Tag Archive for ‘Andre Greipel’
Cadel and Cavendish Mark Historic Day – 98th Tour de France, Stage 21
For the most part, the final day of the Tour de France is a rolling celebration for the man and the team holding the maillot jaune at the start of the day. Champagne is poured and drank, photo-ops are prevalent and the pace is equivalent to most touring rides [at least until the peloton reaches [...]
When It Rains, It Pours; Cavendish Bags Another – 98th Tour de France, Stage 11
A winner on Stage 5 and again on Stage 7, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) claimed his third victory of the 98th Tour de France, and his 18th overall. Through a late downpour, HTC-Highroad proved to be too much for the rest of the sprinters’ teams as they mercilessly delivered their home run hitter to the plate [...]
Greipel Gets First – 98th Tour de France, Stage 10
It would take a transfer to Omega Pharma-Lotto for André Greipel to finally make it onto his first Tour de France squad, but the big German proved he belonged. The Gorilla, whose most notable destruction was that of the 2008 Tour Down Under, where he won four stages on his way to victory in the [...]
Cavendish With The Advantage; Multiple Contenders Fall Away – 98th Tour de France, Stage 7
A few days ago there were more than a few people, including myself, who were wondering if the HTC-Highroad train had seen its best days and whether something were amiss with Mark Cavendish. But on Stage 7, the retooled HTC-Highroad lead out train looked like a seasoned and well oiled machine, and Mark Cavendish, well [...]
Greipel, Back – 93rd Giro d’Italia, Stage 18
Eighteen stages into the twenty-one stage Giro d’Italia, Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) has finally chimed in. Better late than never. Ever since Greipel, the overwhelming victor of the 2010 Tour Down Under, touched down on Italian soil, he has struggled; even giving way to teammate Matthew Goss in the Stage 9 sprint. But on the final [...]
Bookends For Sky, Second Title For Greipel – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 6
Team Sky capped the opening event of the 2010 UCI ProTour calendar in the same way they opened it, with a 1-2 finish. Chris Sutton would take the Stage 6 bunch sprint just ahead of teammate Greg Henderson, who opened the team’s account with a victory in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic. Rabobank’s Graeme Brown [...]
Spanish Express, Luis Leon Sanchez Delivers – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 5
Heading into Stage 5 of the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under, the opportunities to overtake current race leader, Andre Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia), were limited, if not completely non-existent. But that fact did not stop Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), or the rest of the peloton, from testing the big German and his seemingly indomitable HTC-Columbia squad. [...]
A Giant Down Under, Greipel Triples – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 4
The parcours for Thursday’s Stage 4 of the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under were as close to ideal for the sprinters as they come. And when the occasion arose, the fastmen did not disappoint. Andre Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia) remained the peloton’s unsolvable puzzle as he would take the bunch sprint ahead of Australians Robbie McEwen [...]
Surpresa, Cardoso Pulls Out Win – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 3
With an uphill finish in Stirling, the expectations for the sprinter/climbers in the peloton, such as Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) and current World Champion, Cadel Evans (BMC Racing), were great. And while both men represented themselves well, finishing second and third, respectively, on the day, it would be the relatively unknown Portuguese rider Manuel Cardoso [...]
Second Verse, Same As The First – 2010 Santos Tour Down Under Stage 2
HTC-Columbia’s Greipel Doubles Up The names have changed, but the outcome remained the same. For the second day in row, a break of three would make the race, but Andre Greipel and HTC-Columbia would once again swoop in for the victory. David Kemp (UniSA Australia) and Omega Pharma-Lotto teammates, Mickael Delage and Olivier Kaisen would [...]
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