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Highlights: Fabio Aru climbs to victory, Froome takes yellow
Stage 5 of the Tour de France saw the first mountain top finish for 2017. Fabio Aru attacked the lead bunch with 2.4 kms to the finish and, with some determination, managed to stay ahead to take the stage win. Chris Froome came in third far enough ahead of teammate Geraint Thomas to don the […]
BORA – hansgrohe to protest Sagan disqualification
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified yesterday, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/ communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially. Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final 200m of the stage. […]
Cavendish out of Tour de France with a broken shoulder blade
Mark Cavendish has been forced to withdraw from this year’s Tour de France after fracturing his shoulder blade in the late crash on stage 4. What looked to be a strong comeback to racing for Cavendish, is now over before it really began. Medical examinations at the hospital in Nancy, France, has confirmed that the […]
Highlights: Crashes cause chaos on Stage 4, Sagan disqualified
It was high drama today on stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France. The first incident saw the yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas go down in a bunch crash. Then in the final sprint, Sagan appeared to cause Mark Cavendish to crash into a barrier. An act that has seen him disqualified from the […]
Late crash sends Cavendish to the hospital
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka did a great job setting up Mark Cavendish for the final sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France. Unfortunately, a late crash meant Cavendish ended the day at the hospital instead of fighting for the stage win. On paper, the 207.5 km from Mondorf-les-Bains to Vittel looked almost certain […]
Blinded by bomb but Douglas Sidialo aims to finish Cape Epic
According to Douglas Sidialo he was “at the wrong place at wrong time” in Nairobi, Kenya on August 7, 1998: “It was a bright Friday morning and I was on my way to work in a heavy traffic snarl-up on a busy Haille Sellassie Avenue.” He continues: “When I reached the (United States) Embassy I […]
Highlights: Sagan clicks into gear on Stage 3
By his own admission, Peter Sagan did not execute the perfect stage winning sprint in Longwy. He found himself out front too early and even unclipped from his pedal but despite these mistakes, and in typical Sagan-style, he crossed the line ahead of his rivals. Watch the highlights from Stage 3 of the 2017 Tour […]
Alan Hatherly podiums in Andorra World Cup
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly finished second in the U23 Men’s race at Round 3 of the UCI XCO World Cup in Andorra on Sunday, 2 July. Hatherly put together a near-perfect tactical race to work his way up from a start on the second row and narrowly missed out on the top step in a […]
Laboratory suspension will not compromise testing – SAIDS
The fight against doping in sport will continue to be robust in spite of full accreditation again being withheld from the local laboratory which does testing, says the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS). For the past year SAIDS has already been sending drug test samples from local athletes to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited […]
Belomoina and Schurter destroy XCO rivals at UCI World Cup in Vallnord
Yana Belomoina and Nino Schurter stormed to impressive victories at the third round of the UCI XCO World Cup in Vallnord with both leaving Andorra leading their respective categories handsomely. In the women’s race, Belomoina channelled the confidence gleaned from her maiden victory in Albstadt and promptly set about disappearing into the distance. Yana Belomoina […]
Highlights: Kittel shows early form on first sprint stage
Taylor Phinney (Cannondale-Drapac) and Yoann Offredo (Wanty-Gobert) spent a wet 200 kilometres in the breakaway only to be caught by the peloton in the final stretch. An untidy sprint ensued with Quick-Step Floors’s Marcel Kittel appearing from the pack when it counted, crossing the line first ahead of Arnaud Démare (FDJ). Stage 2 Highlights Last […]
Highlights: Geraint Thomas powers to opening stage win
The highlights from the opening stage of the 2017 Tour de France. An individual time trial through the city of Düsseldorf in Germany. The stage was won by Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas while his team mate Chris Froome distanced himself from his rivals with a powerful showing. Unfortunately, yellow jersey contender Alejandro Valverde crashed out […]