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Greipel Doubles – 99th Tour de France, Stage 5
Sometimes its better to be lucky than good. And when you have both on your side, well, you’re pretty much unbeatable. For the second day in a row, André Greipel (Lotto Belisol Team) won the bunch sprint. Aided in part by the the misfortune of the day’s favorite, on this day Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) was [...]
Chavanel Selected for the French Olympic Road and Time Trial Teams
Sylvain Chavanel has been selected to represent France in the 2012 Olympics in London, on both the road and time trial squads. “I am happy with the selection,” Chavanel said. “I am very motivated. It is always important to defend the colors of my country in the most important sporting event in the world. The [...]
Shelley Olds Supplies The Fireworks – 23rd Giro Donne, Stage 6
American Olds Wins Stage, Ready for Olympics On the day in which her country traditionally celebrates its Day of Independence with fireworks, American Shelley Olds (AA Drink – Leontien.nl) supplied some of her own during Stage 6 of the 2012 Giro d’Italia Femminile Internazionale. Olds, who was recently named to USA Cycling’s London Olympic contingent, [...]
Greipel, Lotto Belisol Get It Right – 99th Tour de France, Stage 4
After narrowly missing out on the Stage 2 victory, Andre Greipel and his Lotto Belisol lead out train finally got it right on Stage 4 in Rouen. As teammate Greg Henderson peeled off in the closing meters, it was clearly evident that Greipel would not be surpassed. Alessandro Petacchi (Lapre-ISD) and Tom Veelers (Argos-Shimano) would [...]
Bazzana, Preidler Hang On To Leaders’ Jerseys as Tour of Austria Rockets Into The Mountains
ST.JOHANN/ALPENDORF, Austria – Team Type 1-Sanofi riders Alessandro Bazzana and Georg Preidler hung on to their respective leaders’ jerseys on Wednesday during the Queen Stage at the Tour of Austria. Bazzana, from Italy, leads the sprint classification by one point over stage winner Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark, and will wear the red leader’s jersey for [...]
Champion System’s Wurf Stays Third Overall
Mole, China – Cameron Wurf of the Champion System Pro Cycling Team remains third in the general classification after Wednesday’s sixth stage of the Tour of Qinghai Lake. The 123 kilometer stage opened with a category two climb that set the stage for a challenging day that took the riders to the race’s highest elevation [...]
Quick Stepping Through the Tour – Innergetic Makes Riders Feel At Home
Cyclists of the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team will feel at ‘home’ every night, during the Tour During this year’s Tour de France, Innergetic will, once again, ensure that the cyclists enjoy a good night’s rest every evening, as if they were at home. Innergetic is supporting the racing cyclists for the 8th year [...]
Australian Cromwell Delivers – 23rd Giro Donne, Stage 5
The long and relatively flat roads on Stage 5 on the 2012 Giro Donne suggested a day for the sprinters, but Tiffany Cromwell (Orica-AIS) had other plans. The 23-year-old Australian threw caution to the wind at around the 3 kilometer mark of the 118.7 kilometer long route and simply road away from the peloton. At [...]
Quick Stepping Through the Tour – Velits 3rd, Chavanel Attacks According to Plan
Sylvain Chavanel decided to take another shot at a stage victory, and possibly the yellow jersey, attacking with 5km to go in the 197km Stage 3 on Tuesday. As the remnants of a four rider break had just been caught in the last of a handful of climbs bunched together in the final 10km, Chavanel [...]
Sagan Takes Another In Crash Filled Stage – 99th Tour de France, Stage 3
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) took his second Tour de France victory on Saturday ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) and Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep). Known mainly for his sprinting prowess, the 22-year-old is fast becoming recognized for his creative victory salutes. With all of his competitors clearly in his rear view, Sagan unleashed a dance [...]
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