Simon wins again in Volta a Catalunya, Albasini seals final overall victory

GreenEdge team continues strong display of form Two days after he scooped victory on stage five of the Volta a Catalunya, Frenchman Julien Simon sprinted to his second victory in the race. The Saur Sojasun rider was quickest at the [...]

2012-03-25T00:00:00+00:00March 25th, 2012|

BMC Racing Team blames tooth infection for Gilbert’s unstable form

Belgian will compete in tomorrow’s Gent Wevelgem, worried about FlandersPhilippe Gilbert's loss of strength and subsequent withdrawal from yesterday’s E3 Prijs Harelbeke race has been blamed on a tooth infection, according to his BMC Racing Team. Team doctor Giovanni Ruffini [...]

2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00March 24th, 2012|

Volta a Catalunya: Sanchez grabs stage with late attack

Spaniard jumps to second overall with strong moveOlympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has clocked up his first win of the season, attacking hard with just over two kilometres from the end of today’s penultimate stage of the Volta a [...]

2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00March 24th, 2012|

Evans seizes Criterium International lead with time trial victory

Michael Rogers milliseconds back in runner-up slotTour de France champion Cadel Evans has picked up his and the BMC Racing Team’s first win of the season, taking the 6.5 kilometre stage two time trial in the Criterium International. The Australian [...]

2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00March 24th, 2012|

Barta takes overall classification in Settimana Coppi e Bartali

Time trial victory moves him above team-mate HuzarskiHaving already proven its worth thanks to its team time trial victory and race leadership with Bartosz Huzarski, the NetApp squad clocked up more success today in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali race [...]

2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00March 24th, 2012|

Criterium International: Vachon beats Wyss to take stage one

Several GC riders lose time in crosswind splitsOne week after taking the Classic Loire Atlantique, Bretagne Schuller rider Florian Vachon today grabbed the opening stage of the Criterium International in Corsica.The Frenchman was quickest in a big sprint to the [...]

2012-03-24T00:00:00+00:00March 24th, 2012|

Brailsford states Tour/Olympics may be too much for Cavendish to target

Doesn’t want Manx sprinter and Bradley Wiggins to over-reachFollowing recent suggestions by people such as Mark Cavendish’s coach Rod Ellingworth that the rider might not necessarily target the green jersey in this year’s Tour de France, Britain’s performance director Dave [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Diego Ulissi doubles up in Coppi e Bartali stage four

Bartosz Hutarski keeps the lead in Team NetApp hands as final climb splits the packDiego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) took his second straight stage victory on the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, outsprinting a select group at the tough finish in Pavuillo nel [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Millar faces break from racing due to collarbone fracture

Scottish rider suffers injury in big E3 Harelbeke crash The Garmin Barracuda team will lack one of its most experienced riders in the weeks ahead following David Millar’s bad crash in today’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke race. The Scottish rider was [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Tom Boonen edges out Oscar Freire to take his fifth E3 Prijs Vlaanderen

Photo finish after race of constant attacks sees Belgian take outright record in the “Mini Ronde van Vlaanderen”Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his return to the top of the sport with his fifth victory in the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Criterium International reflects French racing return for Evans

Pinotti also a protected rider for BMC Racing TeamEight months after winning the Tour de France, Cadel Evans will once again compete on French soil with a participation in this weekend’s Criterium International in Corsica. The Australian had a quiet [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Volta a Catalunya: Simon wins stage 5, Albasini retains race lead

Swiss rider’s rivals unable to grab leader’s jersey Frenchman Julien Simon was best of a group of approximately 25 riders at the end of today’s fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, winning a big sprint to the line in [...]

2012-03-23T00:00:00+00:00March 23rd, 2012|

Chaos in Catalunya as snow temporarily hems in five teams

Start continues as planned, riders facing another tough day Following yesterday’s shortened stage in the Volta a Catalunya, which saw ten breakaway riders gain minutes on the peloton, fight for the win when the finish was moved to kilometre 155, [...]

2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00March 22nd, 2012|

Women’s World Cup reduced to eight events as GP Valladolid suspended

Spanish round of the competition cancelled due to lack of fundingThe International Cycling Union (UCI) Women’s World Cup will be reduced by a round this year, after the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) announced the suspension of the GP Cuidad de [...]

2012-03-22T00:00:00+00:00March 22nd, 2012|
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