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Tour des Fjords
Boasson Hagen takes first victory of the year
Edvald Boasson Hagen would show his class at the final Tour des Fjords stage and took an emphatic stage victory. Edvald was part of a late 4 man escape and the Norwegian star was able to out sprint Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) and Marco Haller (Katusha) for his first victory of the season. As the race […]
Tour des Fjords #4: Sbaragli now 8th on GC for MTN-Qhubeka
The 4th stage of the Tour des Fjords would see a massive shake up in the GC as riders would cross the finish in one’s and two’s today. Soren Kragh Andersen (Trefor – Blue Water) would take the stage win after out sprinting Amets Txurruka (Caja-Rural) and teammate Michael Olsson. The 3 top riders were […]
Tour des Fjords: Boasson Hagen sprints in for 3rd place
The 3rd stage of the Tour des Fjords would allow Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) to secure his hatrick of wins, with nobody able to come over the race leader in the sprint finale. Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) was his nearest challenger in 2nd with our Edvald Boasson Hagen next up in 3rd. Eddy was probably the fastest […]
Tour des Fjords: Boasson Hagen and Sbaragli both top 10
Alexander Kristoff’s (Katusha) reign in Norway would continue today as he would take the sprint victory on stage 2. Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) was 2nd and Asbjorn Kragh Andersen (Trefor – Blue Water) was 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would have a prominent presence in the sprint finale with Edvald Boasson Hagen taking 4th place […]
Tour des Fjords: Kristian Sbaragli just misses podium
The opening stage of the Tour des Fjords would be a long, cold and wet affair that saw a select group of riders contest for the stage win. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) would win the small bunch sprint with Marco Haller (Katusha) hanging in for 2nd and Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) netted 3rd place. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour des Fjords
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will get its 2nd week of racing in Norway underway when the Tour des Fjords begins tomorrow in Bergen. The Tour des Fjords is a 5 day stage race that is categorised with a UCI 2.1 ranking and the race consists of 5 road stage races. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will take to […]