Stage 1: Short and chilly "The whole team did a great job like it has done since the beginning of the season. Jaakko Hanninen rode in the final to catch up with the breakaways. At the top of the last climb, I was left behind but Jordan Labrosse and Bruno Armirail brought me back to the peloton with 3 km to go, then Nicolas Prodhomme, who is a climber, gave me the perfect start to the sprint. We did the double with Andrea Vendrame and I took the leader's jersey, which was really pleasing. It's my first WorldTour win. I've been patient so far and I've been rewarded today. The yellow jersey ..read more

  It was short and sweet 2.3km prologue of Tour de Romandie. Maikel Zijlaard claimed his first professional victory over the short and technical course in Payerne.  "This is my first victory, my first in the WorldTour.The last two hours of waiting were the worst two hours of my life. I started early, so I had to wait a long time until everyone crossed the line. This is a dream! From here, I am going to take it day by day. As a team, we're going to celebrate a little bit today."- Maikel Zijlaard. Tudor Pro Cycling ..read more

  The smile tells it all. Romain Bardet’s best Monument finish. "In cycling you try hard and spend maybe 90 percent of the time training in the shadows. We know that everyone in the team is working hard and giving their best so I always trust the process. We have to make a lot of sacrifices to be at this level but I think it is also good to then be able to share in those moments together when we get the results we are aiming for. Today the guys rode really well and we were where we wanted to be. On La Redoute it was about the legs and I followed a counter attack, before giving it my all ..read more

Brother's Aurelien Paret-Peintre (first) and Valentin (third) Stage 5 Tour of the Alps "It's a perfect way to finish the week with the team. I'm super happy with my win. In the last kilometer, I knew I was the fastest in the group so it's a perfect way to end for us and also in the GC with Ben. Our goal is the Giro, so this week was to finish the preparation for that and now we go to the Giro with ambition." -Aurelien Paret-Peintre gave Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale's 10th win of 2024.   Simon Carr: KOMs Juan Pedro Lopez (1), Ben O'Connor (2), Antonio Tiberi (3). Sunday: La Do ..read more

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