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Matt Brammeier solo’s to victory on final stage of Ster ZLM Toer
The final stage of the Ster ZLM Toer would bring great joy to the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung camp as Matt Brammeier soloed to an emphatic stage victory! After the original 8 rider break of the day was reeled in with still 35km’s left to race, a number of attacks could be expected over the closing […]
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 […]
Ster ZLM Toer #3: Kristian Sbaragli animates the stage in breakaway
The 3rd stage of the Ster ZLM Toer saw a repeat victor as Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) made it two in two when he sprinted to the win today. Moreno Hofland (Lotto-Jumbo) placed 2nd while Edward Theuns (Topsport-Vlaanderen) collected the 3rd place prize. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung made its presence felt during today’s stage with a […]
Ster ZLM Toer #2: Tough day for MTN-Qhubeka
The 2nd stage of the Ster ZLM Toer saw a select group arrive at the line to contest for the stage honours. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) would be the winner on the day as he out sprinted Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Danny van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) for the stage victory. It would not be […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Ster ZLM Toer
The Ster ZLM Toer gets underway on Wednesday in Goes, Holland and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be taking part in the Dutch UCI 2.1 race. The event opens with a short prologue followed by 4 road stages, ending on Sunday in Boxtel. The Ster ZLM Toer is your typical Dutch tour, no high mountains […]
Daniel Teklehaimanot wins first ever World Tour jersey
The completion of the final Criterium du Dauphine stage brought with it a tremendous amount of joy for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as Daniel Teklehaimanot would win the King of the Mountians polka dot jersey, our African team’s first ever World Tour leaders jersey. Starting the day with an unsurpassable lead, Daniel only needed to […]
Criterium du Dauphine #7: Louis Meintjes 3rd on Queen stage
The 7th and queen stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be a spectacular day for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. Louis Meintjes put in a phenomenal ride to claim 3rd place on the stage, only beaten by stage victor Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing). All this excitement only came after Daniel […]
Criterium du Dauphine #6: Tough day of World Tour racing for MTN-Qhubeka
The 6th stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be an action packed day of racing. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) would ride away with all the spoils on the day, edging out Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the end. With the rain pouring down, the flag dropped to set the riders off. There […]
GP du Canton: Kristian Sbaragli a solid 5th in Gippingen
Kristian Sbaragli’s consistent run of form continued today when he sprinted to 5th place at the GP du Canton d’Argovie. The victory was taken out by Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) with Michael Albasini (Orica-Greenedge) 2nd and Davide Appollonio (Androni-Giocattoli) 3rd. The race would unfold pretty much as expected and as it has over the last 2 […]
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung partners with Nederburg in 2015 Tour de France
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is happy to announce that Nederburg, South Africa’s leading and most awarded winery, will be partnering with the team to support Africa’s debut in the Tour de France. Africa’s participation in the 3.344 km July race through the Netherlands, Belgium and France is the realisation of a long-held dream by South African […]
Criterium du Dauphine: Louis Meintjes 6th on mountain stage
The first mountain stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be another successful race for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung with Louis Meintjes and Daniel Teklehaimanot both making the headlines. Louis would climb his way to 6th place at the summit finish while Daniel broke away to extend his lead in the KOM competition. With the race […]
Criterium du Dauphine #4: Edvald Boasson Hagen 4th in tough sprint finish
The 4th stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would provide a thrilling finish that saw a reduced peloton arrive at the finish for a bunch sprint. Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) would triumph over Jonas van Genechten (IAM Cycling) and Luka Mezgec (Giant-Alpecin). The team that had the most prominent presence over the closing kilometers would be […]