Lotto Belisol's Tony Gallopin won Stage 11 of the Tour de France with an impressive attack to the line in Oyonnax. The 26 year old french professional delivered a stellar performance as he powered to stay ahead of the chase group after a challenging 187 kilometers. Gallopin also earned the yellow jersey for one stage earlier in the Tour and this great victory has been another dream come true as it is his first victory for the team and the second win for SRM sponsored team, Lotto Belisol, this Tour de France.
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Stage 6 of the Tour de France covered 194 kilometers from Arras to Reims in the Champagne region of France. As predicted, the race ended in a bunch sprint with Lotto Belisol's National Road Champion, André Greipel, taking the win. Greipel and teammate, Van den Broeck, rode attentively at the front with 10 kilometers remaining and the team put together a strategic final lead up for Lotto's first stage victory in the 101st Tour de France.
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The highly anticipated Tour de France cobblestone stage from Ypres to Arenberg took place today under stormy skies with especially muddy and slick course conditions. The stage saw many crashes with defending Tour de France champion, Chris Froome (Team Sky), withdrawing from the race after a fall. Lars Boom (Belkin Pro Cycling) took the win while SRM teams continue to hold all leaders jerseys: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in yellow as GC leader, Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) in polka-dots for mountains classification, and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) leading in points and young rider. Below is an SRM photo gallery from Amy de Wall capturing the days efforts and expressions.
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July 06, Stage 2: York - Sheffield “It’s especially great to win on the anniversary of our namesake city Astana – it’s a national holiday in Kazakhstan today, and they also celebrate 100 years of bike racing,” Vincenzo Nibali shared after taking the stage win with a dynamic fight to the finish. Astana's Italian Champion claimed the yellow leaders jersey, while additional SRM sponsored riders, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) took top position in Sprinter/Young Rider and Mountains Classification.
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July 05, Stage 1: Leeds - Harrogate SRM sponsored teams powered into all Tour de France jerseys today with Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) winning Stage 1 for the Leaders and Sprinters jersey, Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing) launching a solo breakaway for Polka-dots, and Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) claiming the best young rider spot in white. The opening stage from Leeds to Harrogate was far from flat as it twisted and rolled on narrow English roads through countryside filled with cheering fans and yellow sheep. Trek's famous German veteran, "Jens Voigt, bolted away at kilometer zero with two youthful, brave souls, and together the three formed the first breakaway of the 2014 Tour. Inevitably, all three would perish to the rolling terrain and a focused, edgy peloton unwilling to ease off the accelerator, but not before ‘Jensie’ dropped his two companions and soloed over the final two categorized climbs to grab the lead in the mountains competition." Trek Factory Racing
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