Nacer Bouhanni
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Vuelta 2018 Stage 6: Bouhanni sprints to victory, Molard holds on to maillot rojo
Door Martijn Ophorst The Vuelta a España's 6th stage travels on a flat to undulating course from Huércal-Overa to San Javier. Nacer Bouhanni sprints to victory and Rudy Molard holds on to the red jersey, while Wilco Kelderman and Thibaut Pinot concede ground in the…
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Volta a Catalunya 2017: Nacer Bouhanni sprints to victory, Van Garderen retains GC-lead
Door Martijn Ophorst After the route has been shortened due to snow and cold, the 4th stage in the Volta a Catalunya travels in 135 kilometres to Igualada. Valverde, Froome, Soler and Gaudu go on the attack in the finale, yet the race boils down to a sprint with…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2016 Stage 1: Bouhanni outsprints pack, Contador retains in overall lead
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné brings 186 flat to undulating klometres, while the finish in Saint-Vulbas sees a sprinter's party with Nacer Bouhanni besting Debusschere and Sam Bennett. Contador retains in the overall lead.
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Volta a Catalunya 2016: Back-to-back win Nacer Bouhanni in stage 2
Door Martijn Ophorst At 178.7 kilometres, stage 2 in the Volta a Catalunya leads to Olot for a tricky finale with a false flat arrival. For the second day in a row Nacer Bouhanni outsprints his competition. Meersman is second, Gilbert third.
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Volta a Catalunya 2016: Powerful sprint victory Bouhanni in stage 1
Door Martijn Ophorst At 175.8 kilometres, stage 1 in the Volta a Catalunya brings five climbs, but they don't thwart a bunch sprint. Nacer Bouhanni outpowers the field to take the stage and leaders jersey with ease. Ben Swift second, Daryl Impey third.
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Paris - Nice 2016: Sprint victory Bouhanni in stage 4, Matthews still in the lead
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 4 of Paris - Nice is mostly flat and a bunch sprint is the most likely outcome. But sprinters eyeing up the win have to brave a 2nd category climb with 30 kilometres left. That's too much fo Kittel, but not for Bouhanni. After his…
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Ruta del Sol 2016: Bouhanni to take stage 2 and GC lead
Door Martijn Ophorst At 177 kilometres, Ruta del Sol's 2nd stage in 2016 leads to Córdoba. A climb with 20 kilometres left shatters the peloton, but once in the streets of Cordoba around fourty riders are back in the race. Nacer Bouhanni is fastest as he bests Fabio…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 Stage 4: And that's two for Nacer Bouhanni
Door Martijn Ophorst At 228 kilometres, stage 4 is the longest in the 2015 Dauphiné. Despite a few climbs en route and a brave attack by Keizer and Van der Sande it is up to the sprinters in Sisteron. Nacer Bouhanni proves to be the fastest man in the Dauphiné and…
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2015 Stage 2: Bouhanni outpowers competition
Door Martijn Ophorst Stage 2 in the Critérium du Dauphiné leads in 173 kilometres from Le Bourget-du-Lac to Villars-les-Dombes. After a 2nd category and a 1st category climb the second part of the parcours is flat. With 3 km's left the break of the day is reeled in…
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Vuelta 2014: Bouhanni outsprints Matthews in crosswinds marked finale
Door Martijn Ophorst Saturday, August 30 - Stage 8 opens in Baeza after 207 kilometres in the saddle the finish line is drawn in Albacete. The finale is marked by crosswinds in the valley near Albacete, making for compelling racing but no real damage is done. All…
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Vuelta 2014: Victor Bouhanni shows pure speed
Door Martijn Ophorst Sunday, August 24th – In the deep south of Spain stage 2 heads from Algeciras to San Fernando in 174.4 kilometres. Except for a 3rd category climb at the beginning the ride is as flat as can he. Four escapees are adrift, but when they are reeled…
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Eneco Tour 2014: Bouhanni outsprints the bunch, Stybar crashes
Door Martijn Ophorst The first Belgian stage in the Dutch/Belgian Eneco Tour goes in 179 kilometres from Koksijde to Ardooie. Two homeriders attack, but the break doesn’t last and the stage explodes quite literally. Titleholder Stybar crashes hard in the bunch…
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Giro 2014: Stage 10 - Bouhanni takes 3rd stage win
Door Martijn Ophorst Nacer Bouhani won his 3rd Giro stage today, beating Nizzolo and Matthews in the sprint. Cadel Evans keeps his GC lead after a 9th place finish.
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Giro 2014 Report Stage 7: Bouhanni takes his 2nd stage win
Door Harmen Lustig Nacer Bouhanni took his 2nd stage win in this year's Giro d'Italia. Race leader Michael Mattews performed admirably again and will wear pink going into the weekend mountain stages.
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Giro 2014: Bouhanni sprints to win on Bari ice-rink
Door Harmen Lustig Nacer Bouhanni won a wet, part neutralised, crash filled stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia. Michael Matthews stays in pink.
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Critérium International 2014 Results stage 1 - Bouhanni wins
Door Martijn Ophorst The first stage of the Critérium International was a 89 kilomtres long ride starting and ending in Porto-Vecchio. Nacer Bouhanni from France was the fastest in the bunch sprint and is the first leader of the GC.
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Paris-Nice 2014 Results 1st stage - Bouhanni wins
Door Martijn Ophorst The 1st stage of the 2014 Paris-Nice started in Mantes la Jolie and finished in the same town at around 15:50. Some crashes along the way fractured the peloton and nobody in the front group could stop a powerful Nacer Bouhanni as he took the first…