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Co-captain Michael Mørkøv reported great shape after crossing the finish line of Scheldeprijs out of contention for the win due to a massive pile-up that struck the front of the pack in the final sprint. Both of the team’s captains Mørkøv and Trusov were dragged down as the sprinters detonated […]
Fabio Felline knew yesterday’s sprint for the opening stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco was not his best, and today he easily made amends by winning the stage two bunch finish by a half a wheel over yesterday’s victor Michael Matthews (Orica GreenEdge). It was Felline’s second victory of […]
– As a young kid I always dreamed of winning in Flanders and now the dream has come true, – said Katusha rider Alexander Kristoff at the conclusion of his brilliant win in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. Coming under the 1 km to go banner, Kristoff was in the lead […]
2015 Paris-Nice stage winner and sprint classification champion Michael Matthews has won the opening stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco in Spain today. Matthews won from a reduced bunch sprint, ahead of world champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx Quick-Step), following a challenging finale that involved a category two climb […]
06-Apr-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski stayed composed and relaxed despite a flurry of attacks on the final Category 2 climb of the day, Alto de Vivero (4.3km, 8.6% average gradient), and thanks to strong descending by Tony Martin and UCI World Road Champion Kwiatkowski, the Polish rider was […]
Steven de Jongh is named as head of the group of Sport Directors. He will be in charge of the strategic, long-term planning of the team and its race program. Stefano Feltrin, General Manager of Tinkoff Saxo, will assume a more active role in the team’s sports operations. According to […]
April 3, 2015 | Madrid Tirreno-Adriatico overall winner joins Movistar Team’s five Basque riders in Itzulia, which he conquered in 2013. Alejandro Valverde to race GP Miguel Indurain -alongside Nairo- and Rioja this weekend Two years after his victory in the 2013 Itzulia, Nairo Quintana will lead the Movistar Team […]
The 55th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, the Tour of the Basque Country, is just like the past years a WorldTour stage race suited for the climbers. From Monday 6th April until Saturday 11th April the peloton has to cover the Basque hills. Sports director Mario Aerts […]
The coming days Russian Team Katusha will start in two Spanish races: the one-day race Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (UCI 1.1) and the UCI WorldTour stage race Vuelta al País Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country). The Gran Premio Miguel Indurain will be held this Saturday, on April 4th. Last […]
The BMC Racing Team’s roster for Vuelta al Pais Vasco includes Samuel Sánchez, past winner (2012) runner-up (2009) and seven-time stage winner of the Spanish race. Among the riders joining him are world hour record holder Rohan Dennis, past world road champion Philippe Gilbert and Tour of Oman runner-up Tejay […]
