Tour of Denmark #3: Gerald Ciolek takes 6th place on Queen stage
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Demark was termed the queen stage and Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo) would be the rider to take the victory. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were active once again with Jacques Janse van Rensburg in the breakaway and Gerald Ciolek 6th on the stage. The 185km stage which started and finished in […]
Tour of Austria #3: Gerald Ciolek holds on to yellow jersey
The 2nd stage of the Tour of Austria saw another bunch sprint with David Tanner (IAM Cycling) securing the stage win. Clement Venturini (Cofidis) was 2nd and Peter Kusztor (Amplatz – BMC) was in 3rd place. The day saw Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung out to defend the yellow leader’s jersey of Gerald Ciolek as two […]
Tour of Austria #2: Gerald Ciolek sprints to 3rd
The first road stage of the Tour of Austria came down to the expected bunch sprint with our Gerald Ciolek right in the thick of things, sprinting to 3rd place at the finish. Sonder Holst Enger (IAM Cycling) took 1st place ahead of Paolo Simion (Bardiani). http://oesterreich-rundfahrt.at The stage was animated by 5 breakaway riders […]
Ster ZLM Toer #4: Gerald Ciolek’s fighting spirit nets 8th
The 4th stage and what was labelled the queen stage, saw another sprint finish over the uphill drag to the line with Moreno Hofland (Lotto-Jumbo) coming out on top. Yves Lampaert (Etixx-Quickstep) was 2nd and Zico Waeytens (Giant-Alpecin) was 3rd. The early racing saw 6 riders break clear of the peloton. The gap quickly grew […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Milan-Sanremo
The first monument of the year, Milan-Sanremo, takes place this Saturday and MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be lining up at La Primavera with high hopes once again. With two past champions as part of our roster, Gerald Ciolek and Matt Goss, the top step of the podium is our teams ultimate goal come Sunday. The […]
MTN-Qhubeka deliver textbook leadout
In a spectacular drag race sprint finish, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the 6th Tirreno-Adriatico stage. Our very own Gerald Ciolek was the rider in 2nd place with Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Soudal) 3rd. In a nail biting finale for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung fans, the African team took to the head of the race with 2km to go. […]
Ciolek takes impressive win on Stage 2 of Tour of Britain
Gerald Ciolek salvaged what was becoming a day to forget for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung by winning Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. Image credit: Dean Reeve Photography Africa’s first Professional Continental team lost both Andreas Stauff and Ferekalsi Debesay to crashes during Stage 2 and the day was looking bleak until Ciolek survived […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Ends A Successful Week in Portugal
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung left the Volta a Portugal on the last day making its presence felt. Gerald Ciolek sprinted to fourth on the stage after Ferekalsi Debesay spent a considerable amount of time off the front attacking the race. Sergio Pardilla wins stage four (Photo: Volta a Portugal) Debesay recovered from illness earlier in […]
Ciolek extends contract with Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is pleased to announce the contract extension of Gerald Ciolek. The team captain has revealed his satisfaction in this environment and has opted to stay with Africa’s first Professional Continental team through 2015. Photo (left to right): Gerald Ciolek, Serame Taukobong, Douglas Ryder. “We’re delighted that Gerald has extended with us,” […]
Tour of Austria: Gerald Ciolek leads African team in the Alps
Milan-San Remo winner Gerald Ciolek and Spanish climber Sergio Pardilla will lead Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in the Tour of Austria (June 30 – July 7 / UCI 2. HC) starting this coming Sunday. The two riders from the first African Professional Continental team travel to Austria with good memories: Gerald Ciolek won two stages […]
Luxembourg: Ciolek second after long escape by Thomson
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung put its mark on the first stage of the Skoda Tour of Luxembourg (June 12-16 /UCI 2.HC), as Gerald Ciolek finished second after Jay Thomson spent most of the stage in a breakaway. Ciolek challenged in the mass sprint in bad weather conditions in Hautcharge, and was beaten only by Alexander […]
MTN-Qhubeka’s Ciolek takes tenth overall in Bayern Rundfahrt
Gerald Ciolek’s sixth place stage finish on Sunday ended Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s successful appearance at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC). Ciolek was beaten in the sprint finale at the famous Nürnberger Burg by Heinrich Haussler. The Team IAM rider won an exciting finale after 169.9 kilometers between Kelheim and Nürnberg […]