The queen stage of the Tour of the Alps had only two cat climbs, but virtually no flat roads on the profile. The riders had to contend with over 4000 meters of climbing on the 140-kilometer stage. Simon Carr took his first pro win under a year ago at the TOA, with that under his belt he had the form going solo with 45-kilometers to go, to take his second win of the season. "Today was pretty special also because the first few days were so hard. I came here with some pretty legitimate ambitions for the GC and worked really hard for it. But I got here and really struggled with allergies. The t ..read more

  The Welshman conquers the Mur It was the toughest edition of Flèche Wallonne in recent memory. Cold, rainy temperatures hovering at 1C, it looked brutal as I watched the riders toil in the classic Ardennes race. Stevie Williams was unflustered as he became the first British male rider to win the Belgian Classic. The Welshman attacked with 275 meters remaining on the final time up the Mur and having claimed IPT's first WorldTour stage race victory at the Tour Down Under in January, has given the team's maiden win in a WorldTour one-day race. "What a day, what a day, I'm so happy right ..read more

Stage 2 win and points leader Alessandro De Marchi soloed to a stunning victory on stage two of the Tour of the Alps. The crafty 37-year-old veteran won the longest stage of this year’s race to take a special first win in Team Jayce AlUla colours. The Italian will be heading to the Giro d’ltalia for the fifth time next month and can he enjoy his maiden win at this home Grand Tour in time for his 38th birthday on May 19th? “It took a lot of courage, but I was confident. Two years ago I found a new nice, super environment here at Team Jayco AlUla and in the end I knew it was just about the righ ..read more

  2022 world time trailing champion, Tobias Foss sprinted to win stage 1 of the Tour of the Alps. The Norwegian beat favourites Chris Harper, Esteban Chaves and Ben O'Connor in Cortina. Tomorrow's stage 2 will be in Austria and feature the climb of the Gnadewald (7.4%) at 16kms from the finish ..read more

  Groupama-FDJ finished the weekend in style by taking the Grand Slam of Franche-Cometé! The trilogy is complete for the blue team. Victories in the Classic Grand Besancon Doubs on Friday and the Tour of Jura on Saturday, and Sunday with a win in the Tour du Doubs! "It's a perfect weekend for the team. I'm so proud of the team, we did a great job. We made it three out of three." -Lenny Martinez after his 2nd victory at the Tour du Doubs. "In all modesty, when you start hard races like these with David (Gaudu) and Lenny, the least you can do is to win one. Winning one was already very go ..read more

Tour du Jura: 1. David Gaudu 2. Jordan Jegat 3. Guillaume Martin David Gaudu gives Groupama-FDJ the 7th victory at the Tour du Jura in eastern France with his spirited attack in the final kilometres of the summit finish at Mont Poupet. "It's been a long time since I raised my arms. This victory means a lot. I've been struggling pretty much all the time for almost a year now. But now, the wheel seem to be turning for me and for the team, so it's really great. I didn't ask myself any questions. To regain confidence, you have to let yourself go. I cleared the air, I put everything in." -David ..read more

  Second last year, first this year: Lenny wins Classic Grand Besancon Doubs "I attacked a little earlier than last year, where I wanted. I did all my Conti years here and this hill is where I did all my exercises. It's incredible to win there, especially for the team." -Lenny Martinez is on a high and takes his third win of the season and sixth win for FDJ-Groupama! Lutsenko, Bennett and Silvakov head to the finish Look back: 1989 Amstel Gold Race; Phil Anderson, Laurent Fignon, Jean-Francois Bernard ..read more

Alexey Lutsenko in control, for now. Teenager Jan Christen (19-years-old UAE) took his first professional victory and moves into the leader's jersey on stage 2 of the Giro d'Abruzzo. His UAE Team Emirates controlled the stage and Christen attacked on the final climb to hold off favorite, Alexey Lutsenko. "It was my goal to win a pro race and I'm delighted I did today, before I turn 20. We set up a good pace from the bottom of the last climb. Then it was my turn to attack but Lutsenko rode behind. With 2 kilometres to go, I realised I was going to win. Tomorrow we'll go with Adam Yates for th ..read more

Giro d'Abruzzo: Four stages of high-intensity in the heart of Italy. 22 teams baptized the inaugural stage race covering over 160 kilometers each: the first for sprinters, the second for reduced sprints, the third in the mountains that will shape the overall classification (notably, the last 60 km will be the same as the 8th stage of this years Giro d'ltalia May4-May26) and the last stage for breakaways and attacks. Stage 1: Vasto – Pescara (161 km) Stage 2: Alanno – Magliano de’ Marsi (161 km) Stage 3: Pratola Peligna – Prati di Tivo (163 km) Stage 4: Montorio al Vomano – L’Aquila (1 ..read more

  47,802 km/hr: The 2024 Paris-Roubaix will go down in history as the fastest ever held. Final results 11th for John Degenkolb “Even though the circumstances weren’t great at all in the end, with a puncture at possibly the worst moment for me, I was still able to do a good race and I’m really happy about that. Paris Roubaix is flowing through my veins. Like always, it’s the most brutal and roughest race you can imagine - nothing compares to this race.” -John Degenkolb ..read more