The second stage of the Vuelta a San Juan saw several last-minute attacks within the final 15 km of the race. It was a very tight finish, with the winner coming from a group of escapees. The StageThe course of just under 150 km looked like it would make for […]
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TEAM SUNWEB AND SIGMA SPORT ANNOUNCE NEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
Team Sunweb and SIGMA Sport have today announced a new technology partnership for the upcoming four racing seasons. Until the end of 2021, SIGMA Sport and Team Sunweb will jointly develop state of the art technology in bike computers to monitor and display rider data. This enables the team to […]
Mitchelton-SCOTT to take momentum into Cadel Road Race
After success at the national championships and the Tour Down Under in the past two weeks, Mitchelton-SCOTT today name a strong team motivated to maintain momentum in Australia as they line up at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race this week. South African Daryl Impey will lead the team, […]
Fernando Gaviria opens 2018 campaign in style
The Colombian took a convincing victory on the first stage of the Vuelta a San Juan and donned the leader’s jersey 22-Jan-2018: Fernando Gaviria returned with a bang on the scene of his breakthrough, Argentina, nabbing a commanding win in Pocito, where the first stage of the 36th edition of […]
Porte Secures Second Overall at Santos Tour Down Under
21 January, 2017, Adelaide (AUS) Richie Porte stood on the Santos Tour Down Under podium for the fourth time in his career after securing second overall on the same time as race winner, Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott). There was no change to the podium after the traditional stage six city circuit, […]
Logan Owen closes out first WorldTour race with Most Competitive award
Logan Owen climbed onto his first WorldTour podium as his first WorldTour race came to a close in Adelaide on Sunday. The neo-pro raced aggressively off the front of the peloton on stage six of the Santos Tour Down Under to earn the Most Competitive prize. “I was meant to […]
Peter Sagan confirms his first Tour Down Under green jersey victory after taking third on final sprint
Having taken a stage win on what had been the toughest sprint of the race on stage 4, the UCI World Champion, Peter Sagan, starting the day in the green jersey of points leader, would be looking to take the victory on the race’s final stage. In spite of a […]
Impey becomes first South African to win the Tour Down Under
33-year-old all-rounder Daryl Impey has secured the overall title at the 2018 Tour Down Under following the final stage today, becoming the first South African in history to win the Australian WorldTour race. Starting the final day on equal time with Richie Porte (BMC Racing), the lead only determined by […]
Greipel Takes Last Stage in Australia
André Greipel sprinted to victory in Adelaide on the last day of Tour Down Under, his second stage win of the week! The last stage of Tour Down Under was a criterium in the streets of Adelaide. The peloton had to cover twenty laps of 4.5 kilometres. There were several […]
Porte Crowned King of Willunga Hill for the Fifth Consecutive Year
20 January, 2017, Willunga Hill (AUS) Richie Porte stamped his authority on Willunga Hill with an incredible fifth consecutive win on stage 5 of the Santos Tour Down Under which put him into second overall on the same time as new race leader Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott). The pressure was on […]