Marc Sergeant: “Our Tour was no success. It was a fiasco. There is no other way than admitting it. On the one hand there are the five riders who abandoned the race, and every rider has his own story of course, but on the other hand there’s the fact that […]
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Julian Alaphilippe wins Tour de France polka dot jersey
KOM triumph the icing on the cake for World Tour leader Quick-Step Floors, who takes Grand Tour all-time tally to 84 stage wins 29-Jul-2018: Resplendent in his polka dot jersey, with the famous Arc de Triomphe serving as backdrop and the sun shining over the moveable feast that Paris is, […]
Movistar Team back on Paris podium
29th July 2018 Eusebio Unzué’s squad conquers Tour de France team prize for 5th time after snatching a stage win -Quintana (Col du Portet)-, getting Colombian (10th), Mikel Landa (7th) into individual top-ten finishes in misfortune-marred raceWelshman Geraint Thomas (SKY) conquered overall honours in the 105th Tour de France after […]
Peter Sagan confirms record-equalling sixth Maillot Vert to crown best ever Tour de France for BORA-hansgrohe
On the final day of the 105th edition of the Tour de France, it was a day for looking at the incredible achievements of the BORA-hansgrohe team in this most famous of cycling races. La Grande Boucle had seen the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, take three stage wins, before […]
TOM DUMOULIN TAKES HISTORIC 2ND FOR TEAM SUNWEB AT TOUR DE FRANCE
TEAM SUNWEB’S TOM DUMOULIN (NED) HAS CROSSED THE FINISH LINE IN PARIS TO SECURE 2ND IN THE GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE, THE FIRST PODIUM FINISH FOR THE TEAM AT LA GRAND BOUCLE. THE TEAM’S FIRST ATTEMPT GOING FOR THE GC AT THE TOUR, AND THE FIRST GC-VENTURE […]
Kristoff and Thomas share the honors in Paris
July 29 th 2018 – 19:27 European champion Alexander Kristoff won the conclusive stage of the 105th Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, the second success for UAE Team Emirates after super combative Dan Martin took stage 6 in Mûr-de-Bretagne. It’s Kristoff’s third victory after two stages in […]
TEAM SUNWEB’S TOM DUMOULIN WINS TOUR DE FRANCE TIME TRIAL
Team Sunweb’s Tom Dumoulin (NED) has stormed to the victory at the penultimate stage of the Tour de France, the 31 kilometre time trial set to shake up the overall standings once more. He finished the test in 40 minutes and 52 seconds, with his GC position now second. Dumoulin […]
Taylor Phinney Broke His Nose
On Stage 19 of the Tour, Taylor Phinney crashed off the road of the race, hitting face first into a tree. His nose is broken and swollen but he was able to finish the stage. “So hello. I am ok 🙂 I fractured my nose and an occipital (orbital, ed.) […]
BORA-hansgrohe fight hard on hilly Basque ITT to take a step closer to Paris
BodnarBasque cycling fans packed the roads on today’s 31km Individual Time Trial to catch the Tour de France before it heads to the Champs Elysées tomorrow. While the GC riders were still fighting amongst themselves to take time on the last day before the procession to Paris, the time trial […]
Tom Dumoulin powers to one more time trial victory
July 28 th 2018 – 17:33 World champion Tom Dumoulin took his second time trial victory in the Tour de France after stage 13 in 2016 to retain his second place overall behind Geraint Thomas who finished third in the Basque country while Chris Froome came second and deprived Primoz […]