Cycling: Simon Spilak (Katusha-Alpecin) secured victory on the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse after an outstanding performance, securing the yellow jersey. The Slovenian benefited from an impressive performance by teammate Rein Taaramae. Jon Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) finished second, ahead of Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale-Drapac). In the overall standings... read more
Cycling: Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) has won the sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Italian broke away on the final climb and managed to hold on to a narrow lead to the finish. Overall leader Damiano Caruso (BMC) lost 15 seconds to the stage winner and lost the yellow jersey to him. Both are now tied for first and second place. The Swiss rider Mathias … read more
Cycling: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) won the penultimate stage of the 2017 Giro d'Italia. The Frenchman prevailed in a sprint from a five-man group, ahead of Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida). Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) and Nairo Quintana (Movistar) were also in this group. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) crossed the finish line 15 seconds later. … read more
Cycling: Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) has survived perhaps the most difficult race of his career. The Dutchman was likely struggling with gastrointestinal problems during the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia. He lost 2:16 minutes to the strong stage winner Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida). The defending champion attacked on the final climb and was able to take the remaining... read more
Cycling: The 100th edition of the Tour of Italy begins on Friday. We take a detailed look at the favorites for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is at the top of our list. The Colombian is followed by a dozen podium candidates. Who has the best chances? Nairo Quintana (Movistar) is the clear favorite for the overall victory... read more
