By Caelli Greenbank (Twitter @fireflycaelli) A sunny Sunday afternoon in Belgium can mean only one thing ? the perfect day for a bike race!? Today marked the final stage of the four-day Circuit Franco-Belge, a stage race throughout Wallonie in southern Belgium.? The ultimate stage went from Mons in the southeast to Tournai, a small…
Month: September 2012
PureBlack Racing Finish 90+ Racing Days On The Road With The Tour of Tasmania
PureBlack Racing will start their final international tour of the season in Hobart tomorrow, when they line up for the first stage of the CAT Underground Mining Tour of Tasmania. The completion of the international season will be the culmination of over 90 days on the road outside of New Zealand, with the team finishing…
2013 Giro d?Italia Route Unveiled In Milan
The official course of the 2013 Giro d?Italia has been unveiled this afternoon in the fantastic room of the Sala Pelota in Milan. The race will start from Naples on May 4th and will finish in Brescia on 26th May. The 21 stages consist of 7 mountain top finishes, 3 time trial stages (one team,…
J?rgen Roelandts Wins Franco Belge
J?rgen Roelandts has won the Franco Belge. He started the final stage, between Mons and Tournai, with a lead of 12? on Maarten Wynants and 13? on Guillaume Van Keirsbulck. It was an eventful stage. A breakaway of seven, with Gediminas Bagdonas and Rob Ruigh, rode in front for a while. Sky, the team of…
Darren Lapthorne Takes Out Snow Shortened Launceston To New Norfolk Classic
By Lucy Hinchey – Cycling Australia Darren Lapthorne (Drapac Professional Cycling) has claimed a solo win in the Launceston to New Norfolk classic, after the 208 kilometre race was shortened to just 65km due to bad weather. Lapthorne and Genesys climber Nathan Earle broke away from a lead group with just 10km to go, before…
More Special By Comparison?
By Caelli Greenbank (Twitter @fireflycaelli) I know that, thanks to Lance Armstrong, it?s hard to look at cycling these days without thinking, ?Doping.?? It?s hard to look at a Tour de France winner without thinking, ?Drugs.?? In fact, it?s hard to look at any amazing victory in cycling anymore without thinking, ?Dirty.? But just because…
Joaquim Rodriguez Triumphs in Giro di Lombardia
A great triumph for [W:Joaquim Rodriguez] in the last Monument classic race “Giro di Lombardia”: the leader of Katusha Team launched a great attack with ten kilometers to go in the last uphill in Villa Vergano (3 kilometers long, 7,4% average, 15% max), which nobody could answer. The first chasing group tried to close the…
World Champion Philippe Gilbert Crashes At Il Lombardia
BMC Racing Team’s Mauro Santambrogio posted a season-best fourth place finish Saturday in a rain-soaked edition of Il Lombardia while fellow teammates Alessandro Ballan and world road champion Philippe Gilbert crashed on a rain-slickened descent and withdrew. Van Avermaet Also Top 20 Santambrogio was part of a small group that chased solo winner Joaquin Rodriguez…
Team Sky Sign David L?pez
Team Sky are pleased to announce the signing of Spanish climbing domestique David L?pez on a two-year contract ahead of the 2013 season. A strong and reliable rider who is happy infiltrating breakaways or working tirelessly on the front of the bunch, L?pez brings with him a wealth of experience from an eight-year…
Philippe Gilbert Ready For First Race As World Champion
Philippe Gilbert of the BMC Racing Team proclaimed himself ready for his first race since winning the world road title during a pre-Il Lombardia press conference Friday near Milan, Italy. Rain In The Forecast Gilbert was presented with his rainbow-striped kit and matching BMC teammachine SLR01 before the event. “I think it (the race) will…