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• Greipel Wins In Crash Filled Down Under Opener
  January 16th, 2012
  

  Written by: Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 17, 2012 (AFP) – Two-time race champion Andre Greipel of Germany took the leader’s ochre jersey at the Tour Down Under Tuesday in [...]

• All-Rounders Tipped To Reign Down Under
  January 15th, 2012
  

  by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 15, 2012 (AFP) – All-rounders are tipped to prevail over the sprint specialists when the Tour Down Under clicks into gear Tuesday, with course [...]

• Greipel Announces His Down Under Goals With Win
  January 15th, 2012
  

  Written by: Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 15, 2012 (AFP) – Two-time Tour Down Under champion Andre Greipel of Germany signaled his intentions for a third overall win by triumphing [...]

• Cavendish Emulates Simpson To Take World Crown
  September 25th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 25, 2011 (AFP) – Mark Cavendish became Britain’s first world road race champion since the late Tom Simpson in 1965 when he dominated a [...]

• Greipel Gets The Double, Phinney Retains Lead At Eneco Tour
  August 10th, 2011
  

  ARDOOIE, Aug 10, 2011 – German sprint specialist Andre Greipel of Omega-Pharma claimed his second successive victory on the Eneco Tour, finishing ahead of American Tyler Farrar and Norway’s Edvald [...]

• Greipel Rides In Seventh Heaven, Phinney Retains Lead
  August 9th, 2011
  

  Sint Willebrord, Netherlands, Aug 9, 2011 (AFP) – German sprint specialist Andre Greipel recorded his seventh win of the season here on Tuesday as the Omega Pharma rider won the [...]

• Greipel Silences Cav At Last
  July 12th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) carmaux, France, July 12, 2011 – Andre Greipel admitted he is hoping for more of the same on the Tour de France after finally upstaging [...]

• Greipel Outsprints Cav as Voeckler Keeps Yellow Jersey
  July 12th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) carmaux, France, July 12, 2011 – German Andre Greipel finally put paid to years of playing second fiddle to Mark Cavendish when he beat the [...]

• Greipel Wins Tour of Belgium Second Stage
  May 26th, 2011
  

  KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, May 26, 2011 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of the Omega Pharma team won the second stage of the Tour of Belgium on Thursday to take the leader’s [...]

• Tour of Turkey – Masters of Sprint Have A rendezvous In Istanbul
  April 23rd, 2011
  

  The Tour of Turkey, whose 47th edition begins Sunday in Istanbul, will confirm its status as the stopping ground for the sprinters before the great rendezvous of the Giro and [...]

• Greipel Wins Stage 1 At Three Days of De Panne
  March 29th, 2011
  

  ZOTTEGEM, March 29, 2011 – Germany’s Andre Greipel (Omega Pharma) won the first stage of the Three Days of De Panne on Tuesday where he beat the Dutch sprinter Lieuwe [...]

• Greipel To Make Milan-San Remo Debut
  March 15th, 2011
  

  PARIS, March 15, 2011 – German sprinter Andre Greipel is set to make his Milan-SanRemo debut despite being forced to pull out of Tirreno-Adriatico earlier this week due to injuries [...]

• Greipel Takes Tour of the Algarve Stage, Contador Waiting To Pounce
  February 19th, 2011
  

  LISBON, Feb 19, 2011 – German sprint specialist Andre Greipel won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Algarve on Saturday, the 167.3km ride from Albufeira to Tavira. British [...]

• Cav’s Team Defiant As Cycling Sprint Battle Hots Up
  February 5th, 2011
  

  Written by: Justin Davis PARIS – With an impressive 15 stage wins in four years at the Tour de France, it may be a while before Mark Cavendish’s reputation as [...]

• Goss Delivers A Beat Down Under
  January 17th, 2011
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia – Tasmanian Matthew Goss confirmed his overall victory pretensions by winning the opening stage of the Tour Down Under Tuesday ahead of sprint rival and reigning champion Andre [...]

• Cavendish and Greipel To Face Off Down Under
  January 15th, 2011
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia – British Tour de France star Mark Cavendish refused to be drawn on his protracted feud with sprint rival Andre Greipel on Saturday as they prepared for a [...]

• HighRoad Riders, Greipel, Degenkolb, and Becker, Take German Honors
  December 30th, 2010
  

  Andre Greipel, Charlotte Becker and John Degenkolb have been awarded the title of German Road Cyclist of the year in their respective categories for 2010. Greipel finished his season with [...]

• Two-Time Winner Greipel Back For Tour Down Under
  November 12th, 2010
  

  SYDNEY, Nov 12, 2010 (AFP) – Germany’s two-time winner Andre Greipel will return to defend his title at the 2011 Tour Down Under, organizers said on Friday. Greipel will debut [...]

• Marcel Sieberg Last Signing For OmegaPharma-Lotto For 2011 !
  October 23rd, 2010
  

  The 2011 Omega Pharma–Lotto troops met yesterday for the first time in Deinze, Belgium, giving the newcomers an opportunity to meet and know their future team mates and staff. Over [...]

• Greipel Wins Tour of Britain Opener
  September 11th, 2010
  

  LONDON – Germany’s Andre Greipel overcame a late puncture to sprint to victory in the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Saturday, a 132.6 kilometer ride between Rochdale and [...]

• Greipel To Led For HTC-Columbia In Britain
  September 11th, 2010
  

  HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel will be one of the team’s star riders in the Tour of Britain, which starts on Saturday. Already the winner of 18 races this season, most recently [...]

• Cancellara, Griepel In Bid To Win World Road Title
  August 27th, 2010
  

  SYDNEY – Beijing Olympic and three-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara will spearhead the Swiss team at next month’s UCI Road World Championships in Australia, organizers said on Friday. [...]

• Sprinter Greipel Leads German Team For Cycling Worlds
  August 25th, 2010
  

  BERLIN – Sprinter Andre Greipel will head the German team for the September 29-October 3 road cycling world championships in Australia, the German cycling federation announced Wednesday. Greipel will be [...]

• Greipel Strikes Again At Eneco Tour
  August 23rd, 2010
  

  Andre Greipel of HTC-Columbia took his second stage victory at this year’s Eneco Tour as teammate Tony Martin moved one step closer to overall victory in the UCI ProTour stage [...]

• Greipel Wins Sprint, As Tuft Still Leader At Eneco Tour
  August 19th, 2010
  

  ARDOOIE (Belgium) – Germany’s Andre Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the second stage of the Eneco Tour du Benelux Thursday in Ardooie Belgium, where he was in the sprint against the Australian [...]

• Greipel Leads German Hopes At Cyclassics
  August 14th, 2010
  

  HAMBURG- HTC-Columbia sprinter Andre Greipel has signaled his intentions to end Germany’s long wait for victory in the Vattenfall Cyclassics this Sunday. At just over 200km long, and with a [...]

• Greipel Wins Stage, Martin Wins Overall At Tour of Pologne
  August 7th, 2010
  

  Aug. 7, 2010 – The beautiful city of Cracow, historic and cultural capital of Poland, was the background of the final stage of Tour de Pologne 2010. The final yellow [...]

• Greipel Returns To Tour of Poland
  July 30th, 2010
  

  HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel begins his second half of the season with a return to the Tour of Poland, where in 2009 a stage win was one of his twenty victories [...]

• Greipel Wins In Austria
  July 9th, 2010
  

  GREIPEL CLAIMS FOURTEENTH WIN OF SEASON IN AUSTRIA San Luis Obispo, CA – 9th July 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel raised his arms in victory for the fourteenth time this [...]

• Greipel Wins Opening Stage In Austria
  July 4th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 4th July 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel clinched his thirteenth win of the 2010 season on Sunday when he won the the opening stage of [...]

• Greipel and Dean Dropped Out of Giro
  May 28th, 2010
  

  APRICA (Italy), May 28, 2010 – Germany’s Andre Greipel and Kiwi Julian Dean have pulled out of the Tour of Italy, a day after finishing first and second respectively in [...]

• Greipel Captures HTC-Columbia’s 2nd Stage Win At Giro
  May 27th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 27th May 2010 – André Greipel stormed to victory in stage eighteen of the Giro d’Italia, taking his twelfth win of the season for HTC-Columbia [...]

• Greipel Wins Stage 18 At Giro, Arroyo Holds Onto Pink
  May 27th, 2010
  

  BRESCIA, Italy, May 27, 2010 – Germany’s Andre Greipel won the 18th stage of the Tour of Italy on Thursday as Spaniard David Arroyo held onto the overall leader’s pink [...]

• Pinotti and Greipel Lead HTC-Columbia At Giro
  May 2nd, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 1st May 2010 – Allrounder Marco Pinotto and sprinter André Greipel will be leading the HTC-Columbia assault on the 2010 Giro d’Italia, which starts next [...]

• Greipel Wins For Fith Time In Tour of Turkey
  April 18th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 18th April 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel stormed across the line in first place yet again in the final stage of the Tour of Turkey [...]

• Greipel Takes Tenth Win of Season in Turkey
  April 16th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 16th April 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel claimed his tenth win of the season in the Tour of Turkey’s stage six from Fethiye to Finike [...]

• Greipel Has A Three-Peat In Turkey
  April 15th, 2010
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA – 15th April 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel has clinched his third win in five days racing at the Tour of Turkey, blasting to victory in [...]

• Giovanni Visconti Wins Stage 3 Tour of Turkey
  April 13th, 2010
  

  ISTANBUL, April 13, 2010 – Italian Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) won stage 3 Tuesday in the Tour of Turkey, covering 166 km between Bodrum and Marmaris (southwest). The Estonian from team [...]

• Greipel Wins Again In Tour of Turkey
  April 12th, 2010
  

  HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel has taken his second win in 24 hours in the Tour of Turkey on Monday, winning the bunch sprint which decided stage one for his eighth victory [...]

• Tour of Turkey Featuring Greipel Power
  April 9th, 2010
  

  ISTANBUL, April 9, 2010 (AFP) – With its sprinter Eric Greipel and recent winner of the Tour of Murcia Frantisek Rabon, the American team HTC-Columbia displays high ambitions for the [...]

• André Greipel First On Mallorca
  February 11th, 2010
  

  The 158,5 kilometer long fifth and last race in the race series, Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca became an exciting chase where Team Saxo Bank’s German veteran, Jens Voigt was in [...]

• Greipel Leads UCI Ranking, So Does HTC-Columbia
  January 26th, 2010
  

  André Greipel (Team HTC-Columbia) is the first rider in 2010 to top the UCI World Rankings following his impressive overall GC win at the Tour Town Under. Individual Standings: * [...]

• Evans Lifted By Strong Tour Showing
  January 25th, 2010
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 24, 2010 (AFP) – Australia’s world champion Cadel Evans on Sunday targeted “unfinished business” in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France after a surprise sixth place [...]

• Greipel Clinches Tour Down Under
  January 23rd, 2010
  

  Germany’s Andre Greipel clinched an emphatic second Tour Down Under victory on Sunday as Britain’s Team Sky rounded off their debut race in impressive style. The 2008 champion crossed fifth [...]

• Greipel Has Tour Win In His Sights
  January 23rd, 2010
  

  by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 23, 2010 (AFP) – Andre Greipel put in a desperate chase to move within sight of a second Tour Down Under win on Saturday [...]

• An Aggressive Armstrong Attack, Another Greipel Win
  January 22nd, 2010
  

  by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 22, 2010 (AFP) – An audacious Lance Armstrong attack failed to break Andre Greipel’s stranglehold on the Tour Down Under on Friday as the [...]

• Cardoso Wins, Greipel Holds Lead, As Evans Puts On A Show
  January 21st, 2010
  

  by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 21, 2010 (AFP) – World road champion Cadel Evans outshone cycling legend Lance Armstrong with a blistering ride Thursday which shook up the Tour [...]

• Greipel Tightens Grip
  January 20th, 2010
  

  by Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 20, 2010 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel extended his dominance of the Tour Down Under into stage two Wednesday, but a trailing Lance Armstrong [...]

• Greipel Puts Horror Crash Behind Him
  January 19th, 2010
  

  ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 17, 2010 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel on Sunday said he had fully recovered from the horror crash which prevented him from sealing back-to-back Tour Down Under [...]

• Greipel, Armstrong Survive Pile-Up Down Under
  January 19th, 2010
  

  Written by: Talek Harris ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 19, 2010 (AFP) – Andre Greipel survived a mass pile-up which floored dozens of riders to win the Tour Down Under’s first stage [...]

• Britain’s Sky Storm To Imprssive Victory
  January 17th, 2010
  

  ADELAIDE (Australia), Jan 17, 2010 (AFP) – Britain’s all-new Team Sky stormed to a one-two win in the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday, their debut race and a prelude [...]

• Greipel Focuses On Good Times Down Under
  January 9th, 2010
  

  HTC-Columbia’s Andre Greipel, the overall winner of the 2008 Tour Down Under, will be aiming for a repeat performance in 2010. After winning the Tour Down Under outright one year, [...]

• Greipel Returns For Team Columbia At Tour Down Under
  October 31st, 2009
  

  Former overall event winners Andre Greipel and Michael Rogers are in the Team Columbia-HTC line-up announced on Friday for the 2010 Tour Down Under, race officials said. Race Director Mike [...]

• Greipel Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage, While Valverde Still In Gold
  September 15th, 2009
  

  PUERTOLLANO, Spain, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia dominated a bunch sprint to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday as [...]

• Slovenia’s Bozic Wins Tour of Spain Stage Six
  September 4th, 2009
  

  XATIVA, Spain, Sept 4, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday as Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia [...]

• Greipel Takes Tour of Spain Golden Jersey
  September 3rd, 2009
  

  VINAROS, Spain, Sept 3, 2009 (AFP) – Germany’s Andre Greipel of Team Columbia took the golden jersey as overall leader of the Tour of Spain after recording his second consecutive [...]

• German Greipel Wins Tour of Spain Fourth Stage
  September 1st, 2009
  

  LIEGE, Belgium, Sept 1, 2009 (AFP) – German Andre Greipel of Team Columbia headed a four-man sprint to win the treacherous 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from [...]

• Team Columbia Take Aim At More Stage Success in Spain
  August 28th, 2009
  

  Team Columbia believe powerful German sprinter Andre Greipel can help continue their impressive 2009 season once the Tour of Spain clicks into gear this Saturday. Mark Cavendish’s stunning haul of [...]

• Italy’s Ballan Wins Tour of Poland, Greipel Takes Final Stage
  August 8th, 2009
  

  KRAKOW, Poland, Aug 8, 2009 (AFP) – Italy’s Alessandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won the 66th edition of the Tour of Poland here on Saturday after the seventh and [...]

• Boasson Hagen Wins As Greipel DQ’d In Poland
  August 5th, 2009
  

  RZESZOW, Poland, Aug 4, 2009 (AFP) – Norwegian ace Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Columbia team won the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland on Wednesday after outshining teammate [...]

• Team Columbia High Road Takes Top 2 Spots In Philadelphia
  June 7th, 2009
  

  Team Columbia-Highroad showed that they are the team to beat by going one-two in Philly on Sunday. Andre Greipel took the Philadelphia International Championship win just ahead of his teammate [...]

• Greipel Rounds Off Season With Victory
  October 4th, 2008
  

  German fast man Andre Greipel has finished his 2008 season exactly as he started it, with his arms raised in victory in a bunch sprint. Victorious in the Tour Down [...]

• GREIPEL GRABS FOURTEENTH VICTORY OF SEASON WITH BUNCH SPRINT
  September 19th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA, 19 September 2008 – German speedster Andre Greipel was first across the line in the Championships of Flanders one-day race on Friday – taking his 2008 [...]

• Greipel Wins Stage Four of Deutschland Tour, And Teutenberg Takes Holland Ladies Tour Opener
  September 2nd, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA, 2 September, 2008 – Stage four of the Tour of Germany on Tuesday saw Columbia fastman Andre Greipel outgun Australian Robbie McEwen and German Robert Forster [...]

• Carlo Westphal of Gerolsteiner Wins Eneco Tour Fifth Stage
  August 25th, 2008
  

  OSTEND, Belgium, Aug 25, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Carlo Westphal of the Gerolsteiner team won the fifth stage of the Eneco Tour of Benelux on Monday. Compatriot Andre Greipel [...]

• Team Columbia Takes Control Of The Eneco Tour
  August 24th, 2008
  

  San Luis Obispo, CA, 24 August 2008 – Team Columbia took first and second in the overall classification at the Eneco Tour on Sunday thanks to some intelligent race tactics. [...]

• Manxman and Cavendish Sets Their Sights On Some Sprinters Glory
  July 5th, 2008
  

  BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Top cycling commentator Phil Liggett may have been joking when he said the three legs on the Isle of Man flag would come [...]