22 July, 2018, Carcassonne (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet was back on the attack at the Tour de France on stage 15 today and showed that he is still in good form heading into the second rest day by riding as part of the breakaway before narrowly missing out on a […]
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Tour de France. Stage 15. Magnus Cort brings Astana second stage victory in a row
Another stage at the Tour de France and another victory for Astana Pro Team. Magnus Cort brings the Kazakh team a second stage win in a row, taking stage 15 in a perfect sprint from a breakaway group, in the streets of Carcassonne. – It’s amazing! It was one of […]
Fraile fries them all
July 21 st 2018 – 19:08 Spain’s Omar Fraile of Astana took his first Tour de France stage victory, in line with the tradition of Spanish winners in Mende after Marcos Serrano in 2005 and Joaquim “Purito” Rodriguez in 2010. The Basque attacker fended off Julian Alaphilippe who took the […]
Schär Enjoys Day at the Front of the Race on Tour de France Stage 13
20 July, 2018, Valence (FRA) Michael Schär spent the day in the breakaway on Tour de France stage 13 before attacking solo in the closing kilometers of the stage to secure the elusive red number of the Most Combative Rider while Greg Van Avermaet was in the mix in the […]
Peter Sagan streaks to third Tour de France victory after masterful sprint on stage 13
It takes a special kind of rider to find the legs to win a stage after three excruciatingly difficult days in the mountains, but the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, is that kind of rider. Taking the win in a bunch sprint in Valence, the Slovak rider kept his head […]
It’s Sagan again
July 20 th 2018 – 17:44 Peter Sagan claimed his eleventh stage win at the Tour de France, the third one since the start in Vendée, as he outsprinted Alexander Kristoff and Arnaud Démare in Valence. It was a transition stage for race leader Geraint Thomas between the Alps and […]
Abandons and did not start:
July 17 André Greipel: “The past three days weren’t easy and too hard for me. I knew that this would be another tough day in the saddle. I could only hope the peloton would ride up the first climb rather slowly, but that wasn’t the case. Soon, I felt this […]
Geraint Thomas makes history at Alpe d’Huez
July 19 th 2018 – 17:55 Geraint Thomas became the first British winner at Alpe d’Huez on the occasion of the 30th finish in the ski resort of the Oisans. He’s also the first rider to win a road stage to Alpe d’Huez with the yellow jersey. He outsprinted Tom […]
Caruso Climbs to Fourth on First Summit Finish of the Tour de France
18 July, 2018, La Rosière (FRA) Damiano Caruso looked strong during the first summit showdown of this year’s Tour de France and after going on the attack early into the 108.5km course, and riding at the front of the race all day, he eventually crossed the line fourth. Caruso, who […]
TEAM SKY BACK IN POWER WITH GERAINT THOMAS
July 18 th 2018 – 17:52 Geraint Thomas is back in the yellow jersey he already wore for four days last year. He won stage 11 to La Rosière-Espace San Bernardo as he overtook breakaway rider Mikel Nieve in the last few hundred meters. His team-mate and defending champion Chris […]