It was supposed to be another festival for the sprinters but instead the arms-high triumph at the finish line belonged to American Taylor Phinney, who busted some serious moves as a finisseur to get ahead of the peloton, giving team BMC Racing their second victory in two days. Places of honor went to Australian Steele…
Month: July 2013
Ben Grenda Takes Early Tour of Gippsland Lead
Ben Grenda (Team Polygon) has sprinted his way into yellow after day one of the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland, the sixth event in the Subaru National Road Series. Grenda and stage one victor Anthony Giacoppo (Huon-Genesys) ended the day equal on time, however, thanks to a countback the Tasmanian finds himself in the overall…
2013 Tour of Gippsland: Stage 2 Results
Russ Gill has taken out Stage 2 of the?2013 Tour of Gippsland, while Ben Grenda has finished second and taken the leaders jersey. Full report & photos to follow. Stage 2 Result Provisional Time/Gap Bonus 1. 23 Russell Gill (ERD) 1h26:36 6 2. 121 Ben GRENDA (PGN) +0 4 3. 24 Robert McCarthy (ERD) +0…
2013 Tour of Gippsland: Stage 1 Results
Anthony Giacoppo from Huon Genesys Wealth Advisers has taken out Stage 1 of the 2013 Tour of Gippsland, and will pull on the leaders jersey for Stage 2 this afternoon when the race hits the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit. Full report and photos to follow. 2013 Tour of Gippsland – Stage 1 Result Provisional…
2013 Tour de Pologne: Stage 3 Victory For Thor Hushovd
After Trentino and a day of rest, the Tour de Pologne took off again today right on time in Polish territory, with the third stage from Krakow to Rzeszow for 226 km. After the major climbs on the Dolomites, according to the race schedule it was time for the sprinters to get into the action…
Shannon Johnson Looks Above For ?Extra Push? At Tour of Gippsland
Shannon Johnson (Charter Mason Drapac Development team) hopes the memory of his late?father,?motorcycle champion Andrew ?AJAY? Johnson, will be with him when he takes to the Phillip Island GP Circuit at the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland next week. The sixth event in the Subaru National Road Series begins on August 31 and will…
Clare Dallat: Sorry Lance
By?Clare Dallat?-@claredallat Sorry Lance. I really am. I feel like I owe you an apology. See, when the news finally came out, the official report and the now infamous admission that you took performance enhancing drugs over many years, I wrote you off. I took the ripped out picture of you that I?ve had since…
Stuart Smith To Use International Experience Ahead Of ?Home? Tour
Leongatha’s Stuart Smith (Search2Retain/Health) is hoping a recent stint in China will give him an edge at the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland – part of the Subaru National Road Series (NRS) – this week. Smith returned home last week from a gruelling two-week campaign at the Tour of Qinghai Lake as part of the…
2013 Sparkassen Giro – Photo Gallery
The 2013 Sparkassen Giro?was won by Luxembourg champion Christine MAJERUS (Sengers Ladies), ahead of teammate Maaike POLSPOEL, with Kirsten WILD (Argos-Shimano) third. Bart Hazen was on hand to capture all the action, check out his images below.
2013 Tour of Gippsland Preview
The Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland is the sixth men?s event on the 2013 Subaru National Road Series calendar and will be raced across five days and eight stages. Held in the traditional Victorian heartland of cycling, the eight-stage Tour will begin in scenic Phillip Island on July 31, with riders to cover 517 kilometres…