Daniel Teklehaimanot Secured the Polka Dot Jersey for the Second Year in a Row

By Team Dimension Data, Stage 7 of the 2016 Critèrium du Dauphiné was another tough one. With six categorized climbs on the menu, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka wanted to be part of the action to help Daniel Teklehaimanot claim back the Polka Dots jersey as the best climber of the race. In the end […]

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Dauphine #5: Daniel Teklehaimanot Wins the Polka Dot Jersey Again

By Team Dimension Data, The first real uphill finish of this year’s Criterium du Dauphine saw Chris Froome (Team Sky) take the victory ahead of GC rivals, Richie Porte (BMC) and Adam Yates (Orica-Greenedge). Thanks to his commanding performance and stage win, Froome also pulled on the overall leader’s yellow jersey.

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Eritrean Riders are the Jackie Robinson of the Grand Tour

By Bereket Kidane, WHEN Jackie Robinson became the first black Major League Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he was taunted and racially abused by white players who realized that their dominance of the sport was about to end. Today, only 60% of Major League Baseball players are white. The game’s top athletes […]

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Tour de France #8: Daniel Teklehaimanot Still Retains the Polka Dot Jersey

By MTN-Qhubeka, MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s first objective of the day was to retain Daniel Teklehaimanot’s Polka Dot jersey. With 2 points available at the stage finish, our African team were relying largely on Joquim Rodriguez (Katusha) not winning the stage, as he was the only real threat to Daniel’s jersey today. With Vuillermoz taking the […]

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Daniel Teklehaimanot Makes History as First African in the Tour de France KOM Jersey

HISTORIC VICTORY. Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot becomes the first African rider ever to win the King of the Mountains Polka Dot jersey and the 3rd African rider to wear any of the Tour de France leaders jersey’s in the history of the race. By MTN-Qhubeka, THE 6th stage of the Tour de France would be a […]

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Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot Will Ride Tour de France

By TesfaNews, TODAY was a spectacular day for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as one its best climber Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot wrapped up the King of the Mountains jersey while Louis Meintjes put in a phenomenal ride to claim 3rd place on today’s Criterium du Dauphine queen stage competition. Daniel and Louis were part of the large break […]

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