The signing of Dutch cyclist Pieter Weening , a Tour de France and Giro d’Italia stage winner , to GreenEDGE Cycling has boosted the team’s prospects of being the first Australian team to gain a UCI World Tour licence. Weening’s win at the Giro d’Italia came this year across the famous dirt roads of the Strade Bianche , and he also held the race leader’s pink jersey for four days, while his win at the Tour de France, the last by a Dutchman, came on the first day in the mountains in the 2005...Read Full Story
ORVIETO, Italy (AFP) – Dutchman Pieter Weening capped a brave solo attack with victory in the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to take the race leader's pink jersey from Britain's David Millar.Read Full Story
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Young Rider Standings - Le Tour 2006
1. Damiano Cunego 89 hrs 58 mins 49 secs
2. Marcus Fothen +38secs
3. Matthieu Sprick +1:29:12
4. David De La Fuente +1:36:00
5. Moises Duenas Nevado +1:48:40
6. Thomas Lovkvist +1:52:54
7. Francisco Ventoso +2:22:03
8. Joost Posthuma +2:32:41
9. Benoit Vaugrenard +2:33:12
10. Pieter Weening +2:36.44Read Full Story
When HTC-Highroad broke up in December, Cavendish, as expected, signed for Team Sky. Renshaw opted to sign for Dutch outfit Rabobank, where he has the chance to start notching up victories for himself. For Rabobank manager Erik Breukink ...
Two key Rabobank performers, Robert Gesink and Bauke Mollema, have extended their contracts with the UCI WorldTour team through to the end of the 2014 season. While yet to fully vindicate their obvious talents, the two 25 year-olds are important riders for ...
MARK Renshaw’s Rabobank team are finding the Tour Down Under tougher than they might have expected after another difficult finish, this time to yesterday’s fourth stage. Rabobank blew a good chance to win stage three when their general classification ...
Pieter Weening is a professional cyclist riding for the Rabobank Team in The Tour de France. Le Tour de France is a long-distance stage race competition for professional cycling teams.