BORA – hansgrohe to protest Sagan disqualification
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified yesterday, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/ communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially. Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final 200m of the stage. […]
Highlights: Crashes cause chaos on Stage 4, Sagan disqualified
It was high drama today on stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France. The first incident saw the yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas go down in a bunch crash. Then in the final sprint, Sagan appeared to cause Mark Cavendish to crash into a barrier. An act that has seen him disqualified from the […]
Highlights: Sagan clicks into gear on Stage 3
By his own admission, Peter Sagan did not execute the perfect stage winning sprint in Longwy. He found himself out front too early and even unclipped from his pedal but despite these mistakes, and in typical Sagan-style, he crossed the line ahead of his rivals. Watch the highlights from Stage 3 of the 2017 Tour […]
Specialized to become technical sponsor of Bora – hansgrohe team
Specialized is proud to announce it has entered into a 3-year agreement with the BORA – hansgrohe team for 2017, with all team riders exclusively using Specialized bikes, helmet, shoes, tires, and Roval wheels. “We are excited and honoured to partner with BORA – hansgrohe as they make the step up from Pro-Continental to World […]
Tour of California #4: Tyler Farrar goes 5th
It would be another bunch sprint that decided the 4th stage of the Amgen Tour of California. This time Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) would be able to better his 3 previous 2nd places and take the win. Wouter Wippert (Drapac) would run 2nd while Mark Cavendish had to settle for 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung could be […]
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. […]
Tour of Qatar #5: Theo Bos crashes out of Qatar
The 5th stage of the Tour of Qatar saw an exact repeat of the stage 4 podium with Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) taking the win ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Nikias Arndt (Giant-Alpecin). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung unfortunately suffered the loss of Theo Bos who crashed out of the race. The stage got off to […]