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Fly V australia’s Zajicek Finishes In 10th Overall At Amgen Tour of California
Thousand Oaks, CA – As the dust settled at the end of this year’s punishing eight stage Amgen Tour of California, Fly V australia’s Phil Zajicek was able to reflect on a successful week of racing which confirmed his place among the world’s best riders. Phil was one only two non-Pro Tour riders to finish [...]
Team SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy Looks to Future After Successful Tour of California
Team SpiderTech nets four top 10s, Euser marks return by finishing 18th GC Thousand Oaks, CA – The future looks bright for Team SpiderTech powered by Planet Energy, which completed its inaugural trek around the Golden State yesterday at the Amgen Tour of California, the most prestigious bicycle race in the United States. The team’s [...]
Team Type 1 Powers Through Final Stage of Amgen Tour of California
Thousand Oaks, California — As the curtain closed on the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Team Type 1 achieved what it had been hoping to since it opened up the eight-day stage race one Sunday ago. When Team Type 1’s Thomas Rabou crossed the line safely inside stage eight’s time cut, he confirmed his hold [...]
Easy Ryder, Rogers Up To Challenge – 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 8
In an eight-day battle against the best field ever assembled to compete in the United States, which included Tour de France winners, Olympic medalists and World Champions, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) claimed the Stage 8 win. “Once I made it up to the remainder of the break, I knew I had a shot to win, so [...]
SLO Day In LA – 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 7
It has been said that Californians love their cars, and perhaps none more so than the residents of Los Angeles County, where traffic is as regular an occurrence as the sun rising and setting. But on Saturday, traffic was virtually non-existent in downtown Los Angeles as the Amgen Tour of California hit the streets. Enthusiastic [...]
Sagan Goes Back-to-Back, Captures Queen – 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 6
Without a doubt, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) has been the revelation of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. The 20-year old Slovakian, who has virtually wrapped up the Best Young Rider Classification, already had a victory and a second place finish under his belt heading into the daunting Stage 6. But on the Queen stage of [...]
Fly V australia’s Day Earns Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Most Courageous Jersey
Bakersfield, CA – Ben Day’s day long breakaway on Stage 5 of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California earned him Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer Most Courageous Rider Jersey, and almost netted him the stage win. For the Fly V australia team, Stage 5 was all about planning and executing. Covering 195 kilometers over a sinuous [...]
Liquigas-Doimo Doubles, Sagan Takes Bakersfield – 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 5
The Italian squad, Liquigas-Doimo, continued its winning ways on Thursday as Peter Sagan captured the 195.5 km Stage 5 from Visalia to Bakersfield in front of Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions). “It was a pretty tough day today with the hard climb, the strong wind and the breakaway that got away. With two [...]
Chicchi Dances In Modesto – 2010 Amgen Tour of California, Stage 4
Modesto, CA – Stage 4 from San Jose to Modesto looked like another golden opportunity for Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) to capture his second stage of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. But the town of Modesto has quickly become kryptonite to the superman from the Isle of Man as he fell short once again in [...]
Team Type 1’s Thomas Rabou Retains King of the Mountain at Amgen Tour of California
Santa Cruz, CA — For the second straight day, Team Type 1 was the king of the mountains of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, picking up the maximum number of points at all but one of stage three’s King of the Mountain sites. Like Thomas Rabou one day prior, Team Type 1 climber Davide [...]
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