Tour de Wallonie: Danilo Napolitano takes a second victory on stage four
Giacomo Nizzolo holds onto overall lead after another attacking day in the Ardennes Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) took his second victory in the 2012 Tour de Wallonie, as he outsrprinted the peloton at the end of the fourth stage […]
Tour de France: RadioShack-Nissan’s team classification victory was not a reward for the best team
The importance of getting the third rider home can lead to the abandonment of the team’s overall contender In this year’s Tour de France, Team Sky took the yellow jersey and second place overall, as well as six stage wins. […]
Tour de Wallonie: Giacomo Nizzolo becomes race’s third leader after stage three sprint
Time bonuses see the yellow jersey move on again in crash-marred finale Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) became the third leader of the 2012 Tour de Wallonie in as many days, after his victory in stage three between Marche en Famenne and […]
Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “Next year’s Tour de France is already in my head”
Best Belgian in a generation just misses out on the podium again but hopes for more climbing in 2013 With a second fourth place overall, Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) confirmed his status as the best Belgian Tour de France […]
How Team Sky guided Bradley Wiggins to Tour de France victory
Marginal gains, plus a massive chequebook, deliver the first ever British winner When Team Sky was first presented in January 2010, team principle Dave Brailsford predicted that the team would have a clean British winner within five years. Many laughed […]
Thüringen-Rundfahrt: Judith Arndt takes third overall victory as Jessie Daams takes final stage
First UCI victory for Belgian rider; ideal Olympic preparation for German veteran Jessie Daams (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took her first ever victory in a UCI-ranked race, as she outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products-Mistral Home) at the end of the sixth […]
Tour de Wallonie: Danilo Napolitano sprints into the lead on stage two
Italian takes lead on equal time after another breakaway dominated stage Danilo Napolitano (Acqua & Sapone) sprinted himself into the overall race lead with victory in the second stage of the Tour de Wallonie, between Binche and Mettet. The Italian […]
Bradley Wiggins: “Every lap of the Champs-Elysées was goose pimple stuff”
Gent-born Londoner becomes the first British rider to win the biggest race in sport Having surpassed so many records during the 2012 Tour de France, as he crossed the finish line on Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) […]
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish puts a British seal on Bradley Wiggins victory
World champion takes fourth straight Champs-Elysées victory as Wiggins is officially first British victory Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) confirmed his status as the best sprinter ever to appear at the Tour de France with his fourth straight victory on the […]
Tour de France: Bradley Wiggins confirms overall victory with second time trial triumph
Team Sky goes one-two again with Froome in second place; Luis León Sánchez denied by British team again Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) stamped his authority over the 2012 Tour de France, and proved that he has been the strongest rider […]
