ULTEGRA revitalizes “Spirit of the Sport”
The SHIMANO ULTEGRA road racing component group has been completely revamped, similar to the improvements made in the new DURA-ACE 7900 series. Design of ULTEGRA 6700 series is inspired by aerodynamics, with a duotone silver color finish. Weight of the group has been reduced with 151 grams compared to the previous 6600 series (and -44 grams compared to ULTEGRA SL). New ULTEGRA offers a wide range... More
Bates King of the Mountains at Ingooigem
Drapac Porsche Cycling’s Gene Bates rode courageously all day, taking third place and winning the King of the Mountains classification in the UCI 1.1 race from Halle to Ingooigem.
Bates who attacked with two other cyclists in the first 10 kilometres of the 198 kilometre race said he was surprised that the peloton allowed the break to get such a lead.
“Even though our lead got out to over 10 min... More
Team AIS dominating Thuringen Tour
Team AIS is celebrating two wins from two stages after South Australian Jack Bobridge, 19, sprinted home for victory in a tough second stage of the U23 International Thuringen Tour in Germany.
The reigning Australian U23 National Champion, Bobridge launched his sprint from 500m out and held off all challengers to claim the 164km race at Oberhof. He crossed in a time of 4hr00min40sec with German... More
Craig Alexander wins again at Kona
Current Ironman World Champion, Craig "Crowie" Alexander has recorded another scorching victory, this time in the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. A flying final run leg saw him claw back an 8 minute lead to highly regarded American Chris Leito, to find his way home first and clinch another title on the hallowed shores of the Kona coast.
Fellow Australian Luke McKenzie, Chris Lieto, local Timothy Marr and A... More
Denis Menchov wins Tour of Italy
Denis Menchov (Team Rabobank) is the glorious winner of the Centenary Giro d’Italia. One hundred years after the first edition of the Giro, Menchov showed that he was the one to earn the maglia rosa over three weeks of racing in one of the most exiting Grand Tours ever.
It has been a fantastic race: 21 stages, 3455 km with six mountaintop finishes and three time trials. And even more important:... More
