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Le Samyn: Tyler Farrar rides strongly, finishes 11th
The GP Samyn saw an exciting finale that had Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) out-sprint Gianni Meersman (Etixx-Quickstep) and Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) for the victory. Tyler Farrar was the highest placed Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung rider in 11th position. The day started out with a 3 rider break going clear just after an hour of racing had […]
Preview: Le Samyn for MTN-Qhubeka
After a decent showing at the opening weekends spring classics, the next appointment for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be Le Samyn on Wednesday. It will be the 47th edition of Le Samyn and MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will certainly be chasing the victory in this prestigious race. For the past two years running, Kristian Sbaragli […]
GP Lugano: Daniel Teklehaimanot takes GPM prize
Niccolo Bonifazio (Lampre-Merida) won the GP Lugano from a small group sprint, coming in just ahead of Francesco Gavazzi (Southeast) and Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung unfortunately had no rider placing in the top 10. Our African team can be pleased with its day’s work though as Daniel Teklehaimanot and Nic […]
Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne: Kristian Sbaragli sprints to 8th
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) won the Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne ahead of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Kristian Sbaragli sprint his way into the top 10 by placing 8th on the line. It was another impressive display on the Belgian roads by Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung at the Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne today. After […]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Bad luck for MTN-Qhubeka
Ian Stannard (Team Sky) went on to make it 2 victories in 2 years as he out-smarted 3 Etixx-QuickStep riders in the finale to take an emphatic victory at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had a promising start to their classics campaign despite some bad luck. Matt Brammeier would represent our African […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: GP Lugano
This Sunday the Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung African climbers will be back in action when they start the GP Lugano. The 195km UCI 1.HC event will be the first European race for most of our riders starting on Sunday and they look forward to lighting up the race. Fresh off their strong performance at the […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka tackle the first of the cobbled spring classics
This weekend will see the start of the cobbled spring classics when the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne take place on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Both of these Belgian classics, just like all the others, are renowned for their harsh racing conditions: cold wet weather, wind, small roads, cobbled climbs and a big bunch. […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung invited to Paris-Roubaix
Late on Wednesday afternoon the organisers of the Paris-Roubaix announced the 8 wildcards for the Paris-Roubaix. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are delighted to have got the nod for the most iconic of Spring Classics. Along with the 7 Pro-Continental wildcards, Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung look forward to lining up with the 17 World Tour teams […]
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung to race Amstel Gold Race
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are delighted that the organisers of the Amstel Gold Race have extended an invitation to our African team for the 2015 edition of their race. The Amstel Gold Race is the Netherlands most premier professional cycling race that is held in the southern parts of Limburg, Netherlands. The race is steeped […]
Ruta del Sol #5: Songezo Jim and Merhawi Kudus on the offensive
The final stage of the Ruta del Sol saw Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) win the tough uphill sprint ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling). Chris Froome (Team Sky) was able to preserve his 1 second lead over Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) to win the race overall. It was another productive day for […]
Tour of Oman #6: Van Rensburg 5th, Meintjes best young rider overall
The Tour of Oman reached its conclusion today after the 6th and final stage. The final 133.5km challenge saw the early escape of the day decide the stage with Matthias Brändle out-sprinting his breakaway companions. Iljo Keisse (Etixx Quickstep) was 2nd and Jef Van Meirhaeghe (Topsport Vlaanderen) 3rd. The peloton came home just over a […]
Ruta del Sol #4: Nic Dougall escapes again, Merhaw Kudus top 20 on stage
The 4th stage of the Ruta del Sol saw an epic battle between Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) on the stages final climb. Froome went on to win the stage ahead of Contador with Mikel Nieve (Team Sky) in 3rd place on the day. Froome would take over the race leaders jersey […]