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Tour of Qatar #6: Youcef Reguigui sprints to 5th for MTN-Qhubeka
The Tour of Qatar reached its conclusion today when a bunch sprint saw Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) winning the final stage ahead of Andrea Gaurdini (Astana) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis). Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quickstep) held on to his General Classification lead to win the Tour of Qatar overall. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would end the Tour […]
Crash Report: No broken bones for Theo Bos
The 5th stage of the Tour of Qatar was a flat 156km from Al Zabara Fort to Madinat ash-Shamal. Once again the strong winds battered the peloton and on rough harsh roads, the racing was really nervy. Just before the first sprint of the day, at kilometer 85, Theo Bos was forced off the road […]
Tour of Qatar #5: Theo Bos crashes out of Qatar
The 5th stage of the Tour of Qatar saw an exact repeat of the stage 4 podium with Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) taking the win ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Nikias Arndt (Giant-Alpecin). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung unfortunately suffered the loss of Theo Bos who crashed out of the race. The stage got off to […]
Tour of Qatar #4: Jaco Venter attacks in the wind
The 4th stage of the Tour of Qatar saw Jaco Venter go on the offensive, attacking with Dimitry Gruzdev (Astana) and Jarl Salomein (Topsport-Vlaanderen) after just 10km of racing. The trio built a lead of up to 3’45” at one stage before the prevailing winds ignited the chase from the peloton. The escape was not […]
Tour of Qatar #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen secures 8th in TT
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Qatar had riders tackle a 10.9km individual time trial. After yesterday’s brutal day in the desert where riders were battered by sand and wind, the peloton were again exposed to the unrelenting elements albeit for just 10.9km. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Edvald Boasson Hagen give the course […]
Tour of Qatar #2: Wind wreaks havoc for MTN-Qhubeka
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took the victory at the Tour of Qatar today. Kristoff got away with a group of 15 riders in the final 30km’s of racing and was able to pip Andrea Gaurdini (Astana) and Greg van Avermaet (BMC) to the line. A frantic start to the 2nd stage of the Tour of Qatar […]
Debut in the dessert for MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung made its debut at today’s first stage of the Tour of Qatar. Covering 136 kilometers from Dukhan to Sealine Beach, the peloton had to pass the dessert and to deal with the obligatory Qatar winds. The team rode attentive all day and was up there in the final with Youcef Reguigui […]
Serge Pauwels ends Australia’s oldest stage race in 12th overall
The final stage of the Herald Sun Tour culminated today after 122 tough kilometers on Arthurs Seat. Having Serge Pauwels in contention for the overall, team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was keen to infiltrate todays break. Just a couple of kilometers into the race a group of 13 rider went clear, with Matt Goss and Nic […]
Herald Sun Tour #3: Tyler Farrar spends day in breakaway
The 123km 2nd road stage of the Herald Sun Tour saw a bunch sprint decide the victor with Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) being first across the line. Steele van Hoff (Australia) and Samuel Witmitz (Budget Forklifts) would claim 2nd and 3rd respectively. Cameron Meyer (Orica-Greenedge) held on to the yellow jersey. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had […]
Preview: Tour of Qatar
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will feature in the Tour of Qatar for the first time, this year. The desert race has become a mainstay fixture on the international cycling calendar and is an important event for all riders hoping to have a successful classics campaign. The UCI 2.HC event takes place from the 8-13 February […]
Impey wins SA time trail champs, MTN-Qhubeka get silver and bronze
With a bright and early start, the South African time trial championships took place around the Mbombela Stadium streets this morning. Defending champion Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) was successfully able to defend his title from last year, clocking the fastest time of 53’23” on the day. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Louis […]
Herald Sun Tour #2: Serge Pauwels runs 7th for MTN-Qhubeka
The 1st road stage of the Herald Sun Tour was decided by a large 21 rider breakaway which would arrive at the finish just over 20 minutes ahead of the peloton. Cameron Meyer (Orica-Greenedge) was the rider to triumph on the day as he and Joseph Cooper (Avanti) got away from the break group in […]