Queen stage winner Damien Howson has taken out the 2017 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, successfully defending his lead on the crucial final stage in Kinglake for his first ever stage-race win. Howson rode himself into the yellow jersey on the decisive opening road stage, attacking on the final 30km climb […]
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Marcel Kittel Wins Dubai Tour for the Second Year in a Row
The German capped off a great week in the Middle East by taking his third stage victory 04-Feb-2017: Fourth edition of the Dubai Tour was a memorable one for Quick-Step Floors and Marcel Kittel, who won three of the four stages capitalizing on the great work of his teammates, who […]
A happy birthday for Nairo Quintana!
4 February 2017 One-man-show by Colombian from Movistar Team in Mas de la Costa: claims first Blue win in 2017, dons Comunitat Valenciana leader’s jersey with one day to goHe came into the decisive day of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with a 54” deficit against the GC leader, […]
Cort sprints to victory on stage three of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Two-time 2016 Vuelta a Espana stage winner Magnus Cort again showed his sprinting pedigree on Spanish soil today, taking the stage three victory for ORICA-SCOTT at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Danish compatriot and teammate Chris Juul-Jensen was fantastic in leading ORICA-SCOTT into the finale before Luka Mezgec carried […]
BMC Racing Team Dominate Team Trial as Senni Takes Leader’s Jersey in Spain
1 February 2017, Orihuela Pueblo (ESP) BMC Racing Team put in a dominant performance over the opening team time trial in Spain to take the victory with an impressive 24-second margin and ride Manuel Senni into the first yellow jersey of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and of his professional […]
Degenkolb sprints to first win in Dubai stage 3
Third time’s the charm, and John Degenkolb timed his jump perfectly and sprinted to the win in stage three of the Dubai Tour Thursday. After two stages to get it right, finishing fourth both times, Degenkolb – positioned perfectly again by the Trek-Segafredo leadout – nailed the finale: this time […]
Kristoff and Martin double up on back-to-back victories
A win from Alexander Kristoff in France came just minutes before Tony Martin did the same in Spain, kicking off the season with two victories for Team KATUSHA ALPECIN in Thursday’s races. “We received information that Kristoff also won today so we knew we needed to do the same. I’m […]
A Top Ten Finish Sees Van Avermaet Take the Overall Lead in Spain
2 February 2017, Denia (ESP) A chaotic finish in Denia saw Greg Van Avermaet secure BMC Racing Team’s second day in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana leader’s jersey after he finished in eighth place behind stage winner Tony Martin (Team Katusha – Alpecin). A fast start saw early breakaway […]
Quick-Step Floors’ winning streak continues
Marcel Kittel put in an outstanding sprint to take stage 2 of Dubai Tour, the team’s fourth consecutive victory 01-Feb-2017: Marcel Kittel was again unbeatable at the Dubai Tour, where he took his second victory, a thrilling one, thus extending his overall lead with three stages to go, two of […]
Marcel Kittel wins Dubai Tour stage 1
The German enjoyed a great start to the season in the Middle East race, scoring his 6th victory there after a perfect lead-out 31-Jan-2017: Marcel Kittel got his season up and running, picking up where he left off at the Dubai Tour, after he powered to win on stage 1 […]