Article by Cicloweb
Great team: SKY
About the criticism, who is bored by the tactics deliberately soporific, who recognizes the great merits for those two years now in the land of Albion bring the yellow jersey. You could not conclude this section with Team Sky. Directed by Dave Brailsford, was born relatively recently (the announcement of the entry of British Sky Broadcasting as the main sponsor was given February 26, 2009), from the very beginning has tried to build a base of British riders. The purpose, as well as to create excellence, is one: win the Tour in five years. In September 2009, arriving Edvald Boasson Hagen, Thomas Lövkvist, Kurt Asle Arvesen, Simon Gerrans, Juan Antonio Flecha, Kjell Carlström, John-Lee Augustyn, Greg Henderson, Lars Petter Nordhaug and Morris Possoni followed then by Chris Sutton and Bradley Wiggins from Garmin- Slipstream, Michael Barry and Ben Swift. The first year of settlement, but without forgetting to take the pink jersey with Bradley Wiggins. 2011 sees the British point of Wiggo very own, which is no coincidence as part of the tour leader, but it comes out (finally) after a fall. Then it goes to the Vuelta a España for a few days as the roja. Paign in there, you discover the true side of Froome, the winner, although the Vuelta is Cobo and Sky are 2nd and 3rd (with Froome and Wiggins, respectively). The 2012 may not be the year of bankruptcy: just to start comes the fresh world champion Mark Cavendish (but after one season will end at Omega Pharma, too expensive to work for a sprinter when you fight for a general GT), Tour and London Olympics are the goals more. The Grande Boucle dominates Wiggins, Froome with 2nd and only Nibali to impensierirli (but just a little), the Olympics comes a gold (with Wiggo) and a bronze (which belongs to Froome) in the time trial. The Vuelta is to forget but it does not matter at that point. 2013 sees a marked change: Wiggins goes to the Giro for a new challenge, Froome is the only captain in the Tour. The first fails the objective (but Rigoberto Urán is still 2nd), the second centers it great. Not only are the leaders in the Sky: people like Kiriyenka, Thomas, Kennaugh, Boasson Hagen, Siutsou, Doors, Rogers, Knees and so are critical to success in a GT. Successes that, according to the trend of Team Sky, are not intended to stop tonight on the Champs Elysees.
Edited by udoi on 06-01-2015 20:53
Great champions Oscar Freire
article by Cyclo Passion
Oscar Freire Gomez (born 15 February 1976 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is a Spanish cyclist, specializing in sprints, professional from 1998 to 2012.
He won over 70 races in his career, including four stages of the Tour de France and seven of the Tour of Spain. He also won the green jersey in the Tour de France 2008. But Freire shows especially large one-day races. Revealed to the public on the occasion of his victory, to everyone's surprise, the Road World Championships 1999, he made this his favorite test running, winning two more times, in 2001 and 2004. He also notably won three Milan-San Remo, and once the Vattenfall Cyclassics, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Tours.
As one of the greatest sprinters of his generation, able to shine also on more difficult terrain, however, his career has been marked by major health concerns, which earned him long downtimes.
Edited by udoi on 12-01-2015 18:09
Great Champions Alexandre Vinokourov
article by Cyclo Passion
Alexandre Vinokourov Nikolayevich (born September 16, 1973 in Petropavlovsk in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Kazakhstan) is a cyclist ethnic Russian and Kazakh citizenship (Kazakhstan). He is nicknamed "Vino" by the public.
Soon revealed his professional debut in 1998 at Casino, in 2000 he joined the German team Telekom. There, he won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, the Tour of Germany in 2001, Paris-Nice in 2002 and 2003, Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2005. He produced his best season in 2003 with his second Paris -Nice, the Tour of Switzerland, the Amstel Gold Race and a third place in the Tour de France.
In 2006, he joined with Liberty Seguros Spanish team to win the Tour de France. The involvement of some team leaders and team members in the Puerto case prevents participation. He falls back on the Tour of Spain he won, with the invaluable help of his teammate Andrey Kashechkin. Favorite of the Tour de France 2007 there tested positive for blood transfusion. It is banned for two years and announced to end his career.
In August 2009, he returned to competition and reinstates the Astana team. In April 2010, he won for the second time Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Suffered a fall during the Tour de France 2011, he announced the end of his career a few days later. However, it returned to competition at the end of the season. Olympic Games London 2012, he won the road race.
Great Champions Robbie McEwen
article by Cyclo Passion
Robbie McEwen is an Australian cyclist born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane. Professional from 1996 to 2012, it is one of the best sprinters of the 2000s He has won three times the green jersey in the Tour de France and 12 stages of the event, as well as 12 stages of the Tour of Italy. It was also three times Australian champion road, vice world champion in 2002 and won laVattenfall Cyclassics 2008. He holds the record for victories in Paris-Brussels, he won five times. In 20 years of cycling and 16 years of professional, he won 210 success with over 130 pro. He takes his retirement after the 2012 Tour of California to take a place in the frame of the Orica-GreenEDGE training.
Great Champions George Hincapie
article by Cyclo Passion
George Hincapie (born June 29, 1973 in New York) is an American cyclist, member of the BMC Racing Team. Specialist cobbled classics, he has won Gent-Wevelgem in 2001 and finished 7 times in the top ten of Paris-Roubaix. He is also known for being a loyal teammate and friend of the seven-time Tour de France Lance Armstrong, and road captain Cadel Evans.
One of my dreams, in long talks with my father (for a few seasons of professional team mechanic Italian Arbos with runners Primo Volpi and Fritz Schaer at the time of Fausto Coppi), was to compare samples from different ages and Pro Cycling Manager I gives the opportunity to compare the various competitions such as the legendary racers discussed Texan Lance Armstrong, the cannibal Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault Breton, Norman Jacques Anquetil and champion Fausto Coppi.
