Michael Olheiser leads the group under sunny Tucson skies. view thumbnail gallery Competitive Cyclist get season off to perfect start Competitive Cyclist’s first-year pro Mike Olheiser got his rookie season underway with an impressive solo win Tuesday at the first stage of the Rutas de Americas, a UCI 2.2 race in Uruguay. Olheiser rode away…
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Clarke impressive at Haut Var despite frustrating mechanical
Australia’s GreenEdge are 11 seconds down in the team standings after stage one view thumbnail gallery Fifth overall for GreenEdge’s key classics man GreenEdge‘s all-important lead-up to classics season continued at Tour du Haut Var where Simon Clarke defied mechanical dramas to post his second 5th placing in as many stages in the south of…
Pellizotti eyes return to cycling
Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas-Doimo) view thumbnail gallery Rider’s ban comes to an end in May Franco Pellizotti is approaching the end of his doping ban and the Italian is looking for a rapid return to the sport when he is allowed to compete again. CAS gave Pellizotti a two-year ban in March 2011 for blood irregularities,…
Wiggins and Froome make season debuts in Algarve
Bradley Wiggins view thumbnail gallery Sky duo begin road to the Tour de France Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome began their racing seasons on Wednesday with the start of the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal. The Sky pairing are using the race to gauge their form after a break from racing stretching back to the…
Critérium International to finish on Col de l’Ospedale
The peloton on stage 1 of the Critérium International 2011 view thumbnail gallery Traditional time trial conclusion moved to opening day The 81st edition of the Critérium International takes on much of the same roads as the 2011 race, but will undergo a stage shuffle to finish, rather than the start with the queen stage…
Greipel happy to downplay expectations in Oman
André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) celebrates victory in the Tour of Oman’s opening stage. view thumbnail gallery German sprints to victory on opening day André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) continued his impressive start to the season with a resounding sprint victory on stage one of the Tour of Oman at Wadi Al Huwqayn on Tuesday. In spite…