Cycling: Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) has secured the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Frenchman managed to break away from a huge leading group shortly before the finish and celebrate as a solo rider in the finish town of Canazei. Austrian Felix Großschartner (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) finished seventh. The general classification riders finished together in the main field. Over 40 riders... read more
Cycling: The 100th Giro d'Italia 2017, of course, cannot take place without them: the riders from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. A total of twelve riders from these three countries will be at the start on Friday. What are their starting numbers, tasks, and chances? Without stars: Bora-hansgrohe goes on the hunt for stages in Italy. Team Bora-hansgrohe will be competing with the... read more
Cycling: Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) just won the Olympic individual time trial in Rio, repeating his triumph from 2008. The veteran beat Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) by 47 seconds and Chris Froome (Great Britain) by 1:02 minutes. Tony Martin (Germany) could not finish higher than twelfth... read more
Cycling: We're already on the third day in Rio, and the German Olympians are still waiting for their first medal. It should happen by Wednesday at the latest, as that's when the road cyclists will be competing against the clock. With Tony Martin, the German Cycling Federation (BDR) has a very hot iron in the Olympic flame, and the Swiss Fabian Cancellara is hoping for another gold medal... read more
Cycling: When the Tour de France gets underway in Le Mont-Saint-Michel on Saturday, twelve German riders will be at the start. Four of them are serious contenders, while the other eight will likely have to do mostly support duties. How many German victories will we celebrate? After a cycling boom in Germany thanks to Jan Ullrich and Erik Zabel in the mid-1990s… read more
