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by Andrew Dent ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan 22, 2013 (AFP) - Two-time champion Andre Greipel launched a devastating sprint with 300 metres to go to easily win the opening stage of the WorldTour season-opening Tour Down Under on Tuesday. Greipel powered home by a bike length from Frenchman Arnaud Demare and Mark Renshaw of Australia and claim a record-equalling 12th stage win at the … [Read more...]
Dunkirk, France, May 4, 2012 (AFP) - Germany's John Degenkolb won the first stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycle race in northern France on Friday. The Argos-Shimano rider prevailed in a sprint finish after the run from Dunkirk to Coquelles/Cap Calaisis to immediately take the race leader's pink jersey. Stage 1. John Degenkolb (GER/ARG) 4h01min 45sec, 2. Danilo Napolitano … [Read more...]
Stage 1. Andre Greipel (GER) Lotto-Belisol 4hr 33min 40sec, 2. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAM) same time, 3. Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR/FDJ) s.t., 4. Fabio Sabatini (ITA/LIQ) s.t., 5. Daniele Bennati (ITA/RSH) s.t., 6. Chris Sutton (AUS/SKY) s.t., 7. Jonathan Cantwell (AUS/SAX) s.t., 8. Xavier Florencio (ESP/KAT) s.t., 9. Mark Renshaw (AUS/RAB) s.t., 10. Manuel Belletti (ITA/ALM) s.t., 11. Tom … [Read more...]
Written by: Justin Davis (AFP) LES HERBIERS, France, July 2, 2011 - Uphill sprint specialist Philippe Gilbert dominated an incident-packed first stage of the Tour de France here on Saturday to win his first stage on the race and pull on the yellow jersey. Defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain was involved in a mass pile-up 9km from the finish, the Spaniard trailing home in 82nd … [Read more...]
Route Shortened Due to Later Start Time, but Still Includes KOM and Sprint Competitions LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. (May 15, 2011) – After monitoring weather conditions overnight and this morning, while consulting with public safety and race team officials, organizers of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California have announced that the current and projected weather conditions will allow Stage 1 of the race … [Read more...]
San Luis Obispo, CA - 16th May 2010 - At the end of the 170km opening stage of the Amgen Tour of California, HTC-Columbia led their sprinter Mark Cavendish to victory with a perfect lead out around the streets of downtown Sacramento. "I'm really happy," said Cavendish after the stage. "I thought it was going to be a bunch sprint and the team controlled it perfectly. When you've got eight guys … [Read more...]
Specific route details for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race are being announced this week via specially-produced videos highlighting each of the race’s eight stages. Today’s videos, which were produced by the cities of Nevada City, Sacramento, Davis and Santa Rosa, highlight Stages 1 and 2 of the race, and can be found on the Amgen Tour of California Web site … [Read more...]
Results from stage one of the Tour Down Under, over 141 kilometres (88 miles) from Clare to Tanunda, on Tuesday: Stage 1 1. Andre Greipel (GER) HTC-Columbia 3hr 15min 30sec, 2. Gert Steegmans (BEL) Team RadioShack, 3. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto, 4. Danilo Wyss (SUI) BMC Racing Team, 5. Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Sky, 6. Baden Cooke (AUS) Team Saxo Bank, 7. … [Read more...]
Results on Sunday from the Cancer Council Helpline Classic, a prelude to next week's Tour Down Under: 1. Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Sky 1hr 4 mins 33 secs, 2. Chris Sutton (AUS) Team Sky, 3. Andre Greipel (GER) HTC-Columbia, 4. Robbie McEwen (AUS) Katusha, 5. Baden Cooke (AUS) Saxo Bank, 6. Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank, 7. Allan Davis (AUS) Katusha, 8. Jose Rojas (ESP) Caisse … [Read more...]
2010 Tour of Missouri Stage 1 results - With Mark Cavendish taking stage 1 and the leaders jersey, the race is on to dethrone "The Manx Missile". Stage results * 1. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team Columbia-HTC, 75mi in 2.43:56 * 2. J.J. Haedo (AGR), Team Saxo Bank, s.t. * 3. Thor Hushovd (NOR), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t. * 4. Francesco Chicchi (ITA), Liquigas, s.t. * 5. … [Read more...]