As the saying goes, “there’s no place like home.” For Chris Butler in 2014, that means being back under the Hincapie family banner on the Hincapie Sportswear Development Cycling Team.
Nairo Quintana rounds off final success at 8th Tour de San Luis in Argentina; Movistar claims two stage wins plus overall victory with the Colombian.
Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross Collective) was crowned on Sunday in Nommay, France, after topping the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup standings for the second year in a row
Australian Simon Gerrans stayed out of trouble in Sunday’s final stage to finish ahead of compatriot Cadel Evans and become the first rider to win the Tour Down Under for a third time.
Simon Gerrans became the first three-time winner of the Santos Tour Down Under, in front of a home crowd in Adelaide on Australia day.
BMC’s Cadel Evans finished runner-up Sunday at the Tour Down Under as the top of the overall standings remained unchanged on the final stage.
Julián Arredondo sprinted to the stage six win ahead of race leader Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Sergio Godoy (San Luis Somos Todos) to take his second victory of the seven-day tour, and also moved into fourth place in the overall
Two-time winner Simon Gerrans of Australia will take a one-second lead over compatriot and former Tour de France-winner Cadel Evans into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after snatching the lead on Saturday’s penultimate fifth stage.
Cadel Evans fought his way to a sixth-place finish Saturday on Old Willunga Hill, but the BMC Racing Team leader slipped out of the overall lead by one second to Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEDGE).
Olympic hopefuls and up and coming young riders fill the Team TWENTY16 Pro Cycling roster.