Manuel Cardoso takes opening Castilla y León stage in bunch sprint
First win of 2012 for former RadioShack rider as breakaway dominates stage Manuel Cardoso (Caja Rural) took his, and his team’s, first victory of the season, as he outsprinted the peloton at the end of the opening stage of the […]
Marianne Vos favourite to take fifth victory in women’s Flèche Wallonne
Longer course makes World Cup race a closer challenge to the men’s WorldTour race The Women’s World Cup is set to continue in la Flèche Wallonne Femmes next Wednesday, April 18th, with Marianne Vos (Rabobank) aiming at an unprecedented fifth […]
Juan Jose Haedo takes a much needed victory in the GP Denain
Argentine sprinter avoids a crash with 8km to go to take his first win of 2012 for under pressure Saxo Bank Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) has taken his first victory of 2012, winning a bunch sprint to take the […]
Philippe Gilbert says he's under 'no pressure' for results from BMC Racing Team
Belgian champion still searching for best form in 2012 as Ardennes Classics approach It was always going to be tough for BMC Racing’s Philippe Gilbert to match his 2011 season but, with the Ardennes Classics on the horizon, the Belgian […]
Slippery conditions in Brabantse Pijl see some big names come down
Andy Schleck crashes out early while Jérôme Pineau, Gerald Ciolek and Peter Sagan all hit the tarmac on the same corner After a predominantly dry Spring Classics season so far, the Belgian heavens finally opened on today’s Brabantse Pijl. The […]
Thomas Voeckler takes a rainy Brabantse Pijl alone
French Tour hero attacks with 32km to go and holds off a disorganised chase group The irrepressible Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) finally took his first victory of 2012, in a rainy edition of Brabantse Pijl, after attacking alone with 32km to […]
Lotto-Belisol “opens a new barrel of riders” for the Ardennes Classics
Belgian team has fresh hopes after a barren cobbles campaign The Classics season has not been a good one so far for Lotto-Belisol. The Belgian superteam has become used to being a major force at this time of year, where […]
Three days off the bike for Filippo Pozzato after ultrasound scan
Haematoma on right knee for Italian Classics star after Paris-Roubaix crash Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) will be forced to take three days of absolute rest following his crash in Paris-Roubaix, his team has announced. The Italian, who finished second […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step sends its climbing team to Brabantse Pijl
Belgian team takes aim at the Ardennes Classics after Tom Boonen’s total domination of the Cobbles After its almost total domination of the Cobbled-Classics, through Belgian superstar Tom Boonen, Omega Pharma-Quick Step is sending its climbing team to tomorrow’s Brabantse […]
Frédéric Guesdon: “I just had to finish my final Paris-Roubaix”
Crashes and punctures deny last French winner a glorious retirement day: young Frenchmen line up to take his place Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ-BigMat) bowed out of professional cycling, as a rider at least, in the velodrome of Roubaix, where he made […]
