Temperatures were rising and the terrain at the Tour Down Under was getting tougher. Seeing how hard the day’s breakaway was suffering in the heat, the peloton let the sun do the work for them, taking it easier to conserve energy for the uphill finish as the escape fell apart. […]
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“Descent” by Thomas Dekker – Book Review
“DESCENT” – Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker details his descent into his doping in cycling and his climb back out. Fascinating read. And for those who think doping is only Lance Armstrong, his story should open your eyes. The book starts out dramatically on page one where he describes his hotel […]
TOUR DE FRANCE 2019 : BRUSSELS INTRODUCES THE GRAND DÉPART
The key points: – The 106th Tour de France will begin with two stages around the Belgian and European capital, including a team time trial. – The Grand Départ will be the opportunity to celebrate two landmarks as the Maillot Jaune will become a centenarian in 2019, 50 years after […]
TOUR OF OMAN 2018: TEAMS SELECTION
The following teams have been chosen to take part in the 9th edition of the Tour of Oman:
The future is now: U23 World Champion Cosnefroy
Northwave signs 22-year old Frenchman Cosnefroy in his pro debut season with the Ag2R La Mondiale colors. He is one of the best prospects in the road cycling, as the silver medal at the European Champs and the World triumph in Norway in a two-month stand to show. Northwave’s load of […]
Will Clarke earns Most Competitive as #ArgyleArmada debuts new colors in WorldTour
EF Education First – Drapac p/b Cannondale sport director Tom Southam tasked Will Clarke with riding himself into the breakaway on the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. The Tasmanian delivered. Within minutes of the peloton rolling out of Port Adelaide, a three-rider escape had taken shape. Clarke […]
Greipel Takes Stage 1 in Australia
The first victory of 2018 for Lotto Soudal is a fact. André Greipel has won the first stage at Tour Down under, the first WorldTour race of the year. It’s his seventeenth stage win in Australia. The stage between Port Adelaide and Lyndoch was a traditional sprint stage. After two […]
Peter Sagan surges into 2018 season to take win for BORA-hansgrohe at Adelaide People’s Choice Classic
While a break controlled much of the Adelaide People’s Choice Classic – the short criterium opener to the Tour Down Under – watching and waiting from the peloton was BORA-hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan, wearing the rainbow stripes of the UCI World Champion for the third season in a row. His eye […]
Two decades of challenging the standards: Quick-Step celebrates 20 years in the peloton
10-Jan-2018: 2018 will mark Quick-Step’s 20th consecutive year in pro cycling. This makes the global hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl flooring brand a steady partner in an ever-changing World Tour peloton. Firmly rooted in Belgium, both the brand and the cycling team have made a lasting impression worldwide by staying […]
Edmondson enjoys winning season debut at Santos Women’s Tour
Wiggle High5’s Australian won her very first race with the new Northwave Extreme RR shoes on her home soil Annette Edmondson© celebrates on the finish line of the Santos Women’s Tour opening stage The new Northwave-Wiggle High5 partnerships could not have started better, as the British team managed by Rochelle […]