Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floor's) beats (Team Sky) Ellia Viviani to win stage one #Vuelta de San Juan, Argentina.
2017 Vuelta a San Juan: Fernando Gaviria beats Ellia Viviani to win First opening stage, Argentina.
Stage one finish was marred up with final change of race route finishing which saw some riders go left and some swing right, the organisers dint inform the coaches and officials that there was a slight change in the finishing.
The Vuelta de San Juan race is now been classify to a UCI race since the cancellation of Tour de San Luis, the Vuelta a San Juan had some big names in peleton which had manny world tour riders like Tom Boonen, Ella Viviani and Bauke Mollema. The race was brought down to a bunch finish after the misled of some riders into the finish: the first stage brought the battle to the line between (Italian) Team Sky Ellia Viviani and (Colombia) Quick-Step Floor's Fernando Gaviria who eventually won the spirit of the two of them while (Nippo Vini Fantini) Nicolas Marini wrap up third place in the first opening stage of #Vuelta De San Luis.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) wins final stage six #Santos Tour Down Under as (BMC) Richie Porte seals overrall title Adelaide, Australia 2017.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) closed out the best week of his career with his fourth stage win at the Tour Down Under.
The Australian won the final stage ahead of World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Marko Kump (Team UAE Abu Dhabi).
Porte sets down Tour de France marker with home win as Ewan celebrates sprint whitewash at the Tour Down Under, Chaves remains coy on Tour de France ride.
Tour Down Under: Sagan-inspired McCarthy steals final day podium Tour Down Under stage 6 highlights – Video Ewan wasn’t the only Australian to celebrate with Richie Porte (BMC Racing) safely crossing the line to win the Tour Down Under for the fist time in his career. Ewan and Porte were the only riders to win stages of this year’s race with the BMC leader dominating at Paracombe and Willunga, while Ewan closed out all four sprint stages.
The battle for the GC went down to the wire with regards to the rest of the podium, with Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) winning a mid-stage time bonus that bumped him ahead of Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) and into third.
Esteban Chaves finished second in the overall, 48 seconds down on the unstoppable Porte. The final stage, however, belonged to Ewan who has already crossed the line first in seven races this year, four of them at the WorldTour level.
The 22-year-old was simply too good for the opposition once more on the final stage, and after another strong leadout from Orica Scott he held off the last desperate challenge from Peter Sagan.
The World Champion, not a natural bunch sprinter, has nevertheless been Ewan’s closest competitor throughout the week and although he is still searching for his first win of 2017, he is conscious that bigger goals lie ahead this spring. His Bora team do leave Adelaide with something to celebrate after Sagan led McCarthy out for an intermediate sprint.
The time bonus gained was enough to help McCarthy jump into third overall.
How it happened
The two-hour Criterium in central Adelaide involved a number of subplots.
Although Porte had to only stay upright to win the final podium positions, and the King of the Mountains competition were far from over.
It was little surprise then to see Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) power clear soon after the start. The former Giro d’Italia podium finisher was wearing the KOM jersey but needed to take home points in order to permanently wrestle the jersey from Porte.
The Belgian swung clear with and Gianluca Brambilla (Quick - Step Floors). The pair worked well together, leading the peloton through the opening laps before the bunch finally reacted as the intermediate sprint, and McCarthy’s chances of a podium were before the KOM points. And it was Sagan who turned leadout man, helping his Australian teammate to edge out Ewan.
De Gendt would have his glory though, with Adam Hansen delivering him to the line to take the crucial KOM points. A brief let-up in pace saw Johannes Frohlinger (Team Sunweb).
Ben O'Connor (Dimension Data), Jaco Venter (Dimension Data), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Francois Bidard (AG2R La Mondiale), and Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors) go clear. The Kiwi – making the break for the third time in as many days, was once again the last man standing, powering clear after the break’s advantage had dropped from just under a minute to a slender 18 seconds.
However, with two laps remaining, even the heroic efforts from Bauer couldn’t stop the inevitable as Team Sky, BMC Racing and Orica Scott swarmed the front of the bunch. Sky pressed, and Sagan mustered up another valiant attempt but in the end it was futile. This has been Ewan’s and Porte’s race from start to finish. Ewan won final stage.
Final top ten general classification result:
Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 19:55:49 2 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:48 3 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:51 4 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 5 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:00:59 6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:02 7 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal 8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 10 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col)
See you all in 2018 Santos Tour Down Under. Thank you for following.
The Australian won the final stage ahead of World Champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Marko Kump (Team UAE Abu Dhabi).
Porte sets down Tour de France marker with home win as Ewan celebrates sprint whitewash at the Tour Down Under, Chaves remains coy on Tour de France ride.
Tour Down Under: Sagan-inspired McCarthy steals final day podium Tour Down Under stage 6 highlights – Video Ewan wasn’t the only Australian to celebrate with Richie Porte (BMC Racing) safely crossing the line to win the Tour Down Under for the fist time in his career. Ewan and Porte were the only riders to win stages of this year’s race with the BMC leader dominating at Paracombe and Willunga, while Ewan closed out all four sprint stages.
The battle for the GC went down to the wire with regards to the rest of the podium, with Jay McCarthy (Bora-Hansgrohe) winning a mid-stage time bonus that bumped him ahead of Nathan Haas (Dimension Data) and into third.
Esteban Chaves finished second in the overall, 48 seconds down on the unstoppable Porte. The final stage, however, belonged to Ewan who has already crossed the line first in seven races this year, four of them at the WorldTour level.
The 22-year-old was simply too good for the opposition once more on the final stage, and after another strong leadout from Orica Scott he held off the last desperate challenge from Peter Sagan.
The World Champion, not a natural bunch sprinter, has nevertheless been Ewan’s closest competitor throughout the week and although he is still searching for his first win of 2017, he is conscious that bigger goals lie ahead this spring. His Bora team do leave Adelaide with something to celebrate after Sagan led McCarthy out for an intermediate sprint.
The time bonus gained was enough to help McCarthy jump into third overall.
How it happened
The two-hour Criterium in central Adelaide involved a number of subplots.
Although Porte had to only stay upright to win the final podium positions, and the King of the Mountains competition were far from over.
It was little surprise then to see Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) power clear soon after the start. The former Giro d’Italia podium finisher was wearing the KOM jersey but needed to take home points in order to permanently wrestle the jersey from Porte.
The Belgian swung clear with and Gianluca Brambilla (Quick - Step Floors). The pair worked well together, leading the peloton through the opening laps before the bunch finally reacted as the intermediate sprint, and McCarthy’s chances of a podium were before the KOM points. And it was Sagan who turned leadout man, helping his Australian teammate to edge out Ewan.
De Gendt would have his glory though, with Adam Hansen delivering him to the line to take the crucial KOM points. A brief let-up in pace saw Johannes Frohlinger (Team Sunweb).
Ben O'Connor (Dimension Data), Jaco Venter (Dimension Data), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), Francois Bidard (AG2R La Mondiale), and Jack Bauer (Quick-Step Floors) go clear. The Kiwi – making the break for the third time in as many days, was once again the last man standing, powering clear after the break’s advantage had dropped from just under a minute to a slender 18 seconds.
However, with two laps remaining, even the heroic efforts from Bauer couldn’t stop the inevitable as Team Sky, BMC Racing and Orica Scott swarmed the front of the bunch. Sky pressed, and Sagan mustered up another valiant attempt but in the end it was futile. This has been Ewan’s and Porte’s race from start to finish. Ewan won final stage.
Final top ten general classification result:
Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 19:55:49 2 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-Scott 0:00:48 3 Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:51 4 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 5 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Abu Dhabi 0:00:59 6 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:01:02 7 Rafael Valls (Spa) Lotto Soudal 8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 10 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col)
See you all in 2018 Santos Tour Down Under. Thank you for following.
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Richie Porte (BMC) wins stage five #Santos Tour Down Under atop Willunga hill, Australia
Richie Porte (BMC) wins stage five and his second stage of Santos Tour Down Under on famous Old Willunga Hill.
Richie Porte (BMC) slaugtered Santos Tour Down Under peleton to win stage five with an impressive bold attack with an early form season, (Dimension Data) Nathan Haas finish second and Estaban Chaves (Orica-Scott) wrap place on the third stage podium place.
Richie Porte (BMC) overrall leads has extended to 48 seconds against (Movistar) Estaban Chaves and 51 seconds ahead of (Dimension- Data) Nathan Haas. Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) who was second overrall coudnt cope with the pace after the crash he had few days ago.
Changes of General classification in stage 5
Richie Porte (Australia) BMC
Estaban Chaves (Colombia) Movistar
Nathan Haas (Australia) Dimension Data
Richie Porte (BMC) slaugtered Santos Tour Down Under peleton to win stage five with an impressive bold attack with an early form season, (Dimension Data) Nathan Haas finish second and Estaban Chaves (Orica-Scott) wrap place on the third stage podium place.
Richie Porte (BMC) overrall leads has extended to 48 seconds against (Movistar) Estaban Chaves and 51 seconds ahead of (Dimension- Data) Nathan Haas. Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) who was second overrall coudnt cope with the pace after the crash he had few days ago.
Changes of General classification in stage 5
Richie Porte (Australia) BMC
Estaban Chaves (Colombia) Movistar
Nathan Haas (Australia) Dimension Data
Friday, 20 January 2017
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) sprints to stage four santos tour down under in campbelltown, Australia.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) sprints to stage four Santos Tour Down Under in Campbelltown, Australia.
Fourth stage of Santos Tour Down Under in Campbelltown, Australia was taken by the fastest man from (Orica-Scott) Caleb Ewan who takes third s of Santos Tour down Under with a commanding sprint finish World race champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hnsgrohe) and (Team sky) Danny Van Poppel.
There's is no changing in the generall classification as (BMC) Richie Porte finish safely in the pack.
Tomorrow we tackle stage five.
Fourth stage of Santos Tour Down Under in Campbelltown, Australia was taken by the fastest man from (Orica-Scott) Caleb Ewan who takes third s of Santos Tour down Under with a commanding sprint finish World race champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hnsgrohe) and (Team sky) Danny Van Poppel.
There's is no changing in the generall classification as (BMC) Richie Porte finish safely in the pack.
Tomorrow we tackle stage five.
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) wins crash marred stage three santos tour down under in Victoe habor, Australia.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) wins marred crash stage three in Victor Habor, South Australia.
Australian Richie Porte (BMC) retains his Ocre jersey.
Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) wins marred crash stage three tour down under in Victor Habor, Australia.
2017 Santos Tour Down Under: Caleb Ewan (Orica-Scott) wins crash marred stage three finale in Victor Harbor, Australia. Richie Porte (BMC) keeps his Ocre leaders jersey for the first day and four days remaining.
Caleb Ewan has proved to everybody he's in good shape once again by winning his second stage in Santos Tour Down Under when the race came back to the flat terrain where it lies his speciality, even after losen his best lead out in the final kilometer crash in Daryl Impey who was caught in the final crash he still went ahead to beat the world road race champion Peter Sagan to the line.
How today went in tour down under stage three.
Today's stage depart was in Grenelg, the seaside suburb with beautiful skies and the riders where set for a showdown. Breakaway was sure to happen today and it was the breakaway specialist (Lotto-Soudal) Thomas De Gent who attack and initiated one which took three others with Belgian Vegard Stake Laegen (UAE Abu Dhabi), Clement Chevrier (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Jeremy Masion (FDJ) who got in the first breakaway of the day and hard four minutes gap they where brought almost caught in just before the penultimate lap, Leangen attack his breakaway companions.
Then the furious bunch of (Orica-Scott) of Caleb Ewan put the hammer down and brought everybody back, as the came into the final left turn, it was World Road race champion Peter who made the first and Caleb Ewan sprinted from the left to win his second stage of Santos Tour down Under.
Third man on the general classification (Movistar) Gorka Izagire who was caught in the crash that happend and he was taken to the hospital for further check, we awaits final result later.
Top three stage finishers:
Caleb Ewan (Australia) Orica-Scott
Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Bora Hansgrohe
Niccolo Bonifasio (Italy) Bahrain-Merida
Top three General Classification:
Richie Porte (Australia) BMC
Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Movistar)
Estaban Chaves (Colombia) Orica-Scott.
Caleb Ewan has proved to everybody he's in good shape once again by winning his second stage in Santos Tour Down Under when the race came back to the flat terrain where it lies his speciality, even after losen his best lead out in the final kilometer crash in Daryl Impey who was caught in the final crash he still went ahead to beat the world road race champion Peter Sagan to the line.
How today went in tour down under stage three.
Today's stage depart was in Grenelg, the seaside suburb with beautiful skies and the riders where set for a showdown. Breakaway was sure to happen today and it was the breakaway specialist (Lotto-Soudal) Thomas De Gent who attack and initiated one which took three others with Belgian Vegard Stake Laegen (UAE Abu Dhabi), Clement Chevrier (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Jeremy Masion (FDJ) who got in the first breakaway of the day and hard four minutes gap they where brought almost caught in just before the penultimate lap, Leangen attack his breakaway companions.
Then the furious bunch of (Orica-Scott) of Caleb Ewan put the hammer down and brought everybody back, as the came into the final left turn, it was World Road race champion Peter who made the first and Caleb Ewan sprinted from the left to win his second stage of Santos Tour down Under.
Third man on the general classification (Movistar) Gorka Izagire who was caught in the crash that happend and he was taken to the hospital for further check, we awaits final result later.
Top three stage finishers:
Caleb Ewan (Australia) Orica-Scott
Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Bora Hansgrohe
Niccolo Bonifasio (Italy) Bahrain-Merida
Top three General Classification:
Richie Porte (Australia) BMC
Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Movistar)
Estaban Chaves (Colombia) Orica-Scott.
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Richie Porte (BMC) wins stage two Santos Tour Down Under in Paracombe, Australia.
Richie Porte (BMC Racing) wins stage two of #Santo's Tour Down Under in Paracombe climb and takes Ocre race leaders jersey.
(BMC) Richie Porte destroyed the pack of male Santos Tour down Under to win
atop Paracombe; Porte who has won mostly the hill climbing stages of old willunga but never won the Ocre jersey which is the jersey for race.
Richie Porte (BMC) crosses the line 16 seconds before Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) who came second and Estaban Chaves (Orica-Scott) who just celebrated his birthday few days finish third and Porte leading him with 22 seconds.
Top three finishers of stage two of down under tour. Tomorrow we face stage three.
(BMC) Richie Porte destroyed the pack of male Santos Tour down Under to win
Richie Porte (BMC) crosses the line 16 seconds before Gorka Izagirre (Movistar) who came second and Estaban Chaves (Orica-Scott) who just celebrated his birthday few days finish third and Porte leading him with 22 seconds.
Top three finishers of stage two of down under tour. Tomorrow we face stage three.
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