Cycling: Team Katusha-Alpecin has undergone a transformation. The groundwork for this was laid twelve months ago. With the sponsorship of Alpecin, the team management secured a German partner. In addition, they obtained a UCI license from Switzerland. Four more German-speaking riders – Reto Hollenstein, Tony Martin, Rick Zabel, and Marco Mathis – joined Marco Haller and Nils… read more
Who's? November 22, 2017: Ilnur Zakarin is fueling the Grand Tour hopes of Russian cycling fans. The now 28-year-old finally broke through in 2015. He can already look back on a successful, yet troubled, youth. Now he is expected to deliver success, especially at the Tour de France. The forgotten doping past of the junior European champion Ilnur Zakarin was… read more
Cycling: Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) has once again proven that he is arguably the strongest climber at the Vuelta a España, alongside Chris Froome (Sky). The Colombian managed to break away from the favorites on the short queen stage and reel in all the breakaway riders. Behind him, Chris Froome (Sky) easily defended the red jersey. Fast start. Today's stage was… read more
Cycling: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) won the penultimate stage of the 2017 Giro d'Italia. The Frenchman prevailed in the sprint of a five-man breakaway 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) survived perhaps the toughest race of his career. The Dutchman was likely struggling with gastrointestinal problems during stage 16 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 close the remaining gap… read more
