French “Machine” powers past the sprinters to take second overall victorySylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) completed the successful defence of his Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde title with a dominant performance in the final, flat time trial, from De Panne to Koksijde [...]
American rider focuses on Roubaix, Gilbert on Ardennes ClassicsAlthough both riders had initially been scheduled to ride the Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders this Sunday, the BMC Racing Team has announced that neither Philippe Gilbert nor Taylor Phinney will be [...]
25 teams to start Dutch WorldTour Classic Belgian team Accent.jobs-Wanty has become the sixth Professional Continental team to be awarded a wildcard invitation by race director Leo van Vliet, taking the number of teams in the Dutch WorldTour race up [...]
Olympic bronze medallist looks to make use of improving condition After netting fifth and seventh on stages of the Tour of Qatar and then placing eighth in Milan-Sanremo, where he outsprinted Mark Cavendish to lead in the chasing group, Norwegian [...]
Movistar climbers checking out the climbs ahead of July’s big rendezvous Movistar riders Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana have spent two days checking out the Pyrenéen mountain passes that will be climbed in July’s Tour de France. In the company [...]
Manx Missile fires despite his team burning out a little too early Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) powered to victory in the second stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, between Oudenaarde and Koksijde, as the peloton sprinted into a stiff [...]
Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke to lead Dutch team but both have question marks Blanco Pro Cycling directeur sportif Nico Verhoeven has proclaimed his team “underdogs” for Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, as he concedes that his Classics captains’ form is [...]
Stage two winner enthusiastic after latest success Moving his list of pro victories to the cusp of treble digits which his success today on stage two of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, Mark Cavendish has made clear that his Omega Pharma [...]
Sky rider states he’s satisfied with form despite missing out on Catalunya podiumSpeaking after he took fifth overall in the Volta a Catalunya, Bradley Wiggins has said that his goal in the sport is not to clock up a run [...]
Defending champion wants to rest up before Sunday’s Ronde van VlaanderenIn what can be interpreted as a precautionary measure, Tom Boonen has decided not to continue in the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde race, with Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen taking priority over [...]
Movistar climbers checking out the climbs ahead of July’s big rendezvousMovistar riders Alejandro Valverde and Nairo Quintana have spent two days checking out the Pyrenéen mountain passes that will be climbed in July’s Tour de France. In the company of [...]
Olympic bronze medallist looks to make use of improving condition After netting fifth and seventh on stages of the Tour of Qatar and then placing eighth in Milan-Sanremo, where he outsprinted Mark Cavendish to lead in the chasing group, Norwegian [...]
Stage two winner enthusiastic after latest successMoving his list of pro victories to the cusp of treble digits which his success today on stage two of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, Mark Cavendish has made clear that his Omega Pharma Quick [...]
25 teams to start Dutch WorldTour ClassicBelgian team Accent.jobs-Wanty has become the sixth Professional Continental team to be awarded a wildcard invitation by race director Leo van Vliet, taking the number of teams in the Dutch WorldTour race up to [...]
“There is hope,” Belgian states, speaking about knee injury and his ongoing recoveryHaving finished in the chase group on yesterday’s opening stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde race, Tom Boonen has said that getting through the race is encouraging after [...]
