2016 Tour de France: Stage 5 News, Note and Quotes
It was a dream come true for Greg Van Avermaet who put in a stunning solo effort that saw him win stage 5 and take the leader’s Yellow Jersey at the 2016 Tour de France.
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2016 Tour de France: Stage 5 Results
Belgian Greg van Avermaet claimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey when he won the fifth stage of the 2016 Tour de France at the end of a long breakaway as Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries on Wednesday.
Jamis releases 2017 Cyclocross and Adventure bike line-ups
Jamis Bicycles concluded its annual 3-day National Sales Meeting on Sunday highlighted by the unveiling of the company’s entire 2017 line of new bicycles.
Polar Announces TrainingPeaks Integration with Polar Flow
Polar has introduced TrainingPeaks integration with Polar Flow. Polar athletes can now automatically sync their data with TrainingPeaks and easily access Polar training sessions from their TrainingPeaks account.
2016 Tour de France: Stage 4 News, Notes and Quotes
Marcel Kittel came out on top in Stage 4 of the 2016 Tour de France, the longest stage of the 103rd edition of the race. Here’s today’s news, notes and quotes.
Peter Sagan secures another day in 2016 Tour de France yellow
After a bittersweet victory for the team yesterday with Peter Sagan winning and taking the team’s first yellow jersey while GC leader Alberto Contador lost time after another heavy fall, stage 3 was a much steadier affair.
Mark Cavendish powers to second stage win of 2016 Tour de France
Mark Cavendish stole the show during stage 3 of the 2016 Tour de France by powering to an incredible photo finish sprint victory over Andre Greipel
2016 Tour de France: Stage 2 News, Notes and Quotes
I didn’t put it down in writing, but seeing an uphill sprint finish on tap for today’s second stage of the 2016 Tour de France meant a short reign in yellow for Mark Cavendish.
2016 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results
Peter Sagan out-slugged Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx-QuickStep) in a slow-motion uphill sprint in a thrilling conclusion to a wet and undulating second stage of the 2016 Tour de France
Eight titles awarded on penultimate day of Amateur Road Nationals
Eight more national titles were awarded on Saturday as the Amateur Road National Championships presented by Papa John’s continued with the U23 women’s and junior road races in Cherokee Park.