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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 […]

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 […]