Interview: Michel Koch rode for two years on Team Cannondale alongside Ivan Basso and Peter Sagan. In 2015, the Wuppertal native will be captain of Team Rad-net ROSE. Velomotion spoke exclusively with Koch about his World Tour experiences and his goals for the 2015 season. Michel, you left home at the age of 15 to attend a sports boarding school in Cottbus... read more
Slovenian Luka Mezgec (Giant-Shimano) also won the third sprint finish of the Tour of Catalonia. In Valls, he took a commanding victory after 220 kilometers, ahead of Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2R-La Mondiale). The stage had been dominated by an eight-man leading group, which dominated the race until the finale... read more
The sixth stage of the Race to the Sun ended with the same winner as the fifth stage of the day. The result was nevertheless different. Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) found himself in his element on the steep climb to the finish in Fayence after 221 kilometers, beating not only the reigning world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Zdenek Stybar... read more
