Cycling: Happy Birthday! Team FDJ is celebrating its 20th anniversary. With plenty of momentum and an additional new sponsor, they're heading into the 2018 season – also for Thibaut Pinot and his teammates. Groupama-FDJ continues the tradition. The French cycling team FDJ was founded in Moussy-le-Vieux back in 1997. Marc Madiot's team has thus been around for almost… read more
Cycling: Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) has won the Tour of Lombardy for the second time. The Sicilian broke away on the penultimate climb together with Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and dropped the Frenchman on the descent. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) finished second ahead of Gianni Moscon (Sky). Il Lombardia: The Race of Falling Leaves The Tour of Lombardy… read more
Cycling: The Tour de France and cycling in general are very different from other sports. There's far more than just one winner. Chris Froome (Sky) wasn't the only one who left Paris with a smile on his face after the three-week Tour de France. However, some riders also had to endure disappointments. We introduce them – the… read more
Cycling: The heroes of the Tour de France have completed nine of 21 stages. Much has already happened before the first rest day. We look back, assess all the classifications, and look ahead. Plenty of drama: crashes, disqualification, and time limit failures. Every year, the Tour de France becomes an ordeal for some. Yesterday, on the ninth stage… read more
Cycling: Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) has won the 100th Giro d'Italia! The Dutchman finished second in the thrilling time trial from Monza to Milan, behind his compatriot and stage winner Jos Van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo). He completed the nearly 30 kilometers 84 seconds faster than Nairo Quintana (Movistar). The Colombian thus lost the Maglia Rosa to Tom Dumoulin. Read more …
