19 February, Padul (ESP) It was a solid day in the saddle for BMC Racing Team on stage 3 of Ruta del Sol with Damiano Caruso claiming the King of the Mountain jersey and Brent Bookwalter and Philippe Gilbert finishing in the top ten. Caruso formed a nine rider breakaway […]
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Geraint Thomas Still Second Place in Algarve
Geraint Thomas had the third fastest time in the Algarve TT today in Sagres. He’s in second place, three seconds behind the leader Tony Martin. Cancellara won the stage over Martin by five seconds. Yesterday’s race leader, Luis Leon Sanchez crashed and had to abandon.
Daniele Bennati finishes in leading group at Ruta del Sol stage 2
In the longest stage of the Spanish race, the Italian rider of Tinkoff crossed the finish line in the leading group. Team co-leaders, Rafal Majka and Roman Kreuziger, didn’t lose time in the GC, ahead of the weekend’s decisive stages. The second stage, from Palomares del Rio to Cordoba (186.3 […]
Hofland Runner Up, Teunissen Fourth in Tour of Oman Stage 3
Moreno Hofland was runner-up in Tour of Oman’s stage 3, 176,5 km from Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park on Thursday, February 18th. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s 24-year-old Dutchman was outsprinted only by Norwegian Alexander Kristoff, whilst Belgian Roy Jans rounded out the podium. Fellow Team LottoNL-Jumbo rider Mike Teunissen, 23, was […]
Alberto Contador feels form improving after long and windy Volta ao Algarve stage 2
Tinkoff led a good part of a very tough and windy stage, bringing Contador in the lead at the penultimate climb. The huge and prolonged effort took its toll on the Spanish champion who feels his condition improving, ahead of the season’s big goals. Racing got off in full earnest […]
Alexander Kristoff wins in Naseem Park
It was another nice winning story for Team KATUSHA and Alexander Kristoff in the Middle East. Kristoff won stage 3 of the Tour of Oman with finish at the Naseem Park not far away from country capital Muscat. In the final sprint KATUSHA’s top sprinter overpassed Moreno Hofland from LottoNL-Jumbo […]
Chaves aims high for this year’s Giro d’Italia
After a breakthrough 2015 season Esteban Chaves aims to reinforce his credentials as a genuine general classification contender when he lines up for the Giro d’Italia in May. After a stage victory in the team time trial at the Giro d’Italia in May, the Colombian rider developed a taste for […]
Commanding win for Daniele Bennati in Ruta del Sol opener
On the opening stage of the 62nd edition of the Spanish race, the Italian rider powered ahead in the final sprint and claimed his first victory since joining Tinkoff in 2013. To round off the team’s great day, Oscar Gatto grabbed fourth position. Tomorrow, Bennati will wear the red jersey […]
Powerful sprint brings Kittel the win in Albufeira
Riding the Volta ao Algarve for the first time in his career, the German took stage 1 and scored his fourth victory of the year 17-Feb-2016: Marcel Kittel is in scintillating form, and he proved this once again, by winning the inaugural stage (Lagos – Albufeira, 163.6 km) of the […]
Alberto Contador finishes safely in front group in Volta ao Algarve opener
In a flat and tense stage that was marked by two late crashes, which luckily left Tinkoff unscathed, Contador was safely brought into the finish in the front group. Tomorrow’s hillier stage with a tough finish to Alto da Foia could set the stage for the GC battle. The Volta […]
