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Tour of California
Amgen Tour of California #4: Rollercoaster stage sees Cavendish and Haas on the podium
With 217 kilometres from Morro Bay to Laguna Seca stage 4 of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California was the longest of the race. It was a rollercoaster ride in partly misty conditions. The race started fast and it took nearly 70 kilometres until a breakaway was allowed up the road. Mark Cavendish (pictured above) […]
Amgen Tour of California #2: Nathan Haas sprints to 8th place in Santa Clarita
Stage 2 of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California was a first test for the overall contenders, as it was a stage where one couldn’t win, but lose the race. With four categorized climbs on the menu it was also one for escapees and Ben King (Cannondale) managed to take advantage of that. The US-rider […]
Amgen Tour of California #1: Mixed feelings for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The 2016 Amgen Tour of California started today in the very South of the US sunshine state. The 170.5 kilometers long course around San Diego featured one cat. 1 climb. Regardless of that it was set to be a stage for the sprinters. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rode strong but had to leave the […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka looking forward to start at Tour of California
On Sunday, May 15, the Amgen Tour of California will kick off with a 175km long stage around San Diego. From there on the race will head north leaving only the opening stage as a chance for victory to the fast guys, before the race will conclude on May 22 in Sacramento. The first real […]
Tour of California #8: Tyler Farrar 4th on final stage
The Amgen Tour of California kept the best for last as a thrilling final stage saw Peter Sagan win the necessary bonus seconds to win the race overall. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) won the final stage with Wouter Wippert (Drapac) 2nd and Sagan in the all-important 3rd place. It was our very own Tyler Farrar who […]
Tour of California #7: Johann van Zyl the instigator
The Queen stage of the Amgen Tour of California would prove to be the perfect spectacle as the action seemed to be never ending. The day’s victor would be Julien Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep) with the Team Sky duo of Sergio Henao and Ian Bowell in 2nd and 3rd to cross the line at the top of […]
Tour of California #6: Johann van Zyl fastest against the clock for MTN-Qhubeka
The 6th stage of the Amgen Tour of California saw the riders take on a 10km race against the clock. Originally the time trial course was supposed to be hosted around Big Bear lake but organisers decided to move the stage to Santa Clarita because of the forecast snowfall in Big Bear. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung […]
Tour of California #5: Matt Goss hits out for 8th
The Amgen Tour of California saw its 4th bunch sprint in 5 stages and Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) again showed his speed to take a hatrick of victories during the 5th stage. Zico Waeytens (Giant-Alpecin) was 2nd with Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) 3rd this time around. As in the previous sprint stages, there was an early break […]
Tour of California #4: Tyler Farrar goes 5th
It would be another bunch sprint that decided the 4th stage of the Amgen Tour of California. This time Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) would be able to better his 3 previous 2nd places and take the win. Wouter Wippert (Drapac) would run 2nd while Mark Cavendish had to settle for 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung could be […]
Tour of California #2: Tyler Farrar 8th again
The 2nd stage of the Amgen Tour of California would see another mass sprint with a close on identical result sheet to yesterday’s stage. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) took his 2nd victory in as many days with Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) again the bridesmaid. Wouter Wippert (Drapac) secured the final podium spot. It was Tyler Farrar who […]
Tour of California: Tyler Farrar kicks off with 8th
The opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California would see the expected bunch sprint with race favourite, Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) taking the victory. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing) 3rd. At just over 200km in length but with a pan flat profile, it was almost certain that the finish would […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Amgen Tour of California
America’s greatest race, The Amgen Tour of California gets underway on Sunday 10th of May. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are excited to be taking part in the 8 stage UCI 2.HC event for the first time in the team’s history. As America’s most prestigious Tour and hosted in the cycling crazy state of California, it […]