Romain Bardet gave the hosting nation its first stage victory in stage 19 of the 103rd Tour de France. He rode away from the yellow jersey group in the downhill preceding the final ascent to Le Bettex to catch lone escapee Rui Costa. Race leader Chris Froome and runner up […]
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Richie Porte: “I really want the podium and I’m going to fight for it”
21 July, 2016, Megève (FRA) Richie Porte put in a solid time trial performance on the uphill 17km course on stage 18 of the Tour de France to clock the fourth-fastest time and gain time back on his General Classification rivals. Sitting in sixth place on the General Classification, Porte […]
Hard efforts all round for Tinkoff on stage 18 ITT of Le Tour as race’s finale looms
Only 17km, but that 17km could be pivotal in how the GC looked at the end of the day. Le Tour’s second Individual Time Trial was tough, with a constantly changing profile that prevented riders from finding a rhythm, and in the heat that has proved so draining for riders […]
Tour de France Stage 18: Froome Takes Second Stage Victory in Time Trial
Chris Froome confirmed his absolute superiority as he won the uphill time trial from Sallanches to Megève as he rode 21 seconds faster than specialist Tom Dumoulin. He significantly increased his lead in the overall ranking. With two Alpine stages remaining, Bauke Mollema is at 3.52, Adam Yates at 4.16, […]
Tour de France Stage 17: Porte Shows Form on Summit Finish
20 July, 2016, Finhaut Emosson(SUI) Richie Porte dug deep to attack just before the final kilometer on the summit finish of stage 17, crossing the line in tenth place and moving up to sixth on the General Classification. The first stage after the rest day proved to be a tough […]
Ilnur Zakarin takes alpine stage in glorious solo victory Stage 17
With a stunning backdrop of the Swiss Alps, Team KATUSHA’s Ilnur Zakarin soared to his first Tour de France stage win in stage 17 on Wednesday, taking on the steep slopes of the HC finishing climb of Finhaut-Emosson. Attacking from the break to bridge across to two leaders with less […]
Rafal Majka 3rd as Tinkoff extends points and mountains jersey leads at Le Tour on hard-fought stage 17
After more than two weeks of racing, and even after a second rest day, the effort was beginning to show for a lot of teams. With Peter Sagan and Rafal Majka holding both the Maillot Vert and Maillot à Pois, and Roman Kreuziger sitting just outside the top ten on […]
Cancellara withdraws from Tour de France to prepare Olympics
Fabian Cancellara won’t take the start in stage 18 of the Tour de France. After careful deliberation between Cancellara and the team management, a decision was made to allow the Swiss rider to rest and recover in preparation for the Olympic Games. Fabian Cancellara: “This was not an easy decision […]
Rohan Dennis to Skip Final Tour de France Stages
19 July, 2016, Bern (SUI) Rohan Dennis will not line up at stage 17 of the Tour de France, BMC Racing Team announced today. Dennis will miss the final five stages of racing and return home to Andorra, Sports Director Yvon Ledanois explained. “It has been an incredibly tough two […]
Tour de France Stage 16: Thrilling Finale in Bern
18 July, 2016, Bern(SUI) Stage 16 of the Tour de France saw Greg Van Avermaet battle it out in a hectic sprint into Bern, Switzerland, in a tricky finale that split the peloton. Van Avermaet crossed the line in tenth place, with Richie Porte and Tejay van Garderen finishing safely […]
