Daniel Martin takes second in Bagnères-de-Luchon
Daniel Martin waited for the final 200m to kick off his sprint, thanks to which he finished runner-up on the stage, the most testing of the opening week
Daniel Martin waited for the final 200m to kick off his sprint, thanks to which he finished runner-up on the stage, the most testing of the opening week
Briton Chris Froome took advantage of passive rivals to take the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the 2016 Tour de France as he won the eighth stage after attacking on the final descent on Saturday.
It was a dream come true for Greg Van Avermaet who put in a stunning solo effort that saw him win stage 5 and take the leader’s Yellow Jersey at the 2016 Tour de France.
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
Jasper Stuyven of Belgium claimed the biggest victory of his career when the Trek Factory Racing rider won a crash-marred eighth stage of the Vuelta on Saturday.
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Alberto Contador may be hopelessly gapped, but his teammate Rafal Majka did the hero ride today, going on a solo breakaway to finish more than five minutes ahead of yellow jersey wearer Chris Froome.
Overall leader Chris Froome put the hammer down on the Tour de France when the Briton humiliated his rivals in the first mountain test, winning the 10th stage in awe-inspiring fashion on Tuesday.
It took until a climb of the epic Mur de Bretagne for France to grab their first stage victory of the 2015 Tour de France. Alexis Vuillermoz of the Ag2R-La Mondiale team emerged victorious at the top of Stage 8’s epic climb, besting Cannondale-Garmin’s Dan Martin by mere seconds.
Cannondale-Garmin was attentive and active on the front of the peloton during the second half of today’s fifth stage of the 2015 Tour de France with Andrew Talanksy, Kristijan Koren and Dan Martin finishing in the front group.