Orica-GreenEdge is the surprise winner of the 2013 Tour de France’s team time trial. The Australian squad, which furnished yesterday’s winner in the person of Simon Gerrans, powered over the flat, 25-km course in Nice in 25:56. World team time trial champion Omega Pharma-Quick Step finished second at 0:01, and Sky took third at 0:03. Gerrans is the new maillot jaune.

Team GreenEdge powers to victory in stage 4 team time trial of Tour de France 2013 ahead of Omega Pharma-QuickStep; Simon Gerrans takes overall Tour de France lead.

Orica-GreenEdge has won its first Tour de France stage. Simon Gerrans did the honors for the Australian squad, using a bike throw to pip Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and take Stage 3 of the Tour de France 2013, a hilly, 145.5-km ride from Ajaccio to Calvi, in 3:41:24. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) took third, and Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard) remains the maillot jaune.

Team GreenEdge's Simon Gerrans sprints to victory in stage 3 of Tour de France 2013; Jan Bakelants maintains overall Tour de France lead for Team RadioShack.

Stage 1 of 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (2013 Tour of Basque Country) won by Simon Gerrans ahead of Peter Velits of Omega Pharma-QuickStep and Katusha's Angel Vicioso.

Simon Gerrans cheated the sprinter aces when he accelerated out of the final corner and powered past them to cross the finish line in first position. Overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya race leader Daniel Martin increased his lead to 17 seconds before tomorrow's final stage. Xavier Tondo commemorated.

Team GreenEdge's Simon Gerrans sprints to stage 6 win in Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2013; Team Garmin-Sharp's Daniel Martin increases overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya lead before tomorrow's final stage.