Tour of Austria: Gerald Ciolek leads African team in the Alps
Milan-San Remo winner Gerald Ciolek and Spanish climber Sergio Pardilla will lead Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in the Tour of Austria (June 30 – July 7 / UCI 2. HC) starting this coming Sunday. The two riders from the first African Professional Continental team travel to Austria with good memories: Gerald Ciolek won two stages […]
Luxembourg: Ciolek second after long escape by Thomson
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung put its mark on the first stage of the Skoda Tour of Luxembourg (June 12-16 /UCI 2.HC), as Gerald Ciolek finished second after Jay Thomson spent most of the stage in a breakaway. Ciolek challenged in the mass sprint in bad weather conditions in Hautcharge, and was beaten only by Alexander […]
MTN-Qhubeka powers to victory in Tour de Korea Team Time Trial
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung won the stage 5 team time trial of the Tour de Korea on Thursday. The result is the second victory for the African team after Kristian Sbaragli won the opening stage. The stage took place over 25.5 kilometres and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung blazed through the course in a time of […]
Wesemann third overall in Korea after fighting his way back after a late puncture
Martin Wesemann put on a show of strength to fight his way to third overall on the second day of the Tour of Korea (June 9-17 /n UCI 2.2). After the South African helped his teammate Kristian Sbaragli win the opening stage the previous day, it was now up to him to present the colours […]
Tour of Korea: Martin Wesemann’s 100km breakaway sets up win for MTN-Qhubeka
Kristian Sbaragli took his first professional win ever by easily outsprinting the field at the first stage of the Tour of Korea (June 9-16 / UCI 2.2), and took MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s second leader’s jersey in a stage race. The young Italian won the sprint of an eight-man group by a cycle length to take […]
MTN-Qhubeka’s Ciolek takes tenth overall in Bayern Rundfahrt
Gerald Ciolek’s sixth place stage finish on Sunday ended Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s successful appearance at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC). Ciolek was beaten in the sprint finale at the famous Nürnberger Burg by Heinrich Haussler. The Team IAM rider won an exciting finale after 169.9 kilometers between Kelheim and Nürnberg […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Ciolek takes stage and yellow jersey for Qhubeka
Gerald Ciolek won not only the stage but also took over the lead at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), giving Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung its first yellow jersey of this cycling season. The Milan-San Remo winner took his third win of the season in an exciting sprint finale at the only […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Ciolek second in photo finish behind Impey
It couldn’t have been closer or more exciting end to the second stage of the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC). Milan-San Remo winner Gerald Ciolek of Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was beaten into second place by South African Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) in a photo-finish. Third on the difficult Queen Stage over 199.6 […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Gerald Ciolek fourth in the opener
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung got off to a great start in the 34th International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), with a fourth place finish for Gerald Ciolek. After 193.1 kilometers from Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm to Mühldorf am Inn, the 26-year old just missed out on the podium as the win went to […]
Jaco Venter Interview: I’d like a podium or a win next
Jaco Venter is currently enjoying the best season of his career so far. The 26 year old’s best results before turning professional included winning the South African National U23 ITT Championships and finishing 4th in the Tour de l’Avenir. He has enjoyed numerous top 20 results this season, the three biggest being 4th place in […]