Cycling: Valentin Paret-Peintre won the tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The Frenchman struck from a breakaway one day after the rest day. Second place went to his compatriot Romain Bardet. Paret-Peintre dropped Bardet and won the stage. Stage victory for Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale). The Frenchman won the 142-kilometer stage… read more
Cycling: Nils Politt narrowly missed out on a major upset at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The German finished second behind Slovenian Jan Tratnik at the opening weekend. The race was exciting until the very last second and thus whets the appetite for the upcoming Classics. Nils Politt & Jan Tratnik attack shortly before the finish. The Classics season almost ended badly for the Germans… read more
Cycling: Jan Tratnik won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia. After the second rest day, the Slovenian was part of a 28-strong breakaway group. He eventually managed to escape from this group and, in a surge just before the finish, dropped his last companion, Ben O'Connor. Gaviria infected with coronavirus again. As expected, there were [unclear] incidents at the Giro today… read more
Cycling: Pure excitement on the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. In a heart-stopping finale between the breakaway and the peloton, Niccolò Bonifazio (Total Direct Energie) took the stage win in the sprint. The tragic figure was Jan Tratnik (Bahrain-McLaren), who was caught just meters from the finish line. Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-Nice) continues to lead the general classification… read more
Cycling: Jan Tratnik won the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. The Slovenian secured the second victory of the season for his Bahrain-Merida team. Geraint Thomas (Ineos) achieved a respectable fifth place, his first result of the season. A narrow one-two finish for Slovenia: An outsider won the opening stage of the Tour de Romandie. The prologue, just 3,87 kilometers long… read more
