German rider pleased with reconnaissance: ‘I really had the power to accelerate on the cobbles’ Ninth last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, John Degenkolb has been given Argos Shimano’s full backing for this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, and believes he can [...]
‘This is my final goal of the first part of the season and I am still very motivated’ Confidence on a high after a superb – and somewhat unexpected – third place in last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, Jurgen Roelandts [...]
2007 race winner points to Langeveld as top contenderThough his opportunities to contest the finale of Paris-Roubaix have probably passed with the years, Stuart O’Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) will start another edition of the Hell of the North on Sunday, and the [...]
‘It is a brutal race, it is a terrible race, but it is something so special’Twice a winner of the Under 23 Paris-Roubaix, Taylor Phinney sounded both excited and confident in today’s pre-race press conference, believing that he is in [...]
Late attack seals victory in BeasainTeam Sky rider Richie Porte darted to victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, attacking from a select group just over a kilometre from the line and reaching the finish four [...]
German rider pleased with reconnaissance: ‘I really had the power to accelerate on the cobbles’Ninth last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, John Degenkolb has been given Argos Shimano’s full backing for this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, and believes he can pull [...]
‘This is my final goal of the first part of the season and I am still very motivated’Confidence on a high after a superb – and somewhat unexpected – third place in last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, Jurgen Roelandts has [...]
Future seems to be healthier for event Securing the future of the event after much recent uncertainty, the women’s Giro d’Italia has confirmed that Giuseppe Rivolta will organise the next four editions of the Giro Rosa, and that this year’s [...]
Big shakeup upends general classification Although yesterday’s time trial winner Luke Durbridge said that he was relatively confident that he and his Orica GreenEdge team would be able to defend the race lead, the Australian lost his grip at the [...]
2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointment Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second [...]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashes Tom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, [...]
Long distance break reeled in on final climb Nairo Quintana took the second Colombian success in as many days in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, following up yesterday’s stage win by Sergio Henao (Sky) with a victory of his own. [...]
Future seems to be healthier for event Securing the future of the event after much recent uncertainty, the women’s Giro d’Italia has confirmed that Giuseppe Rivolta will organise the next four editions of the Giro Rosa, and that this year’s [...]
Big shakeup upends general classificationAlthough yesterday’s time trial winner Luke Durbridge said that he was relatively confident that he and his Orica GreenEdge team would be able to defend the race lead, the Australian lost his grip at the top [...]
2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointmentFilippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second place [...]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashesTom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, ending [...]
Long distance break reeled in on final climbNairo Quintana took the second Colombian success in as many days in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, following up yesterday’s stage win by Sergio Henao (Sky) with a victory of his own. The [...]
