The second stage took the riders over 185.5 km from Sassari to Oristano. The route featured constant ups and downs and several small hills, but ultimately this did not prevent the sprinters from fighting it out for the victory in a fast finale. An early small group was able to […]
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Bahrain Victorious Hotel Searched Ahead Of Stage 18 Of Tour de France
On the eve of Stage 18 of Tour de France, Team Bahrain Victorious were subject to an investigation by French Police. The team were monitored by a number of officers following their arrival after stage 17 to the team hotel in Pau. The investigation involved a search of riders’ rooms […]
Tadej Pogacar Makes it Three
July 15th 2021 Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory at Luz Ardiden the day after he won at Col du Portet, giving one more evidence that he’s by far the strongest GC contender of the 108th Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz rounded out the podium at […]
Pogačar Conquers Col du Portet on stage 17
Slovenian reigns over the highest finish of this Tour to retain the Yellow Jersey. Wednesday 14 July, 2021 On the queen stage of this Tour de France, 178.4km from Muret to the top of Col du Portet at 2,200 meters above sea level, Tadej Pogačar once again showed his class, […]
Slovenian Bear At Home in the Pyrénées
July 14, 2021 Two years after he claimed his first Grand Tour stage victory in Andorra at La Vuelta and one year after he took his first Tour de France stage victory in Laruns, Tadej Pogacar imposed himself with the yellow jersey at col du Portet, making stage 17 the […]
Winning Start for Ulissi at Settimana Ciclista Italiana
UAE Team Emirates rider strongest in the Sassari sprint Wednesday 14 July, 2021 The first stage of Settimana Ciclista Italiana , 157.6 km from Alghero to Sassari, saw Diego Ulissi take first place in a sprint. UAE Team Emirates patiently monitored the race, staying safe in the main group. With […]
The Ceratizit Challenge By La Vuelta 21 With 4 Stages Entirely Within Galicia
Key points: · The most important Spanish race in the women’s WorldTour calendar continues to grow and will feature four stages in total for its 7th edition: two mid-mountain stages, a mountain time trial, and an epic sprint finale in Santiago de Compostela.· Besides increasing the number of stages, the […]
Patrick Konrad attacks solo twice to take tremendous win on Tour de France stage 16
After the second and final rest day, there was nowhere for the riders at the Tour de France to hide – if they didn’t have the legs this week, there was nothing more to be done. While the 169km stage today started with a downhill stretch, there were four categorised […]
Patrick Konrad Takes His Turn
In a race that favors attackers, Austrian national champion Patrick Konrad mimicked his team-mate Nils Politt to claim his first Tour de France stage victory in Saint-Gaudens after 37km of a brave solo ride. Only two Austrians were stage winners at the Tour before: Max Bulla (3) in 1931 and […]
The story continues: same team, high ambitions, new name – Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
High-performing Alpha Vinyl flooring product range linked to the team in 202212-Jul-2021: Quick-Step, the reference in laminate, wood and vinyl floors, follows up on the announcement of an extended partnership with Patrick Lefevere’s team with some exciting news. Next season, the team’s name will officially be Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team. […]