Tejay van Garderen at the 2019 Tour of California (GIBSON / SUNADA)The UCI commissaires allowed Tejay van Garderen to maintain his overall lead despite getting caught in a crash outside of the 3km mark
Anna van der Breggen took a stranglehold of the Women’s Tour of California, comfortably winning stage one.VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Arrival / Celebration / Anna van der Breggen of The Netherlands riding for Boels Dolmans Cycling Team smiles after her firstp lace finish during the Amgen Tour Of California Women's Race 2019, Stage 1 a 96,5km stage from Ventura to Ventura / #AmgenTOCWomen / @AmgenTOC / on May 16, 2019 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)The reigning world champion attacked on the last climb of the day and soloed to victory, finishing 18 seconds ahead of chasing group of seven led by Elisa Balsamo (Valcar Cylance). Collecting bonus seconds on the line, Van der Breggen has a...
Bahrain-Merida’s Iván García Cortina scored his first WorldTour win of his career, winning stage five of the Tour of California.VENTURA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Arrival / Celebration / Ivan Garcia Cortina of Spain riding for Team Bahrain - Merida during the 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019, Stage 5 a 219,5km stage from Pismo Beach to Ventura / #AmgenTOC / @AmgenTOC / 14th Amgen Tour of California 2019 - Stage 5 on May 16, 2019 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)The 23-year-old Spaniard was the fastest in a smaller-than-expected group to reach the finish line together, beating Maximiliano Richeze (Deceuninck-Quick Step) and Sergio Higuita (EF-Education First). Cortina, who finished second on stage two of this March’s Paris-Nice, ends...
Fabio Jakobsen made it three wins in a row for Quick-Step at the Tour of California (Photo: GIBSON / SUNADA)The Tour of California has proved fertile ground for super-team Deceuninck - Quick-Step, as the Belgian outfit racked up its 29th win of the season on stage four.
Specialized has announced that Fabio Jacobsen of Deceuninck – Quick-Step won the fourth stage of the Tour of California on its tubeless tyres, although it’s keeping exact details of the products used under wraps. Specialized has always looked to its sponsored pros to test its products in the most arduous conditions, so Jakobsen’s win follows […]
