After winning Classic Sud-Ardèche on Saturday, the 23-year-old came out on top also in Drôme Classic 28-Feb-2016: Petr Vakoc put an end to his February campaign in a fantastic way, by becoming the first rider to take the victory in both Classic Sud-Ardèche and Drôme Classic, two hilly races that […]
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Hayman To Miss Spring Classics After Crash
Mathew Hayman of ORICA-GreenEDGE was involved in a crash at the Belgian race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and suffered a fracture to the radius bone in his right arm. The road captain for the team’s Classics squad will be sorely missed in the coming weeks after playing a key […]
Stuyven solos to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne victory
Jasper Stuyven pointed to the sky and thrust his arms in the air as he crossed the finish line of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Sunday after a 17-kilometer solo effort notched him a well-deserved victory. “I was thinking about 2010 when I was riding here when I was World Champion (Junior), and I […]
Seventh for Peter Sagan after an attacking day at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
At the end of a windy day in Belgian at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Peter Sagan had a seventh place to show for his efforts over the 200km of racing. The 68th edition of the semi classic was won by a strong solo move in the final 16km with Peter mixing it in […]
Alexander Kristoff takes second place at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
It was a strong and powerful sprint easily won by Alexander Kristoff at the end of the 200 km Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday, but unfortunately it was for second place this time behind a solo win from young Belgian Jasper Stuyven. – Last year I was also second but I was […]
Strong start to cobbled classics as Peter Sagan takes second at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Heading into the day as one of the pre-race favourites, World Champion Peter Sagan did not disappoint in Belgium at the opening cobbled classic of the season with a strong display just missing out on victory. At the end of 200.8km of racing, Peter, with number 1 on his back, […]
Vakoc reigns in Classic Sud-Ardèche
Coming off a solid block of racing in Haut Var and La Provence, the Czech champion scored his first win of the year 27-Feb-2016: The writing was on the wall for some time now, more exactly in the past two weeks, which saw Petr Vakoc put on a strong ride […]
Van Avermaet Winner at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
27 February, Ghent (BEL) Greg Van Avermaet has kicked off the Belgian Classics with winning form, clinching victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad today in a nail-biting sprint to the line. It is Van Avermaet’s first win of the season, and he couldn’t be happier to do it on home soil […]
Riva-Torbole TTT kicks-off the 40th Giro del Trentino
This year’s anniversary edition of the Giro del Trentino Melinda will start on Tuesday, April 19th, with a team time trial, following a three-year deal with Garda Trentino The opening team time trial (TTT) has become a tradition of the Giro del Trentino Melinda, who this year celebrates its 40th […]
Etixx – Quick-Step French Weekend
On Saturday and Sunday, the team will ride Classic Sud Ardèche, respectively the Drôme Classic 26-Feb-2016: Two hilly and challenging races await Etixx – Quick-Step on the week-end-riders will be beaming with confidence after the successful campaign they’ve enjoyed just a couple of days ago at the inaugural edition of […]