Marino Vanhoenacker took the big win at the Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt last weekend. He was not alone on the podium with his Plasma Premium as SCOTT triathlete Sebastian Kienle took second place and crushed the fastest bike split of the day despite the severe rainy conditions.
World Time Trial Champion Judith Arndt claimed the German national time trial title on Friday. She added the German national road title to her tally today. The double champion now has 20 national titles to her name between the time trial, road and track.
Beside the Foil and Plasma bikes and the Wit and Split helmets from Team ORICA-GreenEDGE you will spot some brand-new shoes coming from SCOTT Sports at this year’s Tour de France.
ORICA-GreenEDGE has named its nine-man Tour de France squad. The line-up has been built with a focus on stage wins in both the sprints and the hillier stages.
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.
