Tour de France: Alejandro Valverde licks his wounds after stage six carnage
Bumps and bruises for Movistar captain as he loses two minutes to his biggest rivals Movistar’s Alejandro Valverde was one of the victims of both crashes on the sixth stage of the Tour de France, between Épernay and Metz, as […]
Fabian Cancellara to spend a record 27th day in Maillot Jaune
Swiss rider has had more time in yellow than any other non-winner; concedes again that final victory is beyond him As a four-time World time trial champion, and five-time winner on the opening day of the Tour de France, Fabian […]
Sylvain Chavanel delighted with selection for London 2012
Second Olympics for French rider who will compete in both road race and time trial Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has declared himself happy to have made the five-man French team for the London Olympic Games, which will begin less […]
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos outclasses the field on uphill stage seven finish
World number one strengthens grip on Maglia Rosa with fourth stage victory Bouncing back from a rare sprint defeat the day before, Maglia Rosa Marianne Vos (Rabobank) jumped away from the rest of a very select group on the uphill […]
Giro Donne: Shelley Olds raises Olympic hopes with stage six victory on the 4th of July
Marianne Vos maintains commanding lead with second place Shelley Olds (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) celebrated her country’s national day, raised her Olympic hopes, and justified her place in the United States team for London 2012, with a sprint victory at the end […]
Plans change for Argos-Shimano as Marcel Kittel suffers from stomach virus
Lead out man Tom Veelers turns sprinter and takes morale-boosting fourth place in Tournai Stomach and intestinal problems for Argos-Shimano sprinter Marcel Kittel saw the Dutch Professional Continental team’s plans change mid-stage on the road between Visé and Tournai today. […]
Tirreno-Adriatico in danger as financial problems rise
Paris-Nice clash means French race takes lion’s share of TV revenue; RCS Sport’s monuments also losing money Tirreno-Adriatico is in danger of disappearing from the calendar, according to De Telegraaf. The Italian “Race of the Two Seas” has been losing […]
Giro Donne: Marianne Vos comes out fighting to take back pink on stage four
Third stage victory for World number one puts her into commanding overall lead After losing her Maglia Rosa to Evie Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) the day before, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) came out fighting in the fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, […]
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish wins a stage two sprint royale in Tournai
Manx Missile beats former teammates Greipel and Goss despite doing without a lead out Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) proved that he is still the fastest man in the World, with or without a dedicated lead out train, as he took […]
Tour de France: Peter Sagan makes stage one victory look easy on the Côte de Seraing
Fabian Cancellara attack pulls Slovakian champion clear on the final climb After almost coming down in the previous day’s prologue Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) cruised to a simple sprint victory at the end of stage one of the 2012 Tour de […]
