Tour de Langkawi: Tom Leezer solos through the monsoon to take stage six

Blanco leadout man escapes the break to take Dutch team’s third victory of the race Tom Leezer (Blanco) took his first ever professional victory in the sixth stage of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi, between Mentakab and Kuantan, under monsoon [...]

2013-02-26T00:00:00+00:00February 26th, 2013|

ASO announces wildcard teams for Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Six Professional Continental teams for each race after WorldTour expansionRace organiser ASO has announced the list of teams that have been invited to ride its two Ardennes Classic races, la Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. As events in the UCI WorldTour, [...]

2013-02-25T00:00:00+00:00February 25th, 2013|

Tour de Langkawi: Julian Arredondo soars into the lead on Genting Highlands

Colombian climber takes stage and yellow jersey on the Malaysian mountain Julian Arredondo (Team Nippo-De Rosa) seized control of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi on the Queen Stage to the summit of Genting Highlands with a late solo attack. The [...]

2013-02-25T00:00:00+00:00February 25th, 2013|

Garmin-Sharp not giving up after a hard day on Genting Highlands

Nathan Haas and Peter Stetina both still in the top ten following Langkawi’s Queen stageGarmin-Sharp went on the offensive on the steep climb to Genting Highlands, at the end of the fifth stage of the Tour de Langkawi and, despite [...]

2013-02-25T00:00:00+00:00February 25th, 2013|

Albert sews up Bpost Bank Trophy with Oostmalle victory

Takes the former GvA series, adding to World Cup victory in a banner seasonNiels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) soloed to victory in the Sluitingsprijs-Oostmalle on Sunday, grabbing the final cyclocross event of the season. The Oostmalle race was the final round of [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Jos van Emden: “I think I pulled for 100km, but it was the temperature that killed me!”

The engine room behind the success of Theo Bos copes with the heat of LangkawiBlanco Pro Cycling’s Jos van Emden has come to le Tour de Langkawi for one reason, and one reason only: to chase down breaks for super [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Tour de Langkawi: Francesco Chicchi takes stage three in the hottest sprint so far

Italian continues giallo fluo tradition in Malaysian race Francesco Chicchi (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) continued his giallo fluo team’s tradition of taking stage wins in le Tour de Langkawi as he sprinted to victory in the fourth stage, between Tapah and [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Andrea Guardini: “Now I have the jersey, and it’s very good, but it’s not enough for me.”

Tour de Langkawi’s record-breaking stage winner still searching for first victory in 2012Andrea Guardini (Astana) came to this year’s Tour de Langkawi as a record-breaking stage winner, having taken eleven victories in his two appearances in the Malaysian race to [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Michele Acquarone Video: It’s very important for the Giro d’Italia to go global

Race chief talks about Belfast start, logistical challenges, growth of race and the big starsA little over a year and a half after he took over from Angelo Zomegnan as the central figure in the organisation of the Giro d’Italia, [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Renshaw holds off Van Rensburg to take Clasica del Almeria

Blanco Pro Cycling sprinter nets first victory of current seasonClocking up his first win since stage four of last year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey, Australian sprinter Mark Renshaw was quickest at the end of today’s Clasica del Almeria in Spain. [...]

2013-02-24T00:00:00+00:00February 24th, 2013|

Tour de Langkawi: Wang Meiyin solos into the race lead on the misty Cameron Highlands

Chinese rider jumps clear of stage-long break to open a commanding margin overall Wang Meiyin (Hengxiang) took control of the 2013 Tour de Langkawi as he escaped alone to win a solo victory in the third stage between Sungai Siput [...]

2013-02-23T00:00:00+00:00February 23rd, 2013|
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