Ronde van Vlaanderen?runs perfectly for Marianne Vos. “Thanks to the team.” She had never won the Tour of Flanders. That?s why the victory of Marianne Vos on Sunday is such a special color. Vos has written her name on all the big races at least, but on the Ronde, which is a sought-after prize even…
Month: March 2013
Marianne Vos Claims First Ronde van Vlaanderen Victory
World Champion?Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) sprinted to victory in Oudenaarde to win the tenth edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen. It was the first time she has climbed to the top step of the podium in this Classic. After two wet World Cups, in Drenthe and Trofeo Binda, the 157 riders on the start list…
Fabulous Fabian Cancellara Captures Second Flanders Victory
It was an impressive display of power. One vicious attack on the Paterberg after using the team to perfection put [W:Fabian Cancellara] in the winning position as he time trialed to Oudenaarde to claim the win in the [W:Ronde Van Vlaanderen] on Sunday. ?This was an amazing team job,? Fabian said.? ?Everyone was against us…
Neil van der Ploeg – We are an amateur team and not a team of amateurs? aren?t we?
By Search2Retain Cycling‘s?Neil van der Ploeg (Twitter?@neilvdp) On Sunday morning of the race, our team managers words were echoing in our heads; ?We may be an amateur team, but we are not a team of amateurs?? Let me be clear here: 90% of the time, I would 100% agree with Peter on this one, however…
BMC Racing Team’s Cadel Evans To Race Giro d’Italia
[W:Cadel Evans] will compete in the [W:Giro d’Italia] in May, adding a second grand tour to his racing program for the 2013 season, the past [W:Tour de France] and world road champion announced Saturday. A Different Approach Evans said the plan to compete in the Giro for the first time since 2010 ? when he…
Sebastian Langeveld Previews Ronde van Vlaanderen
Ronde van Vlaanderen. Flanders. The word evokes distinctive imagery. The riders call them ?sectors? ? a benign word that belies the hellingen (hills) and pav? (cobbles) they?ll cover over 256 kilometres between Brugge and Oudenaarde. The camper vans began to show up several days ago along the course. They?ll be joined by the masses in…
Tiffany Cromwell Previews Flanders World Cup
The ORICA-AIS squad scored an enormous win at Ronde van Vlaanderen last year when team captain, Judith Arndt, outsprinted Kristin Armstrong to the line.? Thinking of nothing else than another win in Oudenaarde, the team will once again bring its heavy hitters to the start. In almost every race so far this season, the…
Double Victory Again For Sylvain Chavanel At De Panne
Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Sylvain Chavanel came into the final stage just 10″ down in the overall, and he demolished the Driedaagse Van De Panne-Koksijde Stage 3b 14.7km time trial on Thursday, winning the stage and the overall for the second straight year. The victory of Chavanel was a well executed plan…
Lauren Kitchen – Italia!
By?Lauren Kitchen?(Twitter?@LaurenKitchen1) I have just returned from our first team training camp with Wiggle Honda in Italy. During the 10 day camp we also competed in G.P Padova and Alfredo Binda World Cup. It was a really beautiful area where we were based for the camp, just outside of Treviso in the north east corner…
2013 Jayco-AIS Women?s Endurance Squad Finalised
Cycling Australia (CA) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) are proud to announce the members of the 2013 JAYCO-AIS Women?s Endurance Squad. The squad functions in a dual role, as a development program in the pathway for the Orica-AIS professional women’s cycling team and also for road preparation of selected national track athletes, and…