1 May 2016 Quintana seals overall success in Tour de Romandie – his second stagerace victory in 2016 – after extraordinary week from whole Movistar Team: two stage wins; 3rd place GC for Ion Izagirre -crashed into final kilometer of today’s stage-; 2nd-place finish for Amador in Geneva; yellow jersey […]
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Betancur wins again in Asturias
1 May 2016 Colombian takes well-timed attack to fruition against Fabricio Ferrari (CJR) in Pola de Lena’s slightly uphill finish, brings Movistar Team back to fore after Acebo misfortune. Soler shines into early breaks as Dani Moreno takes 4th; crash for José Herrada, no major injuriesThe Movistar Team bounced back […]
Albasini wins Final stage of the Tour de Romandie and Takes the Green Points Jersey
Swiss rider Michael Albasini has continued his excellent record of stage wins at the Tour de Romandie for ORICA-GreenEDGE by taking a stunning victory on stage five today after spending most of the day leading a ten-man breakaway. Having won five stages in his home race over the past two […]
BMC Racing Team to Target Stage Wins at Giro d’Italia
1 May 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team will take a diverse team to the Giro d’Italia this week where the focus will be on stage win success. Without a General Classification contender, the team will have the freedom to take different opportunities, Sports Director Max Sciandri explained. […]
Trek-Segafredo announces 2016 Giro d’Italia line-up
The 99th edition of the Giro d’Italia kicks off in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on May 6th and Trek-Segafredo has organized a strong nine-man squad that will vie for top results in the season’s first grand tour. Last year’s points jersey winner Giacomo Nizzolo, 2012 Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal and Fabian Cancellara […]
Modolo scores Northwave’s fourth win in Turkey
Sprint win for Lampre-Merida’s 28-year-old and his Extreme, supported in style by his teammate Roberto Ferrari Italian Sacha Modolo and Northwave claimed another stage win at the Tour of Turkey. Lampre-Merida’s 28-year-old sprinter conquered his second personal success in the Turkish stage race, giving the Italian brand a fourth stage […]
Van Avermaet Extends with BMC Racing Team
29 April, 2016, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team today announced the extension of Greg Van Avermaet’s contract beyond the 2016 season. Van Avermaet, who has been with BMC Racing Team since 2011, has established his position as a key Classics contender both within the team and the peloton, […]
Groenewegen Wins Yorkshire First Stage
Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s Dutchman rode his Oltre XR.2 to victory ahead of Ewan and Arndt in Settle. Dylan Groenewegen perfectly celebrated his comeback to racing, riding to the top spot in Tour de Yorkshire’s opening stage, 184 km from Beverley to Settle (UK) on Friday, April 29th. The rider from Amsterdam […]
Nairo keeps Ion’s Jersey
28 April 2016 (Pictures: Jean-Christophe Bott) Strong attack on Morgins climb launches Colombian from Movistar Team into GC fight against Zakarin (KAT), relegated due to irregular sprinting. Quintana claims stage and jersey as Izagirre remains 3rd overall A strong, confident attack awarded Nairo Quintana the success on stage two of […]
Tour de Romandie. “For us Ilnur is the winner” says Konyshev
In a jury decision that can best be described as controversial, Team KATUSHA’s Ilnur Zakarin was relegated to second place after earning the stage win in a two-up mountain sprint against Nairo Quintana in stage 2 of the 70th Tour de Romandie on Thursday. A slight movement to his right […]