Belgians ready to take on the Tour of Belgium
Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol teams plus Philippe Gilbert preparing to do battle in their home race The Belgian teams are readying themselves for the biggest stage race in their home country, the Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique, which starts on […]
Johan Bruyneel “disappointed” with Fränk Schleck’s Giro exit
Luxembourg champion has “let the team down” says RadioShack-Nissan manager; no one is guaranteed a Tour spot The uneasy alliance between RadioShack-Nissan team manager Johan Bruyneel, and the Schleck brothers showed itself this weekend, after Fränk Schleck quit the Giro […]
Giro d’Italia: Heroic Matteo Rabottini wins on the Pian dei Resinelli after day-long attack
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia caught in final metres by Joaquim Rodríguez but wins sprint ahead of new Maglia Rosa Matteo Rabottini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) won a heroic victory at the top of the Pian dei Resinelli at the end of stage […]
Fränk Schleck withdraws from Giro d’Italia with shoulder injury
Pain too much for Luxembourg champion despite strong finish on Cervinia mountaintop Fränk Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) has withdrawn form the Giro d’Italia, suffering from a shoulder injury, just 28km into the 15th stage between Busto Arsizio and the Pian dei Resinelli. […]
Clara Hughes emphasises Olympic credentials with Chrono Gatineau victory
Specialized-lululemon dominates Canadian time trial with four in the top five Clara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon) emphasised her credentials as one of the riders to beat in this summer’s Olympic Games time trial with a successful defence of her Chrono Gatineau title. […]
Giro d’Italia: Ryder Hesjedal attacks into pink on the Cervinia mountaintop
Andray Amadar holds on to take the stage as Canadian wins the overall battle behind him An attack in the final three kilometres of stage 14, on the climb to Cervinia, saw Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) seize back the Maglia Rosa […]
Kristin Armstrong wins Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial
Olympic champion beats mainly domestic field as bid for London qualification continues Kristin Armstrong (Exergy-TWENTY12) scorched to victory in the second edition of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial, on the same 29.7km Bakersfield course that would be […]
Joaquim Rodríguez: “Tomorrow will be the first crucial climb”
Catalan looks forward to carrying his Maglia Rosa into the mountains Race leader Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) finally enjoyed a quiet day in the Giro d’Italia in today’s thirteenth stage. The 121km course took the race a little bit closer to […]
Michal Golas proud to be the first Pole in Giro d’Italia mountains jersey
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider determined to hold on to blue jersey classification Having come so close to taking the Maglia Rosa, after being part of the stage-long break on stage six, Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has managed to get […]
Giro d’Italia: Mark Cavendish relaunches himself to take stage thirteen
World champion takes the shortest stage of the race as the mountains loom in the distance Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) proved once again that he is the sprinter to beat in this year’s Giro d’Italia, with his third victory on […]
