Giro d’Italia #9: Wet roads slow down GC contenders
Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the stage 9 individual time trial of the Giro d’Italia. 2nd place went to Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling) and 3rd position was taken by Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling). The leader’s jersey would stay with Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quickstep). Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka went into today’s stage with the primary objective […]
Giro d’Italia #7: Sprint finish in Foligno as Sbaragli takes 11th
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) won the 7th stage of the Giro d’Italia after beating Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Segafredo) and Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) in the mass sprint finish in Foligno. Once again, Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) had no problem in retaining the overall race lead. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka the stage was all about supporting Kristian […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka looking forward to start at Tour of California
On Sunday, May 15, the Amgen Tour of California will kick off with a 175km long stage around San Diego. From there on the race will head north leaving only the opening stage as a chance for victory to the fast guys, before the race will conclude on May 22 in Sacramento. The first real […]
Giro d’Italia #6: Kanstantsin Siutsou shines with a 5th place on first mountain stage
Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) won stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line alone with Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) taking 2nd and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) 3rd place. By finishing 4th, Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) kept the pink leader’s jersey. Today was the first real mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia as riders took on 157km from Ponte […]
Giro d’Italia #5: Omar Fraile abandons Giro d’Italia
Andre Griepel (Lotto-Soudal) won the stage 5 Giro d’Italia sprint into Benevento ahead of Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF). Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) retained the pink leader’s jersey. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka it would not be the best of days as our African Team lost Omar Fraile (pictured below), when the Basque […]
Giro d’Italia #4: Siutsou places 15th for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) won the 4th stage of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line solo after a late attack. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) brought a select group home for 2nd and Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) finished 3rd. The 200km stage from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare turned out to be a lot harder than what it looked […]
Johann van Zyl just caught in nail-biting finish
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) made it two for two when he won today’s 3rd stage of the Giro d’Italia from Nijmegen to Arnhem. Elia Viviani (Team Sky) took 2nd place in the mass sprint with Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) placing 3rd. Today’s 190km stage had a number of similarities to yesterday’s stage, with an early escape also […]
Omar Fraile wins first King of the Mountains Jersey
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka got the Giro d’Italia off to an excellent start with Omar Fraile winning the first King of the Mountains Blue Jersey of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The stage win went the way of Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) while Kristian Sbaragli also secured a top 10 stage finish for our African Team. […]
Kanstantsin Siutsou fastest for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The 99th Giro d’Italia got underway in Apeldoorn with Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) taking the stage 1 individual time trial win ahead of Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Andrey Amador (Movistar). Dumoulin also secured the first pink leaders jersey of the race. In our debut Giro d’Italia, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka was motivated to race in […]
“Take 5” with Team Dimension Data during the Giro
Professional cycling is a sport where marginal gains make a big difference. That’s why this May, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka is inviting you to “Take 5” with us. By joining in our Take 5 campaign, you can help us to reach our goal of funding 5 000 bicycles through Qhubeka for people in Africa […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka all set for first Giro d’Italia
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are all set to start this year’s Giro d’Italia, which gets underway on 6 May in Apeldoorn, Holland. It will be the first time our African Team start the Italian Grand Tour, making it a significant moment for our team and for African cycling in general. The Giro d’Italia is […]
Tour de Romandie #3: Jaco Venter shows our colours in the break
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie after the judges relegated Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) to 2nd even though the Russian crossed the line first, due to irregular sprinting. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) led home a select group of chasers to take 3rd on the stage. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka were part […]