Chris Froome is the new race leader on stage 5 of the Dauphine. He won atop Montee du Vaujanay ahead of Richie Porte. He’s now ahead of former leader Contador by 21 seconds. Froome attacked forcefully towards the top of the climb. All his rivals except Porte fell away. […]
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Orica to Continue with GreenEDGE for 2017 Season
ORICA-GreenEDGE is pleased to announce the renewal of naming rights sponsor Orica for a further 12 months to include the 2017 season. The sponsorship extension will mark the sixth and final year of the partnership between the two parties and will allow GreenEDGE to finalise details of ongoing discussions around […]
Contador avoids crash to retain GC lead in hectic sprint finale on Dauphiné stage 4
With a flat finish and a long run in to catch any breakaways, today’s stage was made for the sprinters. In spite of the day’s break managing to stay out for almost the entire length of the 176km stage, after being denied on yesterday’s stage by a late attack, the […]
Nizzolo sprints to the win in Gippingen
Giacomo Nizzolo capitalized on a strong Trek-Segafredo team that kept a tight rein on a dangerous 14-man escape group to win the GP des Kantons Aargau, Thursday. The large breakaway escaped early in the 188.7-kilometer race comprised of 10 local circuits, and Trek-Segafredo took the initiative to lead the chase, […]
Etixx – Quick-Step to Tour de Suisse 2016
Eight riders will go to the final World Tour event of June, which this year celebrates its 80th edition. 09-Jun-2016: Created in 1933 and raced over nine days, the Tour de Suisse earned a place in the cycling calendar as one of the most important stage races out there – […]
Lotto Tour de Suisse 2016
The day after tomorrow, Saturday 11 June, Lotto Soudal will stand at the start of the nine-day stage race Tour de Suisse. This year the WorldTour race is working together with Velon. During the live broadcast data of the riders will be shown. Lotto Soudal is very pleased with the […]
Contador Safe on Stage 3 of the Dauphine
On a day earmarked as a chance for the sprinters, the longest stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné had only one thing standing in their way – a short but steep second category climb around 20km from the finish in Tournon-sur-Rhône. In spite of the best efforts of the Dauphiné’s […]
Independent Panel Grants Motion to Postpone in Danielson Case
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 7, 2016) – The American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel overseeing the case of cyclist Tom Danielson has granted a motion made by Mr. Danielson’s counsel to postpone his arbitration hearing. Mr. Danielson will remain provisionally suspended, and the hearing originally scheduled for June, will move to […]
Jesús Herrada Comes of Age
7 June 2016 25-year-old ex-Spanish champion claims first WorldTour victory with outstanding sprint in Chalmazel’s uphill finish, claims his first win in 2016 – and the Movistar Team’s 22nd, with nine different riders – to jump into 5th overall in Critérium du Dauphiné GCHe had claimed victories in nearly every […]
Contador Keeps GC Lead
After a strong performance on yesterday’s prologue, Alberto Contador started today with the yellow jersey on his shoulders. On a day that was marked out as likely to end in a sprint finish, it was a straightforward affair for Alberto and the Tinkoff riders to defend the jersey. Keeping safe […]