Boivin 7th in 4th stage of Tour of California
(Clovis, CA – May 16, 2012) The longest stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California also proved to be the warmest one, with temperatures hovering around 35 degrees Celsius as the riders tackled six peaks in the California mountains. With all six climbs counting for the King of the Mountains (KOM) classification, the opportunity [...]
Brian Vandborg: Getting up to speed
Brian Bach Vandborg is the most recent addition to Team SpiderTech powered by C10, joining the team in late March. Vandborg had been left without a ride for 2012 after Team Saxo Bank decided not to renew his contract. The Danish veteran of seven Grand Tours finally struck a deal with Team and joined the [...]
Behind the scenes with Team SpiderTech
Videographer Greg Erwin is riding along with Team SpiderTech powered by C10 this week. Here’s what he captured during Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday, when David Boily took the King of the Mountains jersey.
Video: Tour of California Stage 3
Video highlights from the third stage of the Amgen Tour of California.
Houle sprints to 7th as Boily relinquishes mountains jersey
(Livermore, CA – May 15, 2012) The streak of consecutive days for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 in the coveted King of the Mountains jersey at the Amgen Tour of California ended at eight today as David Boily was relegated to second position of the standings. Boily took the mountains lead on the opening day [...]
Boily still the top climber at Amgen Tour of California
(Santa Cruz, CA – May 14, 2012) On the second day of racing at the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, Team SpiderTech powered by C10 had one goal in mind today: Protect the polka dot King of the Mountain jersey won by David Boily in the opening stage. And so they did. The course today [...]
Amgen Tour of California Stage 2
Video of the final seven kilometres of Stage 2 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
Tour of California Stage 1
Video of the final seven kilometres of Stage 1 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
Tour of California: All consuming
“Basically during a stage race we can’t eat enough,” said Lucas Euser (SpiderTech), the veteran pro from Napa who finished 18th overall in the 2010 Tour of California. You have to eat as much as you possibly can because we are constantly burning more than our bodies can take in …” [Click here to read the [...]
Boily leads California KOM standings
(Santa Rosa, CA – May 13, 2012) In his second Amgen Tour of California appearance, David Boily of Québec, QC sent a strong message today at the opening Amgen Tour of California: he wants the King of the Mountain jersey. And today he rode in style with his Argon18 Gallium Pro, winning all four KOM [...]
Track cyclist Zach Bell hits the road
The capacity to do work is something that defines an Olympian. Not only is physical capacity combined with concentration, but even the daily emotional work of so entirely devoting your life to just one thing … [Click here to read the CTV article]
Ryan Roth: Best is yet to come
At 29 and with a little over a decade of bike racing under his belt, Ryan Roth is hitting his stride. The Guelph, Ont., resident capped off Team SpiderTech powered by C10’s 2011 season with a thrilling victory at the Univest Grand Prix in Pennsylvania, and he opened the team’s 2012 win count with an [...]
4 SpiderTech riders named to Olympic pool
(St. Catharines, ON – May 11, 2012) Team SpiderTech riders Guillaume Boivin (Longeuil, QC), Will Routley (Whistler, BC), Ryan Roth (Cambridge, ON) and David Boily (Québec, QC) have all been selected to the Canadian Cycling Association Olympic Selection Pool for the men’s road race and time trial. Sprinter Guillaume Boivin is having a solid season this [...]
SpiderTech ready for Amgen Tour of California
(St. Catharines, ON – May 10, 2012) Team SpiderTech powered by C10 will line up for the opening stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California on Sunday as a proven contender in the biggest stage race on the continent. A year after SpiderTech walked away with the prestigious mountains classification, Canada’s only pro continental [...]
Routley pleased with Turkey result
Having found a new comfort level riding over in Europe, Whistler’s Will Routley continued his great start to the 2012 cycling season last week by hanging on for a top-10 finish in general classification at the Presidential Tour of Turkey … Click here to read the Whistler Question article.
Guillaume Boivin aiming high
Three trips to the podium. Eight top-10 finishes. Fourth in the Europe Tour standings as of the end of April: Guillaume Boivin has plenty of reasons to look back with pride on his 2012 season so far. “Overall, I’m satisfied,” says Team SpiderTech powered by C10’s star sprinter. “Especially since I didn’t know what to [...]
Routley finishes Tour of Turkey in 10th overall
(Istanbul, Turkey – April 29, 2012) Will Routley of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 finished in tenth place as the eight-day 2012 Presidential Tour of Turkey came to an end. The last day of racing in Turkey was held in Istanbul, in one of the world’s most historically important cities. Routley rode conservatively and safely [...]
Routley 10th with one stage to go
(Turkey – April 28, 2012) With only one stage to go at the 2012 Presidential Tour of Turkey, Will Routley of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 hangs on in the 10th spot of the general classification. Routley crossed the finish line in the peloton, preserving his position of the general classification. The Tour of Turkey [...]
Routley stays out of trouble in Turkey
(Turkey – April 27, 2012) With two stages to go at the 2012 Presidential Tour of Turkey Will Routley of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 still sits in the 10th spot of the general classification. Expected to be a difficult stage, the 179-km Stage 6 included several tough climbs. Routley stayed out of trouble to [...]
Routley retains 10th spot overall after 5 stages
(Turkey – April 26, 2012) Team SpiderTech powered by C10’s Will Routley is still comfortably in the 10th spot of the general classification at the 2012 Presidential Tour of Turkey after Thursday’s Stage 5 had little effect on the overall standings. The 178-km race finished with a solo victory by Andrea Di Corrado of Team [...]
Routley holds on to 10th overall in Turkey
(Turkey – April 25, 2012) An aggressive fourth stage in the 2012 Presidential Tour of Turkey Wednesday ended in a stalemate, with Canadian Will Routley of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 maintaining his 10th place overall. Midway through the eight-day race, Routley is still trailing by 3:05 the overall race leader Ivaila Gabrovski, who posted [...]
Routley climbs to 10th overall in Turkey
(Turkey – April 24, 2012) Canadian cyclist Will Routley of Whistler, BC had a stellar day with Team SpiderTech powered by C10, cracking the Top 10 on the third stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, in what proved to be a very difficult mountain stage stretching almost 152 km. Routley finished the day in [...]
Crash-reduced Team SpiderTech soldiers on in Turkey
(Turkey – April 23, 2012) A day after losing two of its most prominent members to crashes, Team SpiderTech powered by C10 soldiered on in Stage 2 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey Monday. Despite the loss of sprinters Guillaume Boivin and Keven Lacombe, the morale among the remaining six riders is high. Monday’s 153-km [...]
Crashes wreak havoc at Tour of Turkey
The Presidential Tour of Turkey got off to a rough start for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 Sunday as crashes knocked two of the team’s riders out of contention. The stage started on a positive note as the team’s long-range breakaway specialist, Will Routley, got in a move that gained more than eight minutes, but [...]
