Most of the big sprinters come down in the final 350m after an action-packed end to a quiet stage Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) sprinted to victory in the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia, between San Giorgio del Sannio and Frosinone, […]

Giro del Trentino winner breaks away on final climb and solos to victory; Hesjedal keeps pink Dominico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) showed that his recent victory in the Giro del Trentino proves that he is a rider to be taken seriously […]

American sprinter takes biggest career win in sprinter’s race in China Having just missed out on victory in the three-day stage race of the same name, Shelley Olds (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) took the biggest victory of her career to date in […]

Joaquim Rodríguez and Beñat Inxausti leading the Armada on the climb to Lago Laceno Spanish riders were on the rise in today’s eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia, as Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) gave chase to eventual stage winner Domenico Pozzovivo […]

German sprinter takes two out of three stages in northern France race After having been obstructed on the way to the line on stage two, John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) showed that he was the class of the sprinters at this year’s […]

Good form for defending champion on first mountain finish; Lampre-ISD loses Maglia Rosa as Adriano Malori cracks It was close, but no cigar, for Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi at Rocca di Cambio on stage seven of the Giro d’Italia, as he […]

Garmin-Barracuda rider becomes the first Canadian in pink after letting it slip the day before Having left it a little late to chase down the break in yesterday’s sixth stage to Porto Sant’Elpidio, Garmin-Barracuda was forced to release its grip […]

French sprinter adjudged to have impeded rivals in Villers-Bocage finish Kenny van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) was awarded the victory in stage two of the Tour de Picardie, between Tergnier and Villers-Bocage, after original winner Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) was adjudged to have […]

Ryder Hesjedal becomes the first Canadian in pink after the race’s first mountain finish Having taken the first ever victory of his long career during the previous year’s Giro d’Italia, Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) took his second at the top of […]

Back problems force Belgian climber out as the mountains begin Just 70km into the seventh stage of the Giro d’Italia, between Recanati and Rocca di Cambio, Lotto-Belisol’s Gianni Meersman became the fifth rider to abandon the race. The Belgian had […]