Holden High Country Cycle Challenge
24th February 2008
The Holden High Country Cycle Challenge is being held on the 1st and 2nd of March in and around Victoria’s High Country. Entries are still open so visit www.hhccc.com.au to sign up.
Simon arrives into Europe
19th February 2008
Simon has arrived in Europe after a detour via the Tour de Langkawi. It will be a busy week prior to his first race at the GP Lugano with Simon moving from Nice, where he has being living for the past three years, to Monaco 20km down the road.
Tour of Langkawi
17th February 2008
Simon completed the Tour of Langkawi today after 11 tough days of racing. Team mate Jeremy Hunt managed to pick up 2nd on the final stage, which complemented his stage win earlier in the week. Credit Agricole had a solid week with Jean-Marc Marino finishing 8th on General Classification and the finishing 9th.
Buller Bike Ambassador
12th February 2008
Simon has joined forces with Mt Buller to become a Buller Bike Ambassador. His first objective was to complete a timed ride up the mountain setting a benchmark for cycling enthusiast to challenge. For more information on Simon’s partnership with the Buller Bike Strategy, go to: www.mtbuller.com.au/summer
Tour Down Under
14 January 2008
Credit Agricole arrive into Adelaide for the 2008 ProTour ranked Tour Down Under.
GP de Fourmies
16 September 2007
Simon places 5th in the Grand Prix de Fourmies.
Up and coming racing
7 September 2007
Simon will be competing in the following races over the coming weeks: Coppa Placci on the 8th of September, Giro di Romagna on the 9th of September, GP de Fourmies on the 16th of September and the GP d'Isbergues (C.F) on the 23rd of September.
Simon named in Australian Squad
6 September 2007
Simon has been named in the 2007 Australian Squad to compete in the World Road Championships in Stuttgart, Germany at the end of the month. The other squad members include Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans, team mates Robbie McEwen and Matt Lloyd, T-Mobile riders Michael Rogers, Scott Davis, and Adam Hansen, Rabobank's William Walker and Matt Hayman, Allan Davis and Trent Lowe from Discovery and fellow Cote d'Azur neighbours Brad McGee and Christopher Sutton. The final team will be selected on the 17th of September.
GP Ouest Plouay
31 August 2007
Simon heads to Brittany for the GP Ouest Plouay.
Simon heads to San Sebastian
4 August 2007
Simon lines up along side Arrieta, Calzati, Gadret, Loubet, Mandri, Naibo and Nocentini in the 225km Classica San Sebastian this weekend.
The winner of the jersey is...
4 August 2007
Congratulations to Dave Churchill from England, you have won the signed Ag2r Prevoyance Tour de France jersey. Thanks to everyone who entered the competition.
Last chance to win a signed Ag2r Tour de France jersey
27 July 2007
Sign up to the mailing list by the end of the Tour de France for your chance to win one of Simon's personal jerseys signed by all 9 Ag2r Prevoyance Tour riders. All existing members are already in the draw. One entry only.
Simon's race calendar for August and September
27 July 2007
Simon's race calendar for the coming months has been updated.
Tour Diary
7 July 2007
Simon's Tour diary kicks off with his arrival in London and the Prologue.
Ag2r clothing for sale online - available only to France and Corsica
6 July 2007
Ag2r products are available for purchase online however they are currently only available to France and Corscia. Apologies for the initial posting indicating that they were available world wide. Hopefully this happens in the near future.
Simon takes 9th spot on Ag2r's Tour line up
2 July 2007
Simon has been confirmed in Ag2r's 2007 Tour de France line up. He heads to London on Wednesday to take part in his 3rd consecutive Tour.
Simon wins Plumelec
2 June 2007
Simon has taken out the GP de Plumelec in France and now sits in 2nd place in the French Cup.
June racing
29 May 2007
Simon's race calendar has been updated for June 2007.
Lorraine Stage 1 Update
24 May 2007
Simon was happy to get through stage one of the Tour de Lorraine yesterday after nearly 1 month since his last race. Team mate Ludovic Turpin took the stage win with an attack in the closing kilometers. Simon finished back in 87th.
Race program change
16 May 2007
Simon will now be heading to the Tour de Lorraine in the north of France instead of the Tour de Catalogne in Spain.
Injury Update
12 May 2007
Simon had a CAT scan on Thursday on the injury he sustained in the prologue at the Tour de Romandie. It was feared that he may have fractured his pelvis but thankfully this was not the case. The official diagnosis was a deep bruise to the bone and possible tear to the adductor. He has resumed light training and is hoping to be back racing within the next week. His racing program may change as a result of the injury.
Injury Update
7 May 2007
Check out Simon's diary for an injury update.
Simon pulls out of the Tour de Romandie
2 May 2007
After crashing in the prologue yesterday, Simon has unfortunately had to withdraw from the Tour de Romandie due to injury. At this stage it looks like a minor tear to the adductor.
Simon crashes in the Tour de Romandie prologue, but is OK
1 May 2007
Simon hit the deck while decending during the prologue of the Tour de Romandie. 'I was decending a bit too fast and unfortunately came down pretty hard on one of the technical corners. I've got some skin off and am feeling a bit stiff and sore, but I should be right'. Tomorrow's 157.8km race between Granges-Paccot and La Chaux de Fonds will be tough with two category 1 climbs and two category 2 climbs.
Simon places 4th in the final stage at Sarthe
13 April 2007
Simon has come 4th in the final stage at Circuit de la Sarth behind training buddy and fellow Aussie Chris Sutton (Cofidis). Simon finished 18th on GC, 43 seconds behind Andreas Kloden (Astana).
Circuit de la Sarthe
12 April 2007
Simon has placed 23rd in the third stage time trial of Circuit de la Sarthe. With two stage's to go Simon sits in 22nd place, 29 seconds down on race leader Andreas Kloden (Astana).
GP de la Rennes
8 April 2007
Simon places 38th in the GP de la Rennes.
HAPPY EASTER
8 April 2007
Bonne paques from France...
GP de la Rennes & Circuit de la Sarthe
6 April 2007
Simon will be racing in the west of France this week in Grand Prix de la ville de Rennes and Circuit de la Sarthe.
Simon will be racing at Criterium International this weekend
28 March 2007
Simon will head to the north of France this weekend to contest the 76th edition of Criterium International.
Race Calendar for April/May 2007
28 March 2007
Check out Simon's race program for the next two months on the calendar page!
Cycle 4 Kids charity ride departs Brisbane
16 March 2007
The Cycle 4 Kids charity ride supporting the Starlight Foundation and the Monash Kids Medical Centre departs Brisbane tomorrow for the 2000km ride to Melbourne. SimonGerrans.com would like to wish Craig, Leon, Daniel and Joel all the best for their journey and we hope that they have a successful ride reaching their traget of $50,000. All the best!
Dumoulin picks up a podium finish for Ag2r
16 March 2007
Simon's buddy Samuel Dumoulin has placed 3rd in the 5th stage of Paris-Nice.
Ag2r victorious in Stage 1 of Paris-Nice
12 March 2007
Simon's Ag2r Prevoyance team mate Jean-Patrick Nazon has claimed the first stage of Paris-Nice in a thrilling finish that saw a break away of 4 riders caught with 1km to go. Check out Simon's race diary for more info.
Paris-Nice Prologue
11 March 2007
Simon has placed 38th in the Paris-Nice prologue, 11 seconds down on race winner David Millar (Saunier Duval).
Simon to Paris-Nice
9 March 2007
Simon will line up in Ag2r's 8-man strong team for the 'race to the sun'.
Simon takes the lead in the Coupe de France (French Cup)
27 February 2007
Simon's performance in the Tour du Haut Var over the weekend has seen him take the lead in the opening round of the French Cup. The Coupe de France is a 15 round points based series open only to French registered teams. The next race in the series will be Cholet-Pays de Loire, won in 2006 by Australian Chris Sutton (Cofidis).
2007 Coupe de France Series
1- Tour du Haut Var - 25 Feb
2- Cholet-Pays de Loire - 25 Mar
3- Route Adélie de Vitré - 6 Apr
4- Grand Prix de la ville de Rennes - 8 Apr
5- Paris-Camembert Le Petit - 17 Apr
6- Grand Prix de Denain Porte du Hainaut - 19 Apr
7- Tour du Finistère - 21 Apr
8- Tro Bro Léon - 22 Apr
9- Tour de Vendée - 1 May
10- Trophée des Grimpeurs Polymultipliée - 17 May
11- Grand Prix de Plumelec - 2 Jun
12- La Polynormande - 5 Aug
13- Châteauroux Classic de l’Indre Trophée Fenioux - 26 Aug
14- Grand Prix d’Isbergues - 23 Sept
15- Paris-Gien-Bourges - 11 Oct
Current points standings:
1. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Ag2r Prevoyance - 35 points
2. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom - 16 points
3. Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Credit Agricole - 6 points
4. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom - 5 points
5. Rene Mandri (Est) Ag2r Prevoyance - 3 points
Simon 2nd in Tour du Haut Var
25 February 2007
Simon has come 2nd behind Italian Filippo Pozzato in the Tour du Haut Var.
Simon's Race Diary
23 February 2007
Check out Simon's race reports on the Diary page!
New Competition!
4 February 2007
SimonGerrans.com is holding the first competition for 2007! Join the mailing list for your chance to win one of Simon’s 2007 Ag2r-Prevoyance Team Jerseys! All subscribers will go into the draw for the jersey, which will be drawn on 1 March 2007.
Race Calendar for February & March
4 February 2007
Simon's first race on European soil will be the GP de la Marseillaise. Check out his up coming races on the Calendar page.
Simon's Tour Down Under diary
16 January 2007
Simon kicks off his 2007 season with Ag2r at the Down Under Classic. Check out his race report on the diary page.
Simon becomes event patron for the ‘Cycle 4 Kids’ charity ride
16 January 2007
Simon has had the pleasure of becoming the patron for the Cycle 4 Kids charity ride. The team at Cycle 4 Kids have organise a cycling event from Brisbane to Melbourne in March 2007. Travelling 2000km through three States and over one hundred towns, Cycle 4 Kids hopes to raise awareness for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and Monash Kids at the Monash Medical Centre. The target of the event is to raise in excess of $50,000 for both charities.
For further information on the ride or to find out how to make a donation, please go to www.c4kc.com
SimonGerrans.com New Website Launched!
15 January 2007
The new look Simon Gerrans website has been launched and is jam packed full of info, results, photos, competitions and more. Be sure to stay tuned for the first simongerrans.com competition!