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.
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
Organizers reassure the IOC and UCI that the velodrome will be completed in time for the August 8th Olympic events, but test event cancelations and Zika virus fears continue to plague the event.
Philippe Gilbert sprinted to his first victory of the 2016 season at the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia today
The BMC Racing Team lost Tejay van Garderen to a broken right shoulder Saturday at the Vuelta a España in a crash that forced the withdrawal of several others.
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.
Rohan Dennis won the overall of the USA Pro Challenge Sunday as teammate Brent Bookwalter claimed runner-up honors and the BMC Racing Team took home the team title for the third straight year.
The BMC team with American rider Tejay Van Garderen won the opening stage of the 2015 Vuelta a Espana on Saturday, a team time trial that won’t count toward individual times because of safety concerns.
Tejay Van Garderen, who was having a very successful run at the podium in this year’s Tour de France before being sidelined by illness late in the race, will return to the Grand Tour stage at the Vuelta a Espana, starting on August 22nd.
Chris Froome once again held his rivals at arm’s length on Wednesday, solidifying his lead in the 2015 Tour de France with only three competitive stages left in the race.