First successful challenge for the team MAN-Khubica. The first African team to align with a stroke of the World race is awarded a prestigious victory this Sunday.

Gerald Ciolek won the Milan-San Remo classic in front of the Slovak sprinter, Peter Sagan (Canondale) and Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara. The French Sylvain Chavanel finished in 4th place.

From March 6 to 12, MTN-Khubica participated in Italy the Tirreno-Adriatico, an iconic race on the global agenda. The team worked alongside heavyweights like Alberto Contador, Christopher Froome or Cadel Evans. It hopes to take the Tour of Spain.

The full complement of the MTN-Qhubeka for Tirreno-Adriatico: Gerald Ciolek, Ignatas Konovalovas, Andreas Stauff, Martin Reimer, Jay Thomson, Kristian Sbaragli, Jaco Venter and Sergio Pardilla.