Johnny Hoogerland loses against trotter horse in charity event
Dutchman goes down two to one in nail-biter finish Johnny Hoogerland participated in an event that raised money for better treatment for certain kinds of child cancer, racing against a trotter horse yesterday. Hoogerland went down two to one in […]
Stybar takes first Superprestige win of the season at Hamme-Zogge cross
Brilliant solo by Czech rider seals fate of competitors early; Van den Brand wins women’s race Zdenek Stybar took his first Superprestige win of the season when he delivered a brilliant solo ride at the Hamme-Zogge cross. He had a […]
Greipel starts preparation with annual performance check
First race is Tour Down Under, hopes for big victories again in 2012 André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) started the season with his annual performance check, run by his coach Sebastian Weber. The German is tackling the first race of the season […]
King uses advice from Sir Hoy to get silver at the Track World Cup
Briton scores personal bests in every timed event Dani King won the silver medal at the recent Track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Briton is targeting the London World Cup next, hoping for a spot on the team for […]
Jeroen Blijlevens to become Rabobank sprint coach
Former sprint star to help orange team excel in end speed Jeroen Blijlevens will become the sprint coach for the Dutch Rabobank squad in 2012. With Oscar Freire gone from the team, the remaining riders such as Michael Matthews (right) […]
Javier Benitez trying for comeback after KTM Murcia woes
Spaniard went from Vuelta a España participant to not having a team With several good results and wins early in his career, Javier Benitez looked set to continue stepping things up as a pro. He went as far as the […]
Luis León Sánchez already deep in preparation of 2012 season
Aiming to forget a difficult 2011, Spaniard dreaming of Olympics in London Luis León Sánchez (Rabobank) has barely finished the season with the Tour of Beijing, but is already deep in preparation for 2012. He will be leading the Rabobank […]
Track roundup: Hoy sprints to gold on final day of Astana World Cup
Makes up for silver in keirin Sir Chris Hoy took the gold in the men’s sprint of the track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, adding to his keirin silver medal. He beat Denis Dmitriev in the final, with Shane Perkins […]
Dutch dominate the European cross championships
Take gold in all three events The Dutch nation took gold in all three events that are featured in the European cross Championships. Daphny van den Brand in the women’s race, Lars van der Haar in the U23 race and […]
Pauwels takes exciting GvA in Ronse over Stybar
Two offer outstanding final lap Kevin Pauwels used his cornering skills to get the decisive gap over Zdenek Stybar on the final offroad descent in the GvA Trofee in Ronse, Belgium. The two finished 20 seconds ahead of lone chaser […]
