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MTN-Qhubeka preview: Coppi e Bartali
The Coppi e Bartali is the next appointment for most our climbers as MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung start the 4 day, 5 stage Italian race this Thursday. Racing gets underway with 2 half stages on the opening day. After the morning road stage, the Coppi e Bartali will once again have the unique team time trial […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Dwars Door Vlaanderen
It’s back to the Belgian classics this week for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as the boys start the Dwars Door Vlaanderen on Wednesday. At 200km in length and ranked as a UCI 1.HC event, the race is more than just a precursor to the upcoming World Tour E3 Harelbeke this weekend. After the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, […]
Milan-Sanremo: Edvald Boasson Hagen fights for 10th place
John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) took the victory of the 106th Milan-Sanremo from a small group sprint. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took 2nd and Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) had to settle for 3rd. For the 3rd year in succession MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung placed a rider in the top 10 with Edvald Boasson Hagen claiming 10th place. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka delighted with La Vuelta a Espana return
The Vuelta a Espana organisation committee announced the 5 wildcards for the 70th edition of the Vuelta a Espana earlier today. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were delighted to receive the vote of confidence from the race organisers once again, as they extended an invitation to our African team. After our debut Grand Tour appearance at […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Milan-Sanremo
The first monument of the year, Milan-Sanremo, takes place this Saturday and MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be lining up at La Primavera with high hopes once again. With two past champions as part of our roster, Gerald Ciolek and Matt Goss, the top step of the podium is our teams ultimate goal come Sunday. The […]
Help us and Qhubeka to fund 295 bicycles at Milan-San Remo!
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung has always been about more than just winning races. We measure our performance in helping to put 5,000 children on bikes. We are about changing lives with bicycles, which is why we are appealing to the public to help us win at Milan-San Remo this weekend. This Sunday as a team […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #7: Steve Cummings finishes 6th on GC
After Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) set an unbeatable time early on, the final individual time trial stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico would end up being a battle of the seconds between the GC riders. Our Steven Cummings started the day 9th on GC but by finishing 8th on the stage, the Brit managed to secure […]
MTN-Qhubeka deliver textbook leadout
In a spectacular drag race sprint finish, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the 6th Tirreno-Adriatico stage. Our very own Gerald Ciolek was the rider in 2nd place with Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Soudal) 3rd. In a nail biting finale for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung fans, the African team took to the head of the race with 2km to go. […]
Tirreno-Adriatico: Cummings hangs tough to top 10 GC
Nairo Quintana was the first rider across the snow covered finish-line on the 5th Tirreno-Adriatico stage. Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) was 39″ behind the Colombian with Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma – QuickStep) a further 9″ back. With the stage finishing atop the 16.1km Terminillo climb, it was always going to be a battle of […]
Youcef Reguigui wins Tour de Langkawi overall
Youcef Reguigui has won the 20th edition of the Tour de Langkawi. The Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung rider was able to hold on to the yellow leaders jersey he donned after his emphatic stage victory yesterday. Today’s final stage was all that stood in the way of MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung claiming its first general classification […]
Steve Cummings moves up to third overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
218 kilometers from Indicatore (Arezzo) to Castelraimondo were on the agenda of the day. The course had some difficult offerings in the shape of the Poggio San Romualdo, 10.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of 6.4 %, and a difficult final circuit course. Wout Poels (Sky) made the most out of it and took […]
Youcef Reguigui wins stage 7 of Le Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi reached its peak today with the tackling hill top finish at Fraser’s Hill. The climb was a late addition to the race course, after the removal of Genting Highlands. Nonetheless, its final steep 8 kilometers proved to be the perfect playground for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. After a few kilometers into today’s […]