Bad start to Belgian veteran’s first classics season as part of a ProTeamQuick Step rider Andy Cappelle was the victim of a crash in the early kilometres of the first stage of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen – Johan Museeuw Classics. [...]
Neo-pro scores this second win of his professional career22 year old German, John Degenkolb, didn't have to wait long following his first ever professional victory at the Volta ao Algarve. The HTC-Highroad neo-pro rattled off win number two today in [...]
Saxo Bank leader takes a slim lead into Sunday's final stage time trialAlberto Contador first soared, then plummeted to take the first win of his and his Saxo Bank team's season. The five-time Grand Tour winner, whose fate still remains [...]
Subida al Naranco to be integrated into Vuelta a AsturiasGermany isn't the only country seeing a decrease in its racing schedule. Both Italy and Spain lost stage races over the past two days. In Italy, the Brixia Tour announced that [...]
Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12 rider flies into the race leadAlison Starnes (Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12) won the second stage time trial of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic in Merced, California. Starnes flew around the 12 mile (19.3km) course in [...]
World pursuit champion out to defend in Apeldoorn, Netherlands at the end of the monthSarah Hammer (OUCH) is to lead the US track team to the World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands between the 23rd and 27th of this month. The [...]
French champion on form but long time trial will likely spoil his chances overallFrench champion Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) has had a successful start to 2011, but is now looking forward to his first WorldTour race: Paris-Nice. Last year’s spring [...]
Teams’ association gives the UCI until May 1st to reverse ruleFollowing on from yesterday’s meeting between representatives of the UCI and the AIGCP, the latter has firmly rejected the stance of the governing body on race radios and has called [...]
Saxo Bank leader admits it was harder than he had expectedAlberto Contador, making his second start of the 2011 season, had a nail biter of a day on a stage highlighted by bad weather and a wild bunch sprint. Contador [...]
Basque Country's next Grand Tour started season today in MurciaEuskaltel-Euskadi's young Grand Tour hope Igor Anton toed his first start line of 2011 today at the Vuelta a Murcia. The rider, who looked set to win last year's Vuelta a [...]
Team Europcar misses out on Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège invitationsOn the same day it announced the teams invited to Paris-Roubaix, race organiser ASO has released the list of invitees for the Ardennes classics of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Like [...]
Five French teams amongst wildcards for raceTour de France organisers ASO have confirmed the list of teams for the 2011 edition of Paris-Roubaix, which is also run by them. Five French teams figure amongst the seven wildcards for the race, [...]
Past Giro winner will be just one of many big names taking part in prestigious Italian eventFormer world number one Damiano Cunego has decided at the last minute to take part in tomorrow’s Strade Bianche, one of Italy’s top one [...]
Rabobank’s super-season continues with young Aussie star’s first European victoryMichael Matthews (Rabobank) won the opening stage of the Vuelta a la Region de Murcia between San Pedro del Pinatar and Alhama de Murcia in a bunch sprint. The Australian under-23 [...]
RadioShack team dominates Middelkerke prologueJesse Sergent (RadioShack) won the opening prologue of the Driedaagse van West-Valanderen – Johan Museeuw Classics in Middelkerke. The 22-year-old neo-pro flew around the 7km seafront course in a time of 8’14”, 10 seconds ahead of [...]
American team riding strongly in Californian eventThe HTC Highroad team clocked up yet another early-season win on Thursday, with Amanda Miller sprinting to victory on day one of the Merced Cycling Classic in California. The young American rider bided her [...]
Season debut for former Tour de France champion The 2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will finally get his season underway in the Vuelta a Murcia tomorrow, where he will join up with Geox-TMC co-leader Denis Menchov in the [...]
Gert Steegmans also hoping to recapture previous form in the Race to the SunSylvain Chavanel will lead Quick Step to Paris-Nice, which starts with a 154.5km stage in the town of Houdan, to the west of the French capital on [...]
