Australian champion outpaces Greg Van Avermaet on false flat finishing straight Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec in a two-up sprint in the capital of French-speaking Canada. The Australian champion outpaced Belgian Greg Van Avermaet (BMC [...]
Charlotte Becker takes second and holds lead as the wind finally hits the Dutch raceMarianne Vos (Rabobank) won the fourth stage of the Brain Wash Holland Ladies Toer in the town of Zaltbommel, just north of 's-Hertogenbosch, southern Netherlands, as [...]
Former Belgian champion leaps away from the pack on long uphill dragPhilippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) took his second victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España on the “complicated” uphill finish of stage 19 between Peñafiel and La Lastrilla. The former [...]
36-year-old German to continue with the team he’s called home since 1999Rabobank’s Grischa Niermann is to retire after the Vuelta a España and take up a coaching role with the team. The 36-year-old German is currently riding the Spanish Tour, [...]
Former world champ “relieved” and looking forward to next seasonBMC Racing Team has found a prognosis for Thor Hushovd’s poor performance this season. After four days of testing at the Salt Lake City Health and Fitness Institute with the team’s [...]
Lombardia champs leaves Luxembourg team to join Alberto ContadorOliver Zaugg (RadioShack-Nissan) will ride for Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank next season according to Spanish website BiciCiclismo. Team owner Bjarne Riis has previously stated he is reluctant to announce new signings as their [...]
Swede speaks about Tour de France King of the Mountains battle and moreAlready a big winner in the Tour de Suisse time trial, Astana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff pulled off his second major victory against the clock this season when he won [...]
Rémi Pelletier-Roy makes it a one-two for the Canadian boysZach Bell gave Team SpiderTech powered by C10 a boost by winning the Challenge Sprint Pro in Québec. The race was a warm up event for the sprinters where each team [...]
Dane still sheltering Gesink as he tries to regain fifth placeAfter missing the charms of Lady Luck for much of the last two seasons, Matti Breschel (Rabobank) entered the Vuelta a España on a solid streak of form, since picking [...]
British sprinter out-thrown by Radioshack-Nissan veteranBen Swift (Sky Procycling) picked up his best result of the 2012 Vuelta a España on Thursday, sprinting to second place on stage 18 to Valladolid. Winner of two stages last month in the Tour [...]
Intermediate time bonus sees race lead pass to Charlotte BeckerKirsten Wild (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took her third win in ten days as she sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Brain Wash Holland Ladies Toer in Leerdam after a [...]
Dutchman gets further chance to show what he can do Having had a mixed first season with the Garmin-Sharp team, winning a stage of the Circuit de la Sarthe but also finding the going tough in other races such as [...]
Producer of hit ‘Senna’ film also involved in major projectFifteen years after his victory in the Tour de France and nine after his tragic passing in an Italian hotel room, a feature documentary about Marco Pantani will appear in movie [...]
Italian remembers Wouter Weylandt as he wins by less than half a wheel in Valladolid Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan) paid tribute to his late former teammate Wouter Weylandt - who had been the last rider to win a Vuelta a España [...]
Transferred backing and eight riders from Scottish teamHaving ridden its first Grand Tour this year after a wildcard slot to the Giro d’Italia, Team NetApp is continuing its evolution and will join forces with Endura in 2013. The sponsor and [...]
Three year deal with team aiming to ride Tour de FranceMTN-Qhubeka has set out the aim of riding the Tour de France in the next few years and, as part of that build-up, plans several new signings. The latest is [...]
In January 2007 Johan Museeuw admitted to doping in the final year of his career, but the former top Classics rider has now elaborated and suggested that he used banned substances for far longer. “I am the first to admit [...]
German-registered team takes more confidence ahead of World championshipsTrixi Worrack moved into the lead of the Brain Wash Holland Ladies Toer after her Specialized-lululemon took victory in the stage two team time trial in Dronten, central Netherlands. The German-registered team [...]
