Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed a third successive stage win to move into the overall lead of the Tour of Britain on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, won a sprint finish ahead of Italian Filippo Pozzato and Britain's Russell Downing to claim his sixth Tour of Britain stage victory in two seasons. He now leads Dutch rider Kai Reus by nine seconds. In third place is Australia's Chris Sutton, who believes his hopes of winning the Tour may have gone as a result of Garmin-Slipstream team-mate Bradley Wiggins' decision to quit the race. Wiggins withdrew at the end of the fourth stage in Blackpool to focus ... Read Full Story

Australia's Chris Sutton sealed the biggest win of his career by claiming the first stage of the Tour of Britain with a sprint finish victory in York on Saturday. Sutton, the nephew of Great British track cycling coach Shane, held off Barloworld's Michel Merlo and home riders Ben Swift and Russell Downing following a 172km stage from Scunthorpe. And he paid tribute to Garmin team-mate Bradley Wiggins, fourth in the Tour de France earlier this year, for his stellar lead out efforts. "This is probably the highlight of my career so far - I came close last year to winning a few stages so ... Read Full Story

Mountain specialist Dan Martin will miss the Tour de France with a knee injury. He will be replaced in the Garmin-Slipstream team by Dutch rider Martijn Maaskant. Martin has tendinitis and the team does not want to risk aggravating the problem during the three-week race. The former Irish national champion said Thursday that "I would have loved to start the Tour, but I want what is best for the team." The Tour starts Saturday in Monaco and ends July 26. Martin was to be a key ally for Christian Vande Velde in the grueling mountain stages. Vande Velde finished fifth in last year's Tour. Read Full Story

Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s the most advanced cycling GPS on the market: lighter, yet with a larger screen, requires no calibration, can be easily switched from one bike to another, and it will wirelessly pair with a number of third-party peripherals, including a heart monitor. The Story: Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN ), the global leader in satellite navigation, unveils the aerodynamic Edge 500 , an evolutionary leap in cycling technology. Weighing a mere 2 ounces, Edge 500 features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, requires no calibration, can be switched quickly and easily between bicycles and connects wirelessly with ANT+™ ... Read Full Story

Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it has extended for an additional three years its title sponsorship of Team Garmin-Slipstream For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com Read Full Story