Cycling: Hardly anyone expected this at the opening weekend of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup. Briton Grant Ferguson won the second stage of the Afxentia stage race. After 55 kilometers, he crossed the finish line in Lefkara six seconds ahead of Brazilian Henrique Avancini and nine seconds ahead of Stephane Tempier of France. The duel between Annika Langvad and Jolanda Neff went... read more
Cycling: Jolanda Neff of Switzerland and her compatriot Florian Vogel won the first stage of the 19th Afxentia Stage Race. Neff beat Denmark's Annika Langvad by just 1,8 seconds over the five-kilometer race, while Vogel was 12,2 seconds ahead of Frenchman Stephane Tempier. "Oh, wow," Jolanda Neff exclaimed in amazement as she looked at the results. Only 18... read more
Cycling: Overall World Cup winner Jolanda Neff has made a spontaneous decision: The Swiss rider will travel to Cyprus to defend her title at last year's Afxentia stage race. Junior World Champion Simon Andreassen also intends to compete in the Cyprus Sunshine Cup. Meanwhile, another single-track course has been added to the Afxentia. On … read more
Cycling: Cyprus once again looks set to be the starting point for the mountain bike season for a large number of the very best athletes. The fabulous Rabo-Liv duo Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand Prevot have announced their participation in the 2015 Cyprus Sunshine Cup, as have Olympic champion Jaroslav Kulhavy and Eliminator World Champion Kathrin Stirnemann. Bart is also sending... read more
Cycling: Two idols of the Olympic cross-country discipline have announced their participation in the ninth edition of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup next February. Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjaa of Norway and German Manuel Fumic have included the Afxentia stage race in their program. Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjaa, the most successful cross-country and marathon rider of all time, ... read more
