22 June, Santa Rosa, California (USA) BMC Racing Team is backing Richie Porte in the pursuit of the yellow jersey at the Tour de France when racing gets underway in Dusseldorf on Saturday, July 1. Sports Director Fabio Baldato said a strong team has been assembled to support Porte from […]
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Quintana ready to take on TdF challenge
22 June 2017 Quintana rested up after his Giro runner-up finish, squeezing last days to train before his biggest goal of the season. 24 days after snatching his second podium finish in the Giro d’Italia, Nairo Quintana is trying to make the most of the nine sleeps remaining before the […]
Jempy Drucker Crowned Luxembourg Time Trial Champion
21 June, 2017, Remerschen (LUX) After standing on the second step of the podium for the past two years, Jempy Drucker went one better in 2017 to become the Luxembourg time trial champion for the first time in his career. Drucker rolled down the ramp this evening in Remerschen for […]
Clement and Gesink on Dutch ITT National Champs Podium
Stef Clement Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s riders finished second and third respectively behind Dumoulin. The Dutch Team placed six athletes within the Top-10 Two podium spots, four riders in the Top-5 and six in the Top-10: Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s riders delivered a strong performance in the Dutch ITT National Championships, won by Tom […]
Philippe Gilbert seeking a third win at the Belgian Championships
The 34-year-old will be one of the favorites for the 118th edition of this prestigious race 22-Jun-2017: After the fantastic victory last year at Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure, which followed his first title captured back in 2011, this Sunday Philippe Gilbert will be on the prowl for a third Belgian […]
Tom Dumoulin Wins Third National Time Trial
The perfect match between bike and rider led defending Dutch time trial champion to extend his national title today, as Tom Dumoulin (NED) charged to victory at the Dutch national time trial championships on his Giant Trinity Advanced SL. Dumoulin set out to regain his title in Montferland today with […]
BORA – hansgrohe presents Tour de France line-up
UCI World Champion Peter Sagan and Rafal Majka lead BORA – hansgrohe’s team at this year’s Tour de France. With Emanuel Buchmann, Marcus Burghardt and Rüdiger Selig, also three German riders will be at the start on July 1st in Düsseldorf. “We have a strong team going into this year’s […]
Kittel takes the glory on final stage of Ster ZLM Toer
18-Jun-2017: A perfectly-executed sprint landed Marcel Kittel his ninth victory of the season, and his fifth in the Ster ZLM Toer, capping off an impressive week for Quick-Step Floors at the Dutch race. The German kicked off at 150 meters to go and held off the challenge of Dylan Groenewegen […]
BMC Racing Team Dominates Closing Time Trial in Switzerland
18 June 2017, Schaffhausen (SUI) The Tour de Suisse drew to a close in Schaffhausen today with Rohan Dennis taking his second victory of the race ahead of teammates Stefan Küng and Damiano Caruso, who also secured second overall on the General Classification. As Rohan Dennis rolled off the ramp […]
Peter Sagan crowns successful Tour de Suisse with sixth points jersey
While the race for the Tour de Suisse’s black points jersey had already been decided, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, having already amassed an insurmountable points total, cemented by his win on yesterday’s stage, the individual time trial would allow some of the GC riders to make a final […]