Bookwalter, Dennis Bookwalter and Dennis Go 1-2; Bookwalter Takes Pro Challenge Lead Arapahoe Basin, Colorado – BMC Racing Team’s Brent Bookwalter soloed to win Tuesday’s mountain-top finish at the USA Pro Challenge and teammate Rohan Dennis was runner-up as Bookwalter replaced teammate Taylor Phinney as the race’s overall leader. Bookwalter, […]
Tag: pelotonpost, cycling, news
Phinney Scores First Victory Since Comeback
Steamboat Springs, Colorado – BMC Racing Team’s Taylor Phinney dazzled his home state crowd Monday by sprinting to victory in the opening stage of the USA Pro Challenge. Racing for only the eighth time since returning from a potentially career-ending crash in May of 2014, Phinney fought back after losing […]
Chris Anker and Rovny head Tinkoff-Saxo at altitude in USA Pro Challenge
Tinkoff-Saxo’s squad for USA Pro Challenge is set, as the team embarks on the high-altitude race aiming for a result in the overall classification and stage wins. Ivan Rovny joins Chris Anker Sørensen in sharing the role as GC leader, while Kreuziger will direct the troops on the ground as […]
2015 BMC Pro Challenge Roster
Santa Rosa, California – The BMC Racing Team’s roster for the USA Pro Challenge includes Tour de France stage winner Rohan Dennis, Damiano Caruso – who finished eighth at the Giro d’Italia – and 2012 USAPC stage winner Taylor Phinney. Dennis won the Stage 1 individual time trial at the […]
Phinney Third in Comeback Race At Utah
Logan, Utah – Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team finished third Monday at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah as he made his return to competition 62 weeks after being seriously injured in a crash. Phinney bridged to a breakaway group in the final five kilometers of the […]
Porte Will Join BMC Racing Team In 2016
Santa Rosa, California – Reigning Australian national time trial champion Richie Porte will be part of the BMC Racing Team for the 2016 season, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Saturday. “We officially welcome Richie to the BMC Racing Team,” Ochowicz said. “Richie’s addition to our roster for next year adds […]
San Sebastian Motorbike Crashes into VanAvermaet
Santa Rosa, California – BMC Racing Team President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz has issued a statement following Saturday’s crash by a “radio tour” motorbike that took down Greg Van Avermaet while he was leading Clasica San Sebastian. “Greg was robbed and the BMC Racing Team was robbed when this happened. I […]
Danielson Adverse A Sample
Tom Danielson notified Slipstream Sports that he was informed by USADA that he has returned an adverse analytical A sample using carbon isotope testing. In accordance with Slipstream Sports’ zero tolerance anti-doping policy, he has been suspended from competition, effective immediately. He awaits the results his B sample. Slipstream respects […]
Sagan claims green jersey in Paris – Contador 5th overall
Tinkoff-Saxo’s Peter Sagan took his 4th green jersey in a row, as he crossed the final finish line of Tour de France on the iconic Champs Élysées. Meanwhile, Alberto Contador concluded his Tour finishing 5th in the overall classification. Peter Sagan didn’t get the stage win that he had been […]
Movistar Team takes two men onto the podium in Paris
Nairo Quintana (2nd, best young rider) and Alejandro Valverde (3rd)- for the first time in its history, wins Tour de France teams’ classification -its 3rd after 1991, ’99- The Champs-Élysées in Paris received the survivors in the 102nd Tour de France on Sunday as Chris Froome (SKY) took his second […]