A difficult Paris-Nice comes to an end for Team Dimension Data
The final stage of the Paris-Nice saw Tim Wellens (Lottos-Fixall) take the stage victory ahead of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Richie Porte (BMC Racing). Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) won the race overall. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka the day began with Jacques Janse van Rensburg not able to take the start. Our South African […]
Paris-Nice #6: Tough day in the Maritime Alps for Dimension Data
Stage 6 of Paris-Nice proved to be a tough one for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. With 7 categorised climbs and a summit finish at La Madone d’Utelle it was always going to be a hard day in the saddle. The Maritime Alps characterise the hinterland of Nice and the first climb of the day […]
Paris-Nice #6: Serge Pauwels rides strongly in the front group
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) won the 5th stage of the Paris-Nice after a late solo break. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took the bunch sprint for 2nd and race leader Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) was 3rd. It was a tough stage today as the 197km from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Salon-de-Provence included 5 categorised climbs, with Mont-Ventoux included among the collection […]
Paris-Nice #3: Youcef Reguigui in the mix during sprint finish
Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) won the 2nd stage of the Paris-Nice after Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) crossed the line first but was later relegated to 3rd place for dangerous sprinting. Niccolo Bonafazio (Trek-Segafredo) was the rider who was then promoted to 2nd on the stage. The early part of the stage saw the riders start the long […]
Paris-Nice #2: Crosswinds leave Dimension Data for Qhubeka chasing
Arnaud Demare (FDJ) won the first road stage of the Paris-Nice, out-sprinting Ben Swift (Team Sky) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) to take the victory on a cold day in Vendome. Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) retained the leader’s yellow jersey. The day started off with snow greeting the riders on the start line in Conde-sur-Vesgre. As soon […]
Paris-Nice #1: Tyler Farrar starts fastest for Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The Paris-Nice got underway with a 6.1km prologue earlier today. Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) clocked the best time of the day to take the first yellow jersey of the race. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) was 2nd and Patrick Bevin (Cannondale) finished 3rd. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka did not have a specialist for today’s violent prologue effort, […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka target stage wins at Paris-Nice
The next UCI World Tour event is upon us, as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are set to start the Paris-Nice on Sunday 6 March. It will be the first time our African Team takes part in the prestigious “Race to the Sun”. Starting with a 6km prologue on Sunday, riders then have to contend […]