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Highlights: Kittel continues Tour sprint domination with fourth stage win
Stage 10 is one of the flattest of the 2017 Tour de France. Despite the heroic efforts of the breakaway riders, it came down to the sprinters with Marcel Kittel continuing his excellent form to cross the line first and grabbing his fourth win of the Tour. Highlights Last Kilometre On-board camera Results: Top 10 […]
Tough day out for Alan Hatherly at Round 4 of the 2017 XCO World Cup
Alan Hatherly held on for a valiant 11th overall after a big mechanical halfway through, while Ariane Lüthi crossed the line in 47th place. In sharp contrast to the dry, dusty practice sessions during the lead-up, race-day saw a muddy, slippery Lenzerheide course, thanks to overnight rain. Alan Hatherly was up first in the U23 […]
No fractures for Rafal Majka, still the BORA – hansgrohe leader decided to leave the Tour de France
After his bad crash yesterday in one of the downhill sections, the BORA – hansgrohe leader suffers from heavy contusions and lost a lot of skin. Together with his BORA – hansgrohe Team, Majka decided to leave the Tour de France. After some rest to recover, he will refocus and prepare for the rest of […]
Lenzerheide: Minnaar’s masterclass in risk management
Magnanimous in victory, Minnaar’s Lenzerheide win should never be discredited by tyre issues. This past Saturday was a testing one for friends, family, pets and neighbours. Ordinarily mild-mannered mountain bikers across the country exploded from their sofas, rising into postures of fist-pumping delight, crowing with approval, as Greg Minnaar cemented another victory to the foundation […]
Tour de France 2017: Rest day round up
The first week is over and it has been one of the most dramatic and controversial opening weeks of the Tour since I can remember. I’m not sure this will be topped, when you consider Valverde unfortunately crashing out in the Prologue, Sky’s skin suit, that small matter of throwing Peter Sagan out of the […]
Richie Porte crashes out of Tour de France with fractured clavicle and pelvis
Richie Porte suffered a devastating crash on stage 9 of the Tour de France which forced the Australian out of the race. The Day After: Richie Porte on his Tour de France Crash Richie Porte remains in hospital in Chambery where he is recovering from a fractured clavicle and pelvis sustained in a crash on […]
Highlights: Uran wins on dramatic queen stage
It took a photo finish to separate the stage winner Rigoberto Urán from the last survivor of the early breakaway Warren Barguil. Chris Froome finished with the lead pack of climbers putting significant time into the hopes of Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador. Unfortunately, the stage also saw Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas withdraw from […]
HIghlights: Calmejane survives breakaway to win stage 8
Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) earned his maiden Tour de France stage win on stage 8. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) set off to chase Lilian but was unable to bridge the gap before the finish line. Highlights: Stage 8 On-Board Camera: Stage 8 Last Kilometre: Stage 8 Results Top 10 on Stage 8 1 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) […]
Highlights: Kittel wins by a whisker
Marcel Kittel won by a whisker stage 7 of the Tour de France after another sweltering day in the saddle, which took the riders over 213.5 kilometers from Troyes to Nuits-Saint-Georges, a new-entry in the race. It was his 12th stage success at the Tour de France, one which saw him equal the record set […]
Excitement is building for Stellenbosch Mountain Bike Challenge at the end of this month
One of South Africa’s largest one-day mountain bike events will take place in Stellenbosch for the twelfth year on Sunday 30 July. With few entries left for the Stellenbosch MTB Challenge, now is the time to make sure you’ll be part of the action! Visit www.stellenboschmtbchallenge.co.za as entries are limited and will close when full. […]
Highlights: Kittel commands stage 6 win
Marcel Kittel celebrated his 11th Tour de France stage victory in Troyes, a town which played host to a stage finish for the first time in 17 years. Once again, the closing kilometers were impossible to control by the sprinters’ teams due to the nervousness and fierce battle for positioning, so when it came to […]
Course Preview: Claudio tests the Lenzerheide World Cup track
Claudio Caluori’s loving being back at home in the Swiss mountains and is ready to roll with yet another World Cup course preview. Watch here for more POV magic. There’s no time for him to rest however. The Swiss native is straight out on the track for the Lenzerheide course preview and is joined by […]