Taylor Phinney soars to Giro d’Italia’s opening time trial victory
American prodigy takes his first ever maglia rosa in flat, windy Danish test Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled on the very first maglia rosa of the 2012 Giro d’Italia after taking victory in the opening 8.7km time trial in the […]
4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb makes it two out of two in the Montreuil rain
German sprinter extends his lead after being attentive all day in a wet and aggressive second stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) made it two out of two in the second stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque between Berck-sur-Mer and Montreuil-sur-Mer. […]
Iljo Keisse: “Wouter Weylandt is always with me”
Belgian rider talks about missing his childhood friend ahead of the first anniversary of his death Stage three of the Giro d’Italia will be a poignant one, as the race will pay tribute to the late Wouter Weylandt, who tragically […]
4 Jours de Dunkerque: John Degenkolb is the sprinter in the break to take stage one
German fastman cruises to the first pink jersey of the race after ten riders get clear in the closing kilometres John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) cruised to an easy sprint victory in the first stage of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque, between […]
Mark Cavendish: “There are a lot more than the two sprint stages there were last year”
Six possibilities identified by world champion but stresses that Team Sky is more than just a lead out train Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) is set to start the Giro d’Italia tomorrow, determined to add to his personal tally of seven […]
Giro d’Italia: The main contenders speak at pre-race press conference
Michele Scarponi presented with maglia rosa for 2011 victory Two days before the race is due to start, the main contenders for the Giro d’Italia spoke at a press conference at the MCH Herning Kongrescenter. Present were Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) […]
Astana and Colombia-Coldeportes sending strong teams to the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
With the Giro d’Italia about to start, teams are preparing to fight for the other pink jersey With the eyes of the cycling world fixed on Saturday’s Giro d’Italia start in Herning, Denmark, much of the peloton is readying itself […]
Cadel Evans: “I feel good for the Tour de France, don’t worry about me!”
Grand Boucle champion disappointed with Tour de Romandie performance but feels all’s well in preparation for July Last week’s Tour de Romandie was not a great race for BMC Racing’s Cadel Evans. The defending champion in the race could only […]
Giro d’Italia Preview: Looking ahead to the most balanced Corsa Rosa in years
Where will this year’s first Grand tour be won, and who will win it? After what was widely regarded as the hardest Grand Tour in recent history, the 2012 edition of the Giro d’Italia promises to be a much more […]
Tony Martin “super happy” with comeback race in Frankfurt
“Der Panzerwagen” not lost any form three weeks after being hit by a car in training The ‘man of the match’, or ‘most valuable player’ in today’s Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt was, without question, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Tony Martin. […]
