FLUMSERBERG, Switzerland, June 16, 2013 (AFP) - Portuguese rider Rui Costa won his second successive Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after an impressive ride in the ninth and final stage, a 26.8km time-trial in Flumserberg. The 26-year-old, who rides for the Movistar team, timed 51min 57.58sec to easily make up the 13sec gap between him and overnight leader Mathias Frank … [Read more...]
Peter Sagan Takes Sprint Stage 8, Mathias Frank In Yellow
June 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BAD RAGAZ, Switzerland, June 15, 2013 (AFP) - Slovakian rider Peter Sagan, of the Cannondale team, won a sprint finish to take the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday with home star Mathias Frank keeping the yellow jersey. Sagan, who had also won Monday's third stage, was the strongest over the last few meters of the 180.5km run from Zernez and Bad Ragaz. He … [Read more...]
Rui Da Costa Powers To Victory, closes Tour of Switzerland Stage 7
June 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LA PUNT, Switzerland, June 14, 2013 (AFP) - Defending champion Rui Da Costa of Portugal boosted his hopes of retaining his Tour of Switzerland title as he powered to victory on a grueling seventh stage to close the gap on overall leader Mathias Frank to 13 seconds. Da Costa was in a leading group of three riders alongside Dutchman Bauke Mollema and American Tejay van Garderen entering … [Read more...]
Rast Powers To Victory, Frank Retains Tour of Switzerland Lead
June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
MEILEN, Switzerland, June 13, 2013 (AFP) - Gregory Rast won the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Thursday as Mathias Frank retained the leader's yellow jersey. Veteran Swiss Rast powered clear of Mathew Hayman, Alexander Kolobnev and Bert Grabsch over the final kilometre after the quartet had stayed out in front for much of the 186.1km ride from Leuggern to Meilen. … [Read more...]
Mathias Frank Takes Yellow As Sagan Wins Stage
June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
MEIRINGEN, Switzerland, June 10, 2013 (AFP) - Swiss rider Mathias Frank claimed the overall leader's yellow jersey as Slovakian Peter Sagan took stage three honours at the Tour of Switzerland on Monday. The pair were part of a four-man breakaway who moved clear of a larger 12-man group on the final descent into Meiringen after a 203.3km run from Montreux. Cannondale's Sagan proved … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team Re-Signs Five From Tour Team
August 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Five riders who helped Cadel Evans win the Tour de France are among those on the BMC Racing Team's latest list of re-signings for 2012 and beyond, the team announced Thursday. Played Major Roles Brent Bookwalter (USA), Marcus Burghardt (GER), Steve Morabito (SUI), Manuel Quinziato (ITA) and Michael Schär (SUI) have each had their contracts extended, BMC Racing Team President and General … [Read more...]
Mathias Frank On The Road To Recovery
July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Knocked out of his Tour de France by a violent crash in the prologue, Mathias Frank is determined to return to competition for the BMC Racing Team later this season. Underwent Surgery Frank said his crash into metal barriers on rainy streets in Rotterdam was the worse of his career. It broke his right thumb, tore a muscle in his left thigh and required three stitches in his lip. "It happened … [Read more...]
Evans Loses Team-Mate, But Stays In Contention
July 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Australian Cadel Evans suffered a minor blow in his bid to relaunch his long-time Tour de France victory bid after losing one of his BMC team-mates on Saturday. Swiss Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara won the 8.9km opening prologue, with most of the big race favorites keeping within touching distance of one another. Evans finished in 23rd place at 39sec and … [Read more...]
Tour de Suisse: Morabito Fourth; Frank, Burghardt Win Jerseys
June 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The BMC Racing Team enjoyed its most prolific result at the Tour de Suisse Sunday, with Steve Morabito finishing fourth overall, Mathias Frank winning the king of the mountain and intermediate sprints jerseys and Marcus Burghardt taking the points jersey. Morabito Six Seconds Out Of Third Morabito said he wasn't too disappointed that he slipped one place following the 26.9 individual time … [Read more...]
Gone With The Wind Above Hollywood
January 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For Mathias Frank, the training ride on Thursday into the Malibu Hills ended unexpectedly painfully. A little past the half way mark on the five hour ride the young Swiss rider crashed and suffered a severe case of road rash on both legs, his right hand and a laceration on his left elbow. “I wanted to put on my vest on the descent when a gust of wind blew me off balance and I crashed. At … [Read more...]