Lennard Kämna avenged his Bora-Hansgrohe team who spent a lot of energy, mostly at the service of Peter Sagan, before they claimed their first stage win on stage 16 at Villard-de-Lans. It’s the first German victory at the Tour de France since John Degenkolb on stage 9 to Roubaix in […]
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Ciccone fully recovered from COVID-19
Giulio Ciccone has recovered from COVID-19 and is cleared to resume training. Trek-Segafredo received the awaited and pleasant news that the Italian rider is clinically healed from Covid-19, confirmed with a second negative COVID-19 test performed today. After more than 14 days of isolation at home, Ciccone is now able […]
ASO-UCI September 13-14 Testing Announcement
In accordance with the Tour de France health protocol, developed in the framework of the Union Cycliste Internationale’s (UCI) rules for the return of the road cycling season in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, the entire “race bubble” was tested on the 13th and 14th September, during the 2nd […]
TADEJ POGACAR DOES IT AGAIN
September 13 th 2020Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) claimed his second mountain stage victory in another 1-2 for Slovenia atop the Grand Colombier. Defending champion Egan Bernal (Ineos) said goodbye to his ambitions of a double up meanwhile Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) extended his overall lead to all his rivals except […]
SOREN KRAGH ANDERSEN TAKES HIS CHANCE
Soren Kragh Andersen became the first Danish stage winner of the Tour de France since Magnus Cort two years ago. He also delivered Team Sunweb their second stage victory after Marc Hirschi on stage 12. Tiesj Benoot paved the way for his attack at the 3km to go mark. It’s […]
Mollema abandons Tour de France after fracturing wrist in Stage 13 crash
During the 13th Stage of the Tour de France, Trek-Segafredo co-leader Bauke Mollema was involved in a crash that also involved AG2R La Mondiale leader Romain Bardet. Initially he was transported to the race ambulance, then move to a helicopter to be airlifted to Clermont Ferrand Hospital where he underwent […]
EBU Members Shrug Off Covid to Record Top Tour de France TV Viewing Numbers
EBU Members are posting impressive live free-to-air viewing figures across Europe for their coverage of this year’s Tour de France, which entered its second week on Tuesday 8 September after Monday’s rest day. Any fears that viewing might be adversely affected by the race’s enforced postponement in the international sporting […]
DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS
September 11 th 2020 DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS Dani Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) sealed the first Colombian stage victory of the 107th Tour de France as he managed to beat the Bora-Hansgrohe duo formed of Maximilian Schachmann and Lennard Kämna atop the unprecedented and spectacular finish […]
HIRSCHI, FINALLY…
After finishing second and third of stages in his first participation to the Tour de France, Marc Hirschi, 22, became the first Swiss rider to win a stage since his mentor Fabian Cancellara as he soloed to victory 30km before the end of stage 12 in the small town of […]
Team Sunweb continue their winning streak with a Tour de France stage win
From before lockdown with magnificent performances in Australia and Paris-Nice, to great shows at Milano Sanremo, Bretagne Classic and the early stages of the Tour de France, Team Sunweb put the icing on top of the cake today with an incredible stage victory for debutant Marc Hirschi on stage twelve […]