For Philippe Gilbert, Paris-Nice will be the first stage race of the season, one which the 2012 World Champion will tackle with a strong morale following a strong showing last weekend at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
Today was the second and longest stage in the 2019 Ruta del Sol. The stage was dominated by a six-man breakaway that led the race until 25km from the finish.
Fabio Jakobsen didn’t waste any time getting his season started, winning Stage 1 of the 2019 Volta ao Algarve – at 199.1 kilometers, the longest of this edition.
Julian Alaphilippe savoured his third victory of the year, and Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s fourth in three days, at the end of the hardest stage so far of the 2019 Tour of Colombia
On the back of taking his first win of the season at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Greg Van Avermaet will fine tune his Classics preparation at the Tour of Oman this week from 16 – 21 February.
The second bunch sprint in the 2019 Vuelta a San Juan led to another victory for Fernando Gaviria.
South African Daryl Impey has created history today, becoming the first male to win back-to-back Tour Down Under titles with a third-place finish on the final stage.
Patrick Bevin continued his strong start to the season by sprinting to his first WorldTour stage win on stage two of the 2019 Santos Men’s Tour Down Under, which saw the New Zealander move into the race lead.
Defending champion Daryl Impey will lead Mitchelton-SCOTT at the Tour Down Under next week
The 2019 edition of the Giro d’Italia will be a true ‘Italian Style’ Giro, racing entirely within Italy, with the exception of a brief visit to the Republic of San Marino on Stage 9.