Cycling Highlights: Jan Ullrich won Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games. He and his teammates Andreas Klöden and Alexander Vinokourov dominated the road race – even though the Olympics are usually for national teams, not sponsor teams. Ullrich crowned himself… read more
Cycling Highlights: Winning a stage of the Tour de France while wearing the yellow jersey is something special. Fabian Cancellara achieved this in 2007. Cancellara captured yellow in the prologue. Fabian Cancellara has won eight stages of the Tour de France in his career, seven of them in time trials. But his most valuable and impressive… read more
Cycling Highlights: Philippe Gilbert has experienced a lot in his career. After outstanding years, things were quiet around him for many seasons. But in 2017, he suddenly returned to the top of the world rankings and sensationally won the Tour of Flanders. Gilbert was in a career low. 2011 was Philippe Gilbert's year. Back then, he was able to… read more
Cycling Highlights: Andy Schleck has been a defining figure at the Tour de France for many years. His duels with Alberto Contador are particularly memorable. But at the 2011 Tour de France, he had to contend with Cadel Evans. Andy Schleck had to risk everything. After Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour victory, Andy Schleck can retrospectively claim to be… read more
Cycling Highlights: Chris Froome won the 2018 Giro d'Italia. This result was hardly surprising. But how it came about impressed everyone. The decisive moment was the 18th stage – exactly two years ago today. Froome's back was against the wall. When Chris Froome announced his participation in the 2018 Giro d'Italia, fans were almost unanimous: The… read more
