Belgian Greg van Avermaet claimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey when he won the fifth stage of the 2016 Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries on Wednesday.
Marcel Kittel burst back into the limelight when the German snatched his first 2016 Tour de France stage win on Tuesday (his ninth Tour de France win), prevailing in a tough bunch sprint.
Mark Cavendish joined France great Bernard Hinault in second place of the all-time list of Tour de France stage winners when he pipped Andre Greipel on Monday for his second victory in this year’s race.
I didn’t put it down in writing, but seeing an uphill sprint finish on tap for today’s second stage of the 2016 Tour de France meant a short reign in yellow for Mark Cavendish.
Peter Sagan out-slugged Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) in a slow-motion uphill sprint in a thrilling conclusion to a wet and undulating second stage of the 2016 Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali cemented his reputation as one of the great grand tour riders when he claimed his second Giro d’Italia title in vintage fashion on Sunday.
One day after Katyusha’s bad luck in the 2016 Giro d’Italia, with Ilnur Zakarin’s horrible crash and abandon, Rein Taaramäe wins the last mountain stage in Sant’Anna di Vinadio.
Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali won stage 19 of the 2016 Giro d’Italia on Friday, but Esteban Chaves’s third-place finish saw him take the pink jersey from Steven Kruijswijk, who crashed on the treacherous Colle dell’Agnello.
No change in the overall standings, but Matteo Trentin of the Etixx-Quickstep team shook things up in the 2016 Giro d’Italia today, coming around the stage leaders to win the sprint on a steep, cobbled final climb.
Alejandro Valverde kept alive his hopes of winning the 2016 Giro d’Italia with victory in the 16th stage on Tuesday, but race leader Steven Kruijswijk maintained a firm grip on the pink jersey by finishing second.