Team Sky announce Tour de France 2018 lineup
Team Sky has announced its lineup for the 2018 Tour de France, with Chris Froome set to target a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title and a fourth consecutive Grand Tour victory.
Team Sky has announced its lineup for the 2018 Tour de France, with Chris Froome set to target a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title and a fourth consecutive Grand Tour victory.
Chris Froome became the first Briton to win the Giro d’Italia and the third rider to make the grand slam with three Grand Tours victories in a row.
German Maximilian Schachmann from Berlin scored a fifth victory for Quick-Step Floors at the Giro d’Italia, after Elia Viviani’s four bunch sprints, to equal last year’s tally
Rohan Dennis set the time to beat of 40 minutes in the Stage 16 ITT, ultimately besting the current former World TT champions in the 34.2km contest from Trento to Rovereto
Chris Froome (Team Sky) took his first-ever Giro d’Italia stage victory at the dream location of the Monte Zoncolan as he fended off race leader Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) who rode superbly behind him and extended his advantage over the other favourites.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) won his second stage dressed in the Maglia Rosa, this time in a solo move at 1400 metres to go on the short uphill finish to Osimo.
Former junior and U23 World Champion Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) took his first Giro d’Italia stage victory after opening his Grand Tours account at La Vuelta last year.
After a set back in its GC ambitions yesterday, BORA – hansgrohe gave the right answer today, as Sam Bennett takes an impressive sprint victory in Praia a Mare.
The 2018 Giro d’Italia hit the mainland today in a nearly flat 159km stage from Pizzo to Praia a Mare in southern Italy. All eyes were on Elia Viviani to go for another sprint win today but he was nipped at the line by BORA-hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett.
Stage 6 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia was hot as lava, with volcanic headlines erupting everywhere!