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I guess it was about the bike. Reigning individual time trial world champion, Rohan Dennis, chose to ride a stripped down BMC Timemachine TT as he rode to victory to defend his title today. Notably opting not to use his Bahrain-Merida team-issued Merida Time Warp TT. Riders are free to choose their own equipment when... Continue Reading →
It's that time of the year, the part of the season where riders start making moves ahead of next year. Here's a round-up of who’s moving WorldTour teams? Team Ineos Transfers Team Ineos will be adding Giro winner Richard Carapaz from Movistar to add to its existing three Grand Tour winner lineup. It's only fitting... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Tour de France is finished and its youngest winner in over a hundred years is home in Colombia. Now we look forward to the season's third Grand Tour. The 2019 Vuelta a Espana starts with a team time trial on Saturday the 24th August and concludes three weeks later with a carnival stage... Continue Reading →
Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) climbed to victory on a shortened stage 20 of the 2019 Tour de France as Egan Bernal cemented his yellow jersey. After organizers shortened the route, stage 20 ran just 59 kilometers from Albertville to the Val Thorens, with only one climb. Nibali went clear of the day’s breakaway at 12 kilometers... Continue Reading →
Nairo Quintana soloed to victory in today's stage 18 of the 2019 Tour de France. The first big day in the alps saw the Colombian deliver a powerful attack that left the small group of breakaway survivors gasping for air behind him on the slopes of the Galibier. Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) grabbed second on... Continue Reading →
Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) won Sage 17 of the 2019 Tour de France today after going solo on a day when the peloton was more than happy to allow the breakaway to stay away. Trentin timed his attack well and went clear with around 14km to go to the finish line. The break's advantage crept up... Continue Reading →
Stage 15 of the 2019 Tour de France offered up plenty of action. Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) took his second stage victory of this Tour de France out of the breakaway. Further down the road, the GC contenders were busy throwing attacks at one another. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Mikel Landa (Movistar) took second and third... Continue Reading →
Rohan Dennis (Bahrain-Merida) has abandoned the 2019 Tour de France after he climbed off the bike 80 kilometres from the end of stage 12. Bahrain-Merida has indicated that the team staff are unaware of the reasons why Dennis has pulled out of the race, but they have launched an investigation. What? https://twitter.com/SophieSmith86/status/1151858551914147840 Bahrain-Merida Impromptu Presser "We... Continue Reading →
Caleb Ewan picked up his first Tour de France stage win today, I doubt it will be his last. In a mass sprint at Toulouse on Wednesday Ewan grabbed the stage victory with no more than the width of a road tire as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead. https://youtu.be/v1Pl-ChTaXI Defending champion Geraint Thomas... Continue Reading →
What a day in the Tour de France! Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to his first career Tour de France stage victory today on Stage 10 and a handful of GC contenders lost serious time. Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First), and Mikel Landa (Movistar) all gave... Continue Reading →
Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) won stage 9 of the Tour de France today, beating his breakaway partner Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) in a duel to the finish. “It’s the seventh time I’m riding the Tour de France and have been in a number of breakaways. To finally nail it today, it’s a dream come true,” Impey said.... Continue Reading →
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