2015 Tour of Qatar

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Alexander Kristoff takes a third Tour of Qatar stage victory; Lampre-Merida insists it hasn’t violated MPCC rules with retention of Ulissi; Cameron Wurf’s year away from the WorldTour; La Course by La Vuelta to go ahead after Belgium Tour changes dates; Lampre - Not re-signing […]

Bos crashes out of Qatar but avoids broken bones; will miss Oman

Concerns that Theo Bos might have suffered serious injury in a crash during Thursday’s fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar proved unfounded, with medical scans showing that the Dutchman had not fractured any bones. Bos fell 85 kilometres after the start at Al Zabara Fort and was forced to abandon the race. “It was […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Alexander Kristoff takes a second stage win at the Tour of Qatar; Diego Ulissi to return to competition at the Tour of the Basque Country; Cancellara - retirement is approaching, but I’m enjoying the sport 100 times more than three years ago; Andy Schleck takes […]

Sagan close to notching up first win with Tinkoff-Saxo, Bodnar inches closer to Qatar race lead

Under pressure to deliver on his potential and notch up what his team owner Oleg Tinkov has laid out as a goal, namely two or more Classics, Peter Sagan went close to taking his first victory with the Tinkoff-Saxo team on Wednesday. The Slovakian rider finished just behind Katusha’s sprinter Alexander Kristoff at the end […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Alexander Kristoff wins stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar; Oleg Tinkov brushes off concerns about Russia’s economic downturn; Cameron Meyer’s power file analysis from his Jayco Herald Sun Tour win; Why black is the new black - the rise of dark team kits in […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Jose Joaquin Rojas wins stage 1 of the Tour of Qatar; Rohan Dennis sets new hour record with 52.491km; Cameron Meyer wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Patrick Bevin claims the final stage; Mark Cavendish crowned Dubai Tour winner; Lizzie Armitstead wins the Ladies Tour […]

Sagan poised for season debut in most important year yet for his career

The clock is ticking and Peter Sagan’s time with the Tinkoff-Saxo team is officially moving into a new phase. The Slovakian rider transferred to the team from previous squad Cannondale over the winter and, after training hard and getting to know his new team-mates, will finally affix a race number and make his competitive debut […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Annalisa Cucinotta wins opening stage of Ladies Tour of Qatar; Dubai Tour: Nibali vs Valverde and Rodriguez on climbs, Cavendish and Degenkolb chasing stages; Boasson Hagen: The goal is to win more and more, including Roubaix; Full route revealed for Paris-Nice, Bradley Wiggins likely to […]

Daily News Digest

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Bradley Wiggins to debut rainbow jersey at the Tour of Qatar, team list confirmed; Kirsten Wild to skip the Ladies Tour of Qatar; Marianne Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot to race MTB World Cups; SRAM’s wireless electronic groupset to be called eTap?; Behind the scenes of […]

Kittel, Haussler and Gilbert turn thoughts to Tour of Qatar

After winning performances in Australia in January, Marcel Kittel and Heinrich Haussler are travelling to another warm location prior to knuckling down to racing in Europe, and will next target strong rides in the Tour of Qatar. Both riders have been confirmed for the race, which begins on February 8 and runs for six days. […]