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MTN-Qhubeka Preview: GP du Canton
The GP du Canton is a UCI 1.HC category race that will take place in Switzerland tomorrow. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be competing in the Swiss one day race for the 3rd time when our African team line-up at the start in Gippingen. The event takes place over a 12km circuit that will be […]
Criterium du Dauphine #3: MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung realise TTT potential
The 3rd stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be a tough 24.5km team trial trial test to Montagny. The current world champions in TTT discipline, BMC Racing, would ride away with the victory while Astana finished in 2nd and Movistar in 3rd place. Team BMC Racing was the 3rd team off today and everybody […]
Teklehaimanot extends lead in Mountains Classification
After pulling on the King of the Mountains leaders’ jersey at the end of yesterday’s opening Criterium du Dauphine stage, Daniel Teklehaimanot would find the break of the day again on today’s 2nd stage and he would extend his lead in the polka dot jersey competition. With the stage starting immediately on a category 2 […]
Criterium du Dauphine #1: First World Tour jersey for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung
The opening stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be a close on perfect start for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to 3rd place at the finish and Daniel Teklehaimanot pulled on the King of the Mountains polka dot jersey. Our African team started the stage off on the front foot […]
Tour de Luxembourg #4: Jaco Venter makes the breakaway and nets 5th place
The final stage of the Tour de Luxembourg saw MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in the thick of the action once again as Jaco Venter made the early break of the day which would turn out to also be the decisive move of the stage. The early break was initially made up by 11 riders, Jaco included. […]
Tour de Luxembourg #4: Kristian Sbaragli 4th in sprint finish
The 3rd stage of the Tour de Luxembourg would come down to a bunch sprint today with Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) securing the stage victory. The pack nearly missed their opportunity though as breakaway rider Rodolfo Torres (Colombia) was caught in the final 200m of the stage. Torres was part of an original 7 man breakaway […]
African team debut at Criterium du Dauphine
The Criterium du Dauphine has always been seen as the precursor to the Tour de France. With Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung all set to start the Grande Boucle in July, the Criterium du Dauphine will form part of our African team’s final build up to the Tour. The Criterium du Dauphine is an 8 stage […]
Tour de Luxembourg #1: Jaco Venter our highest placed against the clock
The opening prologue of the Tour de Luxembourg saw riders take on a technical 2.6km city course. The victory would go to Adrien Petit (Cofidis) after just 3’58” minutes of effort. Bryan Coquard (Europcar) was 2nd and Arnaud Geraud (Bretagne-Seche) rounded out the podium. There was a brief moment of excitement in the MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is the next event on the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung racing calendar, with the 5 stage tour starting this Wednesday. The UCI 2.HC event is expected to attract a strong field once again and our African team are looking forward to the challenge that awaits. The race will start with a short […]
Tour des Fjords #4: Sbaragli now 8th on GC for MTN-Qhubeka
The 4th stage of the Tour des Fjords would see a massive shake up in the GC as riders would cross the finish in one’s and two’s today. Soren Kragh Andersen (Trefor – Blue Water) would take the stage win after out sprinting Amets Txurruka (Caja-Rural) and teammate Michael Olsson. The 3 top riders were […]
Tour des Fjords: Boasson Hagen sprints in for 3rd place
The 3rd stage of the Tour des Fjords would allow Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) to secure his hatrick of wins, with nobody able to come over the race leader in the sprint finale. Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) was his nearest challenger in 2nd with our Edvald Boasson Hagen next up in 3rd. Eddy was probably the fastest […]
Tour des Fjords: Boasson Hagen and Sbaragli both top 10
Alexander Kristoff’s (Katusha) reign in Norway would continue today as he would take the sprint victory on stage 2. Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) was 2nd and Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Trefor – Blue Water) was 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would have a prominent presence in the sprint finale with Edvald Boasson Hagen taking 4th place […]