Arndt takes second bronze medal in World Championships

September 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia Judith Arndt has followed up her bronze medal for Germany in the World Championships time trial with a bronze medal in the road race. Arndt was part of a five rider break that went clear in the final lap of the technically challenging 138.8 kilometre road-race in Varese, Italy.

A hard-fought last few kilometres saw one attack go after another, but none of them worked out. Then in the final sprint for the line, Arndt finished third behind Nicole Cooke of Great Britain and Marianne Vos of Holland.

Arndt wins her second Bronze at World Championships

September 27, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia Judith Arndt has followed up her bronze medal for Germany in the World Championships time trial with a bronze medal in the road race.
Arndt was part of a five rider break that went clear in the final lap of the technically challenging 138.8 kilometre road-race in Varese, Italy.

A hard-fought last few kilometres saw one attack go after another, but none of them worked out. Then in the final sprint for the line, Arndt finished third behind Nicole Cooke of Great Britain and Marianne Vos of Holland.

Team Columbia Bert Grabsch wins elite Men's World Time Trial Title

September 25, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia’s Bert Grabsch gave the team its first rainbow jersey at
the world road race championships in Varese, Italy on Thursday, winning
the Elite men’s time trial with a perfect ride.

Grabsch was fourth in the world championships in Stuttgart last year
and 14th in the Beijing Olympic time trial but the 43.7km course around
Lake Varese really suited his powerful and aggressive style. He set a
time of 52:01, at an impressive average speed of 50.397km/h. Canada’s
Svein Tuft was second, 42 seconds slower, with David Zabriskie of the
USA third at 52 seconds.

Team Columbia’s Judith Arndt takes bronze in women's world time trial championships

September 24, 2008 | Read Full Article

Judith Arndt’s amazingly successful season continued at the world road race championships on Wednesday, winning the bronze medal in the
women’s time trial.

The 32 year Team Columbia rider from Germany set a time of 34-13 for the hilly 25.15km course, finishing 21 seconds behind winner Amber Neben of the USA and 14 seconds behind second placed Christiane Soeder
of Austria.

Arndt takes final overall in Toscana

September 21, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia’s Judith Arndt powered home to overall victory of the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini on Sunday after a trouble-free final stage.

The German star’s victory was the ideal ending to the 2008 season for Columbia’s women’s team, although various riders will go on to do the World Championships with their respective countries.

Arndt strengthens lead with stage win in Toscana

September 20, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia’s Judith Arndt tightened her grip on the overall lead of the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini after taking a fine win in Saturday’s mountainous stage.

Following a break-neck descent from the final climb of the day, Arndt outsprinted two other riders for Columbia’s fifth stage win of the race. Arndt said afterwards that knowing the climb and the finish in the town of Capannori from previous years racing had been a huge advantage.

Teutenberg storms to second stage in Tuscany

September 19, 2008 | Read Full Article

A hard-fought bunch sprint on Friday saw Ina-Yoko Teutenberg take her second stage win - and the team’s fourth of a possible five so far - in the Giro della Toscana-Memorial Michela Fanini.

The German sprint star outpowered her rivals at the end of a rainsoaked 115.2 kilometre stage starting and finishing in Campo Bisenzio.

Greipel grabs fourteenth victory of season with bunch sprint

September 19, 2008 | Read Full Article

German speedster Andre Greipel was first across the line in the Championships of Flanders one-day race on Friday -  taking his 2008 win total to a remarkable total of 14. Greipel took his latest victory in a bunch sprint after Columbia team-mates used their tried-and-tested formula for success: working hard to pull back a dangerous break and then setting the German up for the win.

“This year just can’t get any better.” Greipel said afterwards.

Abbott takes toughest mountain stage of Toscana

September 18, 2008 | Read Full Article

Mara Abbott blasted ahead in the toughest mountain stage of the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini to clinch Team Columbia’s third win of a possible four. Overall, team-mate Judith Arndt remains in the lead. At the end of the 122 kilometre stage on Thursday, Abbott charged away some two kilometres from the summit of the Volterra climb for a solo win.

“It was wonderful, Judith was in the break with me, giving me advice, telling me what to do and I attacked when she yelled at me over the race radio ‘go, go, go.’” Abbott said afterwards.

Arndt and Teutenberg victorious in Tuscany

September 17, 2008 | Read Full Article

Judith Arndt has taken over as race leader in the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini in Italy on Wednesday whilst Ina-Yoko Teutenberg cruised to a strong lone stage win in the same race.

Arndt took the lead on the first sector of Wednesday’s stage, a 57.2 kilometre run from Porcari to Montecarlo won by Marianne Vos of Holland.

Then Ina Teutenberg soloed home to victory on the second sector from Pontedera to Altopascio, whilst Arndt kept a firm grip on the number one spot in the overall classification.

Columbia women take the lead in Giro della Toscana

September 16, 2008 | Read Full Article

A strong collective effort by Columbia’s women’s squad saw them roar to victory in the opening team time trial of the Giro della Toscana - Memorial Michela Fanini in Italy - and pick up four different leaders’ jerseys as a result.

“Linda [Villumsen] was the first rider across the line and so will start Wednesday’s stage with the leader’s jersey, Ina [Teutenberg] will start with the sprints jersey, Emilia [Fahlin] has the U-23 leader’s jersey and Chantal [Beltman] has the jersey for the Best Foreign Rider.” commented team sports manager Petra Rossner.

Greipel takes his 13th win of the season

September 14, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia fastman André Greipel has sprinted to his 13th victory of the season in the Rund um die Nurnberger Altstadt race.

Greipel's victory coincided with Columbia rider Judith Arndt's win in the women's World Cup race of the same name, as well as her overall victory in the series.

Arndt Blasts to Third World Cup of Season and Wins Series Overall

September 14, 2008 | Read Full Article

World Cup winner Judith Arndt soloed to a spectacular victory in the 129 kilometre Rund um die Nurnberger Altstadt, the last round of the series.After taking the Tour of Flanders and the GP Montreal, Nürnberger is Arndt’s third World Cup win of 2008.

Part of a much larger break of 18 which also included Columbia team-mate Alex Rhodes, Arndt broke away 14 kilometres from the line for her nineth victory of the season.

Three for Cavendish in Missouri

September 13, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia's Mark Cavendish rocketed to his third stage win today in stage 6 of Tour of Missouri securing his lead in the overall Points jersey with one stage remaining.

With team-mate Bernhard Eisel caught with only 5km remaining in the race, Team Columbia strung out the field to set up the sprint for Cavendish who didn't disappoint.

Boasson Hagen takes third win at Tour of Britain

September 13, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia’s Edvald Boasson Hagen won his third stage at the Tour of Britain on Saturday with yet another unbeatable powerful sprint finish.

The 21 year-old Norwegian won stage four to Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands on Wednesday and stage five to Dalby Forest in the Yorkshire moors on Thursday. He was in the key break on both stages and again made sure he was in the eight-rider breakaway that dominated the 153km stage through the spectacular Scottish lowlands.

Barry soloes to win stage 4 in Missouri

September 11, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia's Michael Barry soloed to his first win of the season today, taking out Stage Four of the Tour of Missouri at the end of a dramatic and exciting day of racing.

Barry and his Columbia teammates began their offensive at the zero kilometer mark of the 156km stage from Lebanon to Rolla in an effort to go after the yellow jersey held by Christian Vandevelde of Garmin. Barry was the first to attack and the attacking continued all day putting Garmin on the defensive to protect their lead.

Boasson Hagen wins again in Britain

September 11, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia’s Edvald Boasson Hagen won his second consecutive stage at the Tour of Britain on Thursday.

The talented young Norwegian won with a late attack from the five-rider breakaway that dominated the stage but only got into the move thanks to an impressive piece of teamwork from his Columbia team mates.

Boasson Hagen snatches Tour of Britain stage victory

September 10, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia’s Edvald Boasson Hagen snatched stage victory at the Tour of Britain on Wednesday with a perfectly-timed late surge to the line.

The 21 year-old Norwegian was part of the ten-rider break that dominated the 156km stage from Worcester to Stoke on Trent and then jumped away in the final five hundred metres to catch late attacker Giairo Ermeti. The two were shoulder to shoulder in the final corner, with Boasson Hagen disadvantaged on the outside, but he still had the speed to get to the line first and win.

Cavendish wins in Yellow at Missouri

September 09, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia's Mark Cavendish has won his second stage of Tour of Missouri today in the 200km stage from Clinton to Springfield. Cavendish crossed the line wearing the yellow leaders jersey taking his 16th victory on the road for the season.

On a stage where his team-mate George Hincapie won from a breakaway and set up his overall tour win in 2007, Cavendish didn't let down his team who worked tirelessly at the front to protect his race lead and set him up for win number two.

Cavendish Wins in Missouri and Takes the Yellow Jersey

September 08, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia’s Mark Cavendish won the first stage of the Tour of Missouri today in Kansas City today, taking the Yellow Leaders Jersey, the Point’s Jersey and the Young Riders Jersey at the end of the day.

Cavendish was the favourite going into the stage providing the race finished in a bunch sprint and he didn’t disappoint.

Teutenberg takes third stage win, second overall in Holland

September 07, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia’s Ina-Yoko Teutenberg took a strong solo win in the last stage of the Holland Ladies Tour  - a victory which secured her second place overall and first place in the points competition.

On a tough, hilly stage in south Holland, aggressive team-work by Columbia culminated when Teutenberg moved clear of the field.

Columbia Takes Top Two in Stage and Overall in Germany

September 06, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia stayed in full control on the final day of racing in the Tour of Germany, taking both the top two places on the stage and on the overall classification.

After moving into the lead with a victory on stage one, Linus Gerdemann triumphed overall, with team-mate Thomas Lovkvist in second and the winner of the Best Young Rider competition.

The final stage, a 34 kilometre time trial in Bremen, was completely dominated by Columbia. 

Teutenberg takes her 20th victory for the season

September 05, 2008 | Read Full Article

Tough weather conditions could not prevent Ina-Yoko Teutenberg from sprinting to victory in stage four of the Ladies Tour of Holland.

At the end of the 85 kilometre stage from Dedemsvaart to Hardenberg, Teutenberg scorched to her second win - and Columbia’s third -  in four days.

Wichmann sprints to first win of season in Holland

September 04, 2008 | Read Full Article

Columbia’s Anke Wichmann clinched her first win of the season  when she out-sprinted fellow German Sarah Düster at the end of stage three of the Holland Ladies Tour.

The two were part of a earlier six-rider break, but Wichmann and Duster used a cobbled section eight kilometres from the finish at Roden to go clear and fight it out for the day’s victory.

Ciolek sprints for third Columbia win in Germany

September 03, 2008 | Read Full Article

Team Columbia’s outstanding all-round performance in the 2008 Tour of Germany continued a pace on Wednesday as Gerald Ciolek romped home for a superb uphill sprint stage win.

Columbia’s third victory at the Tour of Germany in five days came after Ciolek successfully fended off Swiss rider Rubens Bertogliati and Italian Leonardo Bertagnolli at the summit finish on the third category Winterberg climb. Heavy rainfall made a tough 218 kilometre stage through hilly terain even tougher, but Ciolek stayed ahead of the pack for the fifth stage win of his career in the Tour of Germany.

Greipel takes twelfth win of season in Germany

September 02, 2008 | Read Full Article

Stage four of the Tour of Germany on Tuesday saw Columbia fastman André Greipel outgun Australian Robbie McEwen and German Robert Forster for his twelfth victory of the season.

A bunch sprint on the stage from Wiesloch to Mainz only became a certainty with six kilometres to go when Frenchman Thomas Voeckler was reeled in - but Greipel was ready to pounce.

Teutenberg takes opening stage of Holland Ladies Tour

September 02, 2008 | Read Full Article

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg has scorched to a classy sprint victory in the opening stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Hellendorn.

"She won it comfortably, by a good three bikes lengths. It was very impressive." Sports director Ronny Lauke said afterwards.

"It was a fairly tough finish, too, a little bit uphill in the last kilometer, a few concerns and with some covvled sections on the run-in."

Thomas Lovkvist takes points and best youngest riders jersey in the Tour of Germany

September 01, 2008 | Read Full Article

Third place for Columbia’s Thomas Lovkvist on stage three of the Tour of Germany has earned the Swedish rider the provisional lead in two classifications - the Points and the Best Young Rider’s competitions. Following the 214.9 kilometre stage from Herrieden to Wiesloch, Lovkvist also remains in second place overall behind team-mate Linus Gerdemann, just 17 seconds behind.

This isn’t the easiest Tour of Germany route-wise, with  a lot of climbing early on, but Thomas is showing he’s got what it takes both for the mountain stages and even the small group sprints.” pointed out team manager Rolf Aldag. He did a brillaint ride on that first day on the summit finish at Hochfugen, Linus charged away [for the stage win and overall lead] and Thomas kept hanging on and hanging on behind.