In the opening minutes of the game, team USA kicked the ball to the opposing end of the field, recovered it, and scored to take the lead.
Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) gets the win on the 8km course, at 21:04, winning by four seconds.
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) gets the win at 17:51, defending the junior women’s title she won in 2011.
By Alasdair Fotheringham BEASAIN, Spain, April 6 (Reuters) – Colombia’s Nairo Quintana fended off overwhelming favorite Richie Porte of Australia to take a surprise overall win in the Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday. The 23-year-old Movistar rider finished second in the final, hilly individual 24-kilometre time trial at Beasain, 17 seconds down on […]
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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Alexander Legkov (RUS) finished the final race of the session in 4th place with a time of 37:01.7. Although Legkov finished 2nd in the overall standings he was still able to take 1st place in the men’s distance standings.
World Cup champion, Petter Northug jr (NOR).discusses his race win and how important the World Cup Championship is to him.
Petter Northug jr. (NOR) won the final event of the season, capping off a great ending to a wining season. Northug won the WC title back in 2010 and finished this year’s World Cup with 1,561 points.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) talks about what it feels like to win the last race of the World Cup season.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) won her 3rd race in a row after WC leader, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), did not start. Even without starting in today’s event, Kowalczyk went on to win the Overall World Cup with 2017 points.
American Kikkan Randall took 7th place in the final race of the season with a time of 1:04:33.4. Randall finished the WC season with 1190 points as the overall win went to Justyna Kowalczyk.
Ski competitions have been arranged here since the late 19th century and Falun has a tradition of genuine hospitality among the staff involved in the service and tourism business.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) talks about what it feels like to be be leading the WC by 45 seconds after her big win today.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) won again today after wining yesterday’s 2km. Bjoergen finished with a time of 28.06.7 beating 2nd place Therese Johaug (NOR) by nearly 4 seconds. Bjoergen now leads the WC by 45 seconds.
Eldar Roenning (NOR) discusses his first victory of the season in his “come from behind” victory today.
While sitting in 3rd place with about 100m left to go, Eldar Roenning (NOR) powered past Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) and Martin Johnrud Sundby (NOR) to get the win. Roenning finished with a time of 43.26, winning by just .1 seconds.
Ski competitions have been arranged here in Falun since the late 19th century and Falun has a tradition of genuine hospitality among the staff involved in the service and tourism business.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) finished with a wining time of 6:03.2, beating out 2nd place Charlotte Kalla and 3rd place American Kikkan Randell. Marit Bjoergen has now taken the overall lead.
Petter Northug has now won the first two races in the Finals, winning the 3.75km time trial by 2.1 seconds, and he leads in the World Cup overall by 56 points with two races remaining.
Ski competitions have been arranged here in Falun since the late 19th century and Falun has a tradition of genuine hospitality among the staff involved in the service and tourism business.
Ski competitions have been arranged here in Falun since the late 19th century and Falun has a tradition of genuine hospitality among the staff involved in the service and tourism business.
American Kikkan Randall scores her first World Cup globe, winning by over a 100 points over Justyna Kowalczyk (POL).
In the final race of the season, overall World Cup winner Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) scores the win, helped by a wipe-up out by the Norwegians. She finished second for the season in sprints.
In the last sprint of the season, Petter Northug (NOR) scores the win, finishing the season second in the Sprints. In the overall, with three races to go, he leads by only 34 points.
For tenth time in history, the FIS World Cup sprint competition will take place around the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Race winner Therese Johaug (NOR) discusses how her home crowd motivated her in today’s race, making her give her all in an amazing performance.
Overall leader, Therese Johaug (NOR), dominated the competition from start to finish winning with a time of 1:21.17.7. Johaug at one point had a lead over 1 minute. Elizabeth Stephen (USA) finished 9th in the race.
Norway’s capital Oslo is one of the most traditional places for Winter sports that you can find. With a population of about 600,000, Oslo and its winter sports arena in Holmenkollen have been the setting for a great number of ski events.
Alexander Legkov (RUS) discusses the strategy he used to win today’s race and how excited he is to be leading the overall standings.
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