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Nicolas Roche in aggressive form at the Tour of Britain
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) was in aggressive form at the Tour of Britain and was rewarded with the combativity prize on today's second stage from Carlisle to Kendal. The Irish champion made it into the early move along with fourteen other riders and he rode hard throughout the stage, taking KOM points along the way. The lead group split on...
Marcel Kittel takes his 12th victory of the season at the GP de Fourmies
Marcel Kittel returned to winning ways on Sunday, one day after helping Tom Boonen take the honours in the Brussels Cycling Classic, by emerging victorious at the Grand Prix de Fourmies, one of the most important races in the Coupe de France calendar. Following a flawless display by his Etixx – Quick-Step teammates, who controlled the breakaway and made...
“It went way, way better than expected” – Nairo Quintana
Nairo Quintana took a giant leap towards winning the 2016 Vuelta a España after an epic stage yesterday. Just eight kilometres into the short (118km) fifteenth stage of the Spanish Grand Tour from Sabiñánigo to Formigal, the Movistar team managed to get a number of their riders into a decisive break. The move resulted in Quintana taking 2nd behind...
Onboard highlights from Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
It was an extraordinary stage on the Vuelta a España yesterday with the race being torn apart early on. Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step) took the stage win as Nairo Quintana (Movistar) made a big move towards the Vuelta title when he benefited from Alberto Contador's early attacks to turn the race upside down on Sunday. The Colombian finished second...
91 riders finish outside time limit on Vuelta stage but are allowed to continue
On today's fifteenth stage of the Vuelta a España from Sabiñánigo to Formigal, 91 riders finished 22 minutes outside of the time limit, but the race jury have since announced that the riders will stay in the race. The stage was won by Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step) ahead of race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and the 91 riders finished 53...
Impressive start to the Tour of Britain for An Post-Chain Reaction Cycles
The An Post-Chain Reaction Cycles team had a very impressive start to the Tour of Britain (UCI 2.HC) today as they ended the day with the Yodel sprints classification jersey and 2nd place position on GC. Two riders from the Irish team managed to infiltrate the break of the day which went right from the start. Belgian rider Emiel Wastyn...
Carnage after man causes crash by dragging barriers across road at sprint finish (VIDEO)
A spectator at the Tour Cycliste Antenne Réunion caused a crash at the sprint finish today when he dragged the finish line barriers across the road as the riders were sprinting for the win. The incident took place at the end of the first stage in the commune of Port and two riders - David Rivière and Enzo Bernard -...
Onboard highlights from Stage 14 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
LottoNL-Jumbo's Robert Gesink took the Queen stage of the Vuelta a España yesterday, which featured four big climbs - the Col Inharpu, the Col du Soudet, the Col de Marie-Blanque and the Col d'Aubisque. The Dutchman was first across the line at the Col d'Aubisque, powering away from Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) and Egor Silin (Team Katusha) 300 metres from...
Tom Boonen wins Brussels Cycling Classic for second time in his career
Tom Boonen's good run of form continued today when he took victory in the Brussels Cycling Classic for the second time in his career, having first won the race previously known as Paris-Brussels in 2012. Since extending his contract with Etixx – Quick-Step in July and announcing that he’ll put an end to his career after next year’s Paris-Roubaix,...
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka aiming for stage wins and GC at Tour of Britain
Last year, the Tour of Britain was a successful race for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Edvald Boasson Hagen showed his class and consistency to take an excellent overall victory. The African team have said they are looking forward to defending their title from last year, even though Boasson Hagen won’t be on the start line in Glasgow...
Onboard highlights of Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Lampre-Merida rider Valerio Conti claimed the biggest prize of his career when he powered to a solo victory on the 13th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, attacking a reduced group of breakaway riders with less than 20 kilometres left on the 213.4-km hilly ride between Bilbao and Urdax-Dantxarinea. The 23-year-old Conti, who was part of the initial 12-man...
Onboard highlights from Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Orica-BikeExchange's Jens Keukeleire came out tops in a sprint finish on Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España at the end of a long 193.2-km ride to Bilbao while Movistar Team's Nairo Quintana kept a hold of the red jersey. The 27-year-old Belgian surged clear in the final stretch to outsprint France's Maxime Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step) and Italian Fabio...
Damien Shaw to line up on An Post CRC team at Tour of Britain
Irish cyclist, Damien Shaw has been selected as part of a six man An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team for the eight day Tour of Britain (2.HC) which begins on Sunday 4th September in Glasgow’s George Square. The Tour of Britain is the UK's highest ranked cycle race, selective to only 21 teams from around the world and will...
Dan Martin to lead Etixx – Quick-Step at the Tour of Britain
Etixx-Quick Step have announced their team for the Tour of Britain (4-11 September) and the Belgian squad will be led by Dan Martin. The Irishman will be riding the race for the first time since 2013, when he finished 13th in the overall standings. Martin has finished in the top 10 at the Tour de France this year and was...
Onboard highlights from Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) took his first stage win of the Vuelta a España yesterday at the top of Peña Cabarga, where he outsprinted his leading rival for overall victory, Colombia's Nairo Quintana (Movistar). Quintana retained his leader's red jersey and a 54-second lead over the three-times Tour de France champion as Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished third on the stage,...
Team Africa Rising announce first all-African pro women’s UCI team
Team Africa Rising have announced the formation of the first all-African women’s UCI team to race professionally, with the team set to start next season. They also aim to establish a rider development programme across the continent. Team Africa Rising has been working across the African continent for close to 10 years with their main project being developing the highly...