Aigle, May 2nd – 2014 The 180 kilometer long third stage of Tour de Romandie was an obvious opportunity for the more hardcore climbers in the field to make their mark on the race. Four category 1-climbs were on the menu and the last summit was 16 kilometers from the […]
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ADAM YATES WINS TOUR OF TURKEY QUEEN STAGE; ASSUMES RACE LEAD
Neo-pro Adam Yates scored his first professional victory in style on the Tour of Turkey stage six summit finish. The Briton crossed the finish line alone with a handful of seconds on a chase group that took shape in response to his stage-winning attack. Yates reached Selçuk with a 7” […]
Second Straight Stage Win for Michael Albasini at Tour de Romandie
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Michael Albasini made it two for two at the Tour de Romandie, taking out the second road stage of his home country tour. A nearly 70-strong bunch contested the sprint in Montreux where Albasini beat out Tony Hurel (Europcar) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) to the line. With […]
Womens Tour de France in 2014
The Tour de France is investing in Women’s cycling. On the last stage of the Tour in Paris, cycling’s elite women riders will be on the Champs Elysee. The women will benefit from the huge TV audiences of the traditional men’s Tour, seen in 190 countries. This new event will […]
BMC Racing Team Announces 2014 Giro d’Italia Roster
The BMC Racing Team’s roster to support Cadel Evans at the Giro d’Italia includes a plethora of riders who have helped him to success at past grand tours and in smaller stage races this year. ‘Happy With The Support’Joining Evans for the three-week race that begins May 9 in Belfast, […]
Michael Albasini Wins Opening Road Stage of Tour de Romandie
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Michael Albasini sprinted to victory on the first road stage of the Tour de Romandie, ending a ten year drought for Swiss riders in their home country tour. Popping out from a reduced bunch with the finish line in sight, Albasini easily overtook Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), who was ahead […]
Team Colombia announces Giro d’Italia line-up
Fabio Duarte to lead the Escarabajos at the Corsa Rosa After the final test at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Team Colombia’s technical staff selected the nine-man line-up that will take the start of the 97th Giro d’Italia in Belfast (Northern Ireland) on Friday May 9th. The nine riders, who will wear dossard numbers […]
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Stage 4: OPQS Escorts Cavendish to 3rd Stage Win
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Stage 4: OPQS Escorts Cavendish to 3rd Stage Win 30-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Mark Cavendish finished off a textbook leadout at 124.2km Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey on Wednesday. Despite chaos that included a race neutralization due to a peloton crash […]
Hincapie Hotel
You might not need to go all the way to France any more for a great cycling vacation. George Hincapie has taken his role as cycling domestique of many years with Lance Armstrong and parlayed it into a cyclist’s dream. Hincapie & Armstrong racing the 1992 Tour DuPont He’s […]
Tour de Romandie: Kwiatkowski Wins First UCI WorldTour Race
29-Apr-2014: Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Michal Kwiatkowski won the 5.57km Tour de Romandie Prologue on Tuesday, carrying great form from the Ardennes Classics to win his first career UCI WorldTour race just two days after Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Kwiatkowski won with a time of 6’22”, while his teammate, three-time […]