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UPDATED: Albasini wins Vuelta a España stage, Wiggins keeps red jersey
Wiggins will start his third day in red Saturday. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com PONFERRADA, Spain (VN) — A Vuelta a España that just keeps pouring it on will get even harder this weekend...
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Albasini continues GreenEdge streak with Catalunya win
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Swiss rider Michael Albasini (GreenEdge) won the first stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya solo Monday after attacking his breakaway partners. Anthony Delaplace...
View ArticleAlbasini makes it two-for-two at Catalunya
Overall leader Michael Albasini (GreenEdge) unleashed a long sprint to win stage 2 of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya in Girona, Spain. The Swiss rider topped Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and...
View ArticleAlbasini weathers storm to claim unlikely win in Volta a Catalunya
GreenEdge’s dream debut in the pro ranks continued this week with the unlikely overall victory by Michael Albasini at the week-long Volta a Catalunya. Cynics might want to put an asterisk next to the...
View ArticleAlbasini is GreenEdge’s dark horse for Liège
LIÈGE, Belgium (VN) — Michael Albasini once again proved his worth on Wednesday, taking second place in Belgium’s Flèche Wallonne classic. The podium spot follows a stage win in the Tour of the Basque...
View ArticleMichael Albasini wins stage 8 of 2012 Tour de Suisse
AROSA, Switzerland (VN) — Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) won stage 8 of the Tour de Suisse on Saturday. Albasini and Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) had been off the front with more than...
View ArticleOrica’s Tour hopes start with Gerrans, Goss as it seeks first stage win
There was only one jewel missing in the crown of last year’s phenomenal debut season at Orica-GreenEdge, and that was a stage victory at the Tour de France. The first-year, Aussie-backed team won...
View ArticleImpey’s yellow temporary for Orica, for now
MONTPELLIER, France (VN) — Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) made history Thursday, becoming the first African to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Yet he and everyone else on his team know...
View ArticleContador joins the peloton for Basque Country’s Clasica San Sebastian
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) — One of Europe’s most beautiful seaside cities is the setting for Spain’s most important one-day race. Set along the green hills of Spain’s lush Basque Country, the Clásica...
View ArticleAlbasini wins stage 1 at Tour de Romandie
Michael Albasini won stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie Wednesday in Sion, Switzerland. Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) took a reduced bunch sprint for victory in the weather-shortened 88-kilometer leg from...
View ArticleAlbasini wins stage 2 of Tour de Romandie
Michael Albasini won stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie in Montreux, Switzerland, Thursday. Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) powered to a sprint win in the 166-kilometer leg from Sion. Tony Hurel (Europcar) was...
View ArticleMichael Albasini wins stage 4 at Tour de Romandie
Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) collected his third stage win of the Tour de Romandie on Saturday, out-kicking two breakaway companions in the final 300 meters. Going into the final lap of stage 4,...
View ArticleSagan snags stage 3 win at Tour de Suisse
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won the third stage of the Tour de Suisse on Monday. Michael Albasini (Orica-Greenedge) finished second in the sprint to the line, while Sergio Henao (Sky) placed third. Tony...
View ArticleRacism at the Tour, or a misunderstanding?
SAINT-LARY, France (VN) — The language of the breakaway is subtle, communication found in elbow flicks and disappearing wheels. Talking doesn’t usually matter very much in bike racing. But on Tuesday,...
View ArticleFleche Wallonne: New climb adds twist to Mur finale
The Amaury Sports Organisation is often accused of being stodgy, out of touch, arrogant, and, if you believe the complaints of team owners trying to get a piece of their TV revenues, the main...
View ArticlePreview: Liege could close spring classics season in dramatic fashion
The 2015 spring classics season wraps up Sunday with what should be a dramatic exclamation point on a campaign full of aging warhorses and emerging stars. Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and John...
View ArticleAlbasini sprints into yellow jersey in Romandie
Michael Albasini sprinted his way into the overall lead at Tour de Romandie on Wednesday, mastering a bunch gallop into Saint-Imier, Switzerland at the front of a peloton of about 50 riders. Albasini...
View ArticleTake two: Albasini wins second Romandie stage, wearing yellow
Tour de Romandie race leader Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) delivered his second win in as many days on Thursday in Porrentruy, Switzerland. The Swiss rider was cued up perfectly by teammate Simon...
View ArticleTransfers heat up in worlds week
MILAN (VN) — The transfer window opened August 1, but Thursday, during the world championships week, it let through a wave of rider and team signings. Some teams renewed cyclists; others welcomed new...
View ArticlePreview: Who will master the Mur de Huy?
The peloton’s puncheurs take center stage Wednesday for the 80th edition of Flèche Wallonne. Tweaks to the course introduced last year, including a new climb within the final 6 kilometers, did little...
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