In July 2018 Wanty-Groupe Gobert will be participating in Tour de France for the second time in the team’s history. On Monday our team was awarded one of the four precious wildcards by Tour organisation ASO. Thus the team can send eight of their riders to the Grand Départ of […]
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2018 Tour de France and Dauphine Team Selections
The organizers of the Tour de France have chosen the teams that will take part in the 76th edition of Paris-Nice (March 4-11), the 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 3-10) and the 105th edition of the Tour de France (July 7-29). In accordance with UnionCyclisteInternationale rules, […]
Ewan to make Tour de France debut in 2018
After winning stages in both the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana, Australian sprint sensation Caleb Ewan will get the chance to complete the set in 2018, with ORICA-SCOTT, to be known as Mitchelton-SCOTT next season, confirming he is to make his first appearance at the biggest race of […]
Tour 2018 Pleases Guillaume Martin
The Tour de France 2018 was presented on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. Our French promise Guillaume Martin and sports director Hilaire Van der Schueren were present and give their vision on the course. Guillaume Martin: “There is a stage for everyone! For a Belgian team with […]
The 2018 Tour de France Route
Stages: The race will be a little bit shorter this year with 3329 km. But it will include lots of mountains (16404′ of climbing), an Alpe d’Huez finish after climbing Col de la Madeleine, Lacets de Montvernier and Col de la Croix de Fer. Stage 5: Bourg St Maurice – […]
Lotto Soudal Tour de France 2018
The 105th edition of the Tour de France was officially presented today. The Tour of 2018 takes place from Saturday 7 July until Sunday 29 July. For the sixth time ever La Grande Boucle starts in the Vendée, in the west of France. After 3,329 kilometres the race will come […]
2017 Tour de France Wraps Up in Paris
23 July, 2017, Paris (FRA) The 2017 Tour de France concluded with the traditional ride into Paris, culminating with eight laps of the iconic Champs-Élysées which came down to a sprint won by Dylan Groenewegen (Team LottoNL-Jumbo). Having lost team leader Richie Porte to a crash on stage 9 of […]
Rigoberto Uran finishes second overall at 2017 Tour de France
A time trial in Marseille clinched the best general classification result for Slipstream Sports in the team’s nine-year Tour de France history. Colombian Rigoberto Uran started stage 20 in third place overall, six seconds behind Frenchman Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) and 29-seconds adrift of race leader Chris Froome (Team […]
Yates & ORICA-SCOTT keep the white jersey in the family at the Tour de France
The conclusion of the Tour de France has seen Simon Yates officially awarded the white jersey for the best young rider in Paris this evening. Yates backs up the result of twin brother Adam Yates, who won the jersey 12months prior for ORICA-SCOTT, becoming just the second British rider to […]
Dan Martin concludes Tour de France in sixth overall
Quick-Step Floors’ rider delivered Ireland its best result in three decades, after a race in which our team scored five wins. 23-Jul-2017: Paris sizzled Sunday evening, as the roaring Tour de France peloton made its way through the city’s outskirts and onto the Champs-Élysées, where the race covered eight laps […]