Kristin Armstrong (USA) has once again captured gold on SRAM componentry in London in the women’s individual time trial. The American was the last rider to start, and best to finish, with a time of 37:34:81 (nearly 29 mph – 47km/h) over the 18-mile course (29kms). The extremely focused and detail-oriented Armstrong considered the gold [...]
What else can you say about Peter Sagan – three stage wins, a Green jersey, and a very cool no-handed wheelie at the finish of stage seven – awesome pretty much sums it up. The humble 22-year-old rode three SRAM RED-2012 equipped Cannondale SuperSix EVO bikes at this year’s Tour, starting with his team issue [...]
One of the more popular riders emerging from the 2012 Tour de France has to be the 22-year-old Peter Sagan. Sagan sprinted to three colorful stage wins and secured the Green Points jersey, the youngest rider ever to do so. The quiet sensation from Slovakia has all-around capabilities and utilized this skills for consistent finishes, [...]
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Nicholas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) began the 2012 Tour de France with a top 10 placing in mind, the Irishman (and shares dual citizenship in France) currently sits within 68 seconds of that goal. Slipping into the top 10 will undoubtedly be a battle as he currently sits in front of two veterans (Kloden, Horner [...]
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) is a rising star of the Tour, his attacking style and super cool nickname – “the shark” – have forwarded his reputation and offered him new celebrity. As of stage 12, he remains one of the very few riders within sight of the top step of the 2012 Tour de France podium. [...]
Each of the five teams racing SRAM at the 2012 Tour de France all have bona fide general classification (GC) contenders. While some sit atop the short list of media favorites, several we fully expect to surprise during their three weeks in France. This is the short list of riders on SRAM RED-2012 and SRAM [...]
SRAM’s all new and incredibly successful (see Spring Classics) mechanical groupset, SRAM RED-2012, will tackle its first Tour de France only months after its introduction. The majority [...]
Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) has been SRAM’s most successful rider of the 2011 Tour de France. With many of our SRAM equipped GC contenders out of the race (Horner, Kloden, Brajkovic, Zabriskie, Vinokourov), we were losing guys to root for. Hushovd’s racing has been inspiring, with two solo stage wins and seven days in yellow. Both [...]
SRAM, Zipp and Avid equipped Katie Compton (USA – left) takes second at the Cyclocross World Championships in St Wendel, Germany (Watson) She will tell you she came here for gold, most believed it was her destiny, but Compton (USA) could not stay with the aggressive Marianne Vos (NED) after a late last lap attack, [...]