Young Belgian was impressive on Saturday, but there was no chance against CancellaraOn Saturday at the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, the Garmin-Cervelo team was once again well-represented and rode well throughout the day in a critical classic, and once again, they [...]
German beats Wiggins - Fränk Schleck holds on to overall winAndreas Klöden of the RadioShack team blitzed around the 7.8-kilometer time trial to win the final stage of the Critérium International. Klöden's time of 8'46 was four seconds faster than [...]
Belgian classics king sends emphatic answer to Fabian Cancellara’s challengeThe Quick Step team’s decision to pull Tom Boonen out of yesterday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen has proved to be one of great wisdom, with the Belgian star taking the sprint at [...]
Leopard-Trek Classics leader Fabian Cancellara rode all over the field at E3-Prijs today, leaving the entire race in his wake as he cruised to an easy win after coming back from a day marked by mechanical difficulties. Jürgen Roelandts (Omega [...]
Leopard Trek rider nets second victory of the day for new team Showing that his Grand Tour form is building well, Frank Schleck was best of the big guns on stage one of Critérium International. The Luxembourg road race champion [...]
Believes time gaps could be hard to overcome in time trial Until the final four kilometres, Cofidis rider Rein Taaramäe looked like he was going to be Frank Schleck’s chief rival for stage one of the Critérium International and, with [...]
American team suffers overnight blow in ItalyThe American Team Type 1 - sanofi-aventis team has been forced to withdraw from the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Italy due to the theft of its bikes and equipment. Over 500,000 euros [...]
US squad determined to fight on after bike theftTeam Type 1 riders lost their bicycles, equipment and other items when thieves broke into its vehicles on Friday night. CEO and Founder Phil Southerland has said that the team is working [...]
Spanish sprinter gets to the top of the Catalan podium at last!José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) finally took a victory in this year’s Volta a Catalunya, taking the sixth stage between Tarragona and Mollet del Valles at the head of a [...]
Italian champion wins attacking hilly stage as Androni Giocattoli rider hangs onGiovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali between Modenese and Sassuolo. The Italian champion beat Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli) [...]
German said he had to attack far out on opening stageJens Voigt started today’s first stage of the Critérium International determined to try to land a record sixth edition but, with the race taking place on hillier terrain than when [...]
Deems event is too expensive to hostThe list of candidates for the 2015 world road race championships has dropped to two following the news that Québec has withdrawn its bid. The city was seen to have a strong candidacy due [...]
More attacks pepper the stage but the sprinters win the day once moreSamuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between El Vendrell and Tarragona in a bunch sprint. The punchy French sprinter beat José Joaquin [...]
Says it’s possible to have a decision before Tour de France startAfter concerns that the Alberto Contador appeal could drag on past the start date of the Tour de France, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that [...]
Argentinian sprinter collided with a tree at 70 km/h on the descent off the TiegembergWhile Wednesday was an overall banner day for Bjarne Riis's Saxo Bank team with wins in both Belgium and Spain, it wasn't a great day for [...]
“Little Ronde van Vlaanderen” cannot compete with the WorldTour event on the same weekendThe decision to move WorldTour Gent-Wevelgem to the Sunday before the Ronde van Vlaanderen is having a catastrophic effect on the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, which takes place [...]
Deal ends nightmare period for Portuguese riderAfter suggestions earlier this week that he could be returning to the team structure he competed with for two seasons, Rui Costa has reportedly signed a three year contract with Team Movistar. The 24 [...]
German scouted out decisive climb on eve of two-day race on CorsicaJens Voigt has won the Critérium International five times, putting him on equal numbers with Frenchmen Emile Idée and Raymond Poulidor. This year, the German has the chance to [...]
