24 July 2016 Movistar Team closes its 2016 Tour de France with one stage win -Ion Izagirre’s brilliant success in Morzine, Saturday- and their fourth team GC win after Nairo Quintana (3rd) takes third podium in as many appearances, yet again on the verge of the most coveted successAndré Greipel […]
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Porte Claims First Top Five Result at the Tour de France
24 July, 2016, Paris (FRA) Richie Porte has secured his first top five result at the Tour de France as the peloton made their way onto the Champs-Elysées for the final stage of the race, which was won in a bunch sprint by Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) As is tradition, the […]
Froome Triple Tour Winner, Greipel Takes Paris
Ion Izagirre brings Movistar Team back to TDF glory
23 July 2016 Basque star conquers brilliant win at Tour de France’s final mountain stage, under epic weather conditions; Nairo Quintana all but confirms 3rd place into Paris’s podium on Sunday; Movistar leads team GCThings are not as they commence, rather than as they finish. After three long weeks of […]
Porte: “It gives me confidence for next year”
23 July, 2016, Morzine (FRA) Richie Porte has all but wrapped up fifth place at the Tour de France, his best result to date, after the final day in the mountains on stage 20. With only 1’06” separating second and fifth place on the General Classification going into the stage, […]
Roman Kreuziger shines on stage 20 of Le Tour as the Czech national road champion cracks the GC top ten
The penultimate day of the Tour de France, with only the traditional procession into Paris to come after, meant that this was the last chance for teams to throw their hat in the ring for stage or GC glory. With the Green and Polka Dot Jerseys already claimed by the […]
TOUR DE FRANCE: ETIXX – QUICK-STEP – PROTAGONIST ON THE LAST ALPINE STAGE
Julian Alaphilippe finished fourth on the stage, after being in the escape, while Dan Martin secured his top 10 place in the general classification. One of the most aggressive riders of the 103rd Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe went again in the breakaway, this time in a huge group which […]
Izagirre Takes Stage 20 in Difficult Conditions
Ion Izagirre claimed his first Tour de France stage victory as he arrived solo in Morzine after riding away from Vincenzo Nibali and Jarlinson Pantano in the downhill of Col de Joux-Plane. Romain Bardet and Nairo Quintana took no risk to secure their spot on the final podium along with […]
Tour de France Stage 19: “I gave it my all today” says Porte
22 July, 2016, Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc (FRA) Stage 19 of the Tour de France saw a crash-marred day in the mountains, with Richie Porte crossing the line in 10th place and moving up to fifth on the General Classification. Marcus Burghardt and Amaël Moinard made it in the day’s breakaway […]
Rafal Majka set to be crowned King of the Mountains after third day in the break on Le Tour stage 19
After days of sunshine and intense heat, storms of wind and rain whipped the peloton on today’s stage. If the parcours itself wasn’t hard enough – a 146km stage with four categorised climbs – the weather was bound to demoralise the riders and make a hard day in the saddle […]