Crash in turn 4. Ballard Crit. Seattle, Wa
Crash in turn 4. Ballard Crit. Seattle, Wa
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Tuft locks up Tour de Beauce, Wilson scores win in final stage
The 23rd Tour de Beauce ended on Sunday with Symmetrics' Svein Tuft recording the first Canadian victory since 1995. Tuft and his team held off repeated attacks by both the Tecos Trek and Team Type 1 squads to take the overall victory. Matt Wilson gave Team Type 1 a victory in the final stage, and that team also wrapped up the Points and Climber's Jerseys, plus the top overall team on general classification.
Armstrong, Sutherland wrap up NVGP titles
Chilkoot Hill is just an eighth of a mile long, but with its 24-percent grade, it practically reaches up to bite you on the nose. It’s a hill with which Rory Sutherland (Health Net), the GC leader going into the final stage in Stillwater, is quite familiar. “It suits me down to the ground,” he said. But under sunny skies and mild breezes and among several thousand enthusiastic fans, one thing got between Sutherland and the finish line. His name was David Veilleux, and he’s just 20 years old.
TdF, Amgen Tour partner on promotions
Don’t be surprised to see some cross-pollination between the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California during the French grand tour this July. Amgen Tour organizers AEG Sports have signed a marketing partnership with Amaury Sports Organization (ASO), the French owners and promoters of events such as the Tour, Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the two organizers will announce Monday.
Anton takes stage, lead in Tour de Suisse
Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) pulled on the leader's yellow jersey after climbing to victory in Sunday's second stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Spanish climber crossed the line six seconds ahead of Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen (Team High Road), Italy's Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) and CSC's Frank Schleck following the 197km run to the ski station of Flumserberg, which finished in rain and freezing conditions at 1400 meters altitude.