on snow with 80 riders competing on the Valena slope. Italy’s national DH team’s Francesco Colombo and Veronika Widmann special guests The sun finally shone on LA Winter Downhill. After bad weather had affected the last three editions, on […]
Valverde claims first win as World Champion
26th February 2019 World Champion from Movistar Team claims his 100th victory with Eusebio Unzué’s team -the first rider since 1980; 123 in total as a pro- with intelligent, well-timed series of attacks towards Jebel Hafeet’s summit, his second success on this top, which propel him up to 2nd overall […]
“King” Nino Schurter to star at 2019 Internazionali d’Italia Series
Five stages, six titles for grabs: the 2019 edition of the most prestigious Italian MTB circuit, starting in Andora on Saturday March 2nd, has been presented in Milan. San Marino awaits the reigning World and Olympic Champion, who will lead his Scott-SRAM team at Titano XCO The countdown to 2019 […]
Tour du Rwanda Stage 3: Merhawi Kudus wins first mountain stage
The longest and a very hard mountain stage has been held today at the Tour du Rwanda: the riders faced a 213-km-long distance from Huye to Rubavu with 5 categorized climbs and a long descent towards the finish line. Once again Astana Pro Team shined in Rwanda, taking another stage […]