An overview. First victory Down UnderThe first Lotto Belisol rider who could triumph was André Greipel in the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under. Two days later the Gorilla won again, in the final stage. By March, Lotto Belisol had six victories. Kenny Dehaes then added the Tour of […]
Tag: peletonpost; peleton post;
“It’s been my best season” says Valverde
October 15, 2014 | Madrid Alejandro Valverde reflects on 2014: UCI WorldTour No. 1 for the third time in his career after eleven victories plus top-4 in all Tour, Vuelta, Worlds RR, five big classics Aged 34, and after having spent twelve seasons as a pro cyclist, Alejandro Valverde claimed […]
More milestones for ORICA-GreenEDGE as third season draws to a close
The Tour of Beijing finale brought to a close a successful 2014 season for ORICA-GreenEDGE. At the conclusion of the third season as the first Australian professional team to race at the top of world cycling, ORICA-GreenEDGE finished with 35 wins, including the team’s historic 100th victory, and ranked a […]
Movistar Team completes most successful season
October 14, 2014 | Madrid Valverde claims World No. 1 title as telephone squad repeats last year’s success as best World Tour team in 2014; colossal performance sees Blues taking 34 victories -including Quintana’s Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour won in Movistar colours-, third best account in Unzué’s 35 […]
Tinkoff-Saxo and Tinkoff Sport members to climb mount Kilimanjaro
The full 2015 roster of Tinkoff-Saxo and Tinkoff Sport will embark on a six-day team-building trip at the end of October. The 80-strong group will take the challenge and climb to the top of Africa’s highest mountain, which at 5,895 meters is also the highest free-standing mountain in the world. […]
Giampaolo Caruso wins Milano-Torino. Dani Moreno is third.
It was a Team Katusha show on the uphill finish to the Superga Basilica after the 95th Milano-Torino (193,5 km), race won by Giampaolo Caruso. With Dani Moreno (3rd), Joaquim Rodríguez (5th) and Sergey Chernetckii (7th), four Team Katusha riders finished in top ten. – I am very happy. I […]
Hushovd Will Close Career Saturday
Past world road champion Thor Hushovd will close his professional cycling career Saturday in Belgium at the Primus Classic Impanis-Van Petegem, the BMC Racing Team announced Wednesday. 2004 Tour de France win 2005 Tour Prologue 2006 Tour de France win Leaving His Legacy#Hushovd’s final race will cap 15 years in […]
Evans’s Future Includes BMC Ambassador Role
Ponferrada, Spain Cadel Evans will compete for the BMC Racing Team at the start of the 2015 season before transitioning into a brand ambassador role for the team’s title sponsor, BMC Switzerland. The news was shared Thursday during a press conference at the UCI road world championships in Spain. ‘Right […]
UCI Cyclocross Event of the Season takes riders to China
Story and Photos by Christine Vardaros September 23, 2014 The moment I got confirmation that I was invited to participate in China’s QianSen Trophy Cyclocross Yanqing Station race, my head immediately exploded with nervous excitement. My travel had been extensive, yet limited to Europe and North America. What would it […]
Czech Olympic Committee clears Roman Kreuziger
Lyngby, Denmark, 22/09/2014 Tinkoff-Saxo’s rider was found not guilty for the alleged abnormalities in his Biological Passport Profile. The team is very happy that Kreuziger has been cleared by the Judicial system of the Czech Olympic Committee and that he is is now eligible to resume racing. Tinkoff-Saxo has been […]