High Road's Possoni earns Sprint Jersey in Romandie

April 30, 2008 | Read Full Article

Morris Possoni rode his way into the Sprint Jersey in stage one of the Tour of Romandie today taking sprint points at the two intermediate sprints of the 182km race.

Cavendish Flies in Romandie Prologue

April 29, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road fast man Mark Cavendish soared to a convincing victory in the opening prologue of the Tour of Romandie on Tuesday evening.

The Manxman tore round the 1.9 kilometre prologue in Geneva, Switzerland to take his fourth road win of the season ahead of Italian Daniele Bennati and Swiss rider Michael Albasini. High Road team-mate Bradley Wiggins placed fifth.

Cavendish wins Profronde van Made

April 28, 2008 | Read Full Article

Mark Cavendish added to his victory tally on Sunday, winning the 30 minute time trial that was part of the omnium event of Profronde van Made.

Through the win in the time trial Cavendish also took the overall omnium title.

Sivtsov wins Tour de Georgia, Henderson wins final stage

April 28, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team High Road successfully led Kanstantin Sivtsov to the line in the final stage of Tour de Georgia to take the overall win after moving into the lead with his win in the penultimate stage.

The team took control of the final stage from early on and maintained control for the duration with Greg Henderson coming through for his second stage win of the week and Sivtsov coming across the line safely for retain the yellow jersey.

Bob Stapleton at Tour de Georgia

April 27, 2008 | Permalink and View Video

High Road wins three stages of Tour de Georgia, the Points Jersey and the Overall. Check out The Broadband Racer interview with Bob Stapleton during the final stage of the race.

Sivtsov wins epic stage of Brasstown Bald

April 27, 2008 | Permalink and View Video

Sivtsov had an amazing ride up Brasstown Bald to win the stage and take the overall race lead.

CNN - Sivtsov leads after Georgia stage win

April 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN, Georgia (AP) -- Belarussian Kanstantin Sivtsov, competing in the United States for the first time, rode to a surprising mountain stage victory on Saturday to become the fourth overall leader in the Tour of Georgia.


Race favorite Leipheimer, who won the mountain stage last year, was third this time around.

 The 25-year-old High Road rider began the day in eighth place, six seconds race leader behind Trent Lowe of Australia.

However, Sivtsov passed Lowe in the steep final half-mile to win the 142.3-kilometer (88.4-mile) Blairsville-to-Brasstown Bald Mountain sixth stage in three hours, 47 minutes, 16 seconds.

Sivtsov wins Tour de Georgia - ESPN

April 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

IN FIRST-EVER U.S. RACE, SIVTSOV WINS TOUR DE GEORGIA
April 27, 2008


ATLANTA -- Kanstantin Sivtsov kept his tires full Sunday. The rest was easy.

Sivtsov, competing in his first race in the United States, survived a rash of flat tires on the streets of Atlanta to win the Tour de Georgia.

Sivtsov won the weeklong Georgia race as his Team High Road teammate Greg Henderson won the 63-mile final stage -- 10 laps on a 6.3-mile course.

Sivtsov wins Tour de Georgia - Atlanta Journal

April 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

SIVTSOV WINS TOUR DE GEORGIA IN FIRST US RACE
By CHARLES ODUM
April 27,2008

ATLANTA — Kanstantin Sivtsov kept his tires full Sunday. The rest was easy.

Sivtsov, competing in his first race in the United States, survived a rash of flat tires on the streets of Atlanta to win the Tour de Georgia.

Riders makers their way past the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, that still shows signs of a tornado that came through downtown last month, as they start the seventh and final stage of the Tour de Georgia bicycle race Sunday April 27, 2008, in Atlanta. Kanstantsin Siutsou, left, of Belarus, won the overall race. (AP Photo/John Amis)  
Sivtsov won the weeklong Georgia race as his Team High Road teammate Greg Henderson won the 63-mile final stage — 10 laps on a 6.3-mile course.

Relative unknown wins Tour de Georgia - Atlanta Journal

April 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

RELATIVE UNKNOWN WINS TOUR DE GEORGIA

Sivtsov takes biggest race of young career

By SCOTT BERNARDE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 04/27/08
 
Kanstantin Sivtsov was such an unknown at the 2008 Tour de Georgia that the spelling of his name was incorrect in the official media guide. That probably won't happen again after the 25-year-old from Belarus won the overall championship Sunday following the final stage in downtown Atlanta.

High Road Retakes Yellow Jersey on Brasstown Bald

April 26, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team High Road’s Kanstantin Sivtsov surprised the field today with an amazing ride up the famous Brasstown Bald, winning the Tour of Georgia’s Queen Stage and taking the yellow jersey by less than a second going into the final stage.

Sivtsov quietly made his way into contention, hanging on to Slipstream’s Trent Lowe and race Levi Leipheimer (Asatana) in the final kilometers of the climb when Leipheimer made his move. With one kilometre to go Sivtsov attacked the trio and opened up a significant gap which he held to the line.

Sivtsov sprints to surprise race lead - ESPN

April 26, 2008 | Read Full Article

SIVTSOV SPRINTS TO SURPRISE RACE LEAD IN GEORGIA
BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN, Georgia, April 26

Kanstantin Sivtsov of Belarus surprised the race favorites to win the mountainous sixth stage of the Tour de Georgia on Saturday and move into the overall lead.

The 25-year-old Sivtsov bolted clear in the final kilometre ahead of former leader Trent Lowe of Australia and race favourite Levi Leipheimer to claim the 142.3 km stage from Blairsville to Brasstown Bald in a little under four hours.

2008 RACE SCHEDULE UPDATE

April 25, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team High Road announced today its schedule for the remainder of the 2008 season. 

Race highlights for the coming months will be the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, after which the team will have several team members attending the Olympic Games in Beijing.  Another XX races will feature Team High Road members throughout the remainder of the racing season. 

“We had hoped to support the Vuelta and we continue to have a strong interest in the Spanish market,” said Team High Road owner Bob Stapleton.  “However, in the absence of a commitment from the Vuelta race organiser, Team High Road has respectfully chosen to withdraw its application and we will instead support the Tour of Britain, the Tour of Ireland and the Tour of Missouri – each of which meets the marketing objectives of High Road.

High Road on Versus

April 25, 2008 | Read Full Article

We All Take The High Road

By JoE Silva
April 25, 2008

Other than the individual men that crossed their respective finish lines in first place yesterday, the happiest person on planet cycling yesterday had to be Team High Road’s Bob Stapleton. On either side of the Atlantic his boys pulled in victories in the two most prestigious races that were underway – Belgium’s Flèche Wallonne and America’s Tour De Georgia.

Henderson Takes Win and Overall Lead in Georgia

April 23, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s Greg Henderson succeeded in going one better today when he took the win in the third stage of Tour de Georgia and moved into the overall tour lead. After taking fifth place in stage one and second place yesterday, Henderson was able to turn the tables and take the top position on the podium and the yellow jersey.

“Well, with Papa Georgio [George Hincapie] leading you out, you’re too scared to fail,” joked Henderson after the race. “I was on his wheel for 30km yesterday and the last 15km today. He’s great because he’s so smooth. He never surges on the uphill and you can trust him to get you into exactly the right position on the circuits.”

Kirchen makes late surge to win Fleche Wallonne - Yahoo Sports

April 23, 2008 | Read Full Article

KIRCHEN MAKES LATE SURGE TO WIN FLECHE WALLONNE
Apr 23, 11:47 am EDT
 
By Alasdair Fotheringham

HUY, Belgium, April 23 (Reuters) - A daring late charge by Kim Kirchen earned the Luxembourg rider a narrow victory in the Fleche Wallonne classic on Wednesday.

Kirchen Storms The Mur for Victory in Fleche Wallone

April 23, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s Kim Kirchen outclassed his rivals for a strong win in the Fleche Wallone Classic on Wednesday - despite fears that he had been using the wrong gear at the finish!
“I thought it was too big a gear, I went up the last 300 metres in 53x21.” Kirchen said afterwards. “but I was stronger than three years ago - when I also waited until almost the last possible moment to attack. That time, in 2005, I finished second, but on this occasion I’ve taken the most beautiful victory of my career. Often I’ve left it too late to win, and after attacking I kept on thinking I would get caught, but it didn’t happen.”

Boasson Hagen Takes High Road’S Second Win in 24 Hours

April 17, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road continues to rack up the wins in Europe as Edvald Boasson Hagen romped home in first place on Thursday in the GP Denain. His victory in the prestigious one-day French event came just one day after High Road team-mate Mark Cavendish triumphed in the Scheldeprijs in Belgium.

Like Cavendish, Boasson Hagen won from a sprint - but whilst Cavendish won a full-on mass dash for the line, on this occasion, Boasson Hagen was the fastest of a break of four riders.

Cavendish Beats Boonen in Sheldepris Sprint

April 16, 2008 | Read Full Article

Mark Cavendish beat Tom Boonen to win the Belgian Sheldeprijs race for a second consecutive time today, proving that he is currently the fastest sprinter in men’s professional cycling.

When Cavendish won the race in 2007 it was his first professional victory. This time it his third victory of the season and the 22nd victory for the High Road team in 2008.

High Road Scoop Second Straight World Cup Win at Drenthe

April 12, 2008 | Read Full Article

A lone victory for Chantal Beltman in the Ronde Van Drenthe on Saturday has clinched Team
High Road their second World Cup win in less than a week.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg also finished on the podium in the Dutch race, taking third behind Beltman and
World Champion Marianne Vos to round off a great day’s racing for High Road.

Kirchen Takes Win Number 20 of Season for High Road

April 10, 2008 | Read Full Article

 Kim Kirchen has sprinted to High Road’s twentieth victory of 2008 in stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country, with team-mate Morris Possoni adding to the celebrations by crossing the line in second place.

After clinching stage two of the Basque Country, Thursday’s win was Kirchen’s second sprint win in three days. Part of a day-long break, Possoni was close to victory himself, but at the last moment Kirchen’s chase group caught and passed the Italian.

Teutenberg takes her first European victory for 2008

April 10, 2008 | Read Full Article

Coming back from a small bout of sickness, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg held off rival sprinters in today in the Netherlands to win Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo. Teutenberg finished off the work of the High Road Team who had chased hard to reel in a 3’40” break, coming around Nürngerber’s Regina Schleicher to take her first victory in Europe for the season.

VIDEO Highlight - GB pair win world madison gold - BBC Sport

April 09, 2008 | Read Full Article

BBC Sport
April 9, 2008

British Pair win Madison Gold 

 

Kirchen Takes Bunch Sprint Win in Basque Country

April 08, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s Kim Kirchen fended off World Champion Paolo Bettini for victory in  stage two of the Tour of the Basque Country. Kirchen stormed ahead in a tough uphill bunch sprint to take his biggest win since the overall of the Tour of Poland in 2006. Overall, Spaniard Alberto Contador still leads.

“We said this morning at the team meeting that this was a good stage for Kim, and that’s how it’s worked out.” said High Road’s sports director at the Tour of the Basque Country, Valerio Piva.

Luxembourg's Kirchen grabs Basque Country Stage - Yahoo Sports

April 08, 2008 | Read Full Article

LUXEMBOURG’S KIRCHEN GRABS BASQUE COUNTRY STAGE WIn
Apr 8, 2:08 pm EDT
By Alasdair Fotheringham

ERANDIO, Spain, April 8 (Reuters) - Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen unexpectedly took the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country after winning a bunch sprint on Tuesday.

High Road Set the Bar High in Gent-Wevelgem

April 07, 2008 | Read Full Article

Recovery from an injury means High Road’s Marcus Burghardt will not be able to defend his 2007 title on Gent-Wevelgem this Wednesday. But the American squad is sending a strong line-up nonetheless.

Amongst those taking part for High Road in the 209 kilometre event will be two former Wevelgem winners, Andreas Klier and George Hincapie, as well as 2007 runner-up Roger Hammond.

A great weekend of racing for Team High Road.

April 07, 2008 | Read Full Article

Beginning with two stage wins for Mark Cavendish in the Three Days of De Panne early in the week, High Road went on to have a very successful week of racing finishing the week with four victories, some great performances and the retaining of the ProTour lead.

Cavendish, having just become a World Champion on the track competing in the Madison with British and High Road teammate Bradley Wiggins, took his first road wins for the season, sprinting to victory in stage Two and Three of the Three Days of de Panne.

Adam Hansen and Tony Martin feature story - When Second Place Feels Like Winning...

April 07, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s Adam Hansen finished second in Holland’s Hel Van Het Mergelland on Saturday, but the result was as good as a win for the Australian. Or maybe even better.

Hansen formed 50 percent of a day-long break, made with team-mate Tony Martin and that culminated with the two finishing nearly seven minutes ahead of the rest of the field.

The two decided that it was Martin who’d get the winner’s bouquet. They didn’t even sprint at the finish. But Hansen had no regrets about his decision.

Arndt Fights Off Weather and Rivals for Flanders Victory

April 06, 2008 | Read Full Article

Daunting weather conditions in the Tour of Flanders could not prevent High Road's Judith Arndt
 from outsprinting Kristin Armstrong to seize High Road’s first World Cup win of the
season.

The former World Champion broke away with Armstrong with six kilometres to go before
outsprinting her rival at the finish. Arndt's victory is High Road women’s team’s twentieth win of
2008.

Kirchen Returns for High Road in Pais Vasco

April 05, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s stage race specialist Kim Kirchen will be back in action in the Tour of the Basque
Country, which starts on Monday in Legazpi. The Luxemberg-born rider had to miss out on the E3 Harelbeke one-day race, and the Tour of Flanders because of illness, but will be back for the grueling six-day stage race in northern
Spain.

“He’s a little bit behind where he should be form-wise because of falling ill, but his focus
remains very much on the Ardennes Classics.” team manager Rolf Aldag said.

High Road Duo Go It Alone for Epic Victory

April 05, 2008 | Read Full Article

A gutsy day-long break by High Road’s Adam Hansen and Tony Martin culminated in a
remarkable victory for Martin in the Hel Van Het Mergelland one-day race in Holland on
Saturday.

Hansen and Martin broke away after just 15 kilometres of racing and the duo stayed away, with
no other riders in the move, for the entire day.

Career Best for Fahlin

April 05, 2008 | Read Full Article

High Road’s youngest rider, Emilia Fahlin (19) from Sweden has taken the biggest win of her career winning stage three of the Redlands Classic in California today.

The win came inadvertently as Fahlin’s aim for the day was to protect the lead of Mara Abbott and take time bonus seconds away from the opposing GC riders.

High Road Aiming to Defend Protour Lead in Flanders

April 04, 2008 | Read Full Article

This Sunday sees High Road’s Men and Women’s Teams taking part in their respective versions of the Tour of Flanders.

For the men’s team, as team manager Rolf Aldag says one key aim will be to defend Andrei Greipel’s ProTour lead.

“He hadn’t planned to do Flanders, but once he’d got the ProTour lead we changed his race program. He’s going quite well, with a third place in the Nokere Koerse [on March 19] but punctured in Harelbeke at exactly the wrong time!”

Another win for Cavendish in De Panne

April 03, 2008 | Read Full Article

21-year-old Mark Cavendish has secured back-to-back wins in the Three Days of De Panne in Belgium.

At the end of the 119 kilometre stage starting and finishing in De Panne on Thursday, Cavendish once again proved he was the fastest. It was his second victory in less than 24 hours.

Second in the hotly disputed bunch sprint was Italian Francesco Chicchi with Slovenian Borut Bozic in third.

Abbott Climbs to Victory in Redlands prologue

April 03, 2008 | Read Full Article

Mara Abbott climbed to victory in the prologue of the Redlands Bicycle Classic today finishing the 5 kilometre steep uphill time trial in a time of 11'10". Katherine Carroll of Aarons Cycling finished 25 second behind her to take second place, with Abbott's teammate Kim Anderson rounding out the podium another one second behind.

Abbott's ride earns her the yellow leaders jersey and the climbers jersey going into the first stage.

 

Cavendish Scorches Clear for First Road Win of 2008

April 02, 2008 | Read Full Article

The end of a chaotic bunch sprint in the Three Days of De Panne in Belgium saw Mark Cavendish scorch his first road victory of the season in 2008.

Fresh from winning a Madison Gold with High Road and GB team-mate Bradley Wiggins in Manchester’s World Championships, Cavendish was unstoppable at the end of the 228 kilometer stage two from Zottegem to Koksijde.

George Hincapie feature on Versus

April 01, 2008 | Read Full Article and View Video

See the George Hincapie feature that aired on Versus TV