LIEGE, Belgium, June 30, 2012 (AFP) - American Tejay Van Garderen provided another glimpse of his future potential with a fourth place finish in the Tour de France prologue to pull on the white jersey on Saturday. Awarded to the best placed overall rider aged 25 and under, Van Garderen did his reputation no damage at all by finishing only 13sec behind legendary time triallist Fabian … [Read more...]
Boasson Hagen Wins Dauphine Libere 3rd Stage, Wiggins Retains Lead
June 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LA Clayette, France, June 6, 2012 (AFP) - Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen prevailed in a sprint to win the third stage of the Dauphine Libere here on Wednesday. The Norwegian's teammate, Bradley Wiggins, retained the overall leader's jersey on the eve of the 53.5 kilometer time trial in Bourg-en-Bresse. Boasson Hagen clinched the 167km stage from Germany's Gerald Ciolek with Borut … [Read more...]
Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed overall victory at the Tour of Norway
May 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
as the final stage ended in a bunch sprint. Holding a 14-second overnight advantage over Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEDGE) the Norwegian only had to finish in the peloton to take victory in his home country, sealing a popular win with team-mate Lars-Petter Nordhaug backing up his compatriot in third overall. Former Team Sky rider Russell Downing (Endura Racing) took the final bunch kick into … [Read more...]
Boasson Hagen Wins Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ROME, March 9, 2012 (AFP) -Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky won the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico on Friday in a sprint finish following a 178km ride from Indicatore to Terni. Australian Matthew Goss of GreenEdge finished safely in the pack to hold onto the leader's blue jersey. German Andre Griepel finished second with Slovakian Peter Sagan in third. It was the … [Read more...]
Sutton In As Hagen Out At Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Team Sky news update – Thursday 23 February 2012 Chris Sutton will replace Edvald Boasson Hagen in Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad after Boasson Hagen was forced to pull out of the race with a cold. Boasson Hagen, who claimed his first stage victory of the season at the Volta ao Algarve last week, began to feel unwell after returning home to Norway and has been withdrawn from the race … [Read more...]
All-Rounders Tipped To Reign Down Under
January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 changes set to help riders who can both climb and finish fast. The six-stage event is the first of 28 races on the International Cycling Union (UCI) elite WorldTour series, and with rankings … [Read more...]
Boasson Hagen Continues Hot Streak
August 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Berlin, Aug 21, 2011 (AFP) - Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky won the Hamburg Cyclassics on Sunday to follow up his win in the Eneco Tour last Sunday. The 24-year-old Norwegian, who claimed two stage wins on last month's Tour de France, won by a matter of centimetres in a time of four hours, 49 mins, 40 secs over the 216.6km-long course. Germany's Gerald Ciolek finished second … [Read more...]
Sergent Wins Eneco 4th Stage, Boasson Hagen Leads
August 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROermond, Netherlands, Aug 12, 2011 (AFP) - New Zealand's Jesse Sergent claimed victory in the rain-hit fourth stage of the Eneco Tour Friday as Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen took over the race lead from Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert. The 23-year-old Sergent, who rides for RadioShack, finished the 14.7 km course 14secs ahead of Dane Alex Rasmussen to claim his third win of the … [Read more...]
Phinney Beats Boasson Hagen, And Millar At Eneco Prologue
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AMersfoort, Netherlands, Aug 8, 2011 (AFP) - Highly-regarded American rider Taylor Phinney claimed his first win in the professional ranks here on Monday when he took the 5.7 kilometres prologue of the Eneco Tour. The reigning under-21 world time trial champion also took the overall leader's jersey as the BMC rider beat the vastly more experienced duo of Norwegian ace Edvald Boasson Hagen of … [Read more...]
Boasson Hagen makes It Four Stage Wins For Norway
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pinerolo, Italy, July 20, 2011 (AFP) - Rising star Edvald Boasson Hagen kept Team Sky's Tour de France campaign bubbling over by claiming his second stage win, and Norway's fourth of the race on Wednesday. Boasson Hagen opened his and Team Sky's account on the world's premier cycling event with victory on stage six in Lisieux. That victory helped soothe the British outfit's wounds … [Read more...]