Chloe Hosking Race Report Today’s 122.5km fifth stage from Pontault-Combault to Châlette Sur Loing served as a welcome reward for our hard work after the last four days where we had worked hard to animate the race but had yet to claim a stage win. After a fast and aggressive […]
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Argos-Shimano to 2012 Vuelta
Stage victory is again the goal Just like in the Tour de France Team Argos-Shimano will in the Vuelta a España focus on stage wins. The formation has composed a team with the ability to fight for a victory through a sprint or attack. General Manager Iwan Spekenbrink stated the […]
Champion System Fields International Line-Up For Utah
Hong Kong, SAR – The Champion System Pro Cycling Team – Asia’s first pro continental squad – will field a roster for the Tour of Utah that includes three Chinese riders, two each from Australia and the United States and one from Germany. Champion System General Manager Ed Beamon said […]
Watkins Best US Mens Sprint in 12 Years
Jimmy Watkins (Bakersfield, Calif./Project London 2012) gave the United States its best Olympic finish in the men’s sprint in 12 years, finishing sixth at the Olympic Velodrome on Sunday. Bobby Lea (Topton, PA/Pure Energy Cycling-ProAirHFA) recorded a string of personal bests to place 12th in the men’s omnium. MEN’S SPRINT […]
BMC Racing Team Brings Climbers To Utah Race
The most challenging stages of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will be well-suited to the strengths of climbers Brent Bookwalter, Mathias Frank, Ivan Santaromita and Johann Tschopp, BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Michael Sayers said. Hardest Days At The End The six-day race begins Tuesday and includes a […]
Chaves Wins Last Stage at Vuelta a Borgos
Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio’s first professional win has finally come. One out of Colombian jewels Claudio Corti gathered this season under the new Colombia-Coldeportes project, winner of 2011 Tour de l’Avenir, clinched today the Vuelta a Burgos queen stage (Areniscas de los Pinares – Laguna de Neila, 155km) with an […]
Taylor Phinney 4th Again
Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./BMC Racing) placed fourth in the men’s time trial, finishing the 44-kilometer race against the clock in 52:38.07. In the men’s time trial, Phinney finished 1:58.53 behind the gold medalist, Bradley Wiggins (GBR), who completed the course in 50:39.54. The silver medalist, Tony Martin (GER), was 42 […]
Kristen Armstrong Wins Olympic Gold TT Medal
Kristin Armstrong won the gold medal in the women’s cycling individual time trial, covering the 29km in 37:34.82. The silver medal went to Germany’s Judith Arndt, whose 37:50.29 was 15.47 off Armstrong’s pace. The bronze medal was won by Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia in a time of 37:57.35. Amber Neben (Irvine, […]
Adam Blythe Wins Paris-Correze Opener
BMC Racing Team’s Adam Blythe sprinted to his first victory of the season Wednesday in the opening stage of Paris-Corrèze. Good Leadout From Lodewyck Blythe said the technical nature of the finish at the end of the 168.1 kilometer race, which included a chicane leading into the final 100 meters, […]
US Cyclists’ Comments Ahead of Tomorrow’s Time Trial in London
Kristin ARMSTRONG (Boise, Idaho) – Start time: 1:04 p.m. local time On first impressions of 29km course: “It’s a challenging course. It’s a true time trial course. It has a little bit of everything. It has some technicality to it. It has some rollers going and coming back in. It’s […]
