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With the final time trial looming at the Tour de Romandie, BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans sprinted to eighth place Saturday after teammate Tejay van Garderen was knocked out of the race by a flying tree branch. Unusual Incident Van Garderen was struck in the face by the wayward branch […]
Jakob Fuglsang didn’t take the start in the 3rd stage of the Tour de Romandie because of an inflammation of the articular capsule and ligament of the left knee. The team management and medical staff have decided to take the Danish rider off the team’s roster for the Giro d’Italia. […]
Pedal The Plains is a one-of-a-kind cycling event celebrating the agricultural roots and frontier heritage of the Colorado’s Eastern Plains. This event is a ride designed for riders of all speeds and sizes. The three-day ride, scheduled for Sept. 21 – 23, will showcase the host communities of Yuma, Wray, […]
Ellen Van Dijk, Clara Hughes and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg placed 1st, 3rd and 4th respectively at the Borsele Time Trial in The Netherlands on Friday evening. Van Dijk took a minute out of her minute-woman Marianne Vos for a spectacular victory. Green Edge’s Linda Villumsen took second place. “It’s really nice […]
BMC Switzerland announced Friday it will continue its sponsorship of the BMC Racing Team through the 2016 season. Team President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz said the extension will allow the U.S.-registered ProTeam to continue its development and vision. “We are fortunate to have a partner like BMC Switzerland, which permits us […]
Past maglia rosa jersey wearer Marco Pinotti and former world road champions Alessandro Ballan and Thor Hushovd headline the BMC Racing Team roster for next month’s Giro d’Italia. Team President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz said the nine-man team that also includes past U.S. national time trial champion Taylor Phinney is well-balanced […]
The Italian Anti-Doping committee has handed down a 12-year suspension to Riccardo Ricco. He was caught doping with EPO in the 2008 Tour de France. (You can see it on his face on the Tour podium photo.) He was also caught blood doping again in February 2011. This pretty much […]
The BMC Racing Team blazed to a 10-second victory in the team time trial to put Taylor Phinney into the overall lead after the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino. Ninth of 17 teams to start the 14.3-kilometer race against the clock, the BMC Racing Team clocked a time […]
On the eve of the 76th edition of Flèche-Wallonne, defending champion Philippe Gilbert shared his final outlook for Wednesday’s race after the BMC Racing Team performed reconnaissance of a portion of the 194-kilometer course. The BMC Racing Team twice climbed the finishing climb of the Mur de Huy, a twisting, […]
Managers Iwan Spekenbrink and Sissy van Alebeek of Team Argos Shimano received from Trees for Travel a climate compensation certificate. The Dutch cycling team got the credential because the formation compensated the 616,8 tonne of CO2 emissions it made in 2011 by planting Jatropha bushes in Mali. In this way […]
