San Luis Obispo, California, 9th September 2011 - HTC-Highroad returns to defend their title at the Tour of Britain after Michal Albasini's overall victory in 2010. Sprinters will be crucial for several stages, and with an elite squad of six riders, HTC-Highroad is well prepared. "We're expecting a lot of bunch sprint finishes in Britain," said sport director Brian Holm, "So we've got some … [Read more...]
Teutenberg Kicks Off Trophee D’Or With Stage Win
August 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 20th August 2011 - The HTC-Highroad women sprinted to victory today at the Trophee d'Or in Mehun sur Yèvre with Ina Teutenberg first over the line. The peloton was feeling the three week break in the race calendar, but HTC-Highroad proved to have utilized the training time. "It was an active race today," says sport director, Ronny Lauke, "There were lots of attacks … [Read more...]
HTC-HighRoad Targets GC For Tour of Colorado
August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 18th August 2011 - The Tour of Colorado is not expected to be easy this year, but HTC-Highroad has selected a strong team of eight riders with the general classification in the crosshairs. "We've got a solid squad here," says sports director, Brian Holm, "With Tejay Van Garderen out for the GC and the local boy Danny Pate we've got a good shot." "There are a few … [Read more...]
HTC-Highroad Fields A Sprint Crew For The Vuelta A Espana
August 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 18th August 2011 - The HTC-Highroad men's squad is replete with sprint power for the Vuelta on Saturday. With Mark Cavendish and Leigh Howard among others, spirits are high and motivation is strong for the team to finish their final Grand Tour with success. "It's not easy for us to think of this as the last Grand Tour for the team, given it's our history," Says … [Read more...]
Cavendish Pays Tribute As HTC-Highroad Cycling Dreams Come To An End
August 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Aug 5, 2011 (AFP) - An "immensely proud" Mark Cavendish paid tribute to his HTC-Highroad team Friday a day after it was announced it would fold at the end of 2011 having failed to find a new backer. Cavendish, who took his stage win tally on the Tour de France to a remarkable 20 last month, was already heading for fresh pastures with speculation suggesting he will sign for British … [Read more...]
End Of The Road For Cycling Giants At HTC-Highroad
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Cycling giants HTC-Highroad have announced their trailblazing days in the professional peloton are over after owner Bob Stapleton failed to land a new title sponsor. Stapleton, whose squad includes ace riders like Britain's Mark Cavendish and Australian Matt Goss, had been battling through the summer to secure a multiple-year deal from a naming sponsor prepared to … [Read more...]
Adrie Visser Nets Top German Win For HTC-HighRoad
July 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 31st July 2011 - HTC-Highroad's Adrie Visser pulled ahead of five other riders to claim her third win of the 2011 season in the Sparkassen Giro Bochum one-day race on Sunday. Visser clipped off the front in a six-rider breakaway that formed close to the finish of the eighty-nine kilometer race, then easily out-sprinted the rest for a convincing victory. "When I … [Read more...]
HTC-HighRoad Claims A Victory To Remember In Vargarda World Cup
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 29th July 2011 - The HTC-Highroad women's team stormed to an impressive, collective victory in Friday's forty-two and a half kilometer team time trial World Cup race in Vargarda, Sweden. "We've been close several times here, three times second in previous years, and this time we finally got the win so we're very pleased," said HTC-Highroad team manager Ronny Lauke, … [Read more...]
HTC-HighRoad Aiming For Top Three San Sebastian Classic
July 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
San Luis Obispo, California, 29th July 2011 - HTC-Highroad will be looking for a top-flight performance by Peter Velits in the Clasica San Sebastian one-day race in Spain on Saturday. "The goal is to get Peter on the podium," says HTC-Highroad's sports director Allan Peiper, "He had a great last week of the Tour, came out of that pretty well." "The final two laps of the Clásica over the … [Read more...]
2011 Tour of Utah Headlines With Hincapie, Leipheimer, Zabriskie, And More
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Grand Tour Veterans Danielson, Hincapie, Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Van Garderen and Zabriskie Headline International Rosters for 2011 Tour of Utah BMC Racing Team, HTC-Highroad and Team Garmin-Cervélo Bring Top Talent from Successes at Tour de France SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (July 28, 2011) - Fresh from Paris and the Champs-Élysées, a number of noted professional cyclists next eye the … [Read more...]