January 25, Stage 6: Las Chacras - Mirador del Sol 184.4km Trek Factory Racing Team's newest Colombian addition, Julián Arredondo, claimed his second stage win in the Tour de San Luis ahead of Sergio Godoy and Nairo Quintana on the uphill finish atop the Mirador del Sol. Julián, new to the WorldTour, joined Trek this season as a specialty climber with high hopes for the upcoming Giro d'Italia. The training and performance team at Trek Factory Racing shared Arredondo's SRM race file as a continued contribution to data transparency and to show how a climber's race data can be unique to others. Julián races at 164cm with approximately 58kg on the SRM Shimano 9000 11-Speed PowerMeter.
0 comments viewsJanuary 22, Stage 3: Tilisarao - Juana Koslay 175.8km Trek Factory Racing Team's young Italian professional, Giacomo Nizzolo, outkicked some of cycling's best in the Tour de San Luis stage 3 sprint finish. Giacomo, racing with Trek since 2011, was the overall winner at Tour of Wallonie in 2012, and last year earned multiple stage wins at the Tour of Luxembourg with podium finishes at GP Ouest France-Plouay and the Giro d'Italia. The training and performance team at Trek Factory Racing shared Nizzolo's SRM race file in an effort to illustrate the physical demands of elite stage racing under extremely harsh conditions with high winds and temperatures exceeding 40C (104F). Giacomo races at 184cm with approximately 72kg on the SRM Shimano 9000 11-Speed PowerMeter.
0 comments viewsJanuary 26, Stage 6: Adelaide 85.5km On Australia Day, the Australian national holiday, the Tour Down Under finished with a circuit through the streets of Adelaide. Riders completed 18 laps of 4.75km totaling 85.5km for the day. In the final lap Lotto-Belisol came to the front. German Champion, André Greipel, and the Lotto-Belisol squad rode a strong and strategic final lap setting André up for victory in the sprint.
0 comments viewsJanuary 24, Stage 4: Unley - Victor Harbor 148.5km André Greipel and team, Lotto-Belisol, took their first win of the 2014 season in Stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under. Greipel, the German champion, was victorious in the sprint after 148.5km from Unley to Victor Harbor. Lotto-Belisol teammate, Jürgen Roelandts, who had perfectly pulled the sprint, finished second proving the immense talent in this team powered by SRM Training System.
1 comments viewsSRM sponsored team, Saxo-Tinkoff, finished the season with a fantastic result in the Japan Cup Road Race where Michael Rogers took matters in to his own hands and soloed his way to victory in heavy rain after 151.3 kilometers of riding. The mountainous course in Utsunomiya Forest was an excellent fit for the powerful Saxo-Tinkoff Aussie and when he first broke clear on the final lap not even a handful of chasing riders were able to catch him. -teamsaxotinkoff.com
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