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Sagan unbeatable, unplannable. 26 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Peter Sagan, race course planner’s nightmare. The 23 year old Slovakian won his fourth stage of the 2013 US Pro Cycling Challenge. Unless organizers throw in multiple Cat 1 climbs or something nasty w...
Sagan takes third sprint victory in Colorado. 25 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
Peter Sagan now has three stage wins in the US Pro Cycling Challenge and he hasn’t even reached Denver. The final stage in the capital of Colorado is flat and sprinter invitation only. He’s going to...
Van Garderen wins Vail TT. 24 Aug 2013 | 03:33 am
It’s been a year since Garmin-Sharp rattled Tejay van Garderen. In the 2012 US Pro Cycling Challenge, the Garmin squad attacked from the opening gun and by the time van Garderen reached the final time...
Sutherland. How far can he climb Colorado GC? 20 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
One rider we’ll be watching closely once we get to the US Pro Cycling Challenge on Wednesday will be Rory Sutherland. Land plane, drive three hours from Denver to Steamboat Springs, call Rory, wassu...
Talansky gaining more respect off the bike 19 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
Peter Hymas at cyclingnews had a great interview with Garmin-Sharp’s Andrew Talansky. What came out of that talk was further proof that Talansky is a leader both on and off the bike. In his first To...
Petacchi “retires” Phinney and Gilbert in Eneco. 18 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Back from his short faux retirement, Alessandro Petacchi (Omega Pharma Quickstep) apparently touched wheels with Gabriel Rasch (Sky) and brought down a number of riders. The “Russian Roulette Race o...
Bontrager’s Nate Brown signs for Garmin-Sharp. 17 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
Bontrager DS Axel Merckx loses another good one. That’s just the reality of a top development squad like Bontrager-Trek. The more successful you are at taking young riders to the next level, the qui...
Chavanel takes Eneco time trial. 17 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
When we put together the Twisted Spoke All-Badass squad at the end of the season, you can be sure Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) makes the cut. Today the Frenchman blitzed the short 13.2...
Armstrong, Maya Angelou and Satcho. 15 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Morning of irony. I was attending the parent orientation for middle school in the library. It was crowded with parents and I prefer the back any way — quick exits, no forcing volunteering. In any ca...
Commuter-hipster cycling apparel. Losing on the road again. 14 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm
Two things came across the Twisted Spoke desk today as I drank my La Loggia latte and prayed for blog inspiration. (Personally I just can’t get too worked up about the Eneco Tour — it sounds like bi...
