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 [...]
Different location for worlds finish line could boost his chances He may have been caught 100 metres from the line, suffering the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a victory he has been chasing for many years, but yesterday’s Amstel [...]
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 [...]
Seven of nine Astana riders already selected for May’s Corsa RosaThe course of this year’s Giro d’Italia is ideal for Astana’s Roman Kreuziger, so says his team manager Giuseppe Martinelli. The 25-year-old Czech finished fifth in last year’s race - [...]
Phinney, Ballan also part of BMC Racing Team lineupFormer race leader and stage winner Marco Pinotti is building towards what he intends to be a strong ride in this year’s Giro d’Italia and, having shown good form of late, will [...]
Three-way sprint taken by Italian after Oscar Freire caught in the final metresEnrico Gasparotto (Astana) claimed victory in the closest Amstel Gold Race for many years, to go two places better than his third place of 2010.The 30-year-old Italian outsprinted [...]
Spaniard goes close to sensational Classic victory Launching a well timed but opportunistic attack with seven kilometres to go, hitting the final climb of the Cauberg with a slight lead over a hard-chasing group of race favourites, Oscar Freire narrowly [...]
Canadian chases down lone attacker to win “Brittany’s Paris-Roubaix”Ryan Roth (Spidertech p/b C10) won the 29th edition of the Tro Bro León, going one better than teammate Will Routley’s second place of 2010, in a solo break at the end [...]
22-year-old dedicates victory to recently deceased rider and footballerFabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) won the 73rd edition of the Giro dell’Appennino after outsprinting a 22-man breakaway group at the end of the tough, hilly, 194.5km race. The 22-year-old third year pro [...]
Movistar rider is second on third and final stage to dedicate overall victory to the team’s late riderSecond place on the third and final stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, in Sergovia, was enough to secure overall victory [...]
Joaquim Rodríguez, Oscar Friere, Alejandro Valverde and Samuel Sánchez all vying for victory in the Dutch ClassicIn the Amstel Gold Race’s 46-year history there has yet to be a winner from south of the Pyrénées. The Netherlands - of course [...]
Liquigas Cannondale duo believe their pooled strength could win out tomorrowProminent in Milan-Sanremo, the pairing of Peter Sagan and Vinceno Nibali will try to pull off an important victory tomorrow in the Amstel Gold Race. The Liquigas Cannondale riders are [...]
Danish rider slowly building after a winter of illness and injury; riding for namesake Nicki and local boy Karsten Kroon in Dutch Classic Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank) is beginning to find some form this season after struggling with illness [...]
Snow in the mountains for hilly Spanish race as a late breakaway gets a long way clearLuis León Sánchez (Rabobank) rode himself into the lead of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, with victory in the second stage in Ávila. [...]
Farnese Vini Selle Italia rider will instead target success in Giro d’ItaliaFilippo Pozzato’s goal of winning one of the spring Classics have gone up in smoke with the news that he has been forced to withdraw from tomorrow’s Amstel Gold [...]
Belgian climber “curious, but not nervous” about riding Ardennes Classics for himself for the first timeAlthough he has ridden the Amstel Gold Race several times before, Sunday’s race will be the first time that Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) will [...]
Gilbert, Evans and Van Avermaet comment prior to Amstel Gold RaceDespite a budget which is considerably bigger than that of most of the rest of the peloton plus a lineup which includes some of the top riders in the sport, [...]
Canadian’s near-miss on title in worlds sharpens resolve for 2012 GamesThe omnium – love it or hate it, we better get used to it. There are six disciplines run over two days – flying lap, points and elimination on the [...]
