Past champions Simon Gerrans and Michael Rogers will form part of a powerful Team Sky lineup for the Santos Tour Down Under, which begins in less than two month’s time in Adelaide. The Australians will line out alongside countrymen Mathew […]
World under-23 champion to be leader in his first race for the ProTeam With the Santos Tour Down Under now less than two months away another ProTeam has announced its line up for what will be the first race in […]
Team aims to retain the overall race as Mark Cavendish chases stage wins On the back of the news that Mark Cavendish is to ride January’s Santos Tour Down Under, HTC-Highroad has announced the rest of the team that will […]
Manx rider will lead HTC-Highroad team in Australian WorldTour event Mark Cavendish will have an early rendezvous with his likely rivals for the green jersey in the Tour de France when he makes his Santos Tour Down Under debut in […]
German sprinter will aim for third overall victory in race Two time Santos Tour Down Under winner André Griepel has been confirmed as contesting the 2011 race in January, joining previously-announced names Lance Armstrong and Tyler Farrar in battling for […]
Australian changes around schedule to be fresh for July Former world champion Cadel Evans has decided to miss races such as the Tour Down Under and Giro d’Italia in order to ensure that he has the best possible chance of […]
Will Hushovd and Haussler join him on the team? Ready to push for a strong Classics campaign and then to try to take his first-ever Tour de France stage victory, Tyler Farrar will get his season underway in 2011 at […]
Admits he gained too much weight last winter Accepting that his excess kilos were a big reason why he didn’t perform as well as he should have in early part of the 2010 season, Allan Davis has vowed to be […]
Federal investigation has been considered, but will follow UCI’s lead on matter Tour Down Under organiser Mike Turtur has said that he has no qualms about bringing Lance Armstrong to the 2011 race, saying that as long as he has […]
Despite age and legal battle, seven-time Tour de France winner races into 2011 Lance Armstrong announced today that he will race the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia in January. It will be his first professional race since the Tour […]
Healthy 2009 Belgian champion looking to get back to racing as soon as possible Tom Boonen, who is clearly the winningest racer in the history of the Tour of Qatar, will eschew taking part in a race that has more […]
The Santos Tour Down Under has released numbers today that show its continued growth for the 2010 edition. Last month’s event attracted record crowds, visitor numbers and income for the South Australian economy. The numbers support multi-day bicycle races as […]
The BMC Racing team of Cadel Evans, Alessandro Ballan and George Hincapie has the intention of applying for a ProTour licence for next season, giving another indication that the project will continue to grow. Chief directeur sportif John Lelangue said […]
Cadel Evans has surprised with his strong early-season form, performing at a high level in the Santos Tour Down Under. The world champion doesn’t plan on hitting full form until May, yet nevertheless impressed with stage placings of third and […]
HTC-Columbia sprinter André Greipel sealed up his second overall victory in the Santos Tour Down Under today, with Team Sky reversing the order of last Sunday’s warm-up event on today’s criterium course, with Chris Sutton winning the stage and teammate […]
For a rider who initially wasn’t even sure if he would compete in the Santos Tour Down Under, Cadel Evans has proved to be one of the key figures in the race. He’s also delighted the home fans in the […]
Reinforcing his overall lead with yet another superb sprint, André Greipel outpaced Robbie McEwen (Katusha), Graeme Brown (Rabobank), Gert Steegmans (Team RadioShack) and the rest of the main bunch on the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under. The HTC […]
UCI President Pat McQuaid has poured cold water on talk that the Tour Down Under could move to Melbourne or its state Victoria, saying that the race should remain in South Australia. Recent rumours suggested that a bid could be […]
