Cycling: The 2015 Tour Méditerranéen (or Tour of the Mediterranean) will unfortunately not take place. The stage race on the French Mediterranean coast, originally scheduled for February 12-14, has now been canceled due to financial problems and disputes. Organizer LNC announced today that financial tensions have led to the decision to... read more
Briton Stephen Cummings (BMC) maintained his lead on the final stage of the Tour Méditerranéen from Bandol to Toulon. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag192R-La Mondiale) snatched the stage victory after 2 kilometers. The Frenchman, who also won in Toulon last year, once again benefited from the six-kilometer climb to the finish and won solo ahead of... read more
The third day of the Tour Méditerranéen was dominated by two stages. In the morning, John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) celebrated a hat trick. After 63 hectic kilometers, he was faster in the bunch sprint than Italian Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF) and Norwegian Thor Hushovd (BMC). As had been the case the day before, the breakaway riders had... read more
John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) celebrated again on the second stage of the Tour Méditerranéen. This time, he beat Yannick Martinez (Europcar) and Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne-Seche Environnement). On the 170-kilometer stage from Cadolive to Rousset, the Petit Galibier, a first-place climb, awaited just 25 kilometers from the finish. read more
John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) celebrated his first victory of the 2014 season at the end of the first stage of the Tour Méditerranéen. He beat Danilo Napolitano (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF) in the bunch sprint after 196 kilometers from Argelès-sur-Mer to Montagnac. It was the team's sixth win of the season. In mild temperatures... read more
