Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan descends fearlessly to take opening time trial
Slovakian road champion beats local favourite Fabian Cancellara in short hilly test Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied the Swiss crowds a home victory as he took the opening 7.3km stage one time trial of the Tour de Suisse, in the city […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Nairo Quintana attacks over the Joux Plane to take Queen stage six
Team Sky totally dominates Queen stage; Cadel Evans attacks on the descent again Nairo Quintana (Movistar) took his debut victory in the WorldTour in the Queen stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, after attacking the yellow […]
Andy Schleck withdraws from Critérium du Dauphiné with time trial crash injuries
Season of woe continues for Luxembourg star with the Tour de France just weeks away Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) pulled out of the Critérium du Dauphiné after just 64km of today’s mountain stage between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, suffering from the injuries […]
Emakumeen Euskal Bira: Emma Pooley solos to a double day on stage two
Stage and race lead for British climber on hilly Basque stage Emma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) won the second stage of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in Lekeitio, in typical solo fashion. The former British champion escaped her two breakaway companions, AA […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Arthur Vichot takes his biggest ever victory in breakaway stage five
Frenchman escapes lead group in the final ten kilometres; Bradley Wiggins defends lead in the mountains Arthur Vichot (FDJ-BigMat) took the biggest victory of his career to date in the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans and […]
Emakumeen Euskal Bira: Ina Teutenberg sprints to stage one victory
German champion takes early lead in Basque stage race Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) won the opening stage of the 2012 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, between Iurreta and Matiena, in northwestern Spain, at the end of a largely uneventful 97.1km. The German champion […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Neo-pro Wilco Kelderman surprises himself in stage four time trial
21-year-old Dutch revelation chasing race’s white jersey in debut WorldTour season Unquestionably, the revelation of today’s Critérium du Dauphiné time trial was Rabobank neo-pro Wilco Kelderman. The 21-year-old Dutchman, who came up through the ranks of the team’s under-23 feeder […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Bradley Wiggins asserts his Tour credentials with emphatic time trial victory
British rider almost catches Cadel Evans over 53.5km test and extends his overall lead over everybody Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) emphatically asserted his Tour de France credentials with a dominant victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné stage four time trial, […]
Cadel Evans tips Bradley Wiggins for Dauphiné repeat
Australian Tour de France champion confident but watching key rival for July’s race Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) is looking ahead to the next few stages of the Critérium du Dauphiné with confidence, but has one eye on defending race champion […]
Rabobank to Suisse for Tour de France “dress rehearsal”
Robert Gesink, Steven Kruijswijk and Bauke Mollema joint captains for Dutch team Rabobank heads into the Tour de Suisse, which starts on Saturday, June 9th, with a 7.3km time trial in the city of Lugano, with a three-headed team. The […]
