2016 Tour de France: Stage 5 News, Note and Quotes
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.
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2016 Tour de France: Stage 4 Results
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.
Peter Sagan secures another day in 2016 Tour de France yellow
After a bittersweet victory for the team yesterday with Peter Sagan winning and taking the team’s first yellow jersey while GC leader Alberto Contador lost time after another heavy fall, stage 3 was a much steadier affair.
2016 Tour de France: Stage 3 Results
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.
2016 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results
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
2016 Giro d’Italia: Stage 7 Results
Friday the thirteenth brought a lot of luck to Lotto Soudal as the Belgian cycling team obtained a third stage win in a row in the 2016 Giro d’Italia today.
2016 Giro d’Italia: Stage 6 Results
Belgium’s Tim Wellens broke away alone to win the sixth stage of the 2016 Giro d’Italia as the peloton negotiated the first real climbs of the race on Thursday.
Victory for Philippe Gilbert in Murcia
Philippe Gilbert sprinted to his first victory of the 2016 season at the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia today
Carlos Betancur signs with Movistar Team
Colombian Carlos Betancur is looking for a career relaunch in the strengthened Movistar squad after winning the 2014 Paris-Nice and the Young Riders’ jersey in 2013 Giro d’Italia.
Prudhomme hits out at reporting as Froome, Sky guarded by police (Reuters)
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme blamed the media for aggression aimed at yellow jersey holder Chris Froome as the Briton’s Team Sky were protected by police before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage.