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One year ago, Sacha Modolo took part in the London-Surrey Cycle Classic – a test event on the Olympic Games circuit – and finished in a fine second place behind Mark Cavendish. Twelve months on, the Colnago-CSF rider is back on the same roads, this time for the London 2012 Olympics road race itself, and …

Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) finally achieved his dream of standing on the podium of the Tour de France in Paris when he was crowned king of the mountains for 2012 on Sunday afternoon. The Frenchman had come agonisingly close to fulfilling that ambition last year, when he finished 4th overall after spending ten magnificent days in …

Selle Italia sponsored Movistar Team’s Alejandro Valverde took a major stage win on Stage 17 of the Tour de France from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes. A courageous Valverde was on the attack from the beginning of the stage and escaped from a breakaway on the hors categorie Port de Balès climb and rode to the Tour’s …

200 kilometres, four mountain passes and one stirring performance from Thomas Voeckler. On the toughest day of the Tour de France, across the famed “Circle of Death” in the Pyrenees, the Europcar rider took his second stage victory of the race and moved to the top of the mountains classification. The irrepressible Frenchman led the …

Selle Italia sponsored Team Europcar’s Thomas Voeckler took his second stage win & reconquered the Maillot Pois of the Tour’s Best Climber and was also awarded Most Combative Rider on Stage 16 from Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon, the third stage win for Europcar at the Tour. Two years ago, Voeckler won a Tour stage in Bagnères-de-Luchon. …

Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) has been one of the most aggressive riders at the 2012 Tour de France and the Swedish rider has been rewarded for his courage with a lengthy spell in the polka dot jersey of king of the mountains. Kessiakoff first took possession of the jersey at Porrentruy on stage 8, when he …

July 2012 – -A new, exciting tradition has come to Pasadena: Giro d’Italia, one of the world’s largest cycling events, is ready to kick-off this Sunday, July 22 its first Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia in Pasadena! Authentic Italian flair, 3 challenging routes, a fantastic consumer expo the latest gear, accessories and nutrition products, well-stocked aid …

Two in a row for Europcar at the Tour de France, as Pierre Rolland soloed to a magnificent solo victory at La Toussuire the day after his teammate Thomas Voeckler won at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. Rolland had endured a difficult opening week of the Tour as he lost time in a crash, but he was able to …