Challenge Mallorca #4: Fraile goes on the attack, Reguigui sprints to 7th
The final day of the Mallorca Challenge came down to a bunch sprint in Palma, Mallorca. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) was once again the fastest, with Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) 2nd and Dylan Page (Team Roth) taking 3rd spot. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka again put its cards on the table early on with Omar Fraile jumping […]
Challenge Mallorca #3: Team Dimension Data have 2 in the top 10
The 3rd race of the Mallorca Challenge had Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) take a solo win ahead of a select group. Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) won the sprint for 2nd with Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) in 3rd. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka had a really positive day, being part of the action from start to finish. First […]
Challenge Mallorca #2: Team Dimension Data take up the chase
The 2nd Challenge Mallorca race saw Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quickstep) take the win after a late solo escape. Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) was 2nd and Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quickstep) was 3rd. Racing got underway in cool overcast conditions with numerous riders trying to get into the early break of the day. Initially 30 riders got away in […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka steps onto first European podium this year
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) lived up to his pre-race favourite tag and took the win of the opening Challenge Mallorca race. Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) was 2nd while we had Edvald Boasson Hagen up there in 3rd place. After Natnael Berhane tried on multiple occasions to get into the early break of the day, eventually […]
Challenge Mallorca: Igor Anton & Omar Fraile eager to start season with Dimension Data
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will get its European racing season off the ground at the Challenge Mallorca. The 4 UCI 1.1 races start with the first event on Thursday 28th January and the final race on Sunday the 31st. The Challenge Mallorca, as is traditionally the case, will be incorporated into a team training […]
Challenge Mallorca #4: Kristian Sbaragli sprints into top 10
The final race of the Mallorca Challenge saw the expected bunch sprint materialize. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were in the mix as Kristian Sbaragli sprinted his way to 9th position. The first rider across the line though was Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) he just pipped Andre Greipel (Lotto – Soudal) and Ben Swift (Team Sky) […]
Preview: MTN-Qhubeka take on Challenge Mallorca
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will begin its racing season at the Challenge Mallorca starting on the 29th of January. The Challenge Mallorca is comprised of 4 separate one day races (UCI 1.1) taking place over 4 days on the island of Mallorca. Teams are allowed to select new rosters for each race, alternating riders to […]