Geraint Thomas: “The Tour Down Under itself is a good hard race to kick-start the season”
Welshman about to kick off 2014 with an eye on the Classics and the Tour Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) is preparing to start his 2014 season at the Santos Tour Down Under, and hopes to begin in a similar way […]
Roy Jans leads a Wanty-Groupe Gobert one-two in Amissa Bongo stage three
Stage two winner Jérôme Baugnies takes second as Egoitz Garcia closes the gap to the lead Roy Jans took a second straight victory for the new Wanty-Groupe Gobert team, in the second stage of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, between Ndjolé […]
Jérôme Baugnies takes biggest pro victory to date in Amissa Bongo stage two
Luis León Sánchez moves into the lead with second-place time bonus Jérôme Baugnies took the first ever victory for new team Wanty-Groupe Gobert, and the biggest of his own career so far, as he took the second stage of the […]
Songezo Jim still chasing victory after aggressive second stage of Amissa Bongo
South African honoured to be presented jersey by Bernard Hinault Songezo Jim (MTN-Qhubeka) was awarded the most combative rider’s jersey at the end of today’s second stage of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo, between Awoua and Oyem, in the west African […]
Luis León Sánchez answers his critics with Tropicale Amissa Bongo stage one victory
Rejected Spanish rider takes the first professional race of 2014 for new team Having been rejected by the Belkin team with a year remaining on his contract, Luis León Sánchez answered his critics with victory in the opening stage of […]
USA Cycling announces teams for Cyclocross World Championships
Katie Compton and Jeremy Powers lead elite teams to Hoogerheide USA Cycling has announced the teams that it will be sending to the Cyclocross World Championships, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, on February 1st and 2nd, with the elite teams led by […]
André Greipel ready for his usual winning start in Santos Tour Down Under
Seventh straight start for German champion in a race that’s “very important” to Lotto-Belisol André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) is ready to start his seventh straight Santos Tour Down Under on Sunday, January 19th, in search of his 15th stage victory. The […]
Sven Nys dominates Belgian Cyclocross Championships to take ninth driekleur jersey
Sanne Cant takes fifth straight title in attritional women’s race Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink) won his ninth Belgian national cyclocross title on the tough, attritional course at the Waregem Hippodroom, and now trails Roland Liboton by just one championship in […]
Alberto Contador: Vuelta route “gives spectacle and what people want”
2008 and 2012 winner may return to his home race in 2014 but Tour de France has priority Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) was not present at the presentation of the 2014 Vuelta a España route, as he was at his team’s […]
Andy Schleck: “The advantage is that I’ll have Fränk on my side in the Tour.”
Fränk Schleck hungry to get racing after an 18-month suspension and lay-off Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) looks ahead to 2014, having had two disappointing seasons in the years before. 2012 saw the Luxembourg former Tour champion sit out most […]
