Spaniard outsprints two breakaway companionsImanol Erviti (Movistar) outsprinted his two Colombian breakaway partners to win the Vuelta a la Rioja. The trio had escaped just five kilometers from the line. Erviti's teammate Andrey Amador led home the bunch eight seconds [...]
Belgian uses head and legs to leave Luxemburgers in his wakePhilippe Gilbert took the Ardennes Triple by winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège in a three-up sprint against the Schleck brothers Fränk and Andy. The trio went after the break of the day on [...]
Leopard Trek manager believes there was nothing his riders could have doneIf the accounts of cycling fans and bloggers on Twitter are an accurate gauge of public opinion, many of those watching Liège-Bastogne-Liège today were left scratching their heads afterwards [...]
Troels Ronning Vinther takes GP Herning in the other 1.1 race of the daySantiago Perez (Barbot-Efape) used a well-timed move to escape a ten-man group in the Gran Premio Llodio. Perez won by four seconds over his nine chasers, led [...]
American diabetes squad enters prestigious HC race for first timeThe Team Type 1 - sanofi-aventis team is starting tomorrow's Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey with an illustrious eight-man team. Aleksandr Efimkin, Rubens Bertogliati, and Laszlo Bodrogi are in the lineup [...]
American rider continuing to make good progressTop US talent Tejay Van Garderen underlined his ability last season with an unexpected third place overall in the Criterium du Dauphiné. The HTC Highroad rider took second in the prologue, conceding just two [...]
The Leopard Trek team held a press conference yesterday at its hotel beside the Francorchamps race track. The riders were in an upbeat mood, believing that they have a good chance of winning the race despite Philippe Gilbert's excellent form. [...]
Dutchman talks team strategy, will protect Gesink and one otherRabobank directeur sportif Erik Dekker has said that the team will rely on Robert Gesink plus one other unnamed rider in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with both working together to try to get [...]
Canadian aiming for good ride in Liège-Bastogne-LiègeGarmin-Cervélo rider Ryder Hesjedal finished seventh in last year’s Tour de France, stepping up to a leadership role after Christian Vande Velde crashed out of the race. The Canadian is aiming to go higher [...]
‘Solid case’ reportedly being built by investigatorsRecent days have seen a surge in news relating to a doping investigation in Italy, and its reported connection to the infamous doctor Michele Ferrari. La Gazzetta dello Sport has said that his network [...]
Strong promise show by versatile BritonThe Dwars door Vlaanderen saw the re-birth of the Belgian Saxo Bank rider Nick Nuyens as a winner; for those who know their Spring Classics, it branded him as a potential Ronde victor, too, and [...]
Values his Gent-Wevelgem win and concedes strength of GilbertTom Boonen has won prestigious races like the Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix in the past, but was unable to take a big victory in 2011. He did win Gent-Wevelgem, which is [...]
Pollen affected him on WednesdayLeopard Trek co-leader Andy Schleck believes that allergies hampered his form in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne and, despite the pollen count remaining far higher than usual, expects to be strong in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Ardennes region has [...]
Dutchwoman wins for the fourth consecutive yearKirsten Wild of the AA Drink team outsprinted Charlotte Becker (HTC Highroad) and Mariannne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) to take her fourth consecutive Omloop van Borsele victory. The lead group of 11 was shattered for [...]
Italian's doping suspension expires in a few daysDavide Rebellin has been suspended due to doping for two years, with the inactive state of the athlete running out on April 27, 2011. Several teams had shown interest this winter, with the [...]
Footage from today's Leopard Trek press conference in Francorchamps, BelgiumSpeaking to the press two days before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Leopard Trek team was in confident mood. While recognising that Philippe Gilbert’s victories in the Amstel Gold Race and [...]
Riders explain tactics in Flèche WallonneTeam HTC Highroad had one of the strongest line-ups in the peloton in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, and sought to make the most of that in the way that it tackled the race. It threw down [...]
Belgian is overwhelming favourite for la Doyenne but takes nothing for grantedPhilippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has won his last three races: the Brabatse Pijl, the Amstel Gold Race and la Flèche Wallonne, and is overwhelming favourite for Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The [...]
