Cycling: Even after the Deutschland Tour, German cycling continues to make a name for itself. Today, Sunday, André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) won the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe) celebrated two victories. The German champion won the one-day races Brussels Cycling Classic and GP de Fourmies. André Greipel leaves his successor… read more
Cycling: It was a close call! Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) won the final stage of the Tour of Britain today. He almost snatched the overall victory from Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo) – if it hadn't been for his penalty on the second stage. Lars Boom repeats his 2011 success. In the end, Lars Boom celebrated. The Dutchman… read more
Cycling: There was no shortage of action at the Tour of Britain today. While the second stage ended in an expected mass sprint, the jury made some significant decisions after the race – and rightly so! Edvald Boasson Hagen won the stage but was subsequently relegated. Even worse was the situation for Taylor Phinney, who was immediately disqualified. Elia… read more
Cycling: Just in time for the Road World Championships in Doha, André Greipel seems to be getting back into form. On the first stage of the Tour of Britain, the German champion prevailed in the sprint against Australian Caleb Ewan of Orica-BikeExchange and Ramon Sinkeldam (Giant-Alpecin). Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky) were unable to recover after a crash on the final sprint… read more
Cycling: The final day of the Tour of Britain comprised two stages. First, an 8-kilometer time trial was held in the capital of Great Britain, before the sprinters had another chance to showcase their skills on a circuit. The time trial was entirely dominated by Bradley Wiggins (Sky), who averaged almost 54 kilometers per hour… read more
