Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) had to play it safe to win his first big Tour, by 1:47. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won the sprint stage finish, his 10th this year and 52nd career stage win.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) talks about his first big Tour win and what’s in store for him in the future.
Tyler Farrar comes up short on the day; he talks with Universal Sports about his time in this year’s Tour.
COL DU GALIBIER, France (Reuters) – Italian Vincenzo Nibali successfully contained his rivals’ attacks on the Giro d’Italia’s toughest high mountain stages on Sunday to take a big step towards overall victory. Nibali finished seventh in the stage, won by compatriot Giovanni Visconti, to retain the overall lead one minute 26 secones ahead of Australia’s […]
Despite the climb, Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) maintains his GC lead, but Janier Acevedo (Jamis) moves into 3rd and Leopold Koenig (Netapp) gets 5th career stage win by .07 seconds
(Reuters) – Italy’s Mauro Santambrogio won the 14th stage of the Giro d’Italia, a mountain top finish after a 163-kms ride on Saturday. Santambrogio beat compatriot Vincenzo Nibali, who came second in the same time and extended his overall lead after his rivals lost ground. Colombian Carlos Betancur was third, nine seconds off the pace […]
2nd place Michael Rogers (Saxo) finishes the day in 4th, 1:05 behind the GC leader Tejay Van Garderen (BMC). Rogers is now 1:47 behind Van Garderen in the GC race.
Amber Neben (Pastazara) the US women’s time trial champ crashes into the hillside and has to leave the race. She seems to be ok.
After taking the General Classification lead yesterday, Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) increased his lead with a stage win by 1:47. Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) took second, 23 seconds back.
CHERASCO, Italy, May 17 – A series of small but challenging climbs late on Friday’s stage of the 2012 Giro d’Italia could not stop Britain’s Mark Cavendish taking his fourth stage win and second in two days. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali remained overall leader but it was sprinter Cavendish who stole the show again after compatriot […]
Just before the break away was caught, the Pelton split and Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) takes the GC lead by 42 seconds. Meanwhile 41 year old Jens Voigt (Radioshack) gets his 99th career stage win by 6 seconds with a late attack.
Tyler Farrar wins stage 4 of the Tour of California.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Mark Cavendish racked up the 100th win of his career on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday but Bradley Wiggins’s hopes of overall victory were in tatters when he lost time on the main bunch. Tour de France champion Wiggins, who has been suffering from a chest infection, was dropped in the […]
Late attacks were necessary to catc the break away and set-up the sprint, as Tyler Farrar (Garmin) got the win, his first ever Tour of California stage win. Meanwhile Janier Acevedo (Janis) maintains his General Classification lead by 12 seconds.
May 15 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Ramunas Navardauskas gave Garmin-Sharp a boost with a solo summit finish win on stage 11 the day after team leader Ryder Hesjedal lost all hope of repeating last year’s overall Giro d’Italia success. Navardauskas, who was part of a long-distance break of 20 through the Dolomite mountains, shed his closest […]
It was another sprint finish as Peter Sagan (Cannondale) got his first stage win of the year, as well as his 9th career stage win in the Tour of California. Meanwhile Janier Acevedo (Janis) maintained his GC lead by 12 seconds.
By Alasdair Fotheringham ALTOPIANO DEL MONTASIO, Italy (Reuters) – Colombian Rigoberto Uran moved into third place overall after capturing a solo victory in the Giro d’Italia’s first summit finish on Tuesday. Italian Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his overall lead after dropping Britain’s Bradley Wiggins and the Netherlands’ Robert Gesink on the final climb. Sky rider Uran […]
Janier Alexis Acevedo (Jamis – Hagens Berman) finished Stage 2 with a winning time of 5:07:40. Acevedo was able to break away from rider Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) on the last climb to beat him to the finish. Acevedo now leads the GC by 12 seconds.
Racing in 105 degree heat, it was Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-dcm) who emerged victorious, finishing with a winning time of 4:31:33. Westra won a 2 man sprint over rider Franciso Mancebo (5-Hour Energy). Westra leads the GC by 4 seconds.
(Reuters) – New Giro d’Italia race leader Vincenzo Nibali took an important step towards possible victory on Saturday by limiting his losses to favourite Bradley Wiggins in a time trial won by Wiggins’s British compatriot Alex Dowsett. Movistar rider Dowsett had a three-hour wait before all the favourites had finished and he could be sure […]
Benat Intxausti of Spain wears the pink jersey of the overall leader as he sprays sparkling wine on the podium after completing the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Marina San Salvo to Pescara, Friday, May 10, 2013. Australian rider Adam Hansen won the hilly and rainy seventh stage […]
John Degenkolb of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Cosenza to Matera, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Degenkolb sprinted to victory on the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia, following a crash near the finish, as Italian Luca Paolini retained the overall […]
Italy’s Luca Paolini crosses the finish line to win the third stage of the Giro d’Italia from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2013, and gain the pink jersey of leader of the race. Paolini, who rides for Katusha, broke away toward the end of the final descent to complete the 222-kilometer […]
Sky team cyclists pedal on their way to winning a team time trial, in the second stage of the Giro d’Italia, in the southern Italian island of Ischia, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins powered the Sky team to victory and moved into second place overall, while his Italian teammate Salvatore […]
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the final stage and the General Classification winner Arnaud Demare (FDJ).
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the events of the day and get you ready for Stage 5 Sunday.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the events of the day and get you ready for Stage 4 Saturday.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the events of the day and get you ready for stage 3 on Friday.
Skier Lindsey Vonn applauds as she watches Tiger Woods during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 11 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods got his Masters campaign off to a solid start on Thursday but the world number one […]
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski breakdown Nairo Quintana’s surprise General Classification win.
No surprise as the world champion Time Trialist Tony Martin (Omega) gets the final stage win by 17 seconds.
Richie Porte (Sky) was the favorite on the day, but he finished 23 seconds behind his General Classification rivial Nario Quintana, 4th on the day.
Taking second of the day, just 17.876 seconds behind Tony Martin, Nario Quintana (Movistar) gets his first Tour win, beating Richie Porte by 23 seconds.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers. This event airs 4/6 @ 9:45amET/6:45amPT.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski breakdown Riche Porte’s win and get you ready for the final stage 6 tomorrow.
After Omar Fraile (Caja) cycled solo for 45km, he was caught on the last climb and Richie Porte (Sky) attacked for the stage win. His teammate Sergio Montoya maintains the GC lead by six seconds.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers. This event airs 4/5 @ 9:30amET/6:30amPT.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski breakdown the summit finish and finish line crash, while getting you ready for stage 5
tomorrow.
Just after the last summit, Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Movistar) took the lead and the win by two seconds, as Henao Montoya (Sky) held on to second place, maintaining his GC lead by six seconds over Quintana.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers. This event airs 4/4 @ 9:30amET/6:30amPT.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski go over the tight finish between Montoya and Gomez and ready viewers for upcoming Stage #4.
Up the steep final climb, Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Sky) edges Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Ag2r) with a bike push to get the stage win. And with it, Montoya claims the GC lead as well by eight seconds.
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country, Spain, in April. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep. This event airs 4/3 @ 9:30amET/6:30amPT.
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country, Spain, in April. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the day’s events and get viewers ready for Stage 3.
Daryl Impev (Orica Greenedge) won with a time of 4:23:31. Impev also won stage 2 of last year’s tournament and helped secure team Orica Greenedge’s dominance, as they have won the first 2 stages.
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country, Spain, in April. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep. Stage 2 travels from Elgoibar – Vitoria-Gasteiz.
The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual cycling stage race held in the Basque Country, Spain, in April. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep. Stage 2 travels from Elgoibar – Vitoria-Gasteiz. This event airs 4/2 @ 9:30amET/6:30amPT.
Universal Sports’ Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski break down the day’s events and help viewers to ready for stage 2 tomorrow.
Simon Gerrans (Orica Greenedge) won in a sprint finish, beating out second place Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step) with a winning time of 4:03:34. A win here gave Gerrans his third win of the cycling season.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep. This event airs 4/1 @ 9:30amET/6:30amPT.
Because the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are hardly any flat stages, and the event’s winners therefore tend to be good climbers. Most climbs in the Tour of the Basque Country are not high, but often they are quite steep.
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