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March 9 2010 Henderson sprints to victory in Paris-Nice, using Di2
Greg Henderson (SKY Professional Cycling Team) won the first stage of Paris-Nice by proving to be the fastest sprinter of a breakaway group, finishing 17 seconds ahead of the peloton. It was an exciting stage, with many attacks in the strong cross-winds....
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March 8 2010 Boom wins prologue Paris-Nice, using Di2
Lars Boom (Team Rabobank) had an excellent start in Paris-Nice by winning yesterdays’ prologue. The current Dutch time trial champion needed only 10.56 min. for the tough 8 km course in Montfort – L’Amaury, 3 seconds faster than Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank)...
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March 1 2010 Flecha wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, using Di2
The cycling Classics season has started this Saturday with an impressive win of Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY Professional Cycling Team) in the Belgian “Omloop Het Nieuwsblad”. In cold, wet and windy conditions, Flecha was the first Spaniard ever to win this ra...
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January 5 2010 Shimano sponsored road racing teams 2010
Shimano has been a sponsor of many professional road racing teams in the past 35 years. Also in 2010, many teams are relying on SHIMANO DURA-ACE components in their battle for victory in the worlds’ most prestigious races. Shimano is not only using these t...
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November 30 2009 Sven Nijs wins his 50th Superprestige race
Sven Nijs (Landbouwkrediet Colnago) dominated another cyclo-cross yesterday, resulting in his 50th victory in a Superprestige race. Nijs beat in Dutch Gieten Kevin Pauwels (Telenet Fidea Cycling Team) and current World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus...
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November 16 2009 Albert wins Superprestige in Gavere
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) is still in the winning mood. He celebrated another victory this weekend, at the muddy course of the Superprestige Cyclo-Cross in Gavere, Belgium. His main opponent Sven Nijs was suffering from a flat tire in the final lap so ...
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November 6 2009 World record for crossing Australia, using Di2
After seven days, 19 hours and 5 minutes the heroic feat was accomplished. Late October extreme cyclist Guido Kunze clearly beat the official world record for crossing southern Australia by bicycle (4.200 km!). Almost 16 hours faster than the former record...
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November 2 2009 Albert wins Superprestige in Hoogstraten
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) showed his rainbow jersey once again at the front of the pack by winning the Superprestige Cyclo-Cross race in Hoogstraten, Belgium, yesterday. After a poor start, Albert had to chase his opponents but managed to take his fami...
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October 12 2009 Craig Alexander wins Ironman World Championships
Australian Craig “Crowie” Alexander (36) defended his World Ironman crown with success yesterday in Kona, Hawaii. With this new title, he became only the fourth athlete in history to claim multiple World Ironman titles following in the footsteps of Dave Sc...
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October 11 2009 Sven Nijs wins Superprestige opener, using Di2
Sven Nijs (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) has returned to the Cyclo-Cross podium where he belongs. Nijs is the leader in the Superprestige classification now, after winning yesterday’s opening race in Ruddervoorde, Belgium. The only rider who could challenge hi...
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