Huge result for US-based squad With more than 12,000 feet of climbing, stage six of the Tour of California was the hardest in the race’s five-year history. United Healthcare rider Rory Sutherland took advantage of his sprinting skills to finish […]
Three-time world time trial champion looks for overall win The time trial around the Staples Center in Los Angeles will decide this year’s Tour of California, after the favorites stayed together in the queen stage up to Big Bear Lake. […]
The Slovakian steamrolls to another big win Twenty year old prodigy Peter Sagan took his second consecutive victory in stage six of the Tour of California today, sprinting out of a select group and crossing the line with a healthy […]
Forced to abandon first race back from injury Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler was forced to abandon the Tour of California with knee problems yesterday after being involved in a crash just after the stage five start. The incident happened as […]
Three-time world TT champ takes over Michael Rogers arrived in the press room following today’s second place finish behind Liquigas’ prodigal talent, Peter Sagan, with a broad grin. His efforts during the stage to net an intermediate time bonus sprint […]
Day mixes it up with the ProTour squads Fly V Australia’s National Race Calendar forerunner, Ben Day, spent the stage out front in the long break that wasn’t reeled in until the final minutes of the tough finishing circuits around […]
Cycling shows its bright future Liquigas-Doimo’s Peter Sagan easily won the sprint for victory in stage five of the Tour of California today, beating Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) into second and third place respectively. Rogers picked up […]
Stitches required for eye and elbow RadioShack’s Lance Armstrong was forced to abandon the Tour of California after being involved in an early crash during today’s fifth stage. According to RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel’s Twitter page, the seven-time Tour […]
The 195.5 km Stage 4 from San Jose to Modesto provided the expected bunch sprint finish, but instead of confirming Mark Cavendish’s ever improving form, posted a big fat question mark instead. Cavendish finished a distant third behind Saxo Bank’s […]
Francesco Chicchi took his sixth victory of the still young season today in the Tour of California’s Stage 4 bunch sprint finish Modesto. The 29-year-old Italian had no problems dispatching JJ Haedo and Mark Cavendish en route to the win. […]
Can anyone rival the Manx Missile… There aren’t very many chances for the sprinters in the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California, but Wednesday’s Stage 4 finish in Modesto has bunch sprint printed all over it. Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) […]
Too close for comfort Garmin-Tranisitions rider Dave Zabriskie won the third stage of the Tour of California today out of a three-man escape, barely edging out HTC-Columbia’s Michael Rogers in the final dash for the line. Last year’s winner Levi […]
2009 Tour of Missouri winner wants more Stage Three winner in Santa Cruz, David Zabriskie, nearly lost the day on the line as he celebrated prematurely and enjoyed the frightened glance to the left as Rogers threw his bike forward […]
Who will rule the sprints in July Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) took a convincing victory in stage 10 of the Giro d’Italia today, and with every success the American is building his confidence towards the Tour de France this July. His […]
Garmin-Transitions in a position to challenge for the overall Yesterday’s wet finish for stage two of the Tour of California saw the American Garmin-Slipstream team keep their options open for the overall race. The trio of Tom Danielson, Dave Zabriskie […]
Leipheimer, Horner, Boonen, Rogers, Eisel, Quinziato, Rollin, Sutherland The peloton was ready for some better weather as they prepared for the start of stage three of the Tour of California. The riders will take on four climbs during today’s 152.4 […]
Hopes to bounce back from stage one crash As the Amgen Tour of California heads deeper into the mountains, one rider who will hope for improving fortunes is BMC Racing’s George Hincapie. The 36 year old is instantly recognisable to […]
Dutch rider climbing better than he expected Dutchman Lars Boom is bigger than most of the climbers in the peloton but as he did when taking a stage victory in last year’s Vuelta a España, he showed yesterday that he […]
