Cycling: Everything has an end. At some point, every professional cyclist will compete in their last Tour de France. While we already know that Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) won't attempt the Grand Boucle again, we can only speculate about other riders. Four other professionals could arrive on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for the last time on Sunday... read more
Cycling: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe) won the second stage of the 2018 Tour de France. The world champion won the sprint of a small group following a mass crash. Among those involved in the crash was overall leader Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors). Sylvain Chavanel rides alone. After the exciting opening stage, the second … read more
The queen of the classics. The Hell of the North. Or simply Paris-Roubaix. The race in northeastern France has many names and almost as many stories. Who will add their own to these this year will be revealed on Sunday. So far, only one thing is certain. And that's the same every year. The pavement is mercilessly stripped away from the... read more
This year, the Vuelta a España will once again expand its WorldTour field with four second-division teams. Today, the Swiss team IAM, led by Sylvain Chavanel, Heinrich Haussler, and Roger Kluge; the South African outfit MTN-Qhubeka, led by Gerald Ciolek and Linus Gerdemann; and the teams Cofidis and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA received the corresponding... read more
Milan-San Remo, the first monument of the season, is on the menu for the classics hunters tomorrow. A year ago, after a cleverly ridden finale, Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) prevailed ahead of Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing). For the Cologne native, the race, which was held in extremely adverse conditions, thus held the greatest... read more
