Mitchelton-SCOTT secured a historic one, two, three on the general classification as Lucas Hamilton safely negotiated the final stage to win the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Fellow Australian’s Damien Howson and Nick Schultz capped off an incredible team performance by holding onto their second and third positions in the […]
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Matthews Doubles Up with Powerful Sprint win in Catalunya
Today’s stage would see the riders travel 169 kilometres from Valls to Vila-seca. Although there were no mountain passes on offer, the parcours were rolling and very hilly in the opening two thirds of the afternoon; terrain that might tempt another strong breakaway attempt from the peloton. A group of […]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Stage 4. Miguel Angel Lopez wins queen stage atop La Molina
Miguel Angel Lopez took a beautiful solo victory atop the famous La Molina climb, which finalized the queen 4th stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The Astana rider made a strong attack inside the final 7 km of the race, firstly catching the early break and later counterattacking at […]
Lucas Hamilton takes over at the top after second place on Coppi e Bartali stage two
Australian Lucas Hamilton moved into the race lead of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali after finishing second on a hilly stage two in Italy. The 23-year-old jumped clear from the peloton with Mikel Landa (Movistar Team) on the final lap of a tough finishing circuit, with the duo staying […]
Mikel Landa back to winning ways in Italy
28th March 2019 Results and more content from the Set. Coppi e Bartali Basque climber from Movistar Team puts end to long year, full of misfortune, after his 2018 Tirreno stage success; wins Settimana Coppi e Bartali day two to now sit in 4th place overall Just five days after […]
Adam Yates Climbs to Victory on the First Mountaintop Finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Briton Adam Yates has claimed today’s stage victory on the first hill top finish in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, after sprinting to the win from a reduced group of five riders. On the final 11kilometre climb up to the finish line in Vallter 2000, a natural selection was made followed […]
Michael Matthews’ sublime sprint seals victory in Catalunya
The second day of racing in Catalunya saw the peloton travel 167 kilometres from Mataró to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Although the parcours didn’t feature the same amount of climbing as on the opening day, the third category climb of Alt de Romanyà (5.8 kilometres at 4.5%) topped out with […]
2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1: De Gendt!
The opening stage in the Volta a Catalunya, with start and finish in Calella, contained no less than five climbs. Thomas De Gendt was part of the breakaway, which he finished off with an amazing solo. The Lotto Soudal rider took the stage win two minutes and 38 seconds ahead […]
2019 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 1
Calella (Spain), March 25th– Good start at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya for Team BAHRAIN MERIDA. Grega Bole won the bunch sprint for third place in the opening stage, sitting also in third place overall. Stage 1 was harder than in recent years, due to some ascents that riders had […]
CRITÉRIUM DU DAUPHINÉ 2019 OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Key points:Ø The details of the route for the 71st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné were revealed this morning in Lyon at the headquarters of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional council, in the presence of its President Laurent Wauquiez and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France.Ø On 9th June, […]