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COPENHAGEN, Aug 7, 2011 (AFP) - Australian rider Simon Gerrans of the Sky team on Sunday won the Tour of Denmark after placing 24th on the sixth and final stage, a 162-kilometre stretch from Hilleroed to Frederiksberg in the Danish capital. Italy's Daniele Bennati of Leopard Trek fell nine seconds behind Gerrans, who had taken the first first spot in in the overall standings Friday. The … [Read more...]
MORZINE-AVORIAZ, France - Australian Simon Gerrans has been ruled out of the Tour de France after X-rays showed he has a broken arm, Team Sky said on Monday. Gerrans was caught up in a crash just seven kilometres into Sunday's eighth stage over 189km from the Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz, the first real climbing stage of the race. The Australian battled bravely to the summit … [Read more...]
Michael Barry has announced that he will be riding with Team Sky for the 2010 season. He stated that he is moving from Columbia-HTC to Team Sky to work more closely with younger riders to help build the future. "I'll be one of the veteran riders, which is kind of strange," said Barry, who will be 35 next year. "The years pass quickly." "I've been a pro since 1998, so I have that experience. … [Read more...]
MURCIA, Spain, Sept 8, 2009 (AFP) - Australian Simon Gerrans won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain here on Tuesday, as controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde retained the leader's golden jersey. The 29-year-old Cervelo rider outpaced three others cyclists, Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang and Kazakhstan's former dope cheat Alexander Vinokourov, in a sprint to the … [Read more...]
Sunday, Team Saxo Bank participated in the 229 kilometer long French race, GP Ouest France – Plouay with med Jonathan Bellis, Michael Mørkøv, Lasse Bøchman, Anders Lund, Nicki Sørensen, Gustav Larsson, André Steensen and Marcus Ljungqvist. The relatively young group of Team Saxo Bank riders gained precious race kilometers and experienced a tough ProTour-race where fifty riders formed the … [Read more...]
by Jean Montois BOLOGNA, Italy, May 23, 2009 (AFP) - Australian Simon Gerrans of Cervelo sprinted clear on the brutal final 2km climb to claim victory in the 14th stage of the Tour of Italy over 172km from Campi Bisenzio to Bologna on Saturday. Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank maintained his overall lead with a 34sec advantage over 2007 winner Danilo Di Luca. With a short … [Read more...]
by Justin Davis ANS, Belgium, April 27, 2009 (AFP) - Australian Simon Gerrans's potential in some of Europe's tough spring classics moved up a notch Sunday with a promising sixth-placed finish in the prestigious Liege-Bastogne-Liege. In a race in which Aussie fans may have been betting on two-time Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans to improve on his seventh place last year, … [Read more...]
PARIS, Sept 17, 2008 (AFP) - Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans, who won the 15th stage of this year's Tour de France, has played down reports he has signed a contract with the Canadian team Cervelo. The 28-year-old has been riding for Credit Agricole for the past year after joining from AG2r, and claimed his biggest victory to date in July when he won the Tour's 15th stage mountain top finish … [Read more...]
This Bicycle.net video of Simon Gerrans Stage 15 Win is brought to us by our friends at Versus.com Action-Packed Stage By Paul Sherwen What a day! I don't really know where to start because so much happened. Actually, so much happened in the last 11 kilometers of the stage to be exact. I suppose I should start with the battle at the front! Four leaders started the last climb to … [Read more...]