World champion Annemiek van Vleuten extened her overall race lead at the Giro Rosa as stage three came down to an uphill showdown in Assisi. The newly crowned European champion climbed to fifth place on the day, as the peloton tackled the brutally steep climb up to the historic Basilica […]
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Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6
175km was the distance between Castelfidardo and today’s finish in Senigalllia. The first half of the course was undulating, while the last 80 km of the course were flat and suited to a sprint finish. After the start, a group of 6 riders was able to get away quickly, but […]
Trek-Segafredo wins the opening TTT at the Giro Rosa
The Trek-Segafredo women’s team claimed the opening team time trial at the 31st Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, informally known as the Giro Rosa, and laid claim to the first leader’s jersey of the nine-day race. Italian Elisa Longo Borghini was the first of the team across the finish line and […]
Simon Yates conquers the Queen stage to move into the overall lead at Tirreno Adriatico
Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates showed the first signs of top form today, attacking with four kilometers to go to take a spectacular solo victory on today’s Queen stage at Tirreno Adriatico. Yates crossed the line with a 16-second advantage over Rafal Majka (BORA-hansgrohe) on the summit finish, which […]
Hamilton attacks on to take his first WorldTour victory at Tirreno Adriatico
24-year-old Lucas Hamilton took his opportunity in the final of today’s first mountain stage at Tirreno Adriatico, attacking away from the general classification group, before winning a two-up sprint to claim his first WorldTour victory. Mitchelton-SCOTT found themselves in a dream position with numbers to their advantage in the final […]
Pascal Ackermann victorious yet again at Tirreno – Adriatico
The second stage, at 198 km in length, featured an undulating parcours for the first half of the race, while the final 60 km took place on almost flat terrain. Just as yesterday, the race was a matter to be settled by the fast men, and in the end, the […]
Pascal Ackermann wins opening stage at Tirreno – Adriatico with phenomenal finish
In its 55th edition, the race between the seas was extended to eight days this year. Today’s stage commenced on the Tyrrhenian coast with a 133 km-long stage around Lido di Camaiore. After a hilly start, the second half of the race continued on a flat course before the day […]
BORA – hansgrohe signs Wilco Kelderman and mountain biker Ben Zwiehoff
Over the coming two years, Kelderman will strengthen our stage racing roster, concentrating predominantly on Grand Tours. Zwiehoff will be taking the step from MTB to the road, and is considered a very strong climber. “Wilco is a rider with enormous potential. Our task over the next few years will […]
Team Sunweb : Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile
SEP 11 – 19 Albert Timmer – Team Sunweb coach“We go to the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile with a strong team, aiming to show ourselves at the front of the race and continue our good season so far. The battle for the GC will already be intense on stage two […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT to Giro Rosa
Two-time defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten and Australian champion Amanda Spratt return to the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile looking to make it a hat-trick of wins for Mitchelton-SCOTT in the only Grand Tour on the women’s calendar. World and European champion Van Vleuten will be looking to continue her stunning […]