Injuries Knock Cummings, Morabito Out Of California Race The BMC Racing Team lost Steve Cummings and Steve Morabito to injuries Tuesday at the Amgen Tour of California after the pair was caught up in a crash in the final five kilometers of Monday’s stage. Crash ‘Happened So Fast’Three stitches were […]
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Sagan Again!
Stage 3, 2012 Tour of California Peter Sagal of Liquigas outsprinted Tom Boonen for his third consecutive win of the race and made race history for the first person to win three in a row. “I don’t know what to say because it’s also a surprise for me,” said Sagan […]
Stage 2 Tour of California
Stage 2, San Francisco to Santa Cruz for 117 miles. It was cool and cloudy (of course) in San Francisco but the clouds gave way around one o’clock and made for a beautiful stage along the California coast. At the start of Stage 2, after leaving the city of San […]
Peloton Post and 2012 Tour of California
Peloton Post will be covering the 2012 Tour of California from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Daily coverage and photos bringing unique photos and stories.
2012 Amgen Tour of California Start List
2012 Amgen Tour of California field of international and domestic cyclists announcedRace Draws Three of the World’s Top-Four Cyclists, Including No. 1-ranked Rider Tom Boonen; Defending Amgen Tour of California Champion Chris Horner and Three-Time Race Champion Levi Leipheimer Also Confirmed Seven of the World’s Top-10 Teams Will Line Up […]
Hushovd withdraws from Giro
BMC Racing Team’s Thor Hushovd withdrew from the Giro d’Italia Friday, citing fatigue that kept him from performing to his level of expectation in the opening week of the race. ‘Nothing To Give’Hushovd stopped about 90 kilometers into the 210 km race that featured an 11-man breakaway from which solo […]
Team Argos-Shimano to Tour of California
Team Argos Shimano will be racing in the Tour of California next week. Included is the new hot racing sensation Marcel Kittel. Koen de Kort (NED)Thomas Damuseau (FRA)Tom Stamsnijder (NED)Roger Kluge (GER)Yukihiro Doi (JAP)Alexandre Geniez (FRA)Tom Dumoulin (NED)Marcel Kittel (GER)Sportsmanager: Rudi Kemna (NED)
Taylor Phinney hangs onto Maglia Rosa Despite Crash
Phinney was among a half dozen riders who tumbled to the pavement with 125 meters to go after Roberto Ferrari crossed wheels with world road champion Mark Cavendish. Phinney couldn’t avoid the carnage and tumbled onto his right side. “You don’t see a lot of crashes like that in the […]
Taylor Phinney Keeps Giro Lead
Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team held onto the overall lead Sunday at the Giro d’Italia but not before some nervous moments after he crashed in the final 10 kilometers. Phinney suffered only minor scrapes to his right side in the the crash with 8.3 kilometers left in the […]
Taylor Phinney wins Giro Prologue
Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team averaged more than 50 kilometers an hour Saturday to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Herning, Denmark, and become only the third American to wear the maglia rosa of race leader. Nine-Second VictoryStarting 17th-to-last of the 198 riders, Phinney blazed […]
