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Stage 5 was scheduled to have 5 climbs from Foligno to Monte San Vicino over 176 kilometers. Snow was predicted for today so the race organizers cancelled the stage. But according to Nibali’s Astana coach Paolo Slongo there was no snow on the climb. The cancellation of the hilly stage […]
13 March, 2016, Nice (FRA) It was a thrilling final stage of Paris-Nice starting and finishing in Nice, which saw Richie Porte finish third on the stage behind Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) and podium for the third time. Porte, who started the day fourth overall, made the most of a late […]
Team KATUSHA’s 26-year old Ilnur Zakarin climbed with the peloton’s best in Saturday’s 74th Paris-Nice, biding his time and showing patience before giving one last effort to win atop La Madone d’Utelle for stage 6. It is the sixth career win for Zakarin and first in the 2016 cycling season, […]
Stage 6 was to be the day the GC standings were blown apart. Alberto Contador danced up La Madone d’Utelle to take 3rd in the stage. An exceptional day for Alberto who, with strong support from his Tinkoff teammates, sees the race move into its final day second in the […]
Tirreno-Adriatico’s points leader, Peter Sagan, further cemented his position after a spirited ride in stage 4 of the race, finishing 7th in the sprint in Foligno. In a stage that was to favor the all-rounders, Peter showed fighting spirit as he attacked the peloton before contesting the final bunch sprint. […]
“This is my second victory in WorldTour race and I think it is a very good way to start the season. I want to dedicate today’s win to my family, who make many sacrifices when I’m away from hom for long periods. Tomorrow we will race in Nice, that is […]
Neo-pro scored the biggest win of his road career so far, less than a week after conquering the Omnium world title 11-Mar-2016: On a day which started out with Zdenek Stybar in the blue jersey and Bob Jungels in the white one, five riders decided to make their presence felt […]
The disappointment of stage 3 behind the peloton, Paris-Nice had its first taste of the mountains today. With the bigger climbs too far from the finish to make an impact, Rafal Majka and Alberto Contador finished with the peloton after a lone breakaway took the stage win, with no time […]
With Peter Sagan starting stage 3 in the top ten of the GC, and on a course that would favour the sprinters, there was no doubt that this was going to be a day of action at Tirreno-Adriatico. In a bunch sprint in Montalto di Castro, Peter’s 4th place put […]
Two-time stage winner Michael Matthews successfully defended the yellow jersey again today in Paris-Nice taking third on a hilly stage five. Matthews gained a four second bonus for the podium finish and retains his lead going into the penultimate stage of the WorldTour race. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Pro Team) took […]
