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Tour Down Under

Photo Gallery: Santos Tour Down Under stage 5

More images from Australia’s WorldTour event Today’s penultimate stage of the Santos Tour Down Under was billed as being the big decider and so it proved, with the list of possible winners of the race being slashed to effectively two. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Santos Tour Down Under: Valverde powers to victory on Old Willunga Hill

Australian champion Simon Gerrans leads the race with one day to go Alejandro Valverde marked his return to professional cycling when he showed the peloton a clean pair of cleats to win stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under. […]

Author: Xylon van Eyck Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Video highlights of Santos Tour Down Under stage 5

Images from penultimate day of competition With the Santos Tour Down Under coming down to the final day of racing on Sunday, here’s a video summary of how Saturday’s tough stage to the summit of Old Willunga Hill shaped the […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under, Video,

Valverde admits its going to be difficult to win the Santos Tour Down Under

Spaniard says he’ll keep fighting Gerrans, but is satisfied with what he has achieved thus far Stage five victor Alejandro Valverde stands a chance of winning his comeback stage race tomorrow but despite the adrenaline rush of taking his first […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Ciolek rues missed opportunity for stage win in Santos Tour Down Under

Fourth overall, but German plays down chances of being a factor on Old Willunga Hill Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Gerald Ciolek finished second on today’s stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, with only Oscar Freire (Katusha) quicker than […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Photo Gallery: Santos Tour Down Under stage 4

Pictures of what was a decisive fourth day of racing Most expected the big showdown to come on tomorrow’s stage to Old Willunga Hill, but for some of the riders in the Santos Tour Down Under, today’s stage to Tanunda […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Santos Tour Down Under: Freire overcomes Ciolek and Bennati to win stage four

Greipel cracks, Kohler claims race lead once again Riding what he says is his final season in the bunch, Oscar Freire showed that he is still a force in professional cycling when he thundered to victory on stage four of […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

GreenEdge confirms that it’s interested in Michael Matthews

Australian sitting third overall at halfway point of Santos Tour Down Under Second on Wednesday’s stage of the race and currently sitting third overall and within reach of the leader’s ochre jersey, Michael Matthews (Rabobank) is providing further signs of […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Valverde says he’s amongst the best riders in the Santos Tour Down Under

Spaniard satisfied with showing on day two to Stirling On day three of his return to competition after a long suspension, Alejandro Valverde showed that he is near top form with a fourth place finish on the stage to Stirling […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Photo Gallery: Santos Tour Down Under stage 2

Images from today’s race to Stirling Australian rider Will Clarke took a superb win on today’s second stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in Stirling, racing in over a minute ahead of the chasing peloton. Original breakaway companion Martin […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Santos Tour Down Under: Clarke solos to superb stage victory

Kohler takes over race lead thanks to intermediate time bonuses Pulling out a superb solo effort, the Tasmanian rider Will Clarke scorched to a brilliant win on stage two of the Santos Tour Down Under in Stirling earlier today. The […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Tour Down Under Crash: Broken bones mar 2012 WorldTour opener

Fractured vertebrae for Roelandts, hip for Guesdon, just bruising for Montaguti in horrific final kilometre pile up The massive crash inside the final kilometre of the first stage of the Santos Tour Down Under, between Prospect and Clare, marred the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Injury, Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Santos Tour Down Under: Photo gallery from stage 1

Images from today’s opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. Click on a photo below to advance to the full gallery of shots.   setValue(“sharealbum”,”80″,”http://www.velonation.com/desktopmodules/mymediaview/viewalbums.ashx?portalid=0&aid=97&gid=60&mmid=614&rc=4&cs=2&width=128&num=4″);    

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

André Greipel powers to opening Tour Down Under stage

Gorilla strikes again after peloton decimated by final kilometre crash German powerhouse André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) picked up where he left on in Sunday’s Down Under Classic with another sprint victory in the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Jens Voigt: I may continue past 2012

German veteran looking forward to his sixteenth year as a pro Cycling fans could be treated to one further year of Jens Voigt after the German refused to confirm he would retire at the end of the season. “We will […]

Author: Felix Lowe Categories: Interviews, Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Greipel blazes to early-season victory in Down Under Classic

Werner surprises to take Rendition Homes-Santos Women’s Cup Reported earlier in the week as having hit almost 2000 watts in a training sprint, it was clear that Andre Greipel was in scorching form heading towards the Santos Tour Down Under. […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Gerrans "much more excited" about GreenEdge than Sky

“I’ll be watching Valverde closely: At Stirling and Willunga he’ll be a real threat” Australian national champion Simon Gerrans can now understand the kind of emotions his former British team-mates at Sky experienced two years ago when the team was […]

Author: Felix Lowe Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

Concussion for Durbridge is not expected to prevent start in Santos Tour Down Under

Bad luck for Aussie TT champion puts him out of Down Under Classic Called into the team as a replacement for the injured Jack Bobridge, who crashed in Tuesday’s Australian time trial championships, Luke Durbridge himself had an unwelcome encounter […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour Down Under,

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