July 27 th 2019 – 16:47 Vincenzo Nibali, the 2014 overall winner, made it up for a disappointing Tour de France as he claimed a prestigious solo victory at Val Thorens at the end of a 59-km stage. This is his sixth stage win after the four he got five […]
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Colombian fiesta as Quintana wins and Bernal Moves Up
July 25 th 2019 – 17:19 Colombia’s Nairo Quintana claimed his third stage win at the Tour de France after stage 20 to Annecy-Semnoz in 2013 and stage 17 to col du Portet last year as he rode away solo from an long lasting breakaway 7.5km before the col du […]
Yates, Again
July 21 st 2019 – 17:16 Simon Yates claimed a second stage win in four days as he rode solo to Foix Prat d’Albis to remain the only breakaway member to fend off Thibaut Pinot and Mikel Landa who escaped from the group of the favourites. Julian Alaphilippe lost contact […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe Increases Lead atop Tourmalet
Saturday 20 July 2019 – 18:50 Runner-up on the mythical Pyrenean climb after a splendid effort, our rider has now amassed ten days in the yellow jersey. Julian Alaphilippe defended his maillot jaune with panache on the demanding slopes of Col du Tourmalet (19km, 7.4%) – which served as a […]
Rohan Dennis reluctantly withdrew from Tour de France
Pau, Thursday 18th July 2019 – During today’s stage of the Tour de France, Team Bahrain Merida rider Rohan Dennis reluctantly withdrew from the race. Dennis commented: ‘I am very disappointed to leave the race at this point. Obviously the individual time trial tomorrow had been a big goal for […]
Simon Yates completes his Grand Tour Trilogy
July 18 th 2019 – 17:05 After Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan, Simon Yates was the third rider to win a stage of the Tour de France after the Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta. He outsprinted his last two breakaway companions Pello Bilbao and Gregor Mühlberger to become the eleventh […]
Caleb Ewan pockets first Tour de France triumph
July 17 th 2019 – 17:51 Caleb Ewan claimed his first Tour de France victory on stage 11 in Toulouse, making it ten different winners of the first ten individual stages this year. The Australian pocket rocket outclassed Dylan Groenewegen in a very tight finish. Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe enjoys Quatorze Juillet in Maillot Jaune
Sunday 14 July 2019 – 17:10 Julian became the Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider with the most days spent in the prestigious distinctive jersey. Julian Alaphilippe’s special day started at the team bus, where he was greeted by the hundreds of fans who came to see the first French rider in […]
Tour de France: Alaphilippe Back in Yellow
A masterful display and a load of panache helped our rider regain cycling’s most prestigious garment ahead of Bastille Day 13-Jul-2019: Julian Alaphilippe enhanced his burgeoning reputation as one of the peloton’s most spectacular riders with a display of strength and class on the tough stage 8 of the Grande […]
Thomas De Gendt and Julian Alaphilippe Back
July 13 th 2019 – 17:40 Thomas De Gendt claimed an epic victory in Saint-Etienne, his second one at the Tour de France after the Mont Ventoux in 2016, at the end of a breakaway he initiated at km 0. He resisted to the French duo who rode away from […]