This year’s edition of Tour of Oman came to a conclusion on Sunday’s stage 6. The stage saw a breakaway making it to the finish line ahead of the peloton, where Peter Sagan won the sprint in the main bunch. Rafal Majka was the best-placed Tinkoff-Saxo rider, as the talented […]
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A route to the dreams
February 22, 2015 | Madrid Juanjo Lobato wins again with huge margin on Andalucía’s closer in Alhaurín; claims third victory for Movistar Team in the race, seventh in 2015. Intxausti (3rd) joins luxury GC podium alongside Froome, Contador The 61st Vuelta a Andalucía – Ruta del Sol ended with the […]
Contador second in GC after cold mountain stage battle in Andalucía
The scene was once again set for a GC-battle on the finishing climb to Alto de Allanadas. Alberto Contador and Chris Froome once again proved the strongest of the favorites in another early-season showdown, but this time it was the Kenyan who drew the longest straw. Alberto Contador crossed the […]
Oman Stage 5 Canceled Due to Weather
The, on paper, exciting stage 5 of the Tour of Oman got a bit too exciting as sandstorms, heavy winds and extreme temperatures raised serious concerns for rider safety before and during the stage. Consequently the stage was first shortened, later neutralized and then completely canceled. Sean Yates, leading sport […]
Rafal Majka within target top-five after queen stage in Oman
Tinkoff-Saxo met the GC ambitions set by the team before the start of Tour of Oman, as Rafal Majka climbed to 4th place in the overall leadership on the queen stage of the race. Majka finished 4th atop the steep 5.7km climb to Green Mountain behind stage winner Rafael Valls. […]
Contador seals big team effort with queen stage win in Andalucía
Alberto Contador lit the afterburners and climbed to stage win on the steep Alto de Hazallanas in Vuelta a Andalucía. The Spanish captain of Tinkoff-Saxo followed up on a stage-long team effort by surprising his rivals with an early attack. Contador crossed the finish line 19 seconds ahead of main […]
Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT: Martin Wins a Close Chrono
20-Feb-2015:Etixx – Quick-Step rider Tony Martin won the 19km Volta ao Algarve Stage 3 ITT by less than a second over Adriano Malori (Lampre-Merida), and was three seconds faster than race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). Martin averaged 52.174km/h along the up-and-down parcours. The German TT Champion was also accompanied […]
Tour of Oman, Stage 4: Van Garderen Runner-Up
Green Mountain, Oman – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen climbed his way into second overall Friday at the Tour of Oman with a runner-up finish to Rafael Valls (Lampre-Merida) on the ascent of Green Mountain. When van Garderen attacked in the final two kilometers, only Valls could follow. But […]
Contador retains overall lead ahead of Vuelta a Andalucía queen stage
Tinkoff-Saxo took control of stage 2 of Vuelta a Andalucía and rode in front to discourage possible attacks on the undulating 195km route. The team kept overall race leader Alberto Contador safe and the Spaniard retained his red jersey ahead of the Andalusia queen stage Friday. Despite the stage being […]
Lobato, the signature of a talent
February 19, 2015 | Madrid Andalusian from Movistar Team repeats action and result from Australia’s dominant performance to claim stage two in Ruta del Sol, take Blues’ sixth success of the 2015 season. Intxausti now in 2nd overall As he simulated a phone call with his right hand, a tribute […]