10 June 2017, Cham (SUI) Rohan Dennis claimed the first yellow jersey of the Tour de Suisse after an impressive show of strength saw him secure victory on the prologue ahead of BMC Racing Team teammate, Stefan Küng. As Dennis flew off the ramp he was chasing the early benchmark […]
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Porte Consolidates Critérium du Dauphiné Lead After Alpe D’Huez Battle
10 June, 2017, Alpe d’Huez (FRA) Richie Porte not only consolidated his Critérium du Dauphiné race lead on stage 7, but also gained time on the majority of his General Classification rivals, after a summit showdown on Alpe d’Huez. Porte’s teammates had their work cut out for them to protect […]
Peter Kennaugh Wins Solo at Alpe d’Huez at Dauphine 2017
Alpe d’Huez, saturday june 10th 2017 – Britain’s Peter Kennaugh of Team Sky claimed his second stage victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné after he won the inaugural stage in Albertville in 2015. He rode away from the breakaway group along with his compatriot Ben Swift (UAE Team Emirates) and […]
Porte Rides into Yellow Jersey on Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 6
9 June, 2017, La Motte-Servolex (FRA) Richie Porte narrowly missed taking a second stage win on Critérium du Dauphiné stage 6 in a nail-biting four-man sprint to the line, taking second place and inheriting the leader’s yellow jersey. After four flat stages and a time trial, stage 6 was the […]
Criterium du Dauphine: Bauhaus Stage 5
Mâcon, Thursday, June 8, 2017 Mâcon had seen a young German sprinter triumph in 2011, who had already revealed himself two days earlier by winning at Lyon. John Degenkolb then proved to be one of the sprinters who count, as a neo-professional, at the age of 22. It is exactly […]
Porte Smashes Time Trial on Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 4
7 June, 2017, Bourgion-Jalieu (FRA) Richie Porte put in a dominant time trial performance on stage 4 of the Critérium du Dauphiné to take the win and mark his territory on the General Classification standings with four stage to go. Porte set out on the 23.5km time trial looking to […]
Tom Dumoulin Extends Contract with Team Sunweb until 2022
Team Sunweb are proud to announce the renewal of 26-year-old Tom Dumoulin’s (NED) contract through to 2022. The winner of the general classification at the 100th anniversary edition of the Giro d’Italia is still under contract with the team until 2019, but over the previous months both Team Sunweb and […]
Criterium du Dauphine 2017: Stage 3: First for Koen Bouwman
Tullins, Tuesday june 6th 2017 – Koen Bouwman opens his record book at the age of 23 as he claimed his first pro victory in stage 3 of the 69th Critérium du Dauphiné in Tullins. He outsprinted his five breakaway companions who stayed away from the peloton for 182 out […]
Herklotz in the break of the day, Buchmann gains some seconds in the final of the Dauphiné opener
A hilly opening stage saw attractive racing in the Critérium du Dauphiné today. Silvio Herklotz was part of today’s breakaway, but couldn’t hang on to De Gendt in the final, who took the win. Emanuel Buchmann attacked on the last climb, took 5th place and gained 2 seconds on his […]
Van Avermaet Secures Overall Victory With Final Stage Win in Luxembourg
4 June 2017, Luxembourg Ville (LUX) Greg Van Avermaet secured overall victory at the SkodaTour de Luxembourg in emphatic style, winning the final stage after an impressive show of strength on the final climb to the line. In a change to tradition, four riders went clear within the opening kilometers […]