Niemiec takes the stage win while Brajkovic assumes overall

Pampeago’s mountain top finish was full of fireworks as the second stage of the Giro del Trentino unfolded. A place where climbing great Marco Pantani would devastate his competition set the stage for three riders: Przemyslaw Niemec, the stage winner, [...]

2009-04-23T00:00:00+00:00April 23rd, 2009|

Astana takes control in the Giro del Trentino

German Andreas Kloden and his teammate Janez Brajkovic gave Astana made a one two finish in the Giro del Trentino's first stage individual time-trial from Torbole to Arco (16.3km). Kloden clocked a winning time of 18’21” with an average speed [...]

2009-04-22T00:00:00+00:00April 22nd, 2009|

Corti speaks out on Impey crash

Team Barloworld team manager Claudio Corti is disgusted with the behavior of Theo Bos, that brought down his rider Daryl Impey during the last kilometer of the Tour of Turkey.“It’s evident that Impey’s crash has caused a significant loss to [...]

2009-04-21T00:00:00+00:00April 21st, 2009|

BMC dominates Tour of the Battenkill

Fresh off a cobbled campaign in Belgium, the BMC Racing Team arrived in Cambridge, New York with high expectations for success. Fulfilling all hopes, BMC's Chad Beyer walked away with the Pro/Amateur race on Saturday while Scott Nydam soloed his [...]

2009-04-20T00:00:00+00:00April 20th, 2009|

Claudia Häusler wins Allgäuer Strassenpreis Günzach

With a great team effort today, Claudia Häusler was able to win the Allgäuer Strassenpreis Günzach. Joining her on the podium was Emma Pooley in third place. Second was taken by Bianca Purath (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherungen)."It was a great solo [...]

2009-04-20T00:00:00+00:00April 20th, 2009|

Daryl Impey survives crash to win the Tour of Turkey

Daryl Impey has won the 45th edition of the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The South African Team Barloworld rider won the week long stage race despite a terrible crash in the final 500 metres of the eighth and final stage [...]

2009-04-19T00:00:00+00:00April 19th, 2009|

Daryl Impey gives Barloworld an outstanding win in Turkey

Victory was in the air for Team Barloworld at the Presidential Tour of Turkey after going close on two other stages, and South Africa's Daryl Impey got it at the end of the 166.9km fourth stage from Bodrum to Marmaris. [...]

2009-04-15T00:00:00+00:00April 15th, 2009|

Quick-Step's Hovelijnck wakes up from coma

After Sunday's performance in the Tour of Flanders, there was only one bit of news that could be better than a Flanders win for the Quick-Step team: Kurt Hovelijnck has been released from the Intensive Care Unit at Universitair Ziekenhuis [...]

2009-04-07T00:00:00+00:00April 7th, 2009|

Trofimov wins second stage of Basque tour

Russian Yuri Trofimov team won the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country, launching an attack with two kilometres to go to beat Estonia's Rein Taaramae on Tuesday.Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez remained the overall leader of the event [...]

2009-04-07T00:00:00+00:00April 7th, 2009|

Armstrong outraged by French misbehaviour claims

American cycling legend Lance Armstrong has expressed his outrage at claims from France that he had not behaved himself during an out of competition drug test earlier this season.The French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) had announced on Monday that they had [...]

2009-04-07T00:00:00+00:00April 7th, 2009|

Hushovd in riding condition after Flanders crash

Cervelo TestTeam let out a collective sigh of relief after yesterdays Tour of Flanders, not for the second place finish of Heinrich Haussler, but for the condition of Thor Hushovd.The Norwegian was involved in a massive crash during the sprint [...]

2009-04-06T00:00:00+00:00April 6th, 2009|

Chavanel proves his worth

Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel's Quick-Step team announced that the rider will be taking the start line in Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. Sylvain has already proved himself in the great classic races so far this season such as the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the [...]

2009-04-06T00:00:00+00:00April 6th, 2009|

Armstrong rapped for drug-test attitude

A report has been compiled on the behaviour of American cycling legend Lance Armstrong during a recent out of competition drug test, the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Monday.AFLD president Pierre Bordry revealed that he had sent the report [...]

2009-04-06T00:00:00+00:00April 6th, 2009|

Sanchez wins first stage of Basque tour

Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez, who won Paris-Nice last month, edged out compatriot and Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez on the line in a sprint finish to take the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country in northern [...]

2009-04-06T00:00:00+00:00April 6th, 2009|
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