Peter Velits

Exciting and promising start to the 2013 season

Posted on February 24, 2013 by geraldine

SRAM RED and Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team on the front SRAM RED and Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team on the forefront With over 60 victories in 2012, the Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team and SRAM RED duo have already been incredibly successful. And it looks like 2013 will be even better. After only a few opportunities, the [...]

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Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team’s Specialized SL4 SRAM RED

Posted on January 31, 2013 by geraldine

Jason Phillips, European SRAM Road Sponsorship Manager, spends the majority of his time on the road with Pro Teams and athletes from all around the World. He works with mechanics and riders at races and at team’s Service Course to make sure all our components perform perfectly well. In the end, he makes sure the [...]

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The World Fastest Team powered by SRAM RED.

Posted on September 17, 2012 by geraldine

For the first time in the World Team Time-Trial (TTT) history, the 32 teams of six riders were not organized by nation but by UCI team. Tom Boonen (BEL), Sylvain Chavanel (FRA), Tony Martin (GER), Niki Terpstra (NED), Peter Velits (SVK), and Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) left their mark in the History book by winning the [...]

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We Love the Tour de France!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by geraldine

Each year the Tour de France, the third biggest sport event in the World after the Olympic Games and the Soccer World Championships, attracts more than 12 million spectators along the French roads.  And it’s one of the few sports to offer such a fantastic spectacle during three weeks, for free! The Tour is not [...]

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Riders and Rituals of the Tour de France’s “Race of Truth”

Posted on July 11, 2012 by geraldine

The individual time trial (ITT) is always a unique challenge for riders. Often referred to “the race of the truth”, the ITT is a nervous stage as riders are completely self-reliant in the race against the clock. Before each start, teams and riders go through very particular rituals unique to the time trial, many of [...]

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