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.
In Stage 7 of the 2016 Tour de France, Briton Stephen Cummings powered away on the Col d’Aspin to claim a second career Tour stage win as overall contender Thibaut Pinot cracked in a stage that ended in chaos on Friday.
Mark Cavendish further cemented his status as the Tour de France’s greatest sprinter when the Briton claimed his 29th career win in the sixth stage of the 2016 race on Thursday.
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.
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
Esteban Chaves recaptured the lead from Dutchman Tom Dumoulin at the 2015 Vuelta a Espana when he surged clear to win Thursday’s sixth stage
Caleb Ewan surprised some of the more seasoned sprinters when he surged to victory in the fifth stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana