World champion Annemiek van Vleuten extened her overall race lead at the Giro Rosa as stage three came down to an uphill showdown in Assisi. The newly crowned European champion climbed to fifth place on the day, as the peloton tackled the brutally steep climb up to the historic Basilica […]
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TADEJ POGACAR DOES IT AGAIN
September 13 th 2020Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) claimed his second mountain stage victory in another 1-2 for Slovenia atop the Grand Colombier. Defending champion Egan Bernal (Ineos) said goodbye to his ambitions of a double up meanwhile Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) extended his overall lead to all his rivals except […]
Incredible attacking display of riding sees Team Sunweb win second Tour de France stage
After tasting sweet success on stage 12 of the Tour de France after some great riding set up Marc Hirschi to take the team’s first win of the race; the team hatched another plan to replicate that success today. Søren Kragh Andersen went solo in the finale, but with the […]
Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6
175km was the distance between Castelfidardo and today’s finish in Senigalllia. The first half of the course was undulating, while the last 80 km of the course were flat and suited to a sprint finish. After the start, a group of 6 riders was able to get away quickly, but […]
SOREN KRAGH ANDERSEN TAKES HIS CHANCE
Soren Kragh Andersen became the first Danish stage winner of the Tour de France since Magnus Cort two years ago. He also delivered Team Sunweb their second stage victory after Marc Hirschi on stage 12. Tiesj Benoot paved the way for his attack at the 3km to go mark. It’s […]
Trek-Segafredo wins the opening TTT at the Giro Rosa
The Trek-Segafredo women’s team claimed the opening team time trial at the 31st Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, informally known as the Giro Rosa, and laid claim to the first leader’s jersey of the nine-day race. Italian Elisa Longo Borghini was the first of the team across the finish line and […]
Mollema abandons Tour de France after fracturing wrist in Stage 13 crash
During the 13th Stage of the Tour de France, Trek-Segafredo co-leader Bauke Mollema was involved in a crash that also involved AG2R La Mondiale leader Romain Bardet. Initially he was transported to the race ambulance, then move to a helicopter to be airlifted to Clermont Ferrand Hospital where he underwent […]
EBU Members Shrug Off Covid to Record Top Tour de France TV Viewing Numbers
EBU Members are posting impressive live free-to-air viewing figures across Europe for their coverage of this year’s Tour de France, which entered its second week on Tuesday 8 September after Monday’s rest day. Any fears that viewing might be adversely affected by the race’s enforced postponement in the international sporting […]
DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS
September 11 th 2020 DANI MARTINEZ BAGS FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE SUCCESS Dani Martinez (EF Pro Cycling) sealed the first Colombian stage victory of the 107th Tour de France as he managed to beat the Bora-Hansgrohe duo formed of Maximilian Schachmann and Lennard Kämna atop the unprecedented and spectacular finish […]
Simon Yates conquers the Queen stage to move into the overall lead at Tirreno Adriatico
Vuelta a España champion Simon Yates showed the first signs of top form today, attacking with four kilometers to go to take a spectacular solo victory on today’s Queen stage at Tirreno Adriatico. Yates crossed the line with a 16-second advantage over Rafal Majka (BORA-hansgrohe) on the summit finish, which […]