Michael Albasini stormed to solo victory in Arosa on the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The lone breakaway survivor from a four-rider move that formed 15 kilometers into stage eight, Albasini crossed the finish line with 1:15 on the field.
Sebastian Kienle proved once more that he is one of the best long distance athletes in Europe with a 3rd place at the ETU half distance European Championships in Kraichgau/Germany last weekend.
The professional racing career of one of Australia's cycling greats and Orica GreenEDGE rider, Robbie McEwen, came to a close on Sunday with the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California in downtown Los Angeles.
Aidis Kruopis sprinted to victory on the third stage of the Glava Tour of Norway. Baden Cooke, Orica GreenEDGE’s designated sprinter in Elverum, finished in fifth.
After five second place finishes in eight starts, Matt Goss snagged the elusive win on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia. The win today marks second Giro stage win of the Australian sprinter's career.
A crash inside the final three kilometers on the final stage of Tour of Turkey took Matt Goss out of contention for the field sprint. Although he missed out on all available points on the line, Goss retained his hold on the points jersey to win the Tour of Turkey sprint competition after eight days of racing.
