When we say "clipless" shoes, we of course mean ones that have clips The derailleur keeps the chain from derailing Not only can you get dropped from a no-drop ride, but when you do the pack will wait up ahead so you can get dropped over and over again Hills are like the weather, everybody complains, but nobody does anything about it The laziest person in the pack is often the best … [Read more...]
Tour of California Presents Official Jersey Sponsor For 2013
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES (December 20, 2012) – AEG, presenter of the Amgen Tour of California professional road cycling race, has unveiled the official race jersey and uniform partner for 2013, Champion System. Champion System is a worldwide leader in custom technical apparel, with distinctive and stylish garments worn by Olympians, National and World Champions, and recreational athletes of all levels. The … [Read more...]
The Unstoppable Greipel Regains Tour Down Under Lead
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Justin Davis ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 19, 2012 (AFP) - Andre Greipel of Germany regained the lead of the Tour Down Under with yet another powerful sprint display which gave him his 10th stage win of the race Thursday. Lotto rider Greipel, a former two-time winner of the season's first WorldTour event, gave up the ochre jersey to Swiss time trial champion Martin Kohler, of … [Read more...]
Tour de France Green Jersey Mark Cavendish Switches To Sky
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Jan 4, 2012 (AFP) - Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish will ride for Team Sky in 2012, the British squad announced Wednesday. The Isle of Man rider, who won five stages on last year's Tour, has been recruited from HTC-Highroad along with Bernhard Eisel, Danny Pate and Kanstantsin Siutsou, four of eight new additions in the 28-man roster. Cavendish will be … [Read more...]
Goss Concedes Defeat, But Looks To Future Rainbows
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 26, 2011 (AFP) - Matt Goss admitted he was beaten fair and square after being left to pick up the silver medal by triumphant HTC-Highroad teammate Mark Cavendish at the world road race championships Sunday. The Australian warned, however, that he will aim to make amends in at least another 10 years of trying to win cycling's coveted … [Read more...]
World Champion Cavendish Looks Forward To Olympics
September 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 25, 2011 (AFP) - Mark Cavendish added another significant line to his remarkable list of honors when he ended a 46-year wait for a British men's world road race title on Sunday. Barely minutes after his latest exploit, the 26-year-old from the Isle of Man was talking up his chances of becoming Olympic champion at London in 2012. … [Read more...]
Cavendish Emulates Simpson To Take World Crown
September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 bunch sprint to win the men's elite race at the road world championships here Sunday. Australian Matthew Goss finished second to take the silver with German Andre Greipel winning the bronze after 260 km … [Read more...]
Hushovd, Gilbert Play Down Rainbow Jersey Chances
September 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 24, 2011 (AFP) - Defending champion Thor Hushovd and Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert accept that if they are to win the world road race title then it will be very much against the odds. One of cycling's most coveted prizes, the rainbow jersey is up for grabs on Sunday when the elite men bring the road world championships to an end after 266 km of … [Read more...]
Renshaw Is 10th Man As Goss Leads Aussies At Worlds
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Sept 14, 2011 (AFP) - Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss will spearhead Australia's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships in Copenhagen, where compatriot Mark Renshaw will sit among the replacements. Renshaw has made his name in recent years as the main lead-out man for British sprinter Mark Cavendish, the winner of 20 stages on the Tour de France. … [Read more...]
Chavanel, Voeckler Lead French Rainbow Jersey Bid
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Sept 14, 2011 (AFP) - Tour de France stars Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel will spearhead France's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race cycling championships in Copenhagen later this month. Voeckler, the national champion in 2010 and reigning national champion Chavanel will lead a nine-man team for the 266 km men's elite race that brings the curtain down on … [Read more...]