Cycling: Colombian Carlos Betancur (Ag2R La Mondiale), who won the Paris-Nice stage race this spring, will most likely miss the start of the Tour de France. Initially, it was suspected that he might have visa problems. However, this suspicion proved unfounded. Rather, the team had already... read more
The final stage of the Race to the Sun finished this year on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice and was sure to please the local fans. After a thrilling finale, reigning French champion Arthur Vichot (FDJ.fr) emerged victorious. José Rojas (Movistar) finished second, ahead of Cyril Gautier (Europcar). The overall winner… read more
After Dutchman Tom Jelte Slagter (Garmin-Sharp) lost all chances of a top overall finish shortly before the end of yesterday's stage, he made amends today with an impressive victory, his second at Paris-Nice. Slagter relegated Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) to second and third place, respectively. The 195-kilometer stage… read more
The sixth stage of the Race to the Sun ended with the same winner as the fifth stage. The result, however, was different. Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) was in his element after 221 kilometers on the steep final climb in Fayence, beating not only the reigning world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Zdenek Stybar… read more
The fifth stage of Paris-Nice once again offered a thrilling finale. In the end, Colombian Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) had the strongest legs and prevailed over his breakaway companions Bob Jungels (Trek Factory Racing) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana). Briton Geraint Thomas (Sky) finished with the peloton and retained the yellow jersey… read more
