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Kim Kirchen Has His Eyes On Yellow As High Road Names Their Tour de France Team
BONN, June 25, 2008 (AFP) - The High Road Sports on Wednesday named their team for the July 5-27 Tour de France with Luxembourger Kim Kirchen the rider who will be pushed for the winner’s yellow jersey.
The nine-man roster, which includes sprinters Mark Cavendish of Britain and German Gerald [...]
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- Mark Cavendish Blasts To Stage Win In Ster Elektrotoer
June 21st, 2008Germert, Holland, 21 June 2008 - Mark Cavendish scored a strong bunch sprint win in the Ster Elektrotoer race when he romped home in first place on the final stage.
The Briton roared across the finish line a good two bike lengths clear at the end of the 150 kilometres stage in Germert, Holland.
“I went from [...] - Teutenberg Clinches Final Stage and Overall Win In Raboster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
June 21st, 2008Renesse, Holland, 21 June 2008 - High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second stage of RaboSter “Zeeuwsche Eilanden” today, again beating Holland’s Kirsten Wild in bunch sprint.
Winning the first intermediate time bonus sprint was a definitive moment for Teutenberg and team High Road, putting them in a position to win the overall tour [...] - Tour of Switzerland’s Stage 8 Won By Roman Kreuziger of Liquigas
June 21st, 2008ALTORF, Switzerland, June 21, 2008 (AFP) - Czech rider Roman Kreuziger, of the Liquigas team, won the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Saturday to seize the yellow jersey ahead of Sunday’s final day.
The 22-year-old was first over the 25km time-trial in one hour and [...] - CSC’s Fabian Cancellara Powers To The Win At Tour of Switzerland Seventh Stage
June 20th, 2008LYSS, Switzerland, June 20, 2008 (AFP) - Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara, of the CSC team, powered to victory at the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here Friday, but Kim Kirchen kept the leader’s yellow jersey.
“I wasn’t expecting it today, but it’s true I wanted to win a stage [...] - Kim Kirchen Takes The High Road Keeping His Cool To Win Stage 6 In Switzerland
June 19th, 2008VERBIER, Switzerland, June 19, 2008 (AFP) - Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen, riding for the High Road team, surged into the overall lead of the Tour of Switzerland after keeping his cool to win the sixth stage here on Thursday.
Kirchen showed his strength and composure in the tough Verbier climb, [...] - Tony Martin of High Road Wins The Opening Prologue of Ster Elektrotoer
June 18th, 2008MARTIN CLINCHES OPENING PROLOGUE OF STER ELEKTROTOER
Netherlands, 17 June 2008 - Talented young German rider Tony Martin blasted to an unexpected but nonetheless welcome win in the six kilometer prologue of the Ster Elektrotoer stage race on Tuesday.
Averaging an impressive 52 kilometers an hour for the short but highly technical course in Schijndel, Holland Martin [...] - Seeing Double At Tour Of Switzerland And Robbie McEwen
June 17th, 2008DOMAT/EMS, Switzerland, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - Australia’s Robbie McEwen, of the Silence team, won a sprint finish in the 170km fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Tuesday for his second consecutive stage win.
The 35-year-old McEwen crossed the line ahead of Spaniard Oscar Freire of [...] - Columbia Sportswear Company and High Road Sports Announce New “Team Columbia” to Debut at 2008 Tour de France
June 16th, 2008Team High Road Will Ride in the 2008 Tour de France as “Team Columbia” Under New Sponsorship Agreement Supporting Columbia Sportswear Company’s Outdoor Brand Leadership
GENEVA, Switzerland and SAN LUIS OBISPO, California – June 16, 2008 – Columbia Sportswear Company (Nasdaq: COLM), a global leader in the active outdoor apparel and footwear industries, and California-based High [...] - High Road Kim Kirchen Aiming High In Switzerland
June 14th, 2008San Luis Obispo, 13 June 2008 - Second in the Tour of Switzerland last year, High Road’s Kim Kirchen will be aiming for the overall again in the nine day race which starts on Saturday.
“Kim was going well in the Bayern Rundfahrt even after a long break from racing in May.” commented team sports director [...] - High Road On The Hunt For Stage Wins At Dauphine Libere
June 7th, 2008San Luis Obispo, California, 7 June 2008 - High Road will take to the Dauphine Libere this weekend determined to snap up as many stage wins as possible.
“We don’t have a rider for the general classification here.” commented Allan Peiper, co-directing High Road at the prestigious French race with Jan Schaffrath.
“Michael Rogers is still heading [...] - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Does It Again At The Triple Crown
June 6th, 2008Reading, Pennsylvannia, 5 June 2008 - High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg successfully defended her title as winner of the Commerce Bank Reading Classic in 2007 winning the second round of the Triple Crown today.
Teutenberg has now won the first two rounds, with the third and most prestigious race coming up on Sunday in Philadelphia.
“Today was actually [...] - Ina-Yoko Teutenberg of High Road Wins In Allentown Against The Odds
June 3rd, 2008Allentown, Pennsylvannia, 3 June 2008 - High Road’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg has won the first round of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown, which took place in Allentown, Pennsylvania today. Teutenberg went against the odds to win the race without the support of a team.
“I actually was not expecting to win today,” said a happy Teutenberg after [...] - High Road Ends Giro d’Italia On A High
June 1st, 2008Milan, Italy - 1 June 2008 - The High Road team ended the Giro d’Italia on a high on Sunday, taking a first and second double in the final time trial stage to Milan.
Italian national time trial champion Marco Pinotti won the stage and young Tony Martin of Germany was an excellent second. High Road [...] - Gerald Ciolek Takes Second Win in Three Days in Germany
May 30th, 2008(May 30, 2008)
Race report filed by Team High Road
Würzburg, Germany - High Road fastman Gerald Ciolek has used his fine turn of speed to see off the opposition for a second stage win in the Bayern Rundfahrt and reinforce his lead overall.
Already the fastest in stage one of the prestigious German race, Ciolek took his [...] - High Road To Build On 2007 Success In L’aude
May 17th, 2008Gruissan, France, 15 May 2008 - High Road starts this year’s Tour de L’Aude on Friday convinced they have successfully changed their focus from the spring Classics campaign to the stage racing of the early summer.
“We’re coming into L’Aude after a bit of a break in racing, and it’s never easy in any case to [...] - Judith Arndt Of High Road Moves Into World Cup Lead At Berne
May 5th, 2008Berne, Swizterland: Judith Arndt soared into the World Cup lead on Sunday after clinching second place in the Tour de Berne round of the series.
“It’s a surprise, but a nice surprise.” Arndt said afterwards. “To be honest, I didn’t even know that I could get the leader’s jersey today. My goal is more to [...] - High Road Banking On Kim Kirchen For Liege-Bastogne-Liege
April 27th, 2008High Road will tackle Liege-Bastogne-Liege this Sunday with Fleche Wallonne winner Kim Kirchen as sole leader.
“The team is 100 percent based around Kim.” says Valerio Piva, team sports director for the Ardennes Classic.
“The other riders’ top objective is to get Kim to the foot of the Redoute climb, and after he’ll be looking after himself.”
“Kim [...]
