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MTN-Qhubeka finish team time trial with one eye on the mountains
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would finish in 20th place during today’s stage 9 team time trial at the Tour de France. BMC Racing would be the winning team today as they beat Team Sky and Movistar into 2nd and 3rd respectively. Our African team had hoped to do a strong ride today but were also […]
Tour of Austria #8: Jaco Venter just misses top 10 finish
The Tour of Austria’s 7th stage would only be a short one at 124km in length but the racing would be fast and furious. In the end it was a big 21 rider break that would decide the day with Lukas Pöstlberger (Tirol) taking the stage win ahead of Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) and Moreno Moser […]
Daniel Teklehaimanot retains the Polka Dot Jersey
Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) won the 8th stage of the Tour de France, riding clear on the Mur de Bretagne. Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) was 2nd and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) came in in 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s first objective of the day was to retain Daniel Teklehaimanot’s Polka Dot jersey. With 2 points available […]
Another great day for MTN-Qhubeka
The Tour de France finally saw its first real mass bunch sprint of this year’s race with Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) taking the win in Fougeres. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) was 2nd and Peter Sagan rounded out the podium in 3rd. For MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung it was another terrific day as Daniel Teklehaimanot got to start the […]
Tour of Austria #7: Natnael Berhane finished 5th on Austrian Queen stage
The Queen stage of the Tour of Austria took riders over the Grossglockner before eventually finishing atop the famed Kitzbuheler Horn. Victor De la Parte (Vorarlberg) would be the rider to climb his way to the stage victory and also into the race leader’s jersey. There would be a fair sized group of 8 riders […]
Daniel Teklehaimanot makes history as first African in the KOM jersey
The 6th stage of the Tour de France would be a historical day for African cycling as Daniel Teklehaimanot became the first African rider to pull on the Polka Dot best climbers jersey and only the 3rd African ever, to wear a leader’s jersey at the Tour de France. Daniel set off in pursuit of […]
Tour of Austria #6: Johann van Zyl wins 5th stage solo
An incredible ride by Johann van Zyl during the 5th Tour of Austria stage saw the young South African pick up his first ever professional win, crossing the line alone and just a handful of seconds ahead of a fast charging peloton. After an initial break of 6 riders were caught with around 60km to […]
Powering Team MTN-Qhubeka through the Tour de France
When Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung climb on their bikes for the 2015 Tour de France on 4 July, there will be a lot riding on them. They will be the first team taking part from South Africa or the African continent in the race’s 101 year history. They need to be in peak physical condition […]
Tour of Austria #5: Natnael Berhane climbs to 3rd on GC
The 4th stage of the Tour of Austria would be the first stage for the General Classification riders. Victor De la Parte (Vorarlberg) would be the stage victor, Jan Hirt ( CCC Sprandi) was 2nd and Ben Hermans (BMC Racing) claimed 3rd place. At 210km in length, it would be a long day out on […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen 5th again
Edvald Boasson Hagen would finish 5th in the mass sprint of the 5th Tour de France stage. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) would take his 2nd win of the Tour, just ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep). In another nervy stage of the Tour de France that saw riders taking on 190km from Arras […]
Top 5 for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung rider
The 4th stage of the Tour de France saw riders take on the cobbled roads of Northern France. It would be a thrilling stage that saw our Norwegian champion, Edvald Boasson Hagen sprint to an incredible 5th place on the stage. Tony Martin would take the stage victory after escaping with 3km to go. After […]
Tour of Austria #4: Kristian Sbaragli nets 4th place in sprint
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Austria saw another bunch sprint for the 3rd day in a row. Today’s victor was Rick Zabel (BMC Racing), he crossed the line just ahead of Angel Vicioso (Katusha) and Jan Tratnik (Amplatz-BMC). Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were once again part of the finale as Kristian Sbaragli finished […]