Coming to week two after nine stages of fairly flat roads, the riders would be starting stage 10 either with a feeling of excitement or a feeling of dread. The GC riders and the climbers would be looking forward to a chance to make their mark on a race that […]
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Van Avermaet Goes on the Attack in Yellow on Tour de France Stage 10
17 July, 2018, Le Grand-Bornand (FRA) Greg Van Avermaet showed his champion’s mentality today by going on the attack early into the first mountain stage of the Tour de France before finishing fourth on the line and extending his overall lead on the General Classification. The Tour de France entered […]
JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE GIVES A FRENCH TOUCH TO THE TOUR
July 17 th 2018 – 18:10 165 riders started stage 10 at Annecy. 2 non-starters: Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Jens Keukeleire (Lotto-Soudal). After Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step) and Florian Vachon (Fortuneo-Samsic) got brought back after 10km of racing, Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) rode away with Thomas Degand (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) […]
Stage 9 video from Team Sunweb
Hard work, dedication, teamwork, luck, skill … so much goes into a day such as yesterday’s cobblestone stage of Le Tour de France. We’ve captured some of those feelings in our showreel from the day. #KeepChallenging
CCC to Become Title Sponsor of Continuum Sports in 2019
16 July, 2018, Annecy (FRA) The future of Continuum Sports, currently operating as BMC Racing Team, was confirmed on the first rest day of the Tour de France with the news that Polish shoe and bag company CCC will become title sponsor in 2019. CCC owner and president Dariusz Milek […]
Trek announces major new women’s road team led by Lizzie Deignan
[Waterloo, WI and Aix-les-Bains, France] — Trek has announced the creation of a new professional women’s road team for 2019 with the intent of racing the UCI Women’s World Tour. The team will be backed by a new standard of support that will include a dedicated director sportif, assistant director […]
Mixed Fortunes for BMC Racing Team on a Brutal Day of Racing at the Tour de France
15 July, 2018, Roubaix (FRA) BMC Racing Team experienced mixed fortunes on Tour de France stage 9 today with Greg Van Avermaet sprinting to second to keep the yellow jersey at the finish line while Richie Porte was caught up in a crash during the opening kilometers and was forced […]
Rafał Majka climbs GC standings and Peter Sagan stretches points lead at hellish Tour de France stage to Roubaix
It was to be chaos on the cobblestones at the Tour de France today, and with the last five Paris-Roubaix winners in the peloton, the recreation of the Queen of the Classics was bound to be one of the most exciting days of the whole race. With experienced Classics riders […]
Women give Mitchelton-SCOTT their first ‘Grand Tour’ victory at the Giro-Rosa
World time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten has made history for Mitchelton-SCOTT today, winning the final stage and securing the most prestigious women’s Tour on the calendar, the Giro-Rosa, for the first time in the team’s seven-year history. The Australian outfit dominated the 10-day race to finish first and third […]
John Degenkolb is Back!
Degenkolb wins a dramatic stage nine at the Tour de France When John Degenkolb thrust his arms in the air after crossing the line and taking the victory in stage nine at the Tour de France Sunday, it was not the biggest win of his career, but perhaps the most […]

