Cyclingnews Latest Race Resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/racesLatest Race Results from Cyclingnews.comen30http://cdn.assets.cyclingnews.com/201412151540/media/img/png2x/cn-logo.pnghttp://www.cyclingnews.com/racesCyclingnews Latest Race ResultsIM Sports Gen - v0.01Copyright Immediate Media Company Ltd.Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:00:05 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/deutschland-tour-2019/stage-1/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/deutschland-tour-2019/stage-1/resultsDeutschland Tour: Pascal Ackermann wins stage 1 <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/deutschland-tour-2019/stage-1/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:04:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-6/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-6/resultsVuelta a Espana: Jesus Herrada wins stage 6 <p>It was a day of firsts at the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Vuelta a España</a>, <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/jesus-herrada-lopez?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Jesús Herrada</a> (Cofidis) taking his debut success in a Grand Tour when he jumped clear of fellow breakaway Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida) inside the final kilometre of the stage six finale on the Ares del Maestrat climb. Teuns, though, also pulled off a huge coup, moving into the red jersey thanks to Astana’s decision not to defend Miguel Ángel López’s lead and, just as significantly, to the Belgian’s power on the final ascent, which saw off his main rival for red, Ineos’s David De La Cruz.</p> <p>The stage was, unfortunately, also notable for a number of high-profile abandons as the result of a mid-stage crash. EF Education First were the team most affected. Their leader Rigoberto Urán and climber Hugh Carthy were forced out of the race, the Colombian suffering a broken collar-bone. The incident also resulted in the abandon of Nicolas Roche (Sunweb), the Vuelta leader for three days, and CCC’s Victor De La Parte.</p> <p>Following the crash, which involved a significant number of riders in the peloton, Astana eased off with their pace-setting, which allowed the advantage of the 11-man breakaway to grow. In addition to Herrada, Teuns and De La Cruz, this group also contained David de la Cruz, Gianluca Brambilla (Trek-Segafredo), Pawel Poljanski (Bora-Hansgrohe), Dorian Godon (AG2R La Mondiale), Tejay van Garderen (EF Education First), Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ), Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Tsgabu Grmay (Mitchelton-Scott) and Robert Gesink (Jumbo-Visma).<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Astana held the group’s leading to around four minutes until the penultimate climb, the third-category Puerto de Culla, then let it steadily drift out, clearly under orders to allow one of the breakaways to have an unexpected prize.</p> <p>Up ahead, Grmay hit out on his own on the Culla, crossing it with a lead of 20 seconds. On the descent, misfortune struck EF Education First again, as van Garderen went down heavily on a sweeping right-hand bend. The American lay under a bush near the roadside for some time, but did manage to remount and finish the stage after receiving treatment.</p> <p>Nelson Oliveira bridged across to Grmay with 20km remaining, the pair maintaining a lead of 30 seconds as they started up the final third-category ascent to the finish. The nine riders behind them held fire until four kilometres from home, when Frenchman Armirail launched an attack that was countered by Teuns, with Herrada quick to jump onto the Belgian’s wheel. More significantly, De La Cruz, 11 seconds ahead of Teuns on GC, didn’t make any move to respond.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-6/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:08:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-5/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-5/resultsVuelta a Espana: Madrazo wins stage 5 summit finish <p>Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) claimed a dramatic victory on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España when he forged clear of breakaway companions Jetse Bol (Burgos-BH) and José Herrada (Cofidis) in the final kilometre of the Alto de Javalambre.</p> <p>A little further down the road, the first summit finish of the Vuelta saw Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) move back into the overall lead thanks to his forceful attack with 3km remaining. The Colombian ripped clear of a fragmenting group of favourites to place 4th on the stage, 47 seconds behind Madrazo, to divest Nicolas Roche of the maillot rojo.</p> <p>World champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) delivered solid displays on the 11km ascent and limited their losses on Lopez to 12 seconds, but it was a more trying afternoon for Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott), who each conceded more than 50 seconds to their compatriot on the upper reaches of the climb.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>“The beginning of the climb was a bit fast but I always felt good,” Lopez said. “I waited to attack when the leaders were on their own. I went when it was only Roglic and Valverde, to see how they would react and because I like to put on a show when I have the legs to make people enjoy. When I saw I was going solo, I just went all in.”</p> <p>With seven more summit finishes to come before the finish in Madrid, the plot of this Vuelta remains resolutely unwritten, and there have already been twists aplenty in the opening phase of the race.</p> <p>Madrazo’s remarkable victory here was a case in point, as his challenge looked on the brink of unravelling for much of the final hour. The Spaniard was almost being knocked off by his own team car with 24km remaining, and he then betrayed immediate signs of suffering once the three escapees hit the base of the final climb with almost 8 minutes in hand on the red jersey group.</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-5/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:55:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-4/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-4/resultsVuelta a Espana: Jakobsen wins stage 4 in El Puig <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/fabio-jakobsen?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Fabio Jakobsen</a> ( <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/deceuninck-quickstep?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Deceuninck-QuickStep</a>) won stage 4 of the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Vuelta a España</a>, triumphing in the second bunch sprint of the race in El Puig. The Dutch champion edged out stage 2 winner Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) by millimetres on the line. Max Walscheid (Team Sunweb) was third across the line, but was later relegated to the back of the peloton after the race jury reviewed the sprint. Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) was awarded third place, though his teammate Juan Sebastian Molano was relegated from 10th place.</p> <p>In the end, the difference was made on one of the roundabouts on the run-in to El Puig, with Bennett taking the long way around one just over a kilometre from the finish.</p> <p>While he fought his way back to the front, Jakobsen enjoyed an armchair ride from the Deceuninck-QuickStep train, who had a comparatively easy run-in as teammate Rémi Cavagna went on the attack in the final 10km.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Lead-out man extraordinaire Max Richeze dropped Jakobsen off with 150 metres to go, with the Dutchman starting out comfortably ahead of his rivals. Further back, Bennett switched from Luka Mezgec's (Mitchelton-Scott) wheel in order to chase down Jakobsen.</p> <p>In the end, Bennett ran out of road, with the 22-year-old Jakobsen hanging on to take his first Grand Tour stage victory by the narrowest of margins. A couple of bike lengths back, Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) was back in the mix, taking fourth place.</p> <p>"I knew [I had won] when I saw guys from the team cheering," said Jakobsen after the stage. "I threw the bike for the line and couldn't see because I closed my eyes and Sam was close to me. I'm so happy to take the win.</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-4/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:18:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-3/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-3/resultsVuelta a Espana: Bennett wins stage 3 <p>Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) claimed victory on stage 3 of the Vuelta a Espana, beating Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) in a bunch sprint in Alicante.</p> <p>The Irish champion, who won three stages of the recent BinckBank Tour, collected his 12th win of the season with a convincing sprint in his first Grand Tour of 2019, after missing out on selection for the Giro d'Italia.<br> He latched onto Theuns' wheel as Trek took over from Sunweb in the home straight, and put clear daylight in between as he sprinted clear in the final 200 metres.</p> <p>Mezgec made a late charge to overhaul Jon Aberasturi (Caja Rural) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Merida), while Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-QuickStep) settled for seventh behind his lead-out man Max Richeze.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Jakobsen's legs were, perhaps, dulled by the category-3 climb that topped out just under 40km from the line and where he was dropped. The Dutchman made it back into the peloton for the finale, but that wasn't the case for Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates), who'd crashed on the opening day and called off his chase just over 10km from home.</p> <p>Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb), another Irishman, finished safely in the peloton to retain the overall lead of the race.</p> <p>"I can't tell you how relieved I am with that. I felt so bad yesterday – I can't tell you how bad my legs were," Bennett said.</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-3/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:29:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-4/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-4/resultsDygert-Owen wins the Colorado Classic <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/chloe-dygert?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Chloe Dygert-Owen</a> (<a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/sho-air-twenty20?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Sho-Air Twenty20</a>) soloed to her fourth straight stage at the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Colorado Classics</a> to make it a clean sweep for the week and seal the final overall title. The American rider made it four-from-four with a decisive attack with 5km to go to leave her breakaway companion <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/Janelle-cole?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Janelle Cole</a> (LUX-Flexential) and take a memorable win. As well as the four stage wins, and the GC, <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/chloe-dygert?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Dygert-Owen</a> won every jersey going at the event. </p> <p>Cole hung on to take a well-deserved second place on the stage after she initiated the winning move, while Emma White (Rally UHC Cycling) finished at the front of the chasing bunch to take third on the day.</p> <p>Aside from the four stage wins and the overall victory, Dygert-Owen also took home the jerseys for best young rider, sprint classification and mountains classification.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>"We had a different role to play today in the race,” Dygert-Owen told <em>Cyclingnews</em> in the finishing straight. “It would be Jen [Valente] for the sprint, or if I got off I got off, or any other teammates, too. So it was a perfect way to end the week, and a perfect send-off for our teammate Allie [Dragoo] as her retirement.</p> <p>"I kind of forgot that there was a sprint there, so I kind of lucked out," Dygert-Owen said. "And then again I looked back and everyone was hanging their heads again, so I decided to just send it. But then it came back and Janelle [Cole] put in an awesome attack and I just went with that and rode with her for alap. I had good legs so I went for it again."</p> <p>For Cole's part, the 22-year-old was happy to have made the winning move with the race's strongest rider.</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-4/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 20:32:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-2/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-2/resultsVuelta a Espana: Quintana wins stage 2 <p>Nairo Quintana (Movistar) laid down a huge marker on stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espana with a fine solo stage win in Calpe. The Movistar leader attacked with just over 3km to go from an elite group of six and held off a late charge to win ahead of Nicholas Roche (Team Sunweb) and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma).</p> <p>The six-man group formed with around 20km remaining on a stage that many predicted would end in a bunch sprint. The key move was sparked by a joint attack from Roche and Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton Scott) with the pair quickly joined by Quintana, Rigoberto Uran (EF Education First), Roglic, and Fabio Aru (UAE Team Emirates). The group of six was too strong for a chase that was lead by race leader Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) who was left isolated after a punishing stage.</p> <p>As the leaders slowly built on their advantage the fight went out of the Lopez group, with the advantage slipping to almost 40 seconds at the finish line. Quintana’s attack with 3km to go was well-timed and perfectly executed. Nieve and Roglic both looked to mount a chase but the Colombian had more than enough in the tank to hold on for his second Grand Tour stage win of the season.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Roche claimed a well-deserved second place that saw him move into the race lead by two seconds ahead of Quintana with Uran a further six seconds down. Lopez has fallen to fifth at 33 seconds.<em><br></em></p> <p>After two stages this Vuelta has proved to be to anything but predictable but Quintana has at least shown that he has the intent to contest for the overall standings. Lopez wasn't the only rider caught out on a day of intense drama. Wilco Kelderman, Esteban Chaves, Rafal Majka, and David De La Cruz all lost varying degrees of time.</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>After yesterday's dramatic team time trial, the start of stage 2 was dominated by the riders and the entire Vuelta a Espana holding a minute's silence as they paid their respects to Bjorg Lambrecht, who tragically lost his life at the Tour de Pologne just a few weeks ago. His Lotto Soudal teammates, still raw from their loss, were intent on putting in a performance for the late Belgian and it was Sander Armée who made it into the main breakaway of the day. He was joined by Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), and eventually Willie Smit (Katusha-Alpecin), and Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) as the four riders established a lead of almost seven minutes over the early climbs.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-2/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:47:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/euroeyes-cyclassics-hamburg-2019/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/euroeyes-cyclassics-hamburg-2019/resultsViviani wins EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/elia-viviani?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Elia Viviani</a> (<a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/deceuninck-quickstep?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Deceuninck-QuickStep</a>) claimed his third straight <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/euroeyes-cyclassics-hamburg-2019/results?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">EuroEyes Cyclassics</a> victory in Hamburg on Sunday, taking out the bunch sprint ahead of Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Dimension Data).</p> <p>The European champion timed his surge to perfection, waiting patiently as teammate Michael Morkov set a blistering pace into the final 200m then surged with such force that no one could come around.</p> <p>A hot and sunny late summer day welcomed the peloton to the 216km with a start and finish in Hamburg. In the relatively flat lands of northern Germany, decent climbs are hard to find, but this race always includes four times up the Waseberg - a 700m climb but with a gradient up to 9.7 per cent gradient. All four climbs come in roughly the last third of the race, with the final one only 8 km before finish. However, the race traditionally ends in a bunch sprint, as it did again today.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Four riders got away early and after 50km had a lead of over ten minutes with Gijs Van Hoecke (CCC), Jose Goncalves (Katusha-Alpecin), Alex Frame (Trek-Segafredo) and Igor Boev (Gazprom-RusVelo) part of the group.</p> <p>Frame couldn't keep up with his companions and was the first to fall back. The remaining trio fought hard but had no chance against the sprinters' teams. The gap fell dramatically, down to 2:30 with 40km still to go.</p> <p>Their time was over on Waseberg as various riders, including Bora-hansgrohe's Peter Sagan, attempted to get away, but no one was allowed to stay away.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/euroeyes-cyclassics-hamburg-2019/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:01:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-4/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-4/resultsVos wins Ladies Tour of Norway <p>Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) has repeated last year's success at the Ladies Tour of Norway, winning three consecutive stages and the race overall again. On the final stage from the Svinesund bridge to Halden, Vos opened her sprint early and took the lead, winning stage 4 ahead of Marta Bastianelli (Team Virtu Cycling) and Ilaria Sanguineti (Valcar Cylance).</p> <p>By winning the final stage in the yellow jersey, Vos obviously also is the overall race winner, 29 seconds ahead of Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) and 41 seconds ahead of Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb). Additionally, Vos takes the lead in the UCI Women's WorldTour ranking.</p> <p>"It was a long stage, but there was so much action that it was really fast," Vos said on the race podium. "First and foremost, it was about being safe in the general classification. But when we got to the final lap and I still was in a good position, we decided also to go for the sprint. The team did a perfect job all day to keep me fresh and safe, so I had something left in the tank and wanted to give my all on the finish."<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <h2>How it happened</h2> <p>At 156.2 kilometres, stage 4 was the longest of the race. Starting at the Norwegian-Swedish border on the Svinesund bridge, the rolling parcours wound its way back and forth between the two countries, with two classified climbs, a seven-kilometre gravel section, and two intermediate sprints as well as a special border sprint at the final border crossing back into Norway where almost four laps of a technical circuit in Halden that included many turns and a short cobblestone section concluded the stage.</p> <p>15 riders did not start or abandoned during the stage, feeling the effects of yesterday's crashes. At the first intermediate sprint, Emilie Moberg (Team Virtu Cycling) took full points, securing the green points jersey for herself. Soraya Paladin (Alé Cipollini) did the same on the first classified climb to win the polka-dot mountain jersey.</p> <p>Ursa Pintar (BTC City Ljubljana) got away solo on the second classified climb after 60 km and held a lead of up to 1:10 minutes, but the Slovenian was reeled in with 70 km to go. Next to break away were Diana Peñuela (Alé Cipollini), Margarita Victoria Garcia (Movistar Team), and Silvia Pollicini (Valcar Cylance). This trio was 1:40 minutes ahead at the special border sprint with 55 km to go, won by Garcia. Parkhotel Valkenburg of stage 1 winner Lorena Wiebes closed the gap to less than a minute at the 40-kilometre mark, and ten kilometres later the breakaway was reeled in.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-4/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:19:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/post-danmark-rundt-tour-of-denmark-2019/stage-5/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/post-danmark-rundt-tour-of-denmark-2019/stage-5/resultsMerlier wins final Tour of Denmark stage <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/post-danmark-rundt-tour-of-denmark-2019/stage-5/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:13:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lavenir-2019/stage-10/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lavenir-2019/stage-10/resultsFoss wins overall Tour de l'Avenir <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lavenir-2019/stage-10/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:42:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-3/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-3/resultsColorado Classic: Dygert-Owen completes hat-trick on stage 3 <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/chloe-dygert?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Chloe Dygert-Owen</a> (<a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/sho-air-twenty20?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Sho-Air Twenty20</a>) stunned the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Colorado Classic</a> peloton once again with an unanswerable solo attack in the final lap of the Golden circuit during stage 3. Already in the race lead, the American put further distance between herself and the rest of the field, finishing five seconds ahead of teammate Jennifer Valente and Rebecca Wiasak (Fearless Femme) to take her third consecutive stage win in as many days.</p> <p>It appeared that Dygert-Owen was simply sprinting for the final QOM points at the start of the final lap, but when the chasing field eased up, she put her head down and continued to power through to open up, at one point, a 35-second gap. Despite visibly suffering in the final kilometre, Dygert-Owen dug deep to hold off the chase group and extend her overall race lead.</p> <p>"It was kind of an on-the-fly decision," Dygert-Owen said of her attack. "I had that gap and I looked back and saw some heads hanging, so I was thinking I would keep it going as long as I could. I knew Jen [Valente] was back there getting ready for the sprint, so I knew either way we were going to have a solid sprint. It just really worked out well for us."<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Dygert-Owen's advantage fell down to less than 10 seconds in the final 5km, but the three-time track team pursuit world champion bore down once more and had enough left to hold off the field.<br><br> "I had the radio on and I could hear the team behind me just telling me to keep going," she said. "I had Mari in the car and tons of cheering. That’s what really kept me going. And also hearing the 5k, 2k, 1k to go, that really helped. I’m a track rider, so…"</p> <h2>How it unfolded</h2> <p>At 102.5km, stage 3 in Golden was the longest of the four-day race. The stage started in downtown, went past – and under, via a tunnel – the Coors brewery.</p> <p>The stage featured three intermediate sprints across the start/finish line and one QOM was on offer at 88.2km.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colorado-classic-2019/stage-3/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 21:04:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-1/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-1/resultsVuelta a Espana: Astana win team time trial <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/astana-pro-team?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Astana</a> put in a thoroughly dominant and mistake-free ride to win the opening team time trial at the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Vuelta a Espana</a>. The men in black and blue finished the 13.4km course in a time of 14:51 to win ahead of Deceuninck-QuickStep and Team Sunweb. The win put <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/miguel-angel-lopez?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">Miguel Angel Lopez</a> in the first leader’s jersey of this year’s race after he crossed the line ahead of his teammates.</p> <p>Deceuninck-QuickStep pushed Astana all the way and may have edged the win had it not been for a poorly parked Jumbo-Visma car. The Belgian team were forced to check their line and then lost two riders on the final corner as they looked to keep their rhythm. They crossed the line just two seconds down on Astana.</p> <p>Jumbo-Visma’s terrible day didn’t stop there. The Dutch team were the favourites to win the stage and they were in contention until a crash took down several of their squad – including pre-race favourite Primoz Roglic – just after the intermediate check. Roglic battled through despite visible cuts on his left side but his GC chances were dealt a significant blow with close to 50 seconds lost to Lopez.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Astana came into the Vuelta a Espana with a squad built around Lopez but they had to wait until the sun began to set in Spain before their time trial began. Before then, Dimension Data and a strong-looking EF Education First had taken control of the race with the American team looking particularly impressive. They set a time of 14:58 and were the first squad to dip under fifteen minutes in a throwback to their last Grand Tour TTT win at the Giro in 2012.</p> <p>However, when Astana began on the route it was clear that the team containing Lopez, Fuglsang and Luis Leon Sanchez were on a mission. While Sunweb had already nudged EF-Education First off the top stop, Astana were setting a blistering pace through the first time check. They were fastest by six seconds, ahead of Groupama-FDJ at the intermediate check and continued to dominate to the line.</p> <p>Jumbo-Visma’s day was a catalogue of errors. They lost Sepp Kuss early on to a mechanical but dragged themselves back into contention with a respectable time in the first check. Then, on a slight rise and left-hand corner, they rode through a short wet patch. One rider then rode onto the white line and at that point seemed to lose control. When he tumbled he took several riders down with him, including Roglic. The Dutch squad, with Tony Martin at the helm, mounted a comeback as they began to regroup but the damage was already done by the time they eventually crossed the line in 18th place.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2019/stage-1/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:37:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-nouvelle-acquitane-2019/stage-4/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-nouvelle-acquitane-2019/stage-4/resultsCosnefroy wins Tour du Limousin 2019 <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-nouvelle-acquitane-2019/stage-4/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:41:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-3/resultshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-3/resultsLadies Tour of Norway: Vos wins stage 3 <p>Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) has won her second consecutive stage of the Ladies Tour of Norway. When she attacked with eight kilometres to go on the first ascent of the 1400-metre finishing climb to Fredriksten Fortress, only Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) could follow, and the two riders worked well together on the final lap before a tactical climb to the finish.</p> <p>Vos forced Rivera into the lead and then launched her sprint with 200 metres to go, winning the stage five seconds ahead of Rivera. Demi Vollering (Parkhotel Valkenburg) finished third, 11 seconds down. Vos now holds a lead of 19 seconds ahead of the final stage 4.</p> <p>"The race went just as we had hoped for," CCC-Liv sports director Jeroen Blijlevens explained the team's tactics. "We wanted to strike on the first time up the finishing climb that was raced twice. Marianne was to attack there and see who could follow. The goal was to take time on the competition as over thirty riders were still at ten seconds before the stage."<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1567486805" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <h2>How it happened</h2> <p>Stage 3 covered 125 km starting in Moss and finishing at Fredriksten Fortress overlooking the town of Halden. Most of the stage wasn't particularly challenging with only one classified climb on the way, but the finish in Halden packed a punch as riders had to climb to Fredriksten Fortress twice in the last nine kilometres.</p> <p>Shannon Malseed (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) attacked after 15 km and was let go by the peloton, settling in for a long solo breakaway. Local rider Emilie Moberg (Team Virtu Cycling) picked up three points at the first intermediate sprint to defend her green points jersey while Malseed's advantage grew more and more.</p> <p>50 km into the stage, the 24-year-old Australian was almost six minutes ahead of the peloton – but as Malseed was 9:36 minutes behind Vos in the general classification before the stage, the race lead was not in danger.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/ladies-tour-of-norway-2019/stage-3/results/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_report">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:10:00 +0000