BISSELL Pro Cycling Team

It was another hard day at Tour of Southland for the BISSELL Pro Cycling Team. Stage 4 was the first race of the second double day of the tour. The morning consisted of 88 kilometers of racing in gale force winds, but at least it wasn’t raining. ...

The BISSELL Pro Cycling Team started stage 3 in a somber mood. A family emergency forced Ben Jacques-Maynes to leave the tour. The remaining members of the team vowed to continue fighting for the rest of the week.The 165km race started with gusty winds and a clear sky. ...

The Tour of Southland is like no other race in the world. Rain, wind and potential carnage are the ingredients for every stage. The race consists of 9 stages in 6 days. Three days consist of a morning and afternoon stage. ...

Massive crowds lined downtown Melbourne’s Lygon Street for the final stage of the Sun Tour. The rain which had plagued the race all week temporarily seized for the men’s 61.5k circuit race. However rain or shine, the course containing 4 u-turns was a dreaded one for the riders.

Garmin conquered Friday’s time trial in Geelong by turning in the two fastest times of the day. Bradley Wiggins blasted the 10k course with a time of 13:08 and teammate, Svein Tuft, came through 14 seconds back to take2nd on the day. ...

Stage 4 of the Sun Tour was a 138k course taking the riders inland over 2 KOMs before another seaside finish in the city of Barwon Heads. Again, the major turning point of the race occurred at the 2nd ...

A breakgotawayearly on Wednesday’s 163.5k stage from Warrnambool to Apollo Bay and kept things calm in the peloton for much of the race. Teams represented in the break included BISSELL, Garmin, Jayco, Drapec Porsche, and Praties. ...

The brutally strong sideway winds were the significant factor for the day and the rider’s focus was consumed with staying out of the gutter. The racers were pre-warned about the treacherous conditions and, as expected, the skies opened precisely at the end of the neutral kilometers in Colac. ...

The vicious sideway winds in today’s first stage of the Sun Tour created very difficult race conditions, and the BISSELL team powered through as one of the most dominant teams. The 149k out and back course from Ballarat included 2 intermediate sprints and 2 KOMs.

The BISSELL Pro Cycling is down under for the next month of racing in Australia and New Zealand. Sunday was the opening criterium of the Sun Tour. Although it is not factored into the overall race standings, ...