Tom Boonen outsprinted his rivals to win the 186km Stage 2 from Mantes-la-Jolie to Orleans.
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RadioShack Nissan Trek LineUp for Tirreno-Adriatico
CANCELLARA AND HORNER IN TIRRENO-ADRIATICO The RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK line-up for Tirreno-Adriatico: Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy) – UCI WorldTour (March 7-13) Riders: Daniele Bennati, Fabian Cancellara, Tony Gallopin, Chris Horner, Giacomo Nizzolo, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast & Hayden Roulston Directors: Dirk Demol & Luca Guercilena
Evans to Test Fitness at Tirreno-Adriatico
The road to defend his Tour de France title starts with Tirreno-Adriatico. BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans hopes his first stage race of the season provides a good gauge of his progress. Stage 5 Is Pivotal“My first goal is to see how my fitness is,” Evans said. “I’ve worked reasonably […]
Cancellara Solo Win in Strade Bianche
On roads familiar to the Swiss champion, Fabian Cancellara seized his moment to attack with less than 12k to go and never looked back, taking his second career win in Strade Bianche. It’s the first season 2012 win for RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK. “I’m very happy. Today was a special day,” […]
Chris Wherry new Assistant Director at Champion
The Champion System Pro Cycling Team has hired former U.S. national road champion Chris Wherry to serve as an assistant sport director for Asia’s first pro continental team. Wherry raced for the Saturn Cycling Team, Mercury-Viatel, Navigators Insurance, Health Net and Toyota-United during an 11-year professional career. In addition to […]
2012 Pro Cycling Challenge Boulder
As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge gets closer to deciding the final route for the 2012 race, organizers are revealing their plan for the finish of Stage 6 in Boulder. In a City Council meeting that took place yesterday, the Boulder local organizing committee told the City Council they are […]
Tour of Langkawi
Hong Kong, SAR – The Tour de Langkawi marks the debut of Craig Lewis for the Champion System Pro Cycling Team, which will be on the hunt for stage wins during the 10-day race in Malaysia. “Training camp was really solid and I’m excited to see how the first race […]
The Women are Also Racing in Belgium
The season may have kicked off in Qatar at the beginning of February, but this weekend will see Specialized-Lululemon commence in the first European race of 2012, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. With a light wind, sunshine and 8ᵒc as a weather forecast this Saturday, it’s not the typical cold, wet and […]
Taylor Phinney to Race Opening Classics Weekend
The BMC Racing Team’s opening weekend of racing in Belgium marks the cobbled classics debut for Taylor Phinney, who missed the spring classics last year due to injury. Testing Is Primary ObjectiveSaturday’s BMC Racing Team roster for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad includes past race winners Philippe Gilbert (2006, 2008) and Thor […]
Lance Armstrong Aiming for Ironman
Lance Armstrong Gives Ironman Impetus for First Live TV Coverage in U.S. World Triathlon Corp. is in discussion with Comcast’s NBC network about televising live part of its 2012 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii as Lance Armstrong targets a spot in the race. Andrew Messick, World Triathlon’s chief executive officer, […]
