April 14 th 2019 – 17:35 Philippe Gilbert (Deceuninck-Quick Step) delivered a masterclass on the way to Roubaix to claim his fifth success in a Monument, after his victories in Lombardia (2009, 2010), Liège (2011) and Flanders (2017). The Belgian star is the first rider to dominate four different Monuments […]
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Ion Izagirre Wins Itzulia Basque Country 2019
It was a day of glory for Ion Izagirre and the entire Astana Pro Team today in Eibar at the final stage of the 2019 Itzulia Basque Country. A brave double attack of Ion Izagirre and Jakob Fuglsang with 67 km to the finish, finally, brought a beautiful and well-deserved […]
Adam Yates attacks to win the final stage of Itzulia Pais Vasco and take the mountain jersey
After finishing consistently high all week, Adam Yates finally got the chance to throw his hands in the air with a final stage victory today in Itzulia Pais Vasco, after making it into a winning move, before attacking in the final three-kilometres to take a solo victory. Yates also picked […]
Ellen van Dijk wins Healthy Ageing Tour Time Trial
Sporting her TT suit of European Champion, Ellen van Dijk took victory in Stage 4a of the Healthy Ageing Tour, an individual time trial of 15 kilometers in Winsum, The Netherlands. As well as a battle against the clock, the riders also had to contend with a battle against the […]
Hattrick for Max Schachmann at Tour of the Basque Country
Today saw the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, a 163,6 km-long route commencing in Vitoria-Gasteiz. On the menu today were four categorised climbs, including the first category ascent to Bikotz Gane. This was followed by a rapid descent and another climb before a downhill run into […]
Lotta Lepistö wins stage one in Healthy Aging Tour
Lotta Lepistö sprinted to the win in stage one at the Healthy Ageing Tour, benefiting from a leadout from teammate Ellen van Dijk and successfully avoiding a crash in the last corner that disrupted the ending. Lepistö: “Ellen helped me in the last kilometer to stay near the front and […]
Max Schachmann triumphs on the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country and extends his lead in the general classification
The Tour of the Basque Country continued today with a relatively demanding course of almost 192 km in length. After the riders departed Sarriguren, they traversed a 9 km-long second category climb up to Goñi, with an average gradient of 4.7 per cent. Afterwards, the parcours was relatively hilly until […]
Fabio Jakobsen repeats at Scheldeprijs
A quality lead-out of Deceuninck – Quick-Step helped the young Dutch sprinter retain the title 10-Apr-2019: Fabio Jakobsen is back to winning ways, two months after collecting his first victory of the season, at the Volta ao Algarve. The 22-year-old fast man capitalised on his teammates’ superb work and quality […]
THE FIRST TIME IN HELL: TANGUY TURGIS
“As time goes by, good memories prevail over bad ones” There is a turning point in every cyclist’s career. About forty riders tackle Paris–Roubaix for the first time every year. Bitter or sweet, their first taste of cobblestones will stay with them forever. From now until 14 April, four riders […]
Chris Froome challenges Vincenzo Nibali at the Tour of the Alps
The four-time Tour de France winner, also king of the last Giro d’Italia, will lead Team Sky in their final display in a stage race under the current naming. An exciting edition (April 22-26) presented in Kufstein, with ten GT crowns among the two top names. In 2018, Tour of […]