With just over 2k left to ride to the summit of Gibraltar Road, Team Sky’s 21-year-old Egan Bernal (COL) attacked and swiftly climbed away to a solo victory to close out Stage 2 of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California.
Simon Yates (Mitchelton – Scott) solidified his hold on the maglia rosa, winning Stage 9 of the 101st Giro d’Italia
After a set back in its GC ambitions yesterday, BORA – hansgrohe gave the right answer today, as Sam Bennett takes an impressive sprint victory in Praia a Mare.
Mitchelton-Scott ruled the day for the 6th stage of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, taking a 1-2 finish on the Category 1 ascent to the Etna Astrophysical Observatory.
It was Belgian Tim Wellens at the front for the finish of Stage 4 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia.
The Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb), winner of the previous edition of the race and TT UCI World Champion, won stage 1 of the 101st Giro d’Italia, the 9.7km Jerusalem Individual Time Trial.
The most successful sprinter of the season with six victories to his name, Elia Viviani returns to the Giro d’Italia for the first time since 2016, and the 29-year-old Italian, a stage winner at his home race, will look to enhance his palmares at the Corsa Rosa, where he’ll rely on a strong squad built around him.
The UAE Team Emirates will supply its strongest men, including four Italians, to support Fabio Aru in the Giro d’Italia, May 4 to 27.
Movistar’s Marc Soler was rewarded for his long-rage attack in the final stage as he beat Mitchelton-Scott’s Simon Yates by four seconds to win the Paris-Nice race on Sunday.
It was a sprint from distance for Marcel Kittel, but the strong German rider held his power to the finish line in Follonica to take his first win in Katusha colors