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After five second place finishes in eight starts, Matt Goss snagged the elusive win on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia. The win today marks the first victory for the Australian outfit as the newly named Orica-GreenEDGE and the second Giro stage win of the Australian sprinter’s career.

A crash inside the final three kilometers on the final stage of Tour of Turkey took Matt Goss out of contention for the field sprint. Although he missed out on all available points on the line, Goss retained his hold on the points jersey to win the Tour of Turkey sprint competition after eight days of racing.

Matt Goss pulled on the turquoise leader’s jersey at the Tour of Turkey after back-to-back second place finishes on the first and second stages of the eight day race.

Linda Villumsen climbed to third at La Flèche Wallonne Feminine. While eventual World Cup winner Evelyn Stevens (Specialized – lululmeon) and Marianne Vos (Stichting Rabo Women) battled it out for the top step on the podium, Villumsen won the sprint behind to take third.

Luke Durbridge took his first professional overall victory at the 2012 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. In what was only his third professional race, his second in Europe, Durbridge won the individual time trial on Wednesday to move into the race lead.

GreenEDGE is back to its winning ways in Spain with Daryl Impey and Allan Davis going 1-2 on the second stage of Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The South African opened up a gap as the peloton negotiated a roundabout 1.2 kilometers from the finish. He managed to hold off the charging field to take his first WorldTour win.

Judith Arndt won the Women’s Tour of Flanders in a two-up sprint again Kristin Armstrong (Team USA). The German outkicked the American in the final 350 meters to give GreenEDGE its first World Cup win in the third race of the eight race series.

Michael Albasini gave GreenEDGE its second victory at the Volta a Catlunaya in the second day of racing. Wearing the race leader's jersey, Albasini won the field sprint from an elite group of riders that had survived the first category Alt dels Angels climb just before the finish in Girona.

Australian National Road Champion Simon Gerrans gave Australia back-to-back wins at Milano-Sanremo. Gerrans outsprinted Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) to take top honors at the first monument of the season.

GreenEDGE earned its first European win in convincing fashion as it stormed to team time trial victory on the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. Matt Goss led a blur of green and gold across the finish line in Donoratico to pull on the inaugural Magila Azzurra.

Robbie McEwen won the OCBC Cycling Singapore Criterium from a six-rider break that formed at the mid-point of the 37-lap race. His victory in Singapore gives him a win in each of his 17 seasons of racing.

Loes Gunnewijk won the women’s European season opener as she beat Ellen Van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) in a two-up sprint. The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory continues GreenEDGE-AIS’ winning streak. The women’s team has won every stage race, omnium and one day race they have contested in their maiden season.

Defending champion Judith Ardnt won the Tour of New Zealand third stage bunch sprint. A ten second bonus at the line accompanied the stage victory. Current race leader Kristin Armstrong (USA) managed second on the stage and, with it, a six second time bonus. Arndt now trails Armstrong by 11 seconds overall.

Baden Cooke posted a strong second to Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) on the second stage of the Tour of Oman. A lumpy, hectic final ten kilometres saw a small field contest an uphill bunch sprint. Cooke, who excels in hard sprints, jumped at the 350-metre mark to overtake two riders who had unleashed their final efforts earlier.

Reigning World Time Trial Champion Judith Arndt won the Ladies Tour of Qatar today over Trixi Worrack (Specialized – lululemon). Arndt finished fourth on the stage and earned bonus seconds at both intermediate sprints to solidify her lead.