Boasson Hagen wins with Girdlestone on his mind
After what has been probably the most difficult week in our African Team’s history, with our young continental rider Keagan Girdlestone having a life threatening crash in Italy on Sunday, Edvald Boasson Hagen gave the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka family reason to smile again. Boasson Hagen won stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphine […]
Tour of Norway: Boasson Hagen doubles up with another stage win
Edvald Boasson Hagen made it two out of two when he won the final stage of the Tour of Norway earlier today. 2nd place went the way of Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) and August Jensen (Coop-Osterhuis) finished in 3rd. The overall victory was taken by Pieter Weening (Roompot). It was another wet and windy day […]
Tour of Norway #4: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to victory
It was a great day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to the victory on stage 4 of the Tour of Norway. Our Norwegian champion beat Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) and Paul Martens (LottoNL-Jumbo) to the line. Our African Team were always on the front foot during today’s 174km stage […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at Amstel Gold Race
On Sunday Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will start the Amstel Gold Race in Maastricht, Netherlands. The Amstel Gold race is the first of the 3 World Tour classics that fall under the Ardennes Classic’s label. This year will be the 51st edition of the Amstel Gold Race and riders will be faced with 248km […]
Paris-Roubaix: Edvald Boasson Hagen courageously rides to 5th place
The 114th Paris-Roubaix saw a surprise victor as Matthew Hayman (Orica-Greenedge) sprinted to the win on the Roubaix Velodrome ahead of Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky). What an incredible day it would prove to be as “The Hell of the North” lived up to be 257km of pure drama. From the start […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at Paris-Roubaix
Once again, the Paris-Roubaix is upon us. On Sunday, 10 April, 25 teams will line-up for the 114th edition of the “Hell of the North” and our African Team will also be there, ready to take on this mythical monument of professional cycling. 257km await the riders, 52.8km of them will be over the 27 […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #7: Edvald Boasson Hagen caps off a good week of racing for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Tirreno-Adriatico wrapped up with a 10km flat time trial today in San Benedetto del Tronto. Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) came out on top, sailing to the win by a margin of more than 10 seconds to 2nd place finisher Johan Le Bon (FDJ). Norwegian time trial champion Edvald Boasson Hagen held the flag high for […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen our highest placed in bunch sprint
The 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico came down to a bunch sprint with Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-Qickstep) winning the stage ahead of Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky). It was a regular sprinters stage today as the only climb of the day summited with still 65km to go. The peloton allowed a 4 rider break […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #2: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to 3rd place
The 2nd stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico was won by Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quickstep). Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Edvald Boasson Hagen came home in 3rd position for our African Team. It was a long 207km stage from Camaiore to Pomarance with the first 140km of the stage being mostly flat. A 6 rider breakaway animated […]
Tour of Oman #5: Boasson Hagen victory makes it a perfect day for Dimension Data
The 5th stage of the Tour of Oman would be a real highlight for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to victory after Jacques Janse van Rensburg spent all day in the breakaway. Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) was 2nd on the stage with Marco Canola (United Healthcare) taking 3rd. The […]
Tour of Oman #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen keeps GC lead after sprint stage
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Oman saw a bunch kick decide the stage with the pre stage favourite, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) taking the win ahead of Moreno Hofland (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Roy Jans (Wanty Groupe Gobert). With the leader’s jersey on the shoulders of our Norwegian Champion, Edvald Boasson Hagen, our African Team took […]
Tour of Oman #2: Edvald Boasson Hagen powers to stage win and overall lead
Edvald Boasson Hagen’s fine form continued today at the Tour of Oman as he powered to an emphatic stage 2 victory. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was 2nd on the day with Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) rounding out the podium. Just as yesterday began with an early escape going clear, so it would be the case […]