Cycling: As if cycling several hundred kilometers in just a few days wasn't hard enough. At the Tour Down Under, the heat makes the professionals' daily routine even more difficult. With temperatures sometimes well over 40 degrees Celsius in the shade, the grueling effort is pushed to its limits. Many professionals plunged straight into the sea after finishing the third stage. After the shortened… read more
Cycling: Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) won stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia and thus also took over the Maglia Rosa. The Colombian was put in a perfect position by his teammates using a crosswind relay. Rüdiger Selig (Bora-hansgrohe) finished second ahead of Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo). André Greipel lost ground – as did most of the general classification contenders – … read more
Cycling: The 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia 2017 simply wouldn't be complete without them: the riders from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. A total of twelve riders from these three countries will be at the start on Friday. What are their starting numbers, tasks, and chances? Without stars: Bora-hansgrohe goes stage hunting in Italy. Team Bora-hansgrohe will be competing with… read more
Cycling: Rüdiger Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe) narrowly missed his first victory of the season today. After 190,9 kilometers, the Berlin native was only beaten in the sprint by Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen (Orica-Scott). In the race around the Spanish port city of Almeria, a peloton reduced to 29 riders crossed the finish line together. Among them were Jasha… read more
Cycling: Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) has just won stage 16 of the Vuelta a España, celebrating the biggest success of his career. The Luxembourger prevailed in a largely uneventful race against the two German professionals Rüdiger Selig (Bora-Argon 18) and Nikias Arndt (Giant-Alpecin). There were no changes in the overall standings. For a change… read more
