January 23, 2015 | Madrid Italian repeats last year’s success at Tour de San Luis TT by only four seconds, scores Movistar Team’s second victory of 2015. Nairo Quintana jumps into 3rd overall Adriano Malori (Movistar Team) repeated, with quite similar success to what happened twelve months ago, his victorious […]
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High-speed finale settles the GC at Tour Down Under
The riders at Santos Tour Down Under faced the queen stage today, as the general classification had to be settled on the top finish to Willunga Hill. The day saw Richie Porte (Team Sky) take the stage win, while Tinkoff-Saxo’s Michael Rogers was struggling on the final few kilometers and […]
Tour Down Under, Stage 5: Dennis Holds On
Old Willunga Hill, South Australia Rohan Dennis of the BMC Racing Team gutted out a runner-up finish on Old Willunga Hill Saturday to keep the overall lead of the Santos Tour Down Under by two seconds over stage winner Richie Porte (Team Sky). With only Sunday’s 20-lap, 90-kilometer circuit race […]
Sánchez Returns To BMC Racing Team
Santa Rosa, California Samuel Sánchez has signed with the BMC Racing Team for the 2015 season, President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz announced Friday. The 2008 Olympic road champion was one of the BMC Racing Team’s leading contributors last year. He finished sixth in the Vuelta a España and fifth at Il […]
Tinkoff-Saxo and Specialized auction off Contador’s Vuelta-winning bike for charity
Tinkoff-Saxo and Specialized present a unique charity auction of Alberto Contador’s S-Works Tarmac. The highest bidder will become the proud owner of the bike that Alberto Contador rode to victory in the 2014 Vuelta a España. Specialized will donate the entire amount to the non-profit Matonyok Parents Trust Orphanage that […]
Tour Down Under, Stage 4: Evans and Dennis Avoid Injury
Mount Barker, Australia Photo compliments of BMC BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis and Cadel Evans avoided injury in a crash in the finishing straight Friday to keep their places in the top two spots on the overall classification at the Santos Tour Down Under. Neither rider went down in the […]
Tinkoff-Saxo ready for Tour Down Under queen stage despite high-speed crash
Stage 4 of Santos Tour Down Under looked like a delicacy for the sprinters. The fast men didn’t let that opportunity go and the stage ended in a mass sprint with Steele von Hoff (UniSA-Australia) taking the win, while a crash brought down a large part of the peloton in […]
Santos Tour Down Under, Stage 3: BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis wins ahead of teammate Cadel Evans
On the strength of a vicious attack on Torrens Hill BMC Racing Team’s Rohan Dennis soloed to victory and into the race lead Thursday at the Santos Tour Down Under. His BMC Racing Team teammate Cadel Evans finished second. Team’s First Win of 2015Dennis crossed the finish line three seconds […]
Peter Sagan Mentoring Israeli Cyclists
The first Israeli professional cycling team ever has Peter Sagan mentoring the team. Their first race will be the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. Israeli cyclist Ran Margaliot has wanted to win the Tour de France since he was a child. He raced on Saxo Bank with Contador […]
Lars Michaelsen at Tour Down Under: “Important and unknown stage awaits tomorrow”
It was full gas from the get-go at today’s 150 kilometer second stage of Santos Tour Down Under from Unley to Sterling. With an undulating stage profile many teams tried to get a rider in the breakaway with the hopes of making it to the finish line – just like […]