It was racing until the very end on the final day of the Critérium du Dauphiné – this was to be no procession to the finish, but a day where every one of the 151km was going to be contested. In similar form to yesterday’s Queen Stage, Alberto Contador went […]
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Chris Froome Wins Dauphine 2016
Chris Froome held onto his lead during stage 7 of the Dauphine and held the yellow jersey on the final podium for the third time. He barely missed a crash near the finish when everyone was changing positions. He’s now looking ahead to the Tour de France and says there’s […]
Dan Martin writes Dauphiné history
The Etixx – Quick-Step rider became the first Irishman to finish the race on the podium 12-Jun-2016: Until this year, in the seven decades that have passed since the Criterium du Dauphiné was created, no Irish rider managed to conclude the event on the podium, best ever result of the […]
Cancellara wins Tour de Suisse prologue
Rain began to fall as Fabian Cancellara readied on the start ramp for the 6.4-kilometer prologue that opened the Tour de Suisse Saturday, adding an extra difficulty to the technical course but not preventing him from winning in a time of seven minutes and thirty-eight seconds, a mere six-hundredths of […]
Alberto Contador shows attacking spirit on the Madeleine as the Dauphiné reaches its hardest day
With a profile overwhelmed by the sight of the Hors Catégorie Col de la Madeleine, riders knew that today was going to be hard. The Queen Stage of the Dauphiné brought with it not only a difficult parcours, but aggressive riders who wanted to take the stage win, and maybe […]
Porte Climbs to Second Place on Stage 5 and GC
10 June 2016, Vaujany (FRA) Stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné saw the General Classification contenders come out to play, with Richie Porte going head to head with Chris Froome (Team Sky) on the final climb. After multiple breakaways, the race came back together with five kilometers to go, […]
Contador Fights and Takes 5th on first Dauphiné mountain stage
After the uphill prologue on the first day, the Critérium du Dauphiné has been comparatively flat. Today, however, the race entered its final three days – all of which will be contested on some tough mountains. After the team worked to reel in a big breakaway, it was all going […]
Chris Froome Leads Dauphine
Chris Froome is the new race leader on stage 5 of the Dauphine. He won atop Montee du Vaujanay ahead of Richie Porte. He’s now ahead of former leader Contador by 21 seconds. Froome attacked forcefully towards the top of the climb. All his rivals except Porte fell away. […]
Orica to Continue with GreenEDGE for 2017 Season
ORICA-GreenEDGE is pleased to announce the renewal of naming rights sponsor Orica for a further 12 months to include the 2017 season. The sponsorship extension will mark the sixth and final year of the partnership between the two parties and will allow GreenEDGE to finalise details of ongoing discussions around […]
Contador avoids crash to retain GC lead in hectic sprint finale on Dauphiné stage 4
With a flat finish and a long run in to catch any breakaways, today’s stage was made for the sprinters. In spite of the day’s break managing to stay out for almost the entire length of the 176km stage, after being denied on yesterday’s stage by a late attack, the […]