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Highlights: Daryl Impey Wins On Bastille Day
Daryl Impey became the second South African stage winner, after Robert Hunter in Montpellier in 2007, as he outsprinted his last breakaway companion, Belgium’s Tiesj Benoot. Stage 9 Highlights Team Video Top 10 on Stage 9 1 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 4:03:122 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal3 Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:104 Oliver Naesen (Bel) […]
Frenchman Pierron marks Bastille Day weekend with Les Gets win
Amaury Pierron produced a ferocious run down the Les Gets course to hand France a famous men’s UCI MTB World Cup downhill win on Bastille Day weekend as Australian Tracey Hannah boosted her women’s overall lead with victory. Amaury Pierron Briton Laurie Greenland had threatened to spoil the French Alps party mood with a great […]
Highlights: De Gendt wins from the breakaway
Thomas De Gendt claimed an epic victory in Saint-Etienne at the end of a breakaway he initiated at km 0. Thibaut Pinot moved to third overall while Julian Alaphilippe got the overall lead back after two days of glory for Giulio Ciccone, who remains the best young rider. Stage 8 Highlights Onboard Camera Stage 8 […]
Mokgopo Wins Gauteng XCO Champs
In an outstanding show of mountain bike racing at Thaba Trails in Johannesburg on 6th July, William Mokgopo took home the title of 2019 Gauteng XCO Elite Men’s Champion. “After a hard week of training, my sights were still set on the Gauteng Champs, but most importantly on the SA XCO Champs coming up,” says […]
Highlights: Ciccone rides into yellow as Teuns wins on Stage 6
Dylan Teuns took his maiden Tour de France victory on his debut in the race while his last breakaway companion, Italy’s Giulio Ciccone took the yellow jersey. Highlights Stage 6 Top 10 on Stage 6 1 Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 4:29:03 2 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:11 3 Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 0:01:05 4 Geraint […]
Highlights: Sagan sprints to stage five victory
Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed his 12th Tour de France stage win and mimicked The Incredible Hulk like on his first victory in 2012. In a sprint deprived of the pure sprinters after a few climbs in the Alsace region, the Slovakian beat Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) in Colmar. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick […]
Highlights: Viviani takes the sprint on Stage 4
Elia Viviani recorded his first Tour de France win on stage 4 today ahead of Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan. Watch the highlights in the video below. Highlights Stage 4 Stage 4 Onboard Footage Stage 4 Top 10 1 Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep 5:09:202 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates3 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal4 […]
FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage to host E-Bikers in 2019 edition
E-Bikes are the fastest growing sector in cycling but events have been slow to allow them into races due to a number of restrictions. Luckily the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage event is unbound by such limitations, so for 2019, E-Bikers are welcome! Photo credit: Greg Beadle. To ensure the safety of their fellow riders all E-Bikers, […]
Wahoo announces acquisition of The Sufferfest
Wahoo has today announced its intention to acquire The Sufferfest, the most complete training platform for cyclists, triathletes and other endurance athletes. The Sufferfest app provides subscribers access to a comprehensive library of structured cycling and running workouts designed by elite coaches, training plans, strength training, yoga for cyclists and a mental training programme. Wahoo […]
Highlights: Alaphilippe charges into yellow on Stage 3
Julian Alaphilippe went on a powerful attack 15 kilometres from the finish line to place himself in the yellow jersey on stage 3 of the Tour de France. Watch the summary in the video below. Stage 3 Highlights Top 10 on Stage 3 1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 4:40:292 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:00:263 […]
Schurter and Terpstra battle to Vallnord XCO wins at high altitude
Nino Schurter and Anne Terpstra dug deep to record brave UCI MTB World Cup XCO wins at the exhausting high altitude stop of Vallnord. Henrique Avancini. The men’s race saw some of the leading contenders struggle early on with Czech rider Ondrej Cink eventually battling to the front with Brazilian Avancini. Nino Schurter follows Mathias […]
Highlights: Jumbo-Visma make it two from two in team time trial
Jumbo-Visma put in a strong effort to win stage 2 of the 2019 Tour de France. The win means that Mike Teunissen extends his lead in the yellow jersey after taking the opening stage yesterday. Watch stage highlights below. Stage 2 Highlights Onboard Camera Stage 2 Stage 3 Preview