Amgen Tour of California: Gesink Conquers Mt. Baldy
After what can only be described as an epic battle to the 6,445-foot summit atop Mt. Baldy, Robert Gesink (NED) of the Rabobank Cycling Team emerged victorious and took over the race lead, outclimbing two Colombia-Coldeportes riders to take the Stage 7 win of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California. The 25-year-old Dutch rider, who …
Amgen Tour of California: Georges Solos into Big Bear
Sylvain Georges (FRA) of AG2R La Mondiale won Stage 6 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California in thrilling fashion, riding solo out in front of the break for a majority of the finishing stretch and crossing the line in front of thousands of screaming fans who were cheering him on. The Frenchman, overcome with …
Amgen Tour of California: Zabriskie and Armstrong Win Time Trials
Under cloudless skies and temperatures that reached above 100 degrees, David Zabriskie (USA) of Garmin-Barracuda outrode his competition and into the yellow Amgen Race Leader Jersey during the Stage 5 Individual Time Trial in Bakersfield, finishing in first place with an overall time of 35 minutes, 59 seconds. Coming in 23 seconds behind him was …
Amgen Tour of California: Sagan Makes it Four in a Row
Twenty-two-year-old sensation Peter Sagan (SVK) of Liquigas-Cannondale remains unbeatable at this year’s Amgen Tour of California, outsprinting some of the world’s top sprinters to win his fourth consecutive stage, a remarkable accomplishment rarely achieved in major international stage racing. He now also holds the record for most stage wins – seven – in the history …
Amgen Tour of California: Sagan Threepeats in Livermore
Peter Sagan (SVK) of Liquigas-Cannondale made Amgen Tour of California history today by winning the Stage 3 of the 2012 race, marking his third consecutive stage win in as many days. The 22-year-old rider, once again, outsprinted Garmin-Barracuda’s Heinrich Haussler (AUS), and Tom Boonen (BEL) of Omega Pharma-QuickStep crossed the line in third place. Sagan …
Celebrate Italy with a Copy of Italiano
Our friends at Cannondale and Peloton Magazine have produced Italiano, which is a beautiful newspaper that celebrates Italy. Italiano takes you inside the Giro d’Italia, looks at past and present riders of the Giro and gives you a taste of Italian culture. Italiano is a must have and provides some great reading with your post …
