Sharp joins Slipstream Sports as co-sponsor of Team Garmin
“Garmin-Sharp” registered in time for the Tour de France On the day that Team Saxo Bank announced a co-sponsorship deal with Tinkoff Bank, Slipstream Sports – currently known as Garmin-Barracuda – also has some good news. The team has struck […]
Tinkoff returns to cycling as Team Saxo Bank co-sponsor through 2013
Danish bank also re-commits for another year to “Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank” Tinkoff Bank, also known as Tinkoff Credit Systems, was revealed as the new co-sponsor of Team Saxo Bank at a press conference in Hellerup, Denmark, in a deal […]
Gerras, Goss and Albasini spearhead Orica GreenEdge challenge in Tour de France
Anticipation building about first ever Australian ProTeam participation in world’s biggest event Pinpointing stage wins as the big target for its first-ever participation in the biggest race in cycling, Orica-GreenEdge has unveiled a promising lineup for the Tour de France […]
Nationals Roundup: Terpstra and Wegmann repeat as national champions
Hear from winners in Switzerland, Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and more The Sunday before the Tour de France sees many national championships contested across the European nations. As the action wraps up and the new national coloured jerseys are being […]
Brammeier grabs third successive Irish road race title in Clonmel
Roche and Lavery net silver and bronze Timing his final attack perfectly and kicking clear with less than three kilometres to go, Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Matt Brammeier soloed to victory today in the Irish road race championship in […]
Nacer Bouhanni times it perfectly to grab first French tricolor
Démare takes second as FDJ-BigMat puts youthful sprinting on display Surviving an early crash, along with wind and rain blanketing much of Europe, Nacer Bouhanni took an eye-opening win in the French national road race championship, outdueling trade team-mate Arnaud […]
Boonen continues domination of 2012 with second Belgian road race title
Outsprints Goddaert and Vandousselaere; D’Hoore takes women’s victory Showing that his preparation for the Olympics is perfectly on schedule, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won his second Belgian national road race title in Geel, outsprinting Kristof Goddaert (AG2R-La Mondiale) on […]
Video: Irvine hoping for success in Irish road race championships, on course for Olympics
‘My numbers are all good’: Happy with preparation for track omnium Several weeks before he lines out in the omnium races at the Olympic Games, Martyn Irvine is currently competing in the Irish road race championships. Although much of his […]
Pieter Weening with the form to surprise in Dutch national road race
Orica-GreenEdge transfer remains understated and under the radar He has relatively few race days so far during the 2012 season, with his season start not occurring until April, but Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) has hit the ground running on his new […]
Jimmy Casper gunning for elusive first French national title
First flat French nationals course in years has sprinters salivating Just as there is a new crop of French sprinting talent beginning to emerge, France’s fast men should get their chance in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux on Sunday in the national road race […]