Martin Wins ITT, Kwiatkowski on Stage & GC Podium, Poels Top 10 GC 12-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team earned road wins 20 and 21 on the same day. Shortly after Alessandro Petacchi won the bunch sprint at GP Cerami, Tony Martin won the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco […]
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Contador 26 km away from Pais Vasco victory
Markina, 11th of April – 2014 Today’s 160.2 kilometer long penultimate stage of Vuelta Pais Vasco offered five climbs on the undulating stretch from Eibar to Markina-Xemein. For Tinkoff-Saxo this was the final defense of the leader’s jersey as a collective because tomorrow’s stage is an individual time trial over […]
MENNEN AND HYNEK, AN… EPIC SUCCESS!
Topeak – Ergon’s pair speak about their Cape Epic final win: “It was an extreme challenge, but we managed to hold on till the end. Thanks also to our Exteme Tech MTB Plus.” Some days have passed since Topeak-Ergon’s Robert Mennen and Kristian Hynek achieved the final success at Absa […]
More Armstrong Revelations
Lance Armstrong had to testify last November in relation to Floyd Landis’ lawsuit and Accptance Insurance. Some of that testimony is now coming out and has been reported by USA Today. It’s being said that USPS team manager Johan Bruyneel, team owner Thomas Weisel and doctor Michele Ferrari all knew […]
Contador predicts close fight with Valverde
Alberto Contador held on to the lead in Vuelta a Pais Vasco, but gave 2 seconds at the finish line to Valverde, now 12 seconds behind Contador. – It would have been better not to lose time to Alejandro, but in the end the group has broken. It was a very […]
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Stage 4: Poels Attacks Relentlessly, Wins Queen Stage Solo
10-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Wout Poels refused to settle for a select group finale at the 151km queen stage of Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco on Thursda Poels relentlessly attacked a select group on the final Cat. 1 climb of the day, with riders such as […]
Attacks from Alberto prevented Valverde-offensive
Another mountainous stage in Vuelta a Pais Vasco saw attacks from Alberto Contador who retained his overall lead. Dutchman Wouter Poels took the stage win. It was a tough stage 4 in Vuelta a Pais Vasco, where the riders had to tackle three category 2 climbs and 2 category 1 […]
Cancellara Sprints to Flanders Victory
Fabian Cancellara wins Ronde van Vlaanderen from a four-man leading group, his third victory in the Flanders’ Monument. It was a game of ‘cat-n-mouse’ as four riders entered the final kilometer and slowed to a crawl, each watching the other, waiting for the first rider to make the first move. […]
Nicki Sørensen 13th in first Ronde
Brugge, 6th of April – 2014 There are 259 kilometers from Brugge to Oudenaarde and the stretch takes you through an unbelievably hilly landscape in Flanders – perfect if you want to create one of the biggest one-day races on the calendar counting 17 steep climbs and most of them […]
Challenging Vuelta al Pais Vasco Ahead For BMC Racing Team
The BMC Racing Team will field a formidable roster for a challenging edition of Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Sport Director Valerio Piva said. Van Garderen Will LeadAmong the BMC Racing Team’s eight riders are three grand tour podium finishers (Cadel Evans, Samuel Sánchez and Peter Velits), two former world road […]