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On moving to BMC and riding for Richie Porte
CyclingTips, Matt de Neef, 31 January 2018
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans doesn’t give much away. A decade and a half in the sporting spotlight has taught him it’s best to say as much as he needs to, but not a whole lot more. Speaking over the phone from the Victorian seaside town of Torquay he’s polite, friendly but above all, professional.
Simon Gerrans looms as key Tour de France ally for Richie Porte
The Sydney Morning Herald, Roger Vaughan, 12 January 2018
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans could be exactly what Richie Porte needs in his quest for Tour de France glory.
I didn’t think it was physically possible to do what he did
Ride, Ride, 16 January 2016
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans is a two-time national road race champion and three time winner of the Tour Down Under title. He knows how to find form in January and he has hopes of another good showing in the Australian round of the WorldTour… but first he’s coming to terms with what he saw Jack Bobridge do in the nationals on Sunday. Rob Arnold spoke to the 35-year-old from Orica-GreenEdge to get his take on a the winning ride in Buninyong…
Simon Gerrans admits his chances of world championship success have all but disappeared
Herald Sun, Sam Edmund, 26 November 2015
Posted by: Bitossi
Gerrans boasts one of the most glittering palmares in Australian cycling history; a dual national champion who has won stages at the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, and saluted at two monuments — Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Milan-San Remo.
60-second interview with Orica-Greenedge rider Simon Gerrans
scicon news, Scicon Hollie, 26 April 2015
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans may have fallen into cycling by accident, but his success ever since has been the product of determination, and unwavering commitment. Now with a stage win in each Grand Tour -the only Australian to do so- and a coveted two day stint in the Tour de France yellow jersey, Gerrans is a bone fide Australian success story.
I’ll set my sights for a little bit later in the season.
Ride, Rob Arnold, 23 December 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
Onto the trails of Mount Buller went the reigning national champion, Simon Gerrans. It was an afternoon training session along with a few locals… and then down he crashed. A broken collarbone means Orica-GreenEdge is looking at different options for January. A day after his surgery, Gerrans spoke to RIDE about the crash and his amended plans for the start of 2015.
Hip fractures, shorter seasons, Spring Classics and the Yates twins
Cyclingnews, Jono Lovelock, 24 October 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans is fully recovered from the hip fracture he incurred during the third stage of this year's Vuelta, an injury that later saw him withdraw from the race and put his World Title ambitions on the shelf for another year. With his 2014 season subsequently brought forward by a month he is now back training with renewed vigour, with an Ardennes Classic and a rainbow jersey standing as the remaining red rags to his bullish motivation. Gerrans has also been buoyed in recent weeks by the announcement that Orica GreenEdge have signed Simon and Adam Yates, Esteban Chaves and Caleb Ewan.
Il les a tous battus.
Velochrono, Nicolas Le Cheviller, 26 September 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
Lundi, il était 18 heures lorsque l’avion de Benoît Nave se posait en provenance de Monaco. Le mentor de Simon Gerrans venait de superviser le dernier entraînement de son poulain, qui n’est autre que le favori des bookmakers en vue de la course en ligne des Mondiaux de Ponferrada. Dernière séance d’intensités élevées derrière scooter à quelques jours du jour J. Le coach prenait alors quelques minutes pour répondre à Velochrono.
I see some real nice opportunities in the first half of the race.
CyclingTips, Shane Stokes, 28 June 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
Gerrans backed off again in order to peak for the Tour. While he had a quiet ride in the Critérium du Dauphiné, he is confident that he has timed things right and should be in very good condition for the Tour de France. He’s got big aims there.
Simon Gerrans on the 100th Tour de France
Ride, Ride, 27 June 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
With the Orica-GreenEdge line-up for the 2014 Tour de France due to be announced in the coming days we can safely assume that one of the nine will be the Australian champion, Simon Gerrans. The 34-year-old has won three stages of the French race – one in 2008 and two in 2013, including the team time trial which put him in the yellow jersey.
Simon Gerrans on his Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory
Ride, Rob Arnold, 30 April 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
On the night of his victory in the 100th edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Simon Gerrans celebrated on the team bus and then jumped on a flight back to his home in Monaco. A mini off-season would start the next day. His Classics campaign for 2014 had a successful ending. But this is a rider who always seems to conjure another item to tick off his to-do list. Monument won, now it’s time to prepare for Le Tour… this is the sentiment of a pragmatist. On the Tuesday morning after ‘La Doyenne‘ he was looking after his kids and he put 15 minutes aside to talk about what had recently happened.
Liège-Bastogne-Liège — Interview de Simon Gerrans
Velo 101, Velo 101, 28 April 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
Orica-GreenEdge - "Je ne m'attendais pas à voir un groupe aussi important avec un final aussi difficile. Je pensais qu'une échappée allait partir."
Gerrans praises "fairer" nationals course design.
Cycling Central, Alex Hinds, 5 December 2013
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans believes the return to the tried and tested route of old for the 2014 Cycling Australia National Championship Road Race around Mount Buninyong is the right choice, after an experimental alteration to the race route for 2013.
Hip fractures, shorter seasons, Spring Classics and the Yates twins
CyclingNews, Jono Lovelock, 23 October 2013
Posted by: Bitossi
Simon Gerrans (Orica - GreenEdge)
Simon Gerrans (Orica - GreenEdge)
Yellow jersey Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge)
Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) happy with his Tour stage win
Simon Gerrans is fully recovered from the hip fracture he incurred during the third stage of this year's Vuelta, an injury that later saw him withdraw from the race and put his World Title ambitions on the shelf for another year. With his 2014 season subsequently brought forward by a month he is now back training with renewed vigour, with an Ardennes Classic and a rainbow jersey standing as the remaining red rags to his bullish motivation. Gerrans has also been buoyed in recent weeks by the announcement that Orica GreenEdge have signed Simon and Adam Yates, Esteban Chaves and Caleb Ewan.
Es muy especial correr en un equipo de tu país.
Desde la Cuneta, Desde la Cuneta, 18 October 2013
Posted by: Bitossi
Un auténtico devorador de etapas y de clásicas. Un trotamundos que dio con el proyecto del Green Edge, donde es uno de los pilares indiscutibles. Si ya era un corredor conocido e incómodo, el paso a un conjunto de la casa ha provocado que haya visto aumentado su protagonismo.
Simon Gerrans : « On est une bande d'amis... »
Cyclisme Actu, Sébastien Warègne, 1 July 2012
Posted by: Seb66
Au tour du Tour ! Vainqueur d'un excellent début de saison avec entre autre sa victoire sur Milan-San Remo, l'Australien Simon Gerrans aborde désormais un autre gros morceau de la saison, le Tour de France, rien que ça ! Avec toute son équipe Orica-GreenEDGE, il a tout juste de grandes ambitions, en particulier et tout simplement, la gagne du maillot vert pour sa formation. Reste que le champion d'Australie ne compte pas jouer uniquement l'équipier modèle de Matt Goss avec ses qualités de puncheurs. Il devrait avoir des occasions de s'exprimer tout au long des trois semaines et pourquoi pas dès ce dimanche à l'occasion de la 1ère étape de ce Tour avec l'arrivée en montée à Seraing. Sauf que pour le moment, les jambes ne sont pas forcément encore là selon ses dires et comme il a pu le confier à Cyclism'Actu. Info ou intox ? Va-t-il falloir se montrer patient pour voir Simon Gerrans en action et pour aider Matt Goss à décrocher la tunique si enviée. Entretien.
Interview: Simon Gerrans
Cycling Weekly, Gregor Brown, 19 March 2012
Posted by: Bitossi
After stints with Cervélo and Sky, Australian national champ Simon Gerrans has gone home to race for GreenEdge and has started the season in killer form.
Le rêve devient réalité
Velochrono, Jerome Christiaens, 18 February 2012
Posted by: McK
Le Tour du Haut Var commence ce samedi et animera le week-end. Philippe Gilbert, tenant du titre du World Tour, en sera l’attraction. Mais l’actuel leader du classement mondial, Simon Gerrans, est également présent. Champion d’Australie et vainqueur du Tour Down Under, l’Australien arrive en Europe avec un nouveau statut : leader de GreenEDGE, la première formation d’élite de l’histoire de son pays. Faire partie de cette équipe le ravit et c’est en garçon comblé qu’il répond aux questions de Velochrono.
Cyclingtime exclusive interview with Simon Gerrans
Cyclingtime, staff, 15 January 2012
Posted by: McK
Ten years after winning the U23 title and embarking for a journey to Europe, Simon Gerrans became the professional Australian champion at the same time he joined a team from his country for the first time. He’ll be closely watched during the Santos Tour Down Under (17-22 January), a race he won with French team Ag2r back in 2006.
Psyched to fight for Australian road race title
Velonation, Shane Stokes, 7 January 2012
Posted by: Bitossi
Third in last year’s Australian championships behind Jack Bobridge and Matt Goss, today’s running of the 2012 elite road race is a strong opportunity for Simon Gerrans to claim the distinctive white, gold and green jersey.
(Tour de France 2011)
Talking Tour and supporting Wiggins
velonation.com, Ed Hood, 7 July 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Simon Gerrans returned to the Tour de France this year as part of Sky Procycling’s ambitious selection for the event. The 31 year-old from Melbourne will back Bradley Wiggins’ bid to grab a podium place, but could have the chance to grab his second Tour stage victory along the way.
"It's a bloody hard race"
cyclingtime.com, bicycles.net.au, 9 March 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Simon Gerrans has the ambition to strike at the Ardennes classics again. Two years ago, the Australian made the top 10 at the Amstel Gold Race, Flèche-Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège but didn’t recover in time from a crash at the Criterium International to repeat his performance last year.
« Plouay, une de mes plus belles victoires ! »
ouest-france.fr, 19 August 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Grand Prix Ouest-France - CMB, dimanche à Plouay. Le champion en titre, Simon Gerrans qui a changé de maillot à l'inter-saison (il a gagné en 2009 en tant que coureur de Cervelo) sera aligné dans l'équipe Sky et tentera de défendre son titre.
Eyeing Le Tour
Cyclingtribe.com, 14 April 2010
Posted by: lucybears
By claiming stages in the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana last year Simon Gerrans became one of the few riders to win stages in all three Grand Tours, following his stage victory in the 2008 Tour de France. But he'd love to win a stage of the Tour again...
CT Interviews Simon Gerrans!
Cyclingtips, Cyclingtips, 26 January 2010
Posted by: Bitossi
I'm blessed with having good friends who do whatever they can to help me out with this blog. One acquaintance I've made through such friends is with Simon Gerrans (i.e. Gerro) who calls Melbourne home during our summer.
“the hardest part about going training is putting on your socks”
Cycling Tips, 11 January 2010
Posted by: lucybears
I’m blessed with having good friends who do whatever they can to help me out with this blog. One acquaintance I’ve made through such friends is with Simon Gerrans who calls Melbourne home during our summer.
(Vuelta a España 2009)
"It would be nice to tick off all the boxes in the grand tours"
cervelo.com, 8 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Cervélo TestTeam’s Simon Gerrans is competing in his first Vuelta a España and wants to win a stage. Already a winner at the Giro d’Italia this year and of a Tour de France stage in 2008, Gerrans said it would be nice to complete stage victories in all three of cycling’s major tours.
The art of the breakaway
velonews.com, Andrew Hood, 28 April 2009
Posted by: lucybears
One big breakaway and a stage victory can change everything for a professional cyclist. Just ask Simon Gerrans, a fifth-year pro at Cervélo TestTeam who scored a breakthrough win in last year’s Tour de France in stage 15 to Prato Nevoso in Italy.
(Tour de France 2008)
« Vainqueur d’étape pour toute ma vie »
cyclismag.com, Doris Henry , 30 July 2008
Posted by: lucybears
On ne donnait pas cher de sa peau face à Egoï Martinez. Et pourtant… Sur les hauteurs de Prato Nevoso, Simon Gerrans (Crédit Agricole) a déjoué tous les pronostics. Il savoure encore.
(Tour de France 2008)
« Mieux vaut tard que jamais »
Velo Club de Paris, David Chopin, 26 July 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Lui le puncheur n’aurait jamais imaginé un seul instant lever les bras à plus de 1 400 mètres d’altitude… Surtout après avoir escaladé le col d’Agnel, niché à plus de 2 744 mètres. Et pourtant, il l’a fait.
(Tour de France 2008)
« Un rêve »
sport365.fr, Pierrick Taisne, 21 July 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Simon Gerrans a offert dimanche la deuxième victoire d’étape au Crédit Agricole. L’Australien réalise ainsi un rêve.
(Tour de France 2008)
Leading the Aussie charge
cyclingnews.com, Jean-François Quénet, 9 July 2008
Posted by: lucybears
In a strong contingent of nine riders at the start in Brest on Saturday, Simon Gerrans is one of the most experienced Australians at the Tour although he's only in his fourth year professional.
"A chacun son tour"
Velo Club de Paris, David Chopin, 1 April 2008
Posted by: lucybears
La deuxième étape du Critérium international , disputée ce dimanche entre Les Vieilles Forges et Monthermé, a vu la victoire de Simon Gerrans. L'Australien du Crédit Agricole s'est imposé, avec quatre secondes d'avance, devant son compagnon d'échappée, Jens Voigt.
"I don't think I could live in London"
cyclingweekly.co.uk, 21 February 2008
Posted by: lucybears
The talented Aussie roadman Simon Gerrans is a former winner of the Tour Down Under. After spending three seasons at Ag2r he has switched to another French team, Crédit Agricole, for 2008.
« J’ai trouvé ma place »
Velo Club de Paris, David Chopin, 29 January 2008
Posted by: lucybears
A 19 ans, il a laissé l’Australie derrière lui pour tenter sa chance en Europe. Sans jamais se retourner, ses pensées tendant toutes vers son idéal : rejoindre à tout prix le monde professionnel.
Interview; Simon Gerrans
first off the bike, first off the bike, 30 November 2007
Posted by: Bitossi
I’m changing to Credit Agricole next year, another French team and the French have worked well for me so far and I was really just looking for the change. Credit Agricole are a great team.
Ready for a new start
cyclingnews.com, Paul Verkuylen, 13 October 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Two-time Herald Sun Tour winner Simon Gerrans has a history of winning in his home country - in 2006 he won two of Australia's biggest stage races, the Sun Tour and the Tour Down Under.
"Anderson adviseerde me wielrennen"
wieleruitslagen.be, 15 September 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Simon Gerrans rijdt sinds 2005 rond in het profpeloton voor Ag2r. De Australiër won in zijn eerste profjaar liefst vier wedstrijden. Inmiddels prijken ook de Tour Down Under en de GP Plumelec-Morbihan op de erelijst van de 27-jarige renner, die in 2008 voor Crédit Agricole rijdt.
"le Tour est la plus belle course du monde, une victoire d'étape peut changer toute votre vie sportive."
Vélo 101, Jean-François Modery, 6 April 2007
Posted by: lucybears
La saison 2007 a débuté sous de bien meilleurs auspices pour Simon Gerrans. On se souvient qu'en février 2006, le coureur australien, victime d'une fracture de la clavicule sur le Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, n'avait pu récupérer la plénitude de ses moyens qu'à la veille du Tour de Suisse.
"It all went pear shaped"
pezcyclingnews.com, Chris Selden, 23 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears
This year Gerrans started well, winning the Tour Down Under before a bad collarbone break in the following race, the GP d’Ouverture almost ruined his chances for a 2nd Tour de France start. Gerrans bounced back though, racing the Tour strongly and then finishing the season just how he started, with another strong GC win – this time in the Herald Sun Tour.
Ready for Melbourne
cyclingfx, 9 February 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Following his victory in the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under, a crash in the GP la Marseillaise caused a brief interruption to the season for Simon but he should be ready to return in time for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, a city where he used to live.
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