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
Rafal Majka showed that his strong ride in the Giro d’Italia had prepared him well for the mountains of the Tour, as he picked up points in the climbers contest to claim the Maillot à Pois.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Steven Kruijswijk replaced Andrey Amador as leader of the 2016 Giro d’Italia on Saturday after a strong showing on stage 14 to finish second behind Colombian rider Esteban Chaves.
A month after holding its team meeting in Poreč, Croatia, Tinkoff will embark on the first training camp of the 2016 season.
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin mounted a late surge that doubled his slender Vuelta a Espana advantage over closest rival Fabio Aru of Italy to six seconds after the 19th stage
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin comfortably held off a string of attacks from closest rival Fabio Aru to maintain his slender lead in the 2015 Vuelta a Espana after the 18th stage