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Team Effort Sets Up Boonen For Sprint VictoryFour Omega Pharma - Quick Step Cycling Team riders made a substantial and strong breakaway at Tour of Qatar Stage 4. The team's aggressiveness allowed Boonen prime position for a sprint victory on Wednesday.Details... |
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Fenn thanks Specialized for Mallorca debut winsAndrew Fenn immediately proved himself in a new team and on the new Specialized Tarmac SL4. He took his first professional victories, back to back wins in Spain's Challenge Mallorca.Details... |
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Boonen Wins Tour of Qatar Opening StageJust moments after commentators mentioned how well Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has jelled early this season during Tour of Qatar coverage, Tom Boonen, who worked at the front with his teammates within the final 8 km, won the bunch sprint on Sunday's stage 1.Details |
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Worrack Takes First UCI Win of Season for Specialized-lululemonTrixi Worrack took the first UCI stage win of 2012 for Specialized-lululemon on Thursday, winning the second stage of Tour of Qatar from a two person break.Details |
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Boonen Wins Stage 7, Levi Wins Tour de San LuisTom Boonen capped off a highly successful week for Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team, winning stage 7 of Tour de San Luis in a circuit race sprint finish. Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini -Selle Italia) placed second, and Mauro Richeze (Team Nipo) placed third.Details |
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Levi Wins TT, Takes GC LeadLevi Leipheimer earned the third race victory in four stages for Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team, winning the Tour de San Luis Stage 4 time trial by 23 seconds.Details... |
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Chicchi, Boonen go 1-2Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team sprinter Francesco Chicchi won his second stage in a row at Tour de San Luis, besting teammate Tom Boonen.Details... |
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Chicchi Wins in Photo FinishOmega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team sprinter Francesco Chicchi put the finishing touches on a 189.3 km race in Stage 1 of Tour de San Luis.Details... |
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Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill go 1-2 in Buller!Team Monster Energy Factory Specialized riders Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill take 1st & 2nd in Buller!Details... |
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Ned Overend recounts his winning victory at the Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KYNed Overend recounts his winning victory at the Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KYDetails... |
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Zdenek Stybar wins World Cup LievinOmega Pharma - Quick Step Cycling Team cyclo-cross racer Zdenek Stybar saw his chance on a single mistake by Kevin Pauwels (Subweb-Revor). The fall was brief, but enough for World Champion Stybar to win by 16 seconds.Details |
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Specialized-lululemon: Cycling’s Dream Team Gears up for a Historic SeasonEarly December in Carlsbad, California. A group of women roll out on road bikes in a tight double pace-line. Sunshine warms the sky, tinny Christmas carols waft from nearby shops and a muscular surfer undresses haphazardly in the shoulder of the road. As the group of cyclists passes, a feisty German toward the front cracks a joke and the peloton erupts in laughter. The surfer laughs, too, sharing the moment and waving back at two tall blonds who have greeted him from the back of the pack. Then they’re gone.Details |
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Building on the legend: Specialized partners with Omega Pharma – Quick-StepTom Boonen, Levi Leipheimer, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin and all members of the new Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Team are racing with Specialized bikes and helmets this year. This isn’t the first time Specialized Founder and President Mike Sinyard and Quick-Step Manager Patrick Lefevere have partnered; the two joined forces for the 2007-09 seasons, with great results.Details |
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First Look: Specialized-lululemon Women's TeamThe Specialized-lululemon women’s team has spent the past two weeks training together in Carlsbad, California. The event, which concludes on December 16th, has allowed the team to train, meet with sponsors and media, and show off their new team bikes and kits.Details |
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Lululemon campOver the last couple weeks, we’ve been super-stoked to be part of the first-ever training camp for the new Team Specialized Lululemon in Carlsbad, CA. Team riders, coaches, sponsors, and media have been mixing it up together—riding sweet new bikes, doing lots of yoga, and even some surfing. While the training is definitely hard core, there’s been plenty of fun and team building as well.Details |
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Troy Brosnan kicks off 2012 Australian National Series down under with a win.Monster Energy-Specialized athletes Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill were keen to do some racing in the World Cup off-season and made their way to Thredbo, N.S.W for the first round of the 2011 series. Details... |
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Specialized Asia Pacific Downhill Challenge 2011It’s that time of the year again, the World Cup is over and World Champs is done. Most of the riders are chilling as it is the off season. So Specialized decided to make the Asia Pacific race in Indonesia an annual event.Details |
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Aero ResearchAs the buzz around wind tunnel testing continues to swarm on aerodynamics forums and bike company websites across the globe, Specialized is making a concerted effort to give you more and more data and feedback on how our products stack up when it comes to aerodynamic performance. We figure we've done our homework (and continue to do it), so why not share the goods?Details |
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Christoph Sauser Wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his StumpjumperChristoph wins in Cederberg, South Africa aboard his Stumpjumper. While there he spent some time at the BMX track with local children. Read what Christoph had to say about it.Details |
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Cunego Wins His Third Giro di LombardiaIt's more difficult to win when you're the race favorite, but Damiano Cunego (Specialized helmets and optics) and his Lampre team mates controlled the race. The Italian rider won his third Giro di Lombardia and team Lampre obtained another victory in this fabulous Fall classic. Details |
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Ballan Wins as Bettini Waves GoodbyePaolo Bettini (Specialized bikes) didn't win his third consecutive rainbow jersey, but the Italian legend enjoyed a sweet send off of his long and successful career as Italian teammate Alessandro Ballan (Specialized helmet-optics) surged to the world title Sunday in Varese.Details |
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Specialized Factory Racing Adds FirepowerSpecialized is proud to announce the addition of two of mountain bike racing's most prominent riders to its factory racing program, Burry Stander and Todd Wells. The riders join one of the longest-running and most successful racing teams in the sport's history, with a roster that includes reigning UCI cross-country world champion, Christoph Sauser, and Norway's Lene Byberg, with leadership from the legendary Ned Overend. Details |
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Sauser Wins XC World Cup FinalChristoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) won the final round of the UCI World Cup in Schladming, Austria. With a quick start and a powerful finish on his S-Works Epic, Sauser's victory took some sting out of an Olympic performance hindered by injury.Story & Photos |
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Alvarez Takes Championship in SchladmingSpecialized Factory Racing's Rafael Alvarez claimed the World Cup Series Championship in 4X (four cross) at the series' final round held Friday night in Schladming, Austria.Details |
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Bettini Sprints to Beautiful Vuelta VictoryPaolo Bettini (Specialized bikes) is back at his best just in time for a run at third consecutive world championship title in Varese later this month.Details |
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Alvarez Claims UCI 4X World ChampionshipSpecialized sponsored athlete Rafa Alvarez of Spain captured the 2008 UCI 4X Mountain Bike World Championship held today in Val di Sole, Italy. Alvarez rode to the rainbow-jersey victory on board his Specialized SX with FSR suspension.Details |
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Epic Victory for Junior World ChampPeter Sagan proved to be the smartest and the strongest rider on his S-Works Epic by earning himself the rainbow stripes of the 2008 Junior Cross Country World Champion.Details |
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