Giro d’Italia #4: Siutsou places 15th for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) won the 4th stage of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line solo after a late attack. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) brought a select group home for 2nd and Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) finished 3rd. The 200km stage from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare turned out to be a lot harder than what it looked […]
Johann van Zyl just caught in nail-biting finish
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) made it two for two when he won today’s 3rd stage of the Giro d’Italia from Nijmegen to Arnhem. Elia Viviani (Team Sky) took 2nd place in the mass sprint with Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) placing 3rd. Today’s 190km stage had a number of similarities to yesterday’s stage, with an early escape also […]
Omar Fraile wins first King of the Mountains Jersey
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka got the Giro d’Italia off to an excellent start with Omar Fraile winning the first King of the Mountains Blue Jersey of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The stage win went the way of Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) while Kristian Sbaragli also secured a top 10 stage finish for our African Team. […]
Kanstantsin Siutsou fastest for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The 99th Giro d’Italia got underway in Apeldoorn with Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) taking the stage 1 individual time trial win ahead of Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Andrey Amador (Movistar). Dumoulin also secured the first pink leaders jersey of the race. In our debut Giro d’Italia, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka was motivated to race in […]
Fantasy Tour: Stage 8 – Giro Synthe helmet
The 181.5 km route starting in Rennes ends on top of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Stage 8 prize, a Giro Synthe helmet, will go to the team boss with the highest team score for the stage. What awaits your team on Stage 8: Profile: Last kilometre: Map: TV Broadcast times: Stage 8 will be live on […]
Fantasy Tour: Stage 3 – Giro Empire SLX shoes
Stage 3 takes the riders on a 159.5 km trip from Anvers to Huy. With the climb up Mur de Huy at the end, we can expect an interesting dash for the line. The Stage 3 prize, Giro Empire SLX shoes, will go to the team boss with the highest standing in the green jersey […]
Now available: Giro Synthe road helmet
Imagine a light weight, low-profile helmet with aerodynamic efficiency that rivals a time trial design and also provides awesome cooling power. A synthesis of the performance benefits you want, every time you line up to race, train or ride. Now, you can have those benefits in a single helmet, the Synthe. The Synthe’s aerodynamic efficiency […]
2015 products from Cannondale, GT, Bell, Giro and much more.
Omnico recently hosted their annual Roadshow exhibition last week to show off the 2015 bikes and gear. We went along to see what you can expect from Cannondale, GT, Crankbrothers, Mongoose, Bell, Stages and Fabric this coming year. Cannondale Cannondale Scalpel For 2015, there will be no aluminium Scalpels, only carbon framed variants will be […]
Review: Helmet shootout: Part 2 – Bontrager Lithos, Giro Xar, Fox Flux
When I go into most bike shops it’s seldom I will see a helmet that is not suited to the road or XC purposes. There’s countless options of them out there. It’s not often you see something with some rear and side support – more focused on the trail and all mountain side of things. […]