Sixth place in Amstel Gold makes Belgian champion optimistic, if not confident, ahead of Flèche WallonnePhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) came into this year’s Ardennes Classics as the defending champion in each of the three races, but without having shown winning [...]
Lack of racing may explain disappointing Amstel Gold performanceDisappointed with his showing in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, Italian climber Vincenzo Nibali heads into tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne hoping to be in a position to fight for the win. The Liquigas Cannondale [...]
American WorldTour squad dominates team time trialTaylor Phinney has taken the first leader’s jersey in the Giro del Trentino, with his BMC Racing squad winning the team time trial today. The American WorldTour squad covered the 14.3 kilometre distance in [...]
British rider keen to come back after broken collarbone kept her out of 2011 raceEmma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) is ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne, and is looking to take her second victory in the Women’s World Cup event. The former [...]
Says Katusha team had nothing to do with caseRussian sprinter Denis Galimzyanov has admitted using EPO prior to his positive test on March 22nd, and has waived his right to have the B sample analysed. His Katusha team has released [...]
Russian squad encourages sprinter to cooperate One day after the UCI announced that the Russian rider Denis Galimzyanov had provided a positive A sample for EPO, his Katusha team has confirmed that it has suspended him. The rider was already [...]
Garmin Barracuda neo-pro making impressive debutOne of the surprises of the second half of the Classics season has been the performances of Garmin’s neo-pro 24 year-old Alex Howes, from Golden, Colorado. Howes exploded on to the scene with a top [...]
Up to other riders to try to overhaul ongoing leader Boonen Peter Sagan’s progress up the UCI WorldTour ranking has seen the Slovakian rider move from fifth to second in the latest tables, but that will be as close as [...]
None of Sunday’s expected protagonists performed on Cauberg finale leaving Wednesday’s race wide openThe failure of any of the pre-race favourites to feature in the result of Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race has left this coming Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne race wide [...]
Spanish claims dirt road epicFormer Spanish national champion Francisco Mancebo scooped victory in what is billed as America’s toughest one day event, the Tour of the Battenkill, outsprinting last year’s runner-up Jesse Anthony (Optum Pro Cycling/Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Bissell [...]
Sinus infection means Australian will return homeFormer race winner Cadel Evans won’t compete in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne nor next Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the Australian dropping out of those Ardennes Classics today. His BMC Racing Team has said that Evans has [...]
Upcoming races will decide the Eagle of Filottrano’s support team for next month’s Corsa RosaUntil two months ago, Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi was preparing to go one better than second place in May’s Giro d’Italia. Since the retrospective disqualification of Alberto [...]
Liquigas-Cannondale unsure of Corsa Rosa chances after a spring disrupted by crashesIvan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) will return to the peloton in the Giro del Trentino, which starts tomorrow, April 17th, with a 14.3km team time trial between Riva del Garda and [...]
Russian sprinter facing potential lengthy banAlready facing a long period off the bike due to injury, the 2011 Paris-Brussels winner Denis Galimzyanov now risks a suspension of two years or more following the news that he has returned a positive [...]
Slovakian frustrated by result yet encouraged for futureThe theory that Peter Sagan could be a future colossus of the sport received further reinforcement yesterday when the Slovakian followed up on his fourth place in Milan Sanremo and the Ronde Van [...]
Former Amstel winner happy to be with lead group on CaubergTrying to put the disappointing cobbled Classics season behind them, Radioshack-Nissan have picked up a solid start to the Ardennes season after Frank Schleck came home twelfth at the top [...]
Without Gilbert to assist, Vanendert reaches podium in Amstel Gold RaceAfter confirming his potential in the Grand Tours last year, Jelle Vanendert performed admirably in a single-day Classic, coming in second behind Enrico Gasparotto in the Amstel Gold Race. Of [...]
German carries banner for Garmin-Barracuda, who put three in top 20Fabian Wegmann (Garmin-Barracuda) is looking forward to the week ahead, the Flèche Wallone on Wednesday and next weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, after coming home eighth in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race. Wegmann got [...]
