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The women’s time trial was won by Kristen Armstrong. She covered the 29.400 km in 39:59:28. Dave Zabriske powered through to win the men’s time trial. He finished in 35:59 followed by Jens Voight of Germany. The dry scratchy landscape was complimented today with 105 degree heat. At least the […]
A grueling 95 degree hot day with five category 3 and 4 climbs. There were several breaks but it all came down to a field sprint in Clovis and Peter Sagan won his fourth straight stage and Hausler came in second for the fourth day in a row! Everything is […]
Injuries Knock Cummings, Morabito Out Of California Race The BMC Racing Team lost Steve Cummings and Steve Morabito to injuries Tuesday at the Amgen Tour of California after the pair was caught up in a crash in the final five kilometers of Monday’s stage. Crash ‘Happened So Fast’Three stitches were […]
Stage 3, 2012 Tour of California Peter Sagal of Liquigas outsprinted Tom Boonen for his third consecutive win of the race and made race history for the first person to win three in a row. “I don’t know what to say because it’s also a surprise for me,” said Sagan […]
Stage 2, San Francisco to Santa Cruz for 117 miles. It was cool and cloudy (of course) in San Francisco but the clouds gave way around one o’clock and made for a beautiful stage along the California coast. At the start of Stage 2, after leaving the city of San […]
Peloton Post will be covering the 2012 Tour of California from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Daily coverage and photos bringing unique photos and stories.
2012 Amgen Tour of California field of international and domestic cyclists announcedRace Draws Three of the World’s Top-Four Cyclists, Including No. 1-ranked Rider Tom Boonen; Defending Amgen Tour of California Champion Chris Horner and Three-Time Race Champion Levi Leipheimer Also Confirmed Seven of the World’s Top-10 Teams Will Line Up […]
BMC Racing Team’s Thor Hushovd withdrew from the Giro d’Italia Friday, citing fatigue that kept him from performing to his level of expectation in the opening week of the race. ‘Nothing To Give’Hushovd stopped about 90 kilometers into the 210 km race that featured an 11-man breakaway from which solo […]
Team Argos Shimano will be racing in the Tour of California next week. Included is the new hot racing sensation Marcel Kittel. Koen de Kort (NED)Thomas Damuseau (FRA)Tom Stamsnijder (NED)Roger Kluge (GER)Yukihiro Doi (JAP)Alexandre Geniez (FRA)Tom Dumoulin (NED)Marcel Kittel (GER)Sportsmanager: Rudi Kemna (NED)
Phinney was among a half dozen riders who tumbled to the pavement with 125 meters to go after Roberto Ferrari crossed wheels with world road champion Mark Cavendish. Phinney couldn’t avoid the carnage and tumbled onto his right side. “You don’t see a lot of crashes like that in the […]
