MTN-Qhubeka place third in the TTT at Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali stage 1b marked the first team time trial for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung of the season and the team just narrowly missed out on the win. After Adrien Niyonshuti’s brave ride in the morning stage the riders were keen to show their stripes once again! The riders had to cover […]
Coppi e Bartali #1a: Adrien Niyonshuti in the break
The opening half stage of the Coppi e Bartali would end in a mass sprint with Manuel Belleti (Southeast) sprinting to victory. Grega Bole (CCC Polsat) was a close 2nd with Patrick Clausen (Trefor-Blue Water) in 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung started the stage off on the front foot with Adrien Niyonshuti making it into […]
Dwars Door Vlaanderen: Massive crash influences race outcome
Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) was clearly the strongest rider of the day at today’s Dwars Door Vlaanderen as the Belgian took out the race victory. His teammate Edward Theuns was 2nd with Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale-Garmin) completing the podium. With a constant drizzle and cool temperatures, racing got underway with a flurry of attacks. Team […]
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 […]