Tinkoff-Saxo finished fourth on the team time trial of Tour de France, where the squad had to concede 28 seconds to stage winner BMC. Team captain Alberto Contador is now 1’03” behind the GC lead but notes that much can change, when the race hits the mountains. After crossing the […]
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4″ away from glory
July 12th, 2015 Movistar Team rides brilliant team time trial in Tour de France, only beaten by BMC and SKY; Valverde and Quintana now sitting in 7th and 9th GCFour seconds avoided the Movistar Team claiming one of their most resounding victories into a discipline that rewards the squad as […]
Sagan in green at Tour de France after Mûr de Bretagne
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan got what he had been searching for during the first week of Tour de France, as he rode his way into the green jersey on the finishing climb of Mûr de Bretagne, where he crossed the line as 4th behind stage winner Vuillermoz. Sagan, Contador and team […]
Tour de France, Stage 8: Two BMC In The Top 10
Mûr de Bretagne, France – Greg Van Avermaet finished sixth and Tejay van Garderen was 10th Saturday for the BMC Racing Team on the eve of the team time trial at the Tour de France. Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r La Mondiale) attacked in the final 700 meters of the finish climb […]
Bittersweet 3rd place
July 11th, 2015 Alejandro Valverde shows great form and takes four-second bonus after Vuillermoz (ALM) and Dan Martin (TCG)’s attacks anticipate the Movistar Team rider’s rush. Nairo Quintana into favourites’ group before TTTThe first stage victory for the Movistar Team in the 2015 Tour de France was closer than ever […]
Tour de France, Stage 7: Two BMCs Remain Top 10 Overall
Fougères, France – BMC Racing Team’s Tejay van Garderen stayed third overall Friday at the Tour de France while teammate Greg Van Avermaet moved from sixth to fifth following the non-start due to injury of previous race leader Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step). Van Garderen is 13 seconds behind new race […]
Sagan scores fifth top-three finish at Tour de France – still eyeing stage win
Tinkoff-Saxo’s fast man Peter Sagan took 3rd place on stage 7 of Tour de France in a traditional head-to-head sprint, where Mark Cavendish drew the longest straw. Sagan notes that despite a lack of karma, he believes that the sought-after stage win will materialize. Alberto Contador was pleased with the […]
Tour de France Stage 7: Cavendish Sprints to Third Team Win of Le Tour
26 Career Tour de France Victories for the Manx Missile 10-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish maneuvered his way to a sprint win in the 190.5km Tour de France Stage 7 on Friday. The Manx Missile weaved around from being boxed in behind Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), to launching perfectly […]
Luca Paolini withdrawn from Tour de France
Team Katusha has been informed tonight by the UCI that Italian rider Luca Paolini has been notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding. The presence of cocaine has been detected in a sample collected on July 7th. According to the UCI Regulations the rider has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect. […]
Tony Martin surgery successful
10-Jul-2015: Etixx – Quick-Step Cycling Team announces that Tony Martin underwent surgery last night at the BG Hospital in Hamburg to fix the open fracture to his left collarbone. Martin flew during the night to Hamburg where surgery was performed in the early morning. The surgery went well. Martin will […]