Belgian champion outsprints Niels Albert again; Sanne Cant gets the better of Nikki Harris this timeSven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) took his second victory in as many days as he won the Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin in Kalmthout, near Antwerp, Belgium. The Belgian [...]
Rabobank rider up front all day and nets top ten finishPeering out from over his glasses, Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) was visible throughout the latter portions of the day in the Giro di Lombardia, eventually finishing in seventh position. With fogged [...]
Seven mountaintop finishes but 92.4km of mixed time trialling for next edition of the Corsa RosaThe route of the 2013 Giro d’Italia was presented by RCS Sport in Milan today, with the three-week race designed to leave the winner uncertain [...]
French champion finally prevails as stage one winning Belgian does “la course en tête” in four-day raceNacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) finally took his victory in the final stage of the Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge between Mons and Tournai. The French champion prevailed [...]
Dept. of Justice official acted to verify witness testimony remained constant between Federal and USADA investigationsBoth former US Postal Service rider George Hincapie and Lance Armstrong’s ex wife Kristin have been connected to performance enhancing products by the Sunday Times [...]
Spaniard says he’s very pleased with recent performances; set for a break nowAlthough his last attempt to target the Giro-Tour double left him fatigued for the latter race, Alberto Contador today indicated that he could yet return to the Italian [...]
Young Frenchman signed through 2014, attacks in Il LombardiaThe future seems bright at French team AG2R La Mondiale, with a host of new riders coming in for next season, and with several young names that are making waves in the [...]
“Lucky I crashed now and not one week ago,” says new world championPhilippe Gilbert ended Il Lombardi today in a completely different manner to how he envisaged things, limping into a team car rather than thundering up the finishing straight, [...]
Says 2012 Tour champ can become a ‘legend’ by winning all three Grand Tours during careerIt’s common for Tour de France champions to seek to defend their title but if Bradley Wiggins follows the advice of British Cycling coach Shane [...]
Catalan escapes in a downpour on the final to win alone in Lecco and secure season-long prizeJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) escaped the peloton on the final climb of the Giro di Lombardia, as a torrential downpour fell on the latter stages [...]
Il Lombardia success proves decisive in season-long battleNeeding to finish ninth or better in today’s Il Lombardia to overcome his nine points deficit to Bradley Wiggins, Joaquim Rodriguez swooped to a commanding lead in the WorldTour series and looks almost [...]
Belgian glad about rain, says ‘the legs will decide’ the winnerThere may be several big contenders in the running as the peloton speeds towards this afternoon’s conclusion of Il Lombardia, but all eyes are on one rider in particular: Philippe [...]
Belgian champion takes first win of the season as Nikki Harris takes first of career in women’s race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) opened his account for the 2012/13 cyclocross season as he outsprinted World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) at the finish [...]
New celeste jersey unveiled by Vacansoleil in homage to CoppiAs announced Wednesday, the Vacansoleil DCM team yesterday unveiled a redesigned jersey intended to commemorate Fausto Coppi’s five victories in the Giro di Lombardia. Featuring the distinctive celeste colour worn by [...]
Duo hoping to push squad into top three of rankingsEncouraged by their performances this season, the Movistar team has named two strong, developing riders to spearhead the line-up in next month’s Tour of Beijing. Tour de Suisse winner and 2011 [...]
Evergreen cyclist stuns scientists with his fitness and healthA little over six months after 100 year old Frenchman Robert Marchand set the oldest ever track record, he continues to push back at the erosion of youth and set himself another [...]
Olympic silver medallist joined by teammate Jessie Daams and Adrie Visser as Danny Stam joins as directeurLizzie Armitstead will join Dolmans-Boels team in 2013, the Dutch team has announced. The Olympic silver medallist’s current team, AA Drink-Leontien.nl, is folding at [...]
German sprinter fastest yet again after a day of attacks on hilly Poperinge circuitMarcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) was the fastest of the sprinters yet again as he took victory in the second stage of the Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge between Antoing and [...]
