Tirreno-Adriatico #7: Edvald Boasson Hagen caps off a good week of racing for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Tirreno-Adriatico wrapped up with a 10km flat time trial today in San Benedetto del Tronto. Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) came out on top, sailing to the win by a margin of more than 10 seconds to 2nd place finisher Johan Le Bon (FDJ). Norwegian time trial champion Edvald Boasson Hagen held the flag high for […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #6: Chaos in finale for Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) won the 6th stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico by out sprinting Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky). Van Avermaet also took over the race leaders blue jersey heading into tomorrow’s final stage. It was a rather uneventful stage to begin with as the first 180km of the stage was […]
Steve Cummings gives Team Dimension Data first World Tour victory
The 4th stage of Tirreno-Adriatico turned out to be a dream day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Steve Cummings took the victory ahead of Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) with teammate Natnael Berhane finishing in 3rd position. The stage started just as most others do with an early break going clear in the opening […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen our highest placed in bunch sprint
The 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico came down to a bunch sprint with Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-Qickstep) winning the stage ahead of Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky). It was a regular sprinters stage today as the only climb of the day summited with still 65km to go. The peloton allowed a 4 rider break […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #2: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to 3rd place
The 2nd stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico was won by Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quickstep). Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Edvald Boasson Hagen came home in 3rd position for our African Team. It was a long 207km stage from Camaiore to Pomarance with the first 140km of the stage being mostly flat. A 6 rider breakaway animated […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #1: Dimension Data for Qhubeka finish 15th
The opening team time trial stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico went the way of the World Champions, BMC Racing. Etixx-Quickstep were the 2nd fastest team and FDJ finished in 3rd position. The 22km course that started and finished in Lido di Camaiore was really fast and not all that technical with just a handful of corners […]
Strong and versatile Team Dimension Data squad start Tirreno-Adriatico
The UCI World Tour is now in full swing as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka prepare to line-up for the Tirreno-Adriatico. The 7 stage event begins on Wednesday 9 March and the final stage takes place on Tuesday, 15 March. The Tirreno-Adriatico is a race that offers something for all rider types with a team […]
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 […]
Steve Cummings moves up to third overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
218 kilometers from Indicatore (Arezzo) to Castelraimondo were on the agenda of the day. The course had some difficult offerings in the shape of the Poggio San Romualdo, 10.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of 6.4 %, and a difficult final circuit course. Wout Poels (Sky) made the most out of it and took […]
Cummings and Boasson Hagen move up in the overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
Today’s third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico lead the peloton over 203 km from Cascina to Arezzo. The short but steep uphill finish suited Greg van Avermaet (BMC) best. The Belgian took the win from Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-QuickStep) and also moved into the Blue Leader Jersey. A breakaway of five got away early […]
Tyler Farrar sprints to fifth on stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico
Tyler Farrar finished fifth in the bunch sprint closing the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. A crash in the closing meters marred the finale, but Farrar was ahead of the scene. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung worked hard to set up the sprint, leading the peloton into the final kilometer. Tyler opened the sprint with 150 meters to […]