Tour du Haut Var: Samuel Dumoulin wins first stage bunch kick
Cofidis sprinter celebrates second victory of young season Cofidis’s Samuel Dumoulin took his second win of the season today in the first stage of the Tour Du Haut Var. The Frenchman, already a winner in the Etoile de Besseges’s third […]
Omega Pharma's Jürgen Roelandts hoping to get back to the top of the podium in 2011
2008 Belgian National Champion dreaming of success in the semi-classics and sprints It has been more than a little bit of time since Jürgen Roelandts’s last victory – his last one came on October 4, 2008 to be exact. The […]
Europcar's Anthony Charteau crashes in South Africa
Broken collarbone feared for the 2010 Tour de France King of the Mountains The Europcar team has started 2011 in excellent fashion. Thomas Voeckler notched up a stage win at the Tour Mediterraneén, Saïd Haddou sprinted to a stage over […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen gets an unfortunate visit from race helicopter during crucial time trial
Team Sky rider was caught up in a “hurricane” says director Servais Knaven Edvald Boasson Hagen’s performance at the Tour of Oman has been nothing short of impressive. The young Norwegian star rode a fantastic final climb on Friday to […]
Matti Breschel's comeback from knee surgery at Volta ao Algarve derailed
Frustrated World Championship runner-up’s knee problems flare up anew It was a happy Matti Breschel that returned to racing at the Volta ao Algarve on Wednesday. The Danish rider’s comeback was short lived though. The 26 year old Classics specialist […]
Alberto Contador: "I enjoy this race after all the stress and all those thoughts about other things that I've been through."
Embattled Spanish Grand Tour king happy to be back racing Alberto Contador’s return to racing has proved to be virtually seamless so far following a period of controversy since his third Tour de France win that could rival arguably any […]
Andre Greipel's Omega Pharma teammates pleased with his arrival, expecting elusive first win soon
German sprinter will get his next chance this week at the Volta ao Algarve Marc Sergeant’s Omega Pharma-Lotto team has gotten into a bad habit over the past two seasons of not winning early on in the season. In 2009, […]
Wilfried Peeters underlines a basic tenet: QuickStep is Boonen's team
Quickstep director happy with Boonen’s performance in Qatar, also pleased with Steegmans and Maes QuickStep director sportif, Wilfried Peeters, can take a satisfied look back at the Tour of Qatar despite the fact that his top rider, Tom Boonen, wasn’t […]
HTC-Highroad's Alex Rasmussen looking forward to kick off road season in Oman
Young Dane fresh off third win with Michael Morkov at Copenhagen Six Day Following the third victory at home in the Copenhagen Six Day for Par nr. 7, that is, the Danish duo of Alex Rasmussen and Michael Morkov, the […]
Fabian Cancellara hits the big time: gets a fan club at home in Switzerland
Superstar managed to make it ten years before he got a fan club in Switzerland Attending a major Classic in Europe is an opportunity not only to watch some great bike racing, but a chance to behold a curious sub-culture […]
