Cycling: The 100th edition of the Tour of Italy begins on Friday. We take a detailed look at the favorites for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is at the top of our list. The Colombian is followed by a dozen podium candidates. Who has the best chances? Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is the clear favorite for the overall victory... read more
Richie Porte (BMC) secured the overall victory at the Tour de Romandie with second place in today's time trial. While Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the stage, Australian Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) was still wearing the yellow jersey. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-hansgrohe) unfortunately lost his third place in the overall standings of the Tour de Romandie. The German was in … read more
Cycling: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won the 5th stage of the Tour of the Basque Country and thus took the overall lead. With several riders in close contention ahead of tomorrow's final time trial, an exciting final day is expected. Today, Michael Woods (Cannondale-Drapac) and Louis Meintjes (UAE) put in a tremendous performance... read more
Cycling: The fascination of cycling is fueled by the excitement, the physical performance, and the tactical decisions. Although the industry has become increasingly professional in recent decades, strange things still happen from time to time. Sometimes they're embarrassing, often funny, but always entertaining. The following anecdotes will perhaps still be remembered in a few years... read more
Cycling: Results in cycling are difficult to predict. Nevertheless, there are occasionally winners that even the most experienced experts completely overlooked. That's why we've picked out a few cycling surprises for 2016. There's a whole host of riders from young to old. The greatest success of Mathew Hayman, at almost 38 years old, is an oldie, but a goldie – that age in... read more
