Michael Valgren of Team Astana won the 2018 edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad today after the news broke this morning that the team is suffering financial difficulty and delayed payments from a main sponsor.
Read More »Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018, Gilbert: “The race was hampered by the wind”
At an eventful Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018, Quick-Step Floors team was found unprepared for the finale. Only Zdenek Stybar was present at the pointy end of the race while Philippe Gilbert finished in the sprint. Fifth place finish for a classics winner like him is a little under par, but Gilbert’s …
Read More »Valgren beats favourites at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018
Michael Valgren of Astana bamboozled all the race favourites to take the win at the 2018 edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Working together with his colleagues Alexei Lutsenko and Oscar Gatto the Dane managed to save his legs in the final 12km as the big names lined up, including Greg …
Read More »Classic de l’Ardèche 2018, Romain Bardet wins solo!
Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) wins the Classic de l’Ardèche 2018 thanks to a solo flight. The 2016 Tour de France runner-up attacked along the slopes of the Coteaux du Cornas climb with over 24 kilometers remaining together with Elie Gesbert (Fortuneo-Samsic) and has kept the lead until the finish …
Read More »La Drôme Classic 2018 Presentation
The penultimate event on French soil before the Paris-Nice is the Classic de l’Ardèche 2018. This competition, which is traditionally held on one-day basis, trods the roads of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and manoeuvres through an area which has an intense concentration of wineyards. On the occasion of the eighteenth edition …
Read More »La Drôme Classic 2018 Full Startlist
It’s not only the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad that is kicking off the classics season this weekend. The Faun Environnement – Classic de l’Ardèche Rhône Crussol will also be held on Saturday 24 February. The 2018 edition of the race will be marked by an updated parcours which will appeal to riders …
Read More »Vuelta a Andalucia: Tim Wellens reacts to overall victory
Tim Wellens reacts to his victory after completing the unique time trial on Stage 5 of the Ruta del Sol 2018.
Read More »Volta ao Algarve 2018, Kwiatkowski takes stage 5 and the GC!
Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) wins stage 5 of the Volta ao Algarve 2018. The Polish, who has been part of today’s unusual 30-riders breakaway, attacked in the early stages of the race and went solo in the last two kilometers after having chased and overtaken Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step Floors), …
Read More »Tour du Haut Var: Jonathan Hivert goes two for two
Jonathan Hivert of Direct Energie wins the second stage and general classification of the Tour du Haut Var 2018. He vanquished both Alexis Vuillermoz (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Rudy Molard (FDJ) who looked strong at the finish together with Pinot, Madouas and Mauro Finetto of Delko Marseille-Provence KTM. The race …
Read More »Vuelta a Andalucia 2018: De La Cruz takes the TT, Tim Wellens wins GC
Stage 5 at the Tour of Andalusia- a 14 km time trial of Barbate- was won by David De La Cruz of Team Sky. He finished in front of Andrei Amador (Movistar) and Stef Clement (Team LottoNL-Jumbo). Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) took the general classification. Stage 5 time trial summary Poland’s Kamil …
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