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Sunday the fourth of March, a strong delegation of Team Saxo Bank-riders will compete in the prestigious French stage race over one week, Paris-Nice with Juan Jose Haedo, Kasper Klostergaard, Jaroslaw Marycz, Nick Nuyens, Michael Mørkøv, Jonas Aaen, Karsten Kroon and Daniel Navarro in the line-up. Team Saxo Bank's Dutch sports director, Tristan Hoffman comments: “We enter the race a … [Read more...]
The Santos Tour Down Under today confirmed the rider rosters for Team Saxo Bank and Garmin-Cervelo at the 2012 event next month. Santos Tour Down Under Race Director Mike Turtur said it was always great to welcome a local South Australian rider back to Adelaide to race in front of their home crowd and said he was looking forward to seeing Saxo Bank’s Luke Roberts take to the start line. … [Read more...]
Jonathan Cantwell is a new member of the Team Saxo Bank squad and with 85 wins in the past four seasons in Asia, Australia and North America, the Aussie sprinter is looking forward to carrying on that success to Europe and the protour. Jonathan has been racing for approximately 15 years now and raced in Europe during the years 2000-2003 with the Australian National team and competed in the world … [Read more...]
JERUSALEM, Dec 6, 2011 - Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador emerged victorious in a short race around Jerusalem's on Tuesday involving the Spaniard's new Saxo Bank team and a host of Israeli riders. On the day of his 29th birthday, Contador broke away to win the race, which took place over ten laps of a 2.8 kilometre circuit in the city's Old Town, and was dubbed the Tour … [Read more...]
PARIS, June 21, 2011 (AFP) - Saxo Bank are to continue sponsoring the cycling team of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador next season (2012), the Danish stable confirmed on Tuesday. The bank had planned to end sponsoring the team managed by Bjarne Riis at the end of the year but have instead pledged to maintain their financial backing. The Danish bank took over sponsorship in the … [Read more...]
Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, today announced that the bank will continue as title sponsor for Riis Cycling A/S whether Alberto Contador will be on the team in 2011 or not. "I am truly happy and grateful to know that Saxo Bank sees the value in continuing their support of our team even before the adjudication and their decision to come through only underlines their … [Read more...]
[03.08 11:13] Bjarne Riis, owner and manager of Riis Cycling A/S, announced today that Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, will become co-title sponsor with SunGard, one of the world's leading software and technology services companies. Following the announcement during the Tour de France that SunGard had agreed to become co-title sponsor for the next two years, Bjarne Riis … [Read more...]
Seventh and last stage of Paris-Nice was a stretch of only 119 kilometers in and around Nice on the French Riviera. Before today's stage, Team Saxo Bank's Jens Voigt was sixth overall achieved by raw power and experience throughout the race. The German used these two qualities on today's course a he was in the very front of the race with all the rest of the favorites and on the last kilometer … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis ANS, Belgium, April 26, 2009 (AFP) - Saxo Bank ace Andy Schleck ended Luxembourg's 55-year wait for victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege by coasting to a memorable win in cycling's oldest one-day classic here on Sunday. The 23-year-old fulfilled his pre-race hopes by crossing the finish line of the 261km epic alone in 6hr 34min 32sec to become the first Luxemburger … [Read more...]
COPENHAGEN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Spaniard Carlos Sastre and Luxembourg brothers Andy and Franck Schleck will spearhead the CSC team's bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey from July 5-27. CSC's general manager Bjarne Riis, the 1996 winner of the race, has put together a strong team which includes Swiss maestro Fabian Cancellara and has been strengthened by the inclusion of Australian … [Read more...]