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Tour des Fjords: Kristian Sbaragli just misses podium
The opening stage of the Tour des Fjords would be a long, cold and wet affair that saw a select group of riders contest for the stage win. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) would win the small bunch sprint with Marco Haller (Katusha) hanging in for 2nd and Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) netted 3rd place. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour des Fjords
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will get its 2nd week of racing in Norway underway when the Tour des Fjords begins tomorrow in Bergen. The Tour des Fjords is a 5 day stage race that is categorised with a UCI 2.1 ranking and the race consists of 5 road stage races. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will take to […]
World Ports Classic #2: Janse van Rensburg and Goss crash heavily
The final stage of the World Ports Classic would literally end with a bang for our African team as Matt Goss and Reinardt Janse van Rensburg came crashing down in the final few kilometers while Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) went ahead to ride away with the stage and overall GC victory. In a stage that had […]
Tour of Norway: Edvald Boasson Hagen finishes 2nd on GC
The final Tour of Norway stage would be a wet and tough 175km affair. A hard 12km circuit would be completed 3 times to end of the race and it was the late breakaway rider, Andreas Vangstad (Sparebanken Sor) who would come out on top. As Vangstad was not a threat to the GC riders, […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen consolidates podium at Tour of Norway
The Tour of Norway saw another tough stage in the Hardanger area. 167 km from Rjukan to Geilo were on the menu today with a three categorized climbs. Spaniard Amets Txurukka (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) managed to drop his closest rivals on the final incline, wining solo ahead of David Lopez (Sky) and Davide Rebellin (CCC-Sprandi). […]
Andy Stauff breaks clear, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg finishes top10
The opening stage of the World Ports Classic lead the peloton from Rotterdam in the Netherlands to Antwerp in Belgium. The 195 km flat stage was taken by Italian Andrea Guardini (Astana) in a high speed bunch sprint. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg was the teams best placed finisher in eighth. The stage got off to […]
Determined Edvald Boasson Hagen moves up to second overall at Tour of Norway
Stage 3 of the Tour of Norway would see another strong performance of Edvald Boasson Hagen who eventually finished second on the day. The teams Norwegian allrounder was one of the most active riders in the final and managed to put himself in a good GC position for the upcoming stages. The 185 km stage […]
Behind the Stripes: South African champion Jacques Janse van Rensburg
The first part of my 2015 season has been a big success for me and has given me the confidence to look forward to the rest of the season with high hopes. It started with a really good off season and base training in November and December in South Africa. I really like training in […]
MTN-Qhubeka must score this weekend at World Ports Classic
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be racing the World Ports Classic this weekend. The World Ports Classic is a UCI 2.1 event with a road stage on both Saturday and Sunday. The defending champion is our very own Theo Bos but unfortunately Theo won’t be taking the start after his crash in California. Andy Stauff will […]
Tour of Norway #2: Team super once again, Edvald Boasson Hagen Top 10
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would ride confidently on the front of the peloton for the better part of the 2nd Tour of Norway stage, only faltering slightly in the final 5km of the stage. Edvald Boasson Hagen still managed a top 10 finish though as he collected 9th place for our African team today. With 5 […]
Tour of Norway: Edvald Boasson Hagen podiums on opening stage
In his first race back after breaking his collarbone at the Gent-Wevelgem in late March, Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to 3rd place on today’s opening stage of the Tour of Norway. Only Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) would cross the line ahead of Eddy. While the stage always looked to be one for […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour of Norway
The next appointment on the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung race calendar is the Tour of Norway. Starting tomorrow, the Norwegian UCI 2.HC event will have riders compete over 5 road stages all ranging between 160 and 200 kilometres in length. None of the stages could be considered to have any massive mountains to deal with but […]