Team says being ambitious is a priority, rather than using San Luis and Down Under as training Although January races are very early in the season and key targets such as the Ardennes Classics and the Grand Tours are still […]
Katusha’s lineup revealed for upcoming WorldTour race A team almost entirely composed of Russian riders and led by the 2013 Giro d’Italia stage winner Maxim Belkov has been confirmed for the Santos Tour Down Under, which will get underway in […]
Two more teams confirmed for first World Tour race He’s won the Tours of California and Oman plus the Grand Prix Montréal and Québec; now Robert Gesink will take on the Santos Tour Down Under in his first competitive event […]
2013 stage winner, race leader and podium finisher says Sky team will play a tactical game He led the race last year, won a stage and finished a solid third overall, but Geraint Thomas appears to play down his chances […]
Sorensen, Sutherland, Veikkanen, Westra and Gasparotto amongst riders announced The organisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have confirmed the lineup of three of the WorldTour teams which will take part in this month’s event. The rosters for Tinkoff Saxo, […]
Craft replaces Santini as supplier for Australian men’s and women’s teams Orica-GreenEdge and Orica-AIS have presented their new jerseys for 2014, ahead of the Australian national championships and the Santos Tour Down Under. With Swedish manufacturer replacing Italian Santini, who […]
Mat Hayman to make his debut for Australian team in his eighth race appearance Orica-GreenEdge will be sending the twin-pronged sprint attack of Matt Goss and Michael Matthews to the Santos Tour Down Under, as well as the overall ambitions […]
Frenchman leads Europcar team in his first-ever participation in WorldTour race One of the most aggressive riders in cycling, Thomas Voeckler, will head the Europcar team in the Santos Tour Down Under when it starts in three weeks’ time. The […]
WorldTour race starts in just 28 days, countdown continues With there being a strong likelihood of several sprint finishes at next month’s Santos Tour Down Under, the Lampre-Merida team has opted to have a fastman lead the squad for the […]
New Professional Continental team keen to impress in its first WorldTour event Jonathan Cantwell will lead the ambitious Drapac Professional Cycling team to its WorldTour debut in next month’s Santos Tour Down Under, but the ambitious Australian outfit will bee […]
Four time Tour 2013 stage winner will be one of key names in race The dominant sprinter of this year’s Tour de France, Marcel Kittel, has been confirmed by his Argos Shimano team as leading it in next month’s Santos […]
German champion seeking 15th stage win in Australian WorldTour opener André Greipel will lead the Lotto-Belisol team to January’s Santos Tour Down Under, in what will be his seventh consecutive appearance in the Australian WorldTour opener. The German champion has […]
Spanish rider will aim for final overall victory after second place in 2013 Last year’s race runner up and mountains classification winner Javier Moreno is heading back to the Santos Tour Down Under determined to aim higher, with the Spaniard […]
Lotto Belisol also confirms early season openers for Roelandts, Gallopin and Monfort Lotto Belisol’s Grand Tour and Ardennes Classic riders Jurgen Van den Broeck and Jelle Vanendert have finalised the first part of their 2014 season programmes, with both of […]
Australian rider and Tour de France stage winner Jan Bakelandts to head Belgian squad Moving across to the Omega Pharma Quick Step team in order to reunite with Mark Cavendish in 2014, Mark Renshaw will have his own chances in […]
Australian to lead Team Sky, will be backed by podium finish Thomas, Deignan and others Making clear that the race is a big objective for him rather than an early season preparation race, Richie Porte has said that he is […]
Van Poppel brothers, Frank Schleck in roster of team veterans and new faces It seems almost unthinkable, but at the Santos Tour Down Under, Jens Voigt will begin what he says will likely be his last season. The affable German […]
Kiwi had been a regular at the race in recent years; Lotto Belisol team-mate De Clerq also off bike He’s competed in the Santos Tour Down Under every year since 2008 but Greg Henderson will be forced to miss the […]
