The Tour de France took on a different character today, as the race saw its first big climbs, giving riders a taste of what to expect from the mountains later in the race. The GC riders and climbers relished the chance to stretch their legs, with last year’s Maillot à […]
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Protest to Stage 4 Result of the Tour de France 2017
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified today, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially. Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final […]
ARNAUD DEMARE TAKES HIS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE VICTORY
Vittel, Tuesday, 4th July – Arnaud Démare stormed to victory in stage 4 of the 104th Tour de France as he fended off Peter Sagan and Alexander Kristoff in a bunch gallop in Vittel. Two crashes in the last kilometer prevented some sprinters from contesting the victory. Geraint Thomas retained […]
First Tour de France stage win for Peter Sagan on stage 3
The terrible weather gave way to blue skies today, and the impact on the peloton in today’s Tour de France stage was clear – the BORA-hansgrohe team did themselves proud, pushing hard the entire day before ferrying the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, to the line to take his first […]
Tour de France Stage 3: Aggressive Display from BMC Racing Team
3 July, 2017, Longwy (FRA) BMC Racing Team put in a dominant display of racing in the finale of Tour de France stage 3 with Greg Van Avermaet and Richie Porte testing their legs on the uphill finish in Longwy. After some hesitation from the peloton in the opening 10km […]
Ion Izagirre after today’s surgery
Düsseldorf, Monday 3rd July – After the unfortunate crash on the Opening Stage of Tour de France, BAHRAIN MERIDA’s GC rider Ion Izagirre had to stay in Düsseldorf hospital, with the lumbar vertebral fracture. Team’s doctor Luca Pollastri informed us in the afternoon: “This morning Ion went under surgery for […]
Tour de France: Perfect 10 for Marcel Kittel
Quick-Step Floors’ fantastic work throughout the nervous stage 2 was rewarded with a spectacular victory in Liège. 02-Jul-2017: Marcel Kittel made history on Sunday, by becoming the first rider to win a Tour de France stage on a disc brake-equipped bike after coming from behind in the final kilometer of […]
Peter Sagan denied in Liège sprint as crash mars first Tour de France road stage
As the Tour de France hit the streets of Düsseldorf again for its first road stage, it was another day of bad weather as heavy rain once again soaked the riders. A crash in the final 30km shook up the peloton, making it harder to catch a committed and ambitious […]
Tour de France Stage 2: Crash-marred Stage Ends in Bunch Sprint
2 July, 2017, Liège (BEL) The first road stage of the Tour de France was marred by a crash in the final 30km which brought down multiple race favourites before a regrouping saw Marcel Kittel (Quickstep-Floors) take the win. The peloton travelled from Germany to Belgium on stage 2 of […]
MARCEL KITTEL MAKES IT TEN
Liège (Belgium), Sunday, 2nd July – Germany’s Marcel Kittel claimed his tenth stage victory at the Tour de France since 2013. He won the bunch sprint at quai des Ardennes in Liège ahead of French champion Arnaud Démare and André Greipel who remains ahead of his compatriot on the victory […]