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Tim Wellens makes it three out of three for Lotto-Soudal at Challenge Mallorca
Tim Wellens won the Trofeo Andratx yesterday, the third race of Challenge Mallorca, to make it three out of three for the Lotto-Soudal team after André Greipel had won the first of four races on Thursday and Wellens had won Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana on Friday. A breakaway of eleven riders was formed early on the stage to the Mirador...
Fernando Gaviria takes his second stage win at Vuelta a San Juan
Having dominated the previous two bunch sprints in the Vuelta a San Juan, Quick-Step Floors was the big favourite on stage 4, a flat 160-kilometre one, starting and finishing in the town of San Martin. As a result, the Belgian team along with the Italian National Team and Trek-Segafredo kept the break of the day on a leash, making...
Martyn Irvine’s return to action delayed until April
Martyn Irvine's return to racing following on from his retirement last year has been delayed over the UCI requirement for riders returning to international competition to make himself or herself available for testing. The 2013 UCI World Scratch Champion signed for the new UCI Pro Continental team Aqua Blue Sport and was expected to return to action in the coming...
Matthew Teggart ready for An Post debut at GP d’Ouverture La Marseillaise
Matthew Teggart is the sole Irish man to be named as part of a strong An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team for their debut race of the 2017 season, at the d’Ouverture La Marseillaise (UCI 1.1) this Sunday. The Belgium based outfit, who have 12 new additions to their squad, have named Jonas Bolkeloh (GER), Davy Gunst (NED), Massimo...
2017 Tour de France wildcard teams announced
The organisers of the Tour de France have announced the wildcard teams that will line up alongside the eighteen WorldTour teams in the 104th edition of the race. The French teams Cofidis, Solutions Crédits, Direct Energie and Fortuneo - Vital Concept have been selected along with Belgian team Wanty – Groupe Gobert. The race starts in Dusseldorf on 1 July with...
Ramunas Navardauskas takes first win for Bahrain Merida team at Vuelta a San Juan
Ramunas Navardauskas has taken the first win for the new Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team after proving fastest in the third stage individual time-trial at the Vuelta a San Juan. The Lithuanian rider clocked a time of 14:03 on the 11.9km course, beating Bauke Mollema by three seconds with Mollema's Trek Segafredo teammate Matthias Brandle finishing third at seven seconds....
Sam Bennett takes opening season win at Race Melbourne (VIDEO)
Following on from his podium finishes at the People's Choice Classic and opening stage of the Tour Down Under, Sam Bennett has now taken the win that eluded him last week at the Race Melbourne. The Irish rider outsprinted Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) and Scott Sunderland (IsoWhey Sports-SwissWellness) with in-form Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) finishing fifth behind Edward Theuns...
Tom Boonen wins second stage of Vuelta a San Juan
Roles were reversed on the second stage of the Vuelta a San Juan as stage one winner Fernando Gaviria gave a big lead out to his Quick Step Floors team mate Tom Boonen, and the Belgian finished off by taking the stage win. Team Sky's Elia Viviani who finished second again now takes over the race lead. The riders faced...
Aqua Blue Sport amongst teams announced for Dubai Tour
Irish UCI Pro Continental team Aqua Blue Sport have been announced amongst the teams set to start the fourth edition of the Dubai Tour (2.HC) taking place from January 31st – February 4th 2017, it has been confirmed. The race, organised by the Dubai Sports Council, has been extended to five stages for 2017 and Aqua Blue Sport are...
Fernando Gaviria opens 2017 account with Tour de San Juan stage win
Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step Floors) has taken his first victory of the season in the opening stage of the Tour de San Juan having been led out by Tom Boonen at the finish in San Juan. The Colombian sprinter was protected by his teammates throughout the 142.5km-long stage, and as soon as Tom Boonen stepped aside following his monster lead-out,...
Former U23 World RR champion Dmytro Grabovskyy passes away following heart attack
Former professional and Under 23 World Road Race champion Dmytro Grabovskyy has died after suffering a heart attack according to a report on Sporza. The 31 year-old Ukrainian turned professional in 2007 but had limited success in what was a difficult career. In 2006, he captured the European TT Championship and a stage and overall at the Giro delle Regioni....
BORA-hansgrohe happy with team performance at Tour Down Under
Directeur Sportif of the BORA-hansgrohe team, Patxi Vila, has expressed satisfaction with the team's performance which saw them net a podium finish and come close to a number of stage wins. Going into the final stage, Jay McCarthy was just a few seconds off a podium spot and in taking the first intermediate sprint, the Australian rider moved into third...
The challenge of the Giro-Tour double
The Movistar team of Nairo Quintana announced last week that the Colombian would target both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year. If he does somehow manage to win both Grand Tours, he would join an exclusive group of riders who have completed the double in the one season. However, it's a daunting task that Quintana faces and...
Richie Porte takes the overall win at Santos Tour Down Under (VIDEO)
Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) secured the overall win at the Santos Tour Down Under today in Adelaide today for the first time in his career. The Australian stamped his authority on the race with two convincing victories on the Paracombe and Willunga climbs, to win with the biggest winning margin in the race’s history. With a 48-second lead...
Larry Warbasse talks about his Ridley Noah SL – Aqua Blue Sport’s 2017 race bike (VIDEO)
Larry Warbasse is amongst the signings for the new UCI Pro Continental team Aqua Blue Sport and in the video below, the American describes his new race bike for the 2017 season - the Ridley Noah SL. With a frame weight of just 980 grams, the Ridley Noah SL is a benchmark in aero road bike design. The frame contains...
Richie Porte takes emphatic victory on Willunga Hill (VIDEO)
Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) has today taken his fourth consecutive win on Willunga Hill at the Santos Tour Down Under after attacking alone on the final time up the climb. Porte crossed the line twenty seconds ahead of Nathan Haas (Team Dimension Data) and Esteban Chaves (ORICA-Scott), and now leads Chaves by 48 seconds overall ahead of the final...