Most Aggressive Rider Winner Ben Jacques-Maynes Feels Vindicated
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by stephanie.
At about 25 minutes into the start the Santa Rosa Stage 1 start of the Amgen Tour of California, eight riders rode away from the main group. Ben Jacques-Maynes was joined by his Bissell team mate Andrew Dahlheim, Maxime Bouet (AG2R La Mondaile), Jeff Louder (UnitedHealthcare p/b Maxxis), David Boily (Team Spidertech p/b C10), Sebastian [...]
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Amgen Tour of California Stage 1 Replay
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by lyne.
Replay of live updates of stage 1, Santa Rosa, of the Amgen Tour of California
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Catching Up At The Start of AToC Stage 1
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by stephanie.
We caught up with a few riders to get their thoughts at the start of stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Rosa, California.
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AToC Stage 1 Preview with BJM
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by lyne.
“It’s going to be hard opening stage.” Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) said of the kickoff stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
Northern California native and the only rider to have participated in every edition of the event, Jacques-Maynes shared his insight with podiuminisight on each stage of this year’s edition. The 33-year old has spent [...]
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How to Follow Amgen Tour of California via Social Media, Web
Posted on 12. May, 2012 by lyne.
There are more ways than ever before to follow the seventh edition of the Amgen Tour of California, be it on twitter, web or smart phone – even on tv. Information is available via the official outlets, the teams, the riders and yours truly. Starting today, the 2012 Amgen Tour of California features 16 of [...]
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You Can Still Call Me Fast Freddie
Posted on 12. May, 2012 by lyne.
One year ago, a then retired Fast Freddie Rodriguez was riding a fund-raiser with the Specialized Junior team when he “got the bug back”. Climbing on Sierra Road with the riders he was mentoring, his interest to return to professional cycling was re-kindled. A few months later, he was racing with his new squad, Team [...]
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Horner Targets Mt Baldy finish on Stage 7
Posted on 12. May, 2012 by stephanie.
With his solo ride on the Sierra Rd. ascent, Chris Horner, of then Team RadioShack, won stage 4 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California. His win by over a minute helped him take the leader’s jersey. Horner held the yellow jersey all the way to Stage 8 Thousand Oaks finish. He returns to the [...]
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Sights and Sounds from AToC Kick-off Press Conference
Posted on 12. May, 2012 by lyne.
Sights and sounds from the Amgen Tour of California kick-off press conference with Chris Horner, Levi Leipheimer, Tom Danielson, Tejay van Garderen, Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Boonen.
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Bontrager-Livestrong Answer Critics On The Bike
Posted on 10. May, 2012 by lyne.
For the second year in a row, the young riders of the Bontrager-Livestrong team (Trek-Livestrong in 2011) left their mark on the SRAM Tour of the Gila. The under-23 squad’s final tally is one stage win, two second-places, the best young rider jersey, third overall on GC and the team classification.
The riders on the squad [...]
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Tour of the Gila Stage 3 Men
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by lyne.
Photos from men’s stage 3, the individual time trial, at the SRAM Tour of the Gila
