Spanish climber still left with stitches, cuts, scrapes, and bruises - questionable for SundayA nasty crash for new 2011 Rabobank signee, Carlos Barredo, in yesterday's Fleche Wallonne left the Spaniard's status for Sunday's Liege-Bastogne-Liege very much in doubt. After the [...]
Former U23 World Champion suffering from tendonitis, while Fernandez has fully recovered from broken collarboneYoung French Basque talent, Romain Sicard, will take a few days completely off the bike, as he hopes to rid himself of tendonitis in his right [...]
Rivals no match for Dutchwoman on final climbMarianne Vos made history today when, with a daunting burst of power atop the Mur de Huy, she scorched to what is her fourth career victory in the women’s Flèche Wallonne. The Dutchwoman’s [...]
Kazakh rider still hopes to repeat Liège-Bastogne-Liège win on SundayAlexander Vinokourov finished fourth today in Flèche Wallonne and said that he could do no better. Vinokourov was placed well at the bottom of the climb but had no answer to [...]
Barredo crashes hard, Gesink not as hot as expectedThe Dutch Rabobank team did not have the best day in Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday. Carlos Barredo crashed hard and it remains to be seen if he can participate in Sunday's Liège-Bastogne-Liège. [...]
Flèche Wallonne winner ready for Sunday showdownAs he did in the autumn of 2009, Philippe Gilbert is on the verge of taking his fourth race in what is already a superb winning streak. Back then he triumphed in the Coppa [...]
Amstel Gold winner makes Mur de Huy look easy as the rest flounder in his wakePhilippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) emphasised his status as the number one rider in the hilly classics this season with an imperious victory in la Flèche Wallonne. [...]
American rider satisfied with how season is goingChristian Vande Velde said prior to the start of today’s Flèche Wallonne that Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin were the team’s protected riders for the race. Martin subsequently crashed out, but the Garmin-Cervélo [...]
German buoyant prior to start of Ardennes ClassicLeopard Trek’s evergreen veteran Jens Voigt was in bright spirits this morning at the start of Fleche Wallonne, saying that his team would try to ride to set up either Frank or Andy [...]
Irishman gunning for good resultDan Martin will start today’s Flèche Wallonne as one of Garmin-Cervélo’s protected riders. Third overall in the Volta a Catalunya showed that he is going well, and his climbing ability could well put him in a [...]
Italian's consolation is the overall race leadThomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the two-up sprint against Michele Scarponi (Lampre) in stage two of the Giro del Trentino. The two strongest riders of the day finished 25 seconds clear of the chase group. [...]
Trentino organizers angered by the late notice from French teamThere is a distinct scent of anger originating from the organizers of the Giro del Trentino this morning. The race apparently just received word that the Cofidis team will not be [...]
Last year’s third place not on top form after suffering from a coldAlberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) is looking forward to racing in tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne, although he concedes that a cold caught after the Vuelta a Castilla y León means [...]
Split stage on final day includes a time trial for the first time in six yearsThe route of the Tour of Britain was presented in London today, with a course that features a time trial for the first time since [...]
More work lies ahead for anti-doping scientistsFollowing on from a paper published on Christmas Day last year studying the theoretical detection of blood transfusions via high plasticizer levels in blood, researchers at the anti-doping laboratory in Lausanne appear to have [...]
Defending champion still recovering from training injuryThe BMC Racing team will start tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne in Charleroi, Belgium without its defending champion Cadel Evans. The Australian former World champion sustained a quadricep injury in training three weeks ago and has [...]
International children’s charity teams up with Specialized for five-day eventInternational children’s charity Right to Play is once again organising what it claims to be “2011’s most exciting multi-day fundraising ride”, but challenging amateur riders to “Ride to the Tour”. The [...]
Talented young rider returns to the fore following a number of years in the wildernessThere was concern ahead of the Amstel Gold Race that one of the only blemishes in the seemingly impenetrable armor of Philippe Gilbert was his team. [...]
