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.
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.
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.
Mark Cavendish stole the show during stage 3 of the 2016 Tour de France by powering to an incredible photo finish sprint victory over Andre Greipel
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.
The opening stage of the 2016 Tour de France came down to a bunch sprint in Utah Beach and Mark Cavendish gave Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka an incredible stage victory
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.
German veteran Andre Greipel claimed the third stage of the 2016 Giro d’Italia after his Lotto-Soudal team powered him home on a pancake flat 12th stage on Thursday.