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Sam Bennett takes first WorldTour win on Stage 3 of Paris-Nice (VIDEO)
With a perfectly timed sprint, Sam Bennett confidently took the 3rd stage at Paris – Nice which was both the first ever WorldTour win for the Irish sprinter and his BORA–hansgrohe team. It was the biggest win of the 26-year-old's career as he beat Norway's Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin), Germany's John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) and Marcel Kittel (Quick Step Floors)...
Stephen Roche takes over from Bernard Hinault as ASO ambassador
Stephen Roche is the new ambassador for cycling at Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), according to an article today in French newspaper L'Équipe. In addition to organising the Tour de France, ASO also organise numerous other races including Paris–Roubaix, Paris–Nice, Critérium du Dauphiné, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne and the Tour de Yorkshire. Both ASO and L'Équipe are part of the French...
Ryan Mullen focusing on time trials at Tirreno-Adriatico
The 52nd edition of Tirreno-Adriatico will start with a 22-kilometre team time trial in Lido di Camaiore on Wednesday and concludes with a short individual time trial on the San Benedetto del Troto sea front. Between the two time trials, the peloton will cross central Italy from the Tyrrhenian coast to the Adriatic as it tackles two sprint stages,...
Sam Bennett finishes 11th on Stage 2 of Paris-Nice despite suffering from cramps
The riders at Paris-Nice faced another tough day today with rain, crosswinds and low temperatures on the 195-kilometre second stage to Amilly. The peloton split to pieces soon after the start, with a lead group of 22 riders forming at the head of the race. Included in this lead group was Sam Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) which put him into a great...
“I am deeply sorry for my actions” – Romain Bardet apologises after Paris-Nice expulsion
Following on from his disqualification from yesterday's opening stage of Paris-Nice, Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) has admitted that he made a mistake and has apologised to the race organisers and fans. The Frenchman was disqualified by the race jury for being "towed by his team car" after crashing in the closing stages of the race and chasing to get...
Eddie Dunbar’s great form continues at Classica da Arrabida
Following on from his recent fifth place overall at Volta ao Alentejo (UCI 2.1), Irish rider Eddie Dunbar took another top placing today as he finished in fifth at the Classica da Arrabida (1.2) today. It was a good day all round for the Axeon Hagens Berman as Logan Owen captured the King of the Mountains title. Dunbar overcame...
Romain Bardet disqualified from Paris-Nice for taking a tow (VIDEO)
Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) has been disqualified from Paris-Nice after being seen taking a tow from his team car on today's opening stage of the race. The Frenchman took the tow after a crash 22 kilometres from the finish line in Bois d'Arcy. The race organisers confirmed the news in a tweet afterwards saying: "Romain Bardet out of the...
Peter Sagan pulls out of Strade Bianche due to illness.
Peter Sagan (BORA-hansgrohe) was forced to retire from yesterday's Strade Bianche due to illness and will now concentrate on his recovery ahead of his next race - Tirreno Adriatico. The UCI World Champion started the day as one of the favourites and despite still being in contention, Sagan made the decision to retire after 95 kilometres to protect his health...
Axeon Hagens Berman name team for Classica da Arrabida
Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team have named their eight-rider roster for Classica da Arrabida in Portugal tomorrow (Sunday) where they will face a tough parcours which includes dirt, gravel and a pothole-riddled road in the final three kilometres of the race. The eight riders who will line up for Sunday's race got a good look at the uphill finish during...
Elisa Longo Borghini wins Strade Bianche (VIDEO)
Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling Team) has won the third edition of Strade Bianche Women Elite (1.WWT) in Tuscany today. At the finish of the 127-kilometre race in Siena (Piazza del Campo), the Italian cyclist beat Katarzyna Niewiadoma (WM3 Pro Cycling Team) and last year's winner Elizabeth Deignan (Boels Dolmans Cycling Team) to win the first UCI...
Quick Step Floors with multiple options for Paris-Nice
Paris-Nice starts this Sunday in Bois D'Arcy with a 148.5-kilometre stage and the “Race to the Sun” will offer opportunities for sprinters, time-trialists and climbers during the week of racing. Sprinters will have the opportunity to fight for the win on the opening stage finish at Bois-D’Arcy, as well as Stage 2 to Amilly and the following day which...
Aqua Blue Sport secures wildcard invite to the Tour de Suisse
Aqua Blue Sport has been named amongst the wildcards selected for the 2017 Tour De Suisse, along with Team Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij, CCC-Sprandi-Polkowice from Poland and French team Direct Energie. The 81st edition of the race starts with a 6-kilometre prologue in the Swiss city of Cham and takes an anti-clockwise route around the country. It ends in Schaffhausen with a...
Quick Step Floors sending strong team to Strade Bianche
The 11th edition of Strade Bianche takes place this weekend and will be a WorldTour race for the first time. 21 teams and 168 riders will line up at the start of the 175km-long race parcours which starts in Siena, and will finish in the iconic Piazza Il Campo, the heart of the Tuscan city, declared a World Heritage...
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck proves strongest at Le Samyn (VIDEO)
Wanty-Groupe Gobert got his first victory of the year in Le Samyn (UCI 1.1) today when Guillaume Van Keirsbulck overcame terrible conditions to achieve his first victory since 2014. Van Keirsbulck outsprinted his breakaway companion Alex Kirsch (WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect) at the finish line in Dour after the duo had forged clear of the small lead group on...
New professional road cycling series launched by Infront Sports & Media and Velon
A new professional road cycling series was launched today. The Hammer Series which begins this year will see the World's best cycling teams compete in a range of disciplines to determine which team is best. The series which is run in partnership by Infront Sports & Media and Velon will see five riders from each team of seven selected to...
Ryan Gibbons wins the Tour de Langkawi overall
Ryan Gibbons (Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka) has won the 2017 Tour de Langkawi overall, making it the third win in a row for the team at the Malaysian UCI 2.HC event. Gibbons finished 33" ahead of Cameron Bayly (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness team) and a further two seconds ahead of Alberto Cecchin (Wilier Triestina) overall. The final stage of the...