Movistar captain bouyed by form ahead of next weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-LiègeAlejandro Valverde (Movistar) recorded his best ever finish in the Amstel Gold Race today, as he sprinted to second place behind winner Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff). The Murcian rider was part of [...]
Today’s result was Slovakian’s first time outside top two in a one day event this yearHe was identified beforehand as the clear favourite, both on the basis of his superb run of form this year and also because of his [...]
Thigh contusion for Catalan rider could call a halt to Ardennes campaignJoaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) is now uncertain whether he is to start Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne after a crash in the Amstel Gold Race today. The Catalan rider came down in [...]
Belgian rider fifth after being delayed in big crash; acrobatics spare him injuryHitting the jets on the climb of the Cauberg like he did in the past when he won two Amstel Gold Races and last year’s world championships, Philippe [...]
Czech escapes a breakaway group with seven kilometres to go and holds off the World champion Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) took the biggest singe-day win of his career in the 2013 Amstel Gold Race as he escaped a breakaway group inside the [...]
Frenchman set to be sidelined from racing for several weeksEuropcar team leader Thomas Voeckler’s Ardennes Classics ambitions have been destroyed by a bad crash he suffered approximately 92 kilometres from the finish of the Amstel Gold Race.The Frenchman was one [...]
2012 runner-up determined to ride well, but admits he needs to be solo to winLast year’s second-place finisher in the Amstel Gold Race, Jelle Vanendert, knows that Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) are for many the [...]
Four Costa Rican riders positive for unnamed substance, federation president won’t confirm product in questionDays after the first positive test for the banned product GW501516 was confirmed, it appears that several more cases for that substance may have emerged in [...]
Kwiatkowski, Terpstra, Velits and Meersman to work together for best possible result Much has been said about the chances of Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team), two riders who are clearly in form, for tomorrow’s [...]
Belgian rider motivated to clock up first victory since taking world title Winless since taking the world road race championship last September, it would be fitting in some ways if Philippe Gilbert can break his duck in tomorrow’s Amstel Gold [...]
A strong and veteran squad with multiple options but no true favourite Saxo-Tinkoff readies for what should be its stronger portion of the classics season, as the roads become undulating in the Ardennes region and some of the team’s grand [...]
A strong and veteran squad with multiple options but no true favouriteSaxo-Tinkoff readies for what should be its stronger portion of the classics season, as the roads become undulating in the Ardennes region and some of the team’s grand tour [...]
Kwiatkowski, Terpstra, Velits and Meersman to work together for best possible resultMuch has been said about the chances of Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team), two riders who are clearly in form, for tomorrow’s Amstel [...]
Belgian rider motivated to clock up first victory since taking world title Winless since taking the world road race championship last September, it would be fitting in some ways if Philippe Gilbert can break his duck in tomorrow’s Amstel Gold [...]
Challengers yet to emerge; Irishman says globalisation and anti-doping are two prioritiesSpeaking after Cycling Ireland’s board decided to nominate him for a third term as UCI President, Pat McQuaid has highlighted globalisation and anti-doping as two areas he states he [...]
MTN Qhubeka team to chase stage wins and also a good GC resultThe South African MTN Qhubeka team is heading to the Presidential Tour of Turkey with realistic hopes of chasing stage wins, with Milan Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek now [...]
