Cycling: Even after the Deutschland Tour, German cycling continues to attract attention. This Sunday, André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) won the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. Pascal Ackermann (Bora-hansgrohe) celebrated twice in a row. The German champion won the one-day races Brussels Cycling Classic and GP de Fourmies. André Greipel leaves his successor... read more
Cycling: It got really close again! Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) won the final stage of the Tour of Britain today. He almost snatched the overall victory from Lars Boom (LottoNL-Jumbo) – if it hadn't been for his punishment on the second stage. Lars Boom repeats 2011 success. In the end, Lars Boom celebrated. The Dutchman... read more
Cycling: It wasn't boring today at the Tour of Britain. Although the second stage ended in an expected bunch sprint, the jury made its important decisions only after the race – and rightly so! Edvald Boasson Hagen won the stage, but was then relegated. Things got even worse for Taylor Phinney, who was immediately disqualified. Elia… read more
Cycling: André Greipel appears to be back on form just in time for the Road World Championships in Doha. In the first stage of the Tour of Britain, the German champion prevailed in a sprint against Australian Caleb Ewan of Orica-BikeExchange and Ramon Sinkeldam (Giant-Alpecin). Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and Elia Viviani (Team Sky) were unable to finish after a crash on the last lap… read more
Cycling: The final day of the Tour of Britain comprised two stages. First, an 8-kilometer time trial took place in the British capital, before the sprinters once again had a chance to demonstrate their skills on a circuit. The time trial was entirely Bradley Wiggins' (Sky) champion, who averaged almost 54 kilometers per hour... read more
