Posts Tagged ‘Fabian Cancellara’
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 [...]
Plucky Cavendish Fights Through – 99th Tour de France, Stage 2
World Champion claims his 21st Tour de France stage win, Cancellara remains in yellow Sprinters, and sprints, are undeniably an acquired taste, especially during a three-week-long stage race. But for those who enjoy the battles and care less about the war, these masters of the small skirmishes and the here-and-now are definitely your cup of [...]
Sagan…Etceteria, Etceteria, Etceteria – 99th Tour de France, Stage 1
Sprinting phenom, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), who was one of the dominant figures at this year’s Amgen Tour of California, proved just as unflinching in his first go-around on cycling’s biggest stage. Closely following the wheel of the Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan), who violently countered a late solo attempt by Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step) on [...]
I Am Fabian! Cancellara Screams Into Yellow – 99th Tour de France, Prologue
A victory by Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) in the Prologue of the 99th edition of the Grand Boucle was not at all unexpected. The current and seven-time Swiss National Time Trial Champion and former four-time World Time Trial Champion certainly has the hardware to suggest that he was even the favorite to take the opening leg [...]
Team Effort Sets Up Boonen for Sprint Victory – 2012 Tour of Qatar, Stage 4
Four Omega Pharma – Quick Step Cycling Team riders made a substantial and strong breakaway at Tour of Qatar Stage 4. Three of those riders, Nikolas Maes, Tom Boonen and Gert Steegmans, stayed at the front when that large front group split with a little more than 19 km to go. The team’s aggressiveness allowed [...]
Australia’s Goss Claims The Classic of the Classics
Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad) continued his winning ways in 2011 by taking the 102nd edition of La Primavera, Milano-San Remo, this past weekend. Involved in an eight man selection heading into the finale, the 24-year old displayed all the guile of a well seasoned veteran to position himself before unleashing the same kind of devastatingly decisive [...]
Cancellara True, Contador Celebrates – 97th Tour de France, Stage 19
With television coverage focused solely on the battle for final podium places, audiences would miss two more outstanding performances by the riders that animated the 97th Tour de France Prologue. Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia), the young German who sat in the hot seat for hours before Cancellara bested his time in the Prologue, had the benefit [...]
Thor Takes A Classic – 97th Tour de France, Stage 3
The 213 kilometer Stage 3 from Wanze to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, with seven cobbled sectors, was billed as the first real selection, but it may eventually prove to be the tipping point for those contenders to the crown and in the rivalry between Lance Armstrong (Team Radio Shack) and Alberto Contador (Astana). Upset with [...]
Cancellara, In A Blink Of An Eye – 97th Tour de France, Prologue
One hundred and ninety-seven* men would start today’s Prologue in Rotterdam, but at the end the story would be written by only four of them. Tony Martin (Team HTC-Columbia), one of the revelations of last year’s Tour de France, was given the dubious honor of being one of the first riders, 11th, out of the [...]
Route, Contenders, & Predictions – 97th Tour de France, Preview
Pyrenees, Not Cobbles Will Be Decisive When the route for the 2010 Tour de France was unveiled in October of last year, it looked as if the the Tour organizers had once again reached into their devilish bag of tricks to test the mettle of its participants. Beginning on July 3rd and running through to [...]
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