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Serge Pauwels secures 5th overall at Tour of Turkey
The final stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey was a fast one. The peloton had to cover 121 km in Istanbul, and the Turkish capital provided a spectacular scenery. In the end Luis Mas (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) was able to hold of the likes of Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) and teammate Carlos Barbero to take […]
Tour de Yorkshire #2: 8th position for Andy Stauff
The 2nd Tour de Yorkshire stage would eventually come down to the expected bunch sprint with Moreno Hofland (Lotto-Jumbo) taking the victory. Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) was 2nd with Ramon Sinkledam (Giant-Alpecin) 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had both Andy Stauff and Reinardt Janse van Rensburg in the mix, crossing the line in 8th and 11th […]
Tour of Turkey #7: Stage podium for Kristian Sbaragli
It was a terrific team performance that allowed Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung sprinter, Kristian Sbaragli to take 3rd place on the 7th Tour of Turkey stage. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) was first across the line with Andre Piechele (Bardiani) in 2nd. An early break of three riders had no chance of surviving today when MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
Merhawi Kudus overcomes Visa issues to perform well at Tour of Yorkshire
Merhawi Kudus was MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s main man at todays opening stage of the Tour of Yorkshire. The 21 year old Eritrean only received his Visa in time to make the trip to Great Britain. He arrived just minutes before the flag dropped in Bridlington, but would move on to finish 13th, being the team’s […]
Tour of Turkey: Songezo Jim just 5 points down on KOM lead
Stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey was one of the decisive stages for the overall. Kristian Durasek (Lampre-Merida) took over the race lead after 184 km from Denizli to Selçuk. The stage was one by Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s Belgian climber Serge Pauwels made good work of his Cervélo S5 […]
Tour of Turkey #5: Songezo Jim closer to KOM competition lead
The 5th stage of the Tour of Turkey came down to a short uphill bunch sprint which had Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) reign supreme. Carlos Barbero (Caja-Rural) was 2nd and Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff-Saxo) got up for 3rd. There was an early break of 3 riders that went clear and they were allowed 7 minutes before Team […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Tour de Yorkshire
After the resounding success of the opening stages of the Tour de France in Yorkshire last year, Yorkshire now has its very own race, the Tour de Yorkshire. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to be part of the inaugural edition of the race that gets underway tomorrow. The 3 stage race starts of as […]
Tour of Turkey #4: Another day on the offensive for MTN-Qhubeka
The 4th stage of the Tour of Turkey panned out just as most expected it to. The tough climb that came with just 10km to go saw a reduced group arrive over the top and then go on to contest the sprint. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) was quickest with Daniele Colli (Nippo-Vini Fantini) 2nd and Daniele […]
Tour of Turkey #3: MTN-Qhubeka lights up Queen stage
The 3rd and queen stage of the Tour of Turkey saw MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung take the racing to the rest of the peloton. Songezo Jim and Youcef Reguigui both went on the attack and Serge Pauwels would finish 5th at the line. It was after 25km of racing that Songezo went clear with 4 other […]
Tour of Turkey #2: No way through for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in mass sprint
The 2nd stage of the Tour of Turkey would be another sprint royal. Unfortunately Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would find themselves out of position with 1km to go and no way through as Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) sprinted ahead to a 2nd win in as many days. The day got off to a positive start for […]
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Louis Meintjes dazzles with 11th place
The final spring classic of the year would be one to remember for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung with Louis Meintjes delighting us all with a magnificent performance, finishing 11th on the day. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took the race win. The 253km La Doyenne, the oldest classic of them all saw a thrilling race unfold with […]
Tour of Turkey #1: Theo Bos sprints to 5th
The opening stage of the Tour of Turkey would see the expected mass sprint finish. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung fast man, Theo Bos, would duel it out with the other sprinters to take 5th on the stage for our African team. The early break of 5 riders honestly never stood much of a chance on […]