Evans encouraged by early season form in Santos Tour Down Under as build-up for Giro continues on track

BMC Racing Team rider shrugs off questions about retirement, suggests he’ll likely ride race againHe came to the Santos Tour Down Under with the race primarily acting as part of his buildup for the Giro d’Italia, and he leaves with [...]

2014-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2014|

Greipel nets record sixteenth stage, Gerrans seals third Santos Tour Down Under victory

Evans finishes just one second off ochreSimon Gerrans and André Greipel both made history on today’s final stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in Adelaide, with the former becoming the first rider ever to win three editions of the [...]

2014-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2014|

Triumphant Gerrans turns focus towards Herald Sun Tour after Tour Down Under success

Orica GreenEdge rider wants third Australian success prior to heading to EuropeHaving won the Australian road race championships earlier this month plus his third Santos Tour Down Under today, Simon Gerrans has said that he is focussed on a third [...]

2014-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2014|

Tour de San Luis: Second stage win for Arredondo as Quintana extends overall lead

Trek Factory racing celebrating third stage win in race, Movistar leader looking good for GC winFour days after he picked up his first victory with the Trek Factory Racing team, Colombian rider Julian Arredondo grabbed his second when he won [...]

2014-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2014|

Santos Tour Down Under: Porte snatches stage win, gives early warning to Giro d’Italia rivals

Evans fades in final kilometre, loses overall lead to GerransPlaying things perfectly on the final climb of Willunga Hill, Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) bided his time as race leader Cadel Evans burned his matches in pursuit of eventual stage winner [...]

2014-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2014|

Quintana grabs Tour de San Luis lead from Gaimon on eve of final mountain stage

Malori beats under-geared Phinney in time trialTour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana roared into the race lead at the Tour de San Luis yesterday, the climber finishing a solid sixteenth in the stage five time trial and overhauling previous GC-topper [...]

2014-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2014|

Quintana tantalizing close to wresting race lead from Gaimon with solo mountain win

Today’s race against the clock likely to be crucial to final outcome He was sick earlier in the race but Nairo Quintana blazed back into form on yesterday’s fourth stage of the Tour de San Luis, racing to a dominant [...]

2014-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24th, 2014|

Santos Tour Down Under: Greipel notches up first win of the season as Gerrans reduces gap to Evans

WorldTour race building up towards exciting finale; Old Willunga Hill to be crucial to outcomeHaving clocked up fourteen stages in the race in the past, André Greipel today grabbed Lotto Belisol’s first victory of the season when he placed first [...]

2014-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24th, 2014|

‘Super-good’ Gesink aiming to seize opportunity on Old Willunga Hill

Belkin team leader half a minute back in Tour Down Under but remains determined Team Belkin’s Robert Gesink may be over half a minute adrift of the ochre leader’s jersey in the Santos Tour Down Under, but the Dutch climber [...]

2014-01-24T00:00:00+00:00January 24th, 2014|

Tour de San Luis: Two in a row for Trek Factory Racing at Nizzolo triumphs in Argentina

Gaimon holds onto race lead A day after Julian Arredondo took the first victory of the year for the Trek Factory Racing squad, his team-mate Giacomo Nizzolo made it a second victory for the new setup when he won a [...]

2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00January 23rd, 2014|

Santos Tour Down Under: Evans returns to top form with dominant display on Corkscrew Hill

BMC Racing Team rider roars into race lead after solo victoryCadel Evans gave a clear reminder of the ability which earned him a world championship jersey plus the 2011 Tour de France title when he roared to a super solo [...]

2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00January 23rd, 2014|

Voigt takes most aggressive rider award in Tour Down Under: “You can call me the Elvis of breakaways”

“I would rather go out and give it a go; give them a run for their money”He didn’t win the stage, but 42 year old Jens Voigt ended up with some plaudits at the end of today’s third stage of [...]

2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00January 23rd, 2014|

Michele Acquarone interview part I: Overlooking MTN Qhubeka was a major missed opportunity for the Giro d’Italia

Former race director says Yellow Fluo team should have had to sit out the race after 2013 doping positives Previous Giro d’Italia race director Michele Acquarone has questioned the logic of the wildcard selections made by race organiser RCS Sport, [...]

2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00January 23rd, 2014|

Peter Stetina Interview: New BMC Racing Team signing shining in Tour de San Luis

American climber talks about the motivation of moving teams, season goals and his father’s recovery from a brain injuryThe new season has just got underway but the young American climber Peter Stetina has already shown some very encouraging form. Will [...]

2014-01-22T00:00:00+00:00January 22nd, 2014|

Arredondo notches up first win for Trek Factory Racing in Tour de San Luis

Stetina rides strongly on final climb but beaten in sprint, Gaimon defends well and keeps leadJust as Phil Gaimon did on stage one for Garmin Sharp, the Colombian rider Julian Arredondo rewarded the team which gave him his first WorldTour [...]

2014-01-22T00:00:00+00:00January 22nd, 2014|

Santos Tour Down Under: Ulissi powers home ahead of Gerrans and Evans, jumps to second overall

GC contenders continue to show their hands early onSurprising race contenders Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) and Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) with a perfectly timed burst on the far right side of the road, Diego Ulissi won the uphill sprint [...]

2014-01-22T00:00:00+00:00January 22nd, 2014|

Gaimon pledges Garmin Sharp will fight to defend leader’s jersey in Tour de San Luis

Superb debut for new WorldTour rider in ArgentinaGetting his career as a WorldTour rider off to the best possible start, Phil Gaimon soloed to victory in his first ever race for the Garmin-Sharp team. The 27 year old American rider [...]

2014-01-21T00:00:00+00:00January 21st, 2014|

Gerrans takes early advantage with stage win in Santos Tour Down Under

Australian champion profits from tough finale to outsprint GreipelHe’s been trying to mimic the buildup and results of his superb early season in 2012, when he won the Australian road championships, the Santos Tour Down Under and then Milan-Sanremo. Simon [...]

2014-01-21T00:00:00+00:00January 21st, 2014|
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