Cycling: Colombian Carlos Betancur (Ag2R La Mondiale), who won the Paris-Nice race this spring, will most likely miss his start in the Tour de France. Initially, it was suspected that he might have visa issues. However, this suspicion turned out not to be true. In fact, the team had already received all... read more
This year's final stage of the Race to the Sun ended on the beach promenade in Nice and was certainly a hit with the local fans. Arthur Vichot (FDJ.fr), the reigning French champion, prevailed in a thrilling finale. José Rojas (Movistar) finished second, ahead of Cyril Gautier (Europcar). The overall victory... read more
After Dutchman Tom Jelte Slagter (Garmin-Sharp) lost all chances of a top finish in the overall standings yesterday shortly before the end of the stage, he took revenge today with an impressive victory, his second in Paris-Nice. Slagter beat Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) to second and third place. The 195-kilometer... read more
The sixth stage of the Race to the Sun ended with the same winner as the fifth stage of the day. The result was nevertheless different. Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) found himself in his element on the steep climb to the finish in Fayence after 221 kilometers, beating not only the reigning world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Zdenek Stybar... read more
The fifth stage of Paris-Nice once again offered a thrilling finale. At the end, Colombian Carlos Betancur (Ag2R-La Mondiale) had the best legs and prevailed ahead of his breakaway companions Bob Jungels (Trek Factory Racing) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana). Briton Geraint Thomas (Sky) finished with the peloton and defended the yellow jersey. read more
