Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates has claimed his first victory of the 2019 season on the Queen stage of Ruta del Sol, after a powerful attack on the the final first category climb. The Brit fought solo from 26km to go and successfully held off six-chasers to take the […]
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Second consecutive Tour of Oman win for Alexey Lutsenko
After his 2018 victory in the Tour of Oman, Alexey Lutsenko today sealed his second win of this stage race. After a challenging final day, the Kazakh champion successfully defended the race lead with the support of his team. Domenico Pozzovivo (second on 44” seconds) and Jesus Herrada (third on […]
Trentin blasts to his second victory of the season on stage two in Ruta del Sol
European champion Matteo Trentin claimed his second victory of the season today, powering to the line to take a close sprint victory ahead of Danny van Poppel (Jumbo-Visma), on the second and longest stage in Ruta del Sol. It was touch and go, as to whether Trentin could make it […]
Wellens Wins Stage 1 of Ruta del Sol
Lotto Soudal rider Tim Wellens took his second victory of the season today during the opening stage of the Ruta del Sol. On the steep slopes of the final climb in Alcalá de los Gazules – where Wellens also won last year – the defending Ruta del Sol champion again […]
TOUR OF OMAN 2019 STAGE 5: LUTSENKO TAKES IT ALL
Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain), Wednesday, February 20th 2019 – Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) took his third stage win in four days on Wednesday with another display of power on Green Mountain. The Kazakh champ overcame the last early attacker, Fabien Grellier (Direct Energie), in the final 200 metres […]
First race of the season, first win for Jakobsen
A tremendous job of the Deceuninck – Quick-Step boys on the first stage of Algarve was finished off in style by the Dutchman20-Feb-2019: He came, he saw, and helped by an incredible team, he conquered! Fabio Jakobsen didn’t waste any time on stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve – […]
Spectacular Win for Sonny
“I’m very happy – the Italian rider commented – I was looking for the victory and it arrived! My thanks go to all my teammates who have given me a lot of help during all day long. I knew the last km and I started sprinting at the right time. […]
Set. Valenciana marks first 2019 stagerace for Blue Ladies
19th February 2019 Xorret de Catí climb to decide GC outcome of Spanish event (Thu 21st – Sun 24th), which the Movistar Team will tackle after seven-day training in Alicante with its full, 12-woman rosterThe women’s roster of the Movistar Team will gather all attention this week, as they try […]
Two in a row for Alexey Lutsenko in Tour of Oman after strong teamwork at stage 3
Alexey Lutsenko was again on top of things and profited from his preseason shape, winning another stage at the Tour of Oman today, making it two in a row for the Kazakh champion. After – what in the finale turned out to be a hectic day – Lutsenko is now […]
Podiums aplenty: Clarke second in Provence; Martinez third, team first in Colombia
Dani Martinez stood on the Tour Colombia 2.1 podium atop Alto de las Palmas, Colombia on Sunday. The 22-year-old rode a bold race with the full support from his strong team, including his childhood hero Rigoberto Uran. The result? Third overall. “It’s been a week where I’ve learned a lot […]