The conclusion of the Tour de France has seen Simon Yates officially awarded the white jersey for the best young rider in Paris. Yates backs up the result of twin brother Adam Yates, who won the jersey 12months prior for ORICA-SCOTT, becoming just the first ever brothers to share the title and even achieved this back to back.
The German powerhouse successfully defended his title to become the first male athlete to win a continental title for the third time after his victories in 2016 and 2014.
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ORICA-SCOTT will support young climbers Simon Yates and Esteban Chaves at the three-week Tour, following their support of Adam Yates at the Giro d’Italia and ahead of a similar focus at the Vuelta a Espana later in the season.
Annabel Luxford is always tough over the 70.3 distance and this weekend was no different as the Australian took a convincing victory in front of the Danish crowd.
On a rainy day in Japan, SCOTT triathlete Flora Duffy opened her ITU series title defense with a victory in the Yokohama event. Despite missing the first two events of the season due to a nagging hip injury, she raced with confidence and stormed to victory with a commanding margin of 1:51 over second place.
A second victory and a second course record are impressive results from the first two races for Alistair Brownlee on SCOTT and in the long distance discipline. The field was the best of this season on the 70.3 distance and he impressed the triathlon world, especially with a superb performance on the bike.
ORICA-SCOTT rider Michael Albasini added another stage victory to his name in the Tour de Romandie today as he sprinted to the win on a rainy stage one.
