Impey sprint champion and seventh overall at Tour Down Under
South African Daryl Impey wrapped up the 2015 Tour Down Under, taking home the sprint jersey and retaining his seventh position overall. Heading into the final circuit stage in Adelaide, the entire ORICA-GreenEDGE outfit was committed to riding aggressively, as they have all week, and gathering valuable sprint seconds in attempt to move up in […]
Daryl Impey Re-Signs With ORICA-GreenEDGE
ORICA-GreenEDGE is thrilled to announce that Daryl Impey has rejoined the team on a three year contract. The first South African to wear the yellow jersey has flourished during his two year tenure with the Australian outfit. In 2012, Impey earned his first WorldTour win, made his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d’Italia and […]
SA’s Tour de France hero honoured
South African professional cyclist Daryl Impey, who cycles for the Orica-GreenEdge pro cycling team, was acknowledged for his achievement in the 100th edition of the Tour de France at a gala evening held at Montecasino on Thursday. Photo credit: Orica-GreenEdge / Graham Watson Impey’s achievement was heralded by Sports and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) for […]
Stuart O’Grady Announces Retirement
Stuart O’Grady has announced his retirement from the professional peloton today. While Australia’s first Classics champion, six-time Olympian and inaugural Tour Down winner had originally stated his intention to retire next year, O’Grady has opted to readjust his plans on the heels of a historical Tour de France for ORICA-GreenEDGE. Photo credit: Graham Watson “I’ve […]
Daryl Impey Becomes First African to Wear the Tour de France Yellow Jersey
Daryl Impey finished in a front group of 16 riders on stage six of the Tour de France to move into the race lead. The South African becomes the first African to wear the Tour’s yellow jersey. Simon Gerrans led out Matt Goss for the sprint and conceded five seconds to Impey when the bunch […]
Simon Gerrans Delivers First Tour de France Stage Win for ORICA-GreenEDGE
Simon Gerrans made history as the first Australian to win a stage at each of the three Grand Tours. He delivered the first WorldTour victory for the first Australian WorldTour team when he won the Tour Down Under overall last year. Gerrans continued his history-setting ways in Calvi with a win on the third stage […]
Daryl Impey lines up for the Tour de Suisse with ORICA-GreenEDGE
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Sport Director Laurenzo Lapage previews the upcoming Tour de Suisse as the team fine-tune’s their sprint squad ahead of the 2013 Tour de France. The 2013 Tour de Suisse kicks off tomorrow – Saturday, 8 June 2013 – with an 8.1km individual time trial. Photo credit: Graham Watson ORICA-GreenEDGE Sport Director Laurenzo Lapage Previews […]