Mark Cavendish hadn’t won three stages in a single Tour de France since 2012 when he raced for Team Sky along with eventual winner Bradley Wiggins. He made it three again in Montauban out of six stages after winning stage 1 at Utah Beach and stage 3 in Angers to […]
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Van Avermaet Solos to Tour de France Stage Win and the Yellow Jersey
6 July, 2016, Le Lioran (FRA) It was a dream come true for Greg Van Avermaet who put in a stunning solo effort that saw him win stage 5 and take the leader’s Yellow Jersey at the Tour de France. Van Avermaet’s incredible performance sees him with a strong lead […]
Fabulous Kittel wins Tour de France stage 4
The 28-year-old German was victorious in Limoges, where he captured his 14th Grand Tour success 05-Jul-2016: It probably was the toughest finish of this year’s Tour de France for a flat stage and Marcel Kittel delivered, proving again he’s one of the fastest guys in the peloton and scoring his […]
Sagan secures second day in yellow with powerful fourth place on stage 3 of the Tour de France
After a bittersweet victory for the team yesterday with Peter Sagan winning and taking the team’s first yellow jersey while GC leader Alberto Contador lost time after another heavy fall, stage 3 was a much steadier affair. Leaving the northern coastal region behind – along with its punishing wind and […]
Tour de France Stage 3: Bunch Sprint in Angers
4 July, 2016, Angers (FRA) Stage 3 of the Tour de France saw the peloton tackle one of the longest stages of this year’s edition at 223.5 kilometers, which ended in a bunch sprint won by Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data). The peloton waited for the final 50 kilomoters to […]
Super Sagan takes the win and the yellow jersey after commanding effort on Tour de France stage 2
Buffeted by winds and lashed with rain, today’s stage saw typical Normandy weather. Not only was the terrain challenging, with four categorised climbs over its length, but the coastal route around the Cotentin peninsula made riding even more tough. This didn’t stop Peter Sagan in his campaign for stage wins […]
2016 Tour de France Stage 2
Peter Sagan wins stage 2 and takes the yellow jersey. Sagan said he thought there were still two guys out in front and was surprised to take the win! Meanwhile, Alberto Contador is having a lousy race. After crashing hard yesterday, today he was in a group crash that included […]
Misfortune for Alberto Contador as Peter Sagan takes third on opening stage of Le Tour
The first stage of the 103rd Tour de France started today as it meant to go on, with a fast-paced opening race that brought with it a breakaway, a relentlessly-high pace and a hard-fought finish. At the end of the day UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, pushed hard for the […]
Theuns claims best young rider jersey
Edward Theuns, 25, sprinted to fifth place in the first stage of his first Tour de France Saturday and claimed the white jersey as the best young rider. It was a frenzied sprint for the stage win with the coveted yellow jersey on the line, and Theuns proved he can […]
2016 Tour de France Stage 1: Cavendish
Mark Cavendish claimed stage 1 of the 103rd Tour de France in Utah Beach as he outsprinted Marcel Kittel and Peter Sagan to take the first yellow jersey of his career. This is his 27th stage victory at the Tour de France. Like in 2011, Alberto Contador crashed during stage […]
