ORICA-GreenEDGE won the team time trial on the opening stage of the 2014 Giro d'Italia on Friday. Svein Tuft led the Australian outfit across the finish line, stopping the clock at 24:42 over the 21.7 kilometre course.
Reigning World Champions Jeffrey Herlings and Antonio Cairoli won the sixth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, organised on the sandy track of Valkenswaard (Netherlands). Jordi Tixier claimed a third place podium finish in the MX2 GP, where three Scott athletes are in the top five of the World Championship.
Michael Albasini took his third stage victory at the 2014 Tour de Romandie in a three-up sprint, beating Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma – Quick-Step) to the line.
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Michael Albasini sprinted to victory on the first road stage of the Tour de Romandie, ending a ten year drought for Swiss riders in their home country tour.
Gerrans, adds the 100th edition of La Doyenne to a resume which now includes three overall victories at the Tour Down Under, stage wins at all three Grand Tours, two days in yellow and Australia's second victory at Milan-Sanremo.
