2011 Archive
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Mario Cipollini tired to be retired
Announced that he will be part of most of classical around Italy ready to have fun.
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Sky Team Camps before the Giro D’italia
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Lang takes the lead in local derby
Riders Richard Lang and Phil Grenfell battled it out in Round 6 of the Real Insurance point score series held at Heffron Park this week.
Stretching for the line in a replay of last week, Lang and Grenfell had the jump on the main bunch and although Grenfell pipped Lang on the line for first,…
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Oldfield holds off the competition in Falls Creek
Madeleine Oldfield took out the Falls Creek long course triathlon over the weekend to be crowned, not only First Place Elite Female but Victorian Long Course Champion!
A fast bike transition saw her out on the bike in top speed and she soon overcame early leader Liz Blachford. Joined by Michelle Wu…
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SMP sees the finale of the Giro D’Italia Cyclocross
THE SMP SADDLES HAS CROWNED THE CHAMPIONS IN ROSE OF GIRO D’ITALIA
During the last weeks which close 2010 and open 2011, the winter cycling season sees always the SMP Saddles as protagonists, present during the greatest Italian races and with important and so much expected moments.
As a matter of…
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Team Sky takes out the final stage of the TDU
In a repeat of the finale at last year's Santos Tour Down Under, Team Sky has finished the last stage with two of its riders in first and second place, with Ben Swift saluting the crowd as victor and Greg Henderson behind him.
Sky's train, including Simon Gerrans, Michael Rogers, Mathew Hayman and…
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Lang takes 2nd at Aussie Crit Champs
Tasmanian Ben Grenda stormed to victory in the U23 national criterium championship in Ballarat this evening. The 20-year-old Genesys Wealth Advisers rider proved too fast for Richard Lang (Jayco AIS) and Tom Palmer (Drapac Porsche). "I'm really happy," Grenda said after the race. "This is the… -
Marianna Longa on the podium in the Tour de Ski
Polish star Justyna Kowalczyk defended the Tour de Ski victory and was the first on the top of the Alpe Cermis today.
Therese Johaug from Norway showed an excellent performance, and attacked from the fifth place and overtook both Follis and Longa and captured second place. Third came home Marianna…
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Cameron Brown wins race2 of the Contact NZ Tri series
Well I started the year off in winning form taking out race 2 of the Contact Energy New Zealand Triathlon series.
The race takes place in Whangamata, a beautiful beach resort on the east coast of New Zealand. Lucky I only had to bike 2mins down the road to the race start as my wife's parents…