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 [...]
Anderson 11th at Brabantse Pijl
(Belgium – April 11, 2012) Canadian cyclist Ryan Anderson of Vancouver, BC came within seconds of a second Top 10 in as many races as Team SpiderTech powered by C10 was back in action on Wednesday at the 52nd edition of Flanders’s classic “De Brabantse Pijl” in Belgium. Anderson, who last week was fifth in [...]
Boivin 4th, Anderson 5th at GP Pino Cerami
(Belgium – April 5, 2012) Team SpiderTech’s Guillaume Boivin of Longueuil, QC and Ryan Anderson of Vancouver, BC both cracked the Top 5 at the Grand Prix Pino Cerami, in Belgium, part of the UCI Europe Tour. Both Boivin (4th) and Anderson (5th) finished side-by-side with a time of 4:52:11, the same time as the [...]
Another top-10 finish for Boivin
(Belgium – April 4, 2012) Guillaume Boivin of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 posted his fifth top-10 result of the season in the 100th edition of the prestigious Scheldeprijs in Belgium Wednesday. Boivin, who will turn 23 in May, mixed it up in the bunch sprint that ended the 200-km race in wet and cold [...]
Boivin 11th in Dreidaagse De Panne-Koksijde
(Belgium – March 28, 2012) Team SpiderTech bounced back from a tough opening stage on the second of three days of competition at the Dreidaagse De Panne-Koksijde cycling race in Belgium. “I put the boys to task this morning during the team meeting, I was not happy about their performance in Stage 1 and I believe [...]
Dreidaagse De Panne-Koksijde underway
TEAM SPIDERTECH RACES DE PANNE-KOKSIJDE RACE IN BELGIUM First of three-day cycling race ends with previous winner taking the lead (Netherlands – March 27, 2012) Canadian-based cycling squad Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is taking part in a three-day, four-stages bike race in Belgium this week, alongside some of the top World Tour teams. Guillaume [...]
More tough luck at Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Brian Vandbord impresses in return to competition Crashes, flats and mechanicals hobble SpiderTech p/b C10 in Flanders semi-classic (Belgium – March 21, 2012) — It was a day of tough luck and lessons learned for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 at the Belgian semi-classic Dwars Door Vlaanderen Wednesday. The team was motivated to be in [...]
Bad luck bites SpiderTech again
ANDERSON 13th AS STRING OF BAD LUCK CONTINUES FOR TEAM SPIDERTECH Boivin, Lacombe and Selander crash at Dwars door Drenthe; SpiderTech tape to help healing (Drenthe, NED – March 9, 2012) A string of terrible luck continued on Friday for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 as it raced the Dwars door Drenthe in the Netherlands. [...]
SpiderTech caught in cobbles carnage
KEVEN LACOMBE SOLE SPIDETECH RIDER TO FINISH WEST VLAANDEREN Julien Vermote of Team Omega Pharma-Quickstep wins general classification (Ichtegem, BEL – March 4, 2012) — Team SpiderTech powered by C10′s chances ended on a 2-km stretch of muddy cobblestones at the Dreidaagse West-Vlaanderen Sunday. Just one SpiderTech rider, Keven Lacombe, finished the 186.5-km third and [...]
Lacombe 16th in West-Vlaanderen sprint
KEVEN LACOMBE IN THE SPRINT AT WEST VLAANDEREN Team Omega Pharma-Quickstep controls race, takes second consecutive win (Bellegem, BEL – March 3, 2012) — Keven Lacombe of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 was 16th in the mass sprint that ended cay two at the Driedaagse van West Vlaanderen (3-days of West Flanders) race in Belgium, [...]
Roth 11th in West-Vlaanderen prologue
RYAN ROTH AMONG PROLOGUE LEADERS AT WEST-VLAANDEREN Belgian racing continues for Team SpiderTech powered by C10 (Middelkerke, BEL – March 2, 2012) Canada’s professional cycling Team SpiderTech powered by C10 is taking part in another important Belgium race this weekend, the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, also known as Johan Museeuw Classics, a three-day stage race in [...]
Boivin 11th in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
BOIVIN NARROWLY MISSES TOP-10 AT BELGIUM SEMI-CLASSIC RACE Team SpiderTech has the strength to be competitive in the biggest races, with the best teams (Kuurne, BEL – February 26, 2012) — Team SpiderTech powered by C10 showed it has the strength to race with the world’s best teams in the biggest races in Belgium Sunday. [...]
Crashes, flats mar SpiderTech’s Omloop debut
TEAM SPIDERTECH MAKES OMLOOP DEBUT Crashes and mechanicals mar 2012 cobbled opener (Gent, BEL – February 25, 2012) — Team SpiderTech powered by C10 travelled north to Belgium Saturday to take part in the opening race of the Flanders Classics race, the 67th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, to kick start the Belgium road race season. First [...]
Tough finale at Tour du Haut Var
Feb. 19, 2012 — The second and final stage of the Tour du Haut Var shattered the peloton, with more than 60 riders abandoning the race. In the end, just two SpiderTech p/b C10 riders finished the 205-km stage: Guillaume Boivin and David Boily got the early season racing miles under their belt. Meanwhile, Team [...]
Long breakaway for Hugo Houle
Tough opening day at Tour du Haut Var Current Photos of Team SpiderTech can be found here. (France- February 18, 2012) — Team SpiderTech powered by C10 lined up with big ambitions Saturday for the opening stage of the two-day Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var. The SpiderTech boys were facing a strong field of riders, [...]
Boivin ends Tour Med in 35th
GUILLAUME BOIVIN GIVES IT ALL ON CLIMBING DAY, FINISHES 35th AT TOUR MÉDITERRANÉEN Boivin starts season on high note, with three great stages Current Photos of Team SpiderTech can be found here. (France- February 12, 2012) — The four-day Tour Méditerranéen came to an end on Sunday in France, and Canada’s Guillaume Boivin of Team [...]
Boivin still 4th at Tour Med despite crash
GUILLAUME BOIVIN FLIES OVER HANDLEBARS IN CRASH, FINISHES 20TH Boivin remains fourth in the General Classification with one climbing stage to go Current Photos of Team SpiderTech can be found here. (France- February 11, 2012) — The third stage of the Tour Méditerranéen was marked by yet another course change due to heavy snow. The [...]
Boivin sprints to podium in Tour Med
ANOTHER SPRINT FINISH AS GUILLAUME BOIVIN STEPS ON PODIUM Boivin is back in full form after nursing a knee injury in 2011 Current Photos of Team SpiderTech can be found here. (France- February 10, 2012) —With sheer power, great teamwork and a fast sprint, young Canadian rider Guillaume Boivin of Longueuil, QC is showing he’s [...]
Boivin 5th in first race of 2012
GUILLAUME BOIVIN SHINES IN FIRST RACE OF 2012 Young rider from Longueuil sprints to fifth place at Tour Méditerranéen in France Current Photos of Team SpiderTech can be found here (France- February 9, 2012) — Team SpiderTech powered by C10 kicked started their 2012 campaign in style, on newly redesigned Argon18 bikes and wearing brand [...]
Video: SpiderTech 2012 team launch
Canadian Cycling Magazine shot this video at Team SpiderTech p/b C10′s launch event Dec. 2 at the Real Sports Bar and Grill in Toronto.
SpiderTech unveils 17-man roster for 2012
In the Globe and Mail: Will Routley’s expertise on the road will be one of the main weapons in Canada’s arsenal as Team SpiderTech unveiled a 17-man roster for the 2012 international cycling campaign in Toronto. Click here to read the article. More media coverage: Cyclingnews.com Daily Peloton Canadian Cyclist Pedal Magazine Canadian Cycling magazine [...]
Team SpiderTech C10 unveils 2012 roster
TEAM SPIDERTECH POWERED BY C10, CANADA’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM UNVEILS 2012 ROSTER New recruits and international experience gained in inaugural campaign to strengthen team’s overall competitiveness in 2012 TORONTO – December 2, 2011 – Team SpiderTech powered by C10 has reconfirmed and recruited an internationally experienced squad that will build on the successful [...]
