Ina Teutenberg wins as Specialized-lululemon dominates Energiewacht Tour
German champion wins two individual stages and the team time trial in second edition of Dutch stage race Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) announced her return to Europe this April with an emphatic overall victory in the second edition of the Energiewacht […]
Alessandro Ballan and Ivan Basso both bound for the Giro del Trentino
Italians to use vital pre-Giro event in preparation for Corsa Rosa Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) will both be heading to next week’s Giro del Trentino, which will run between April 17th and 20th, the race organiser […]
Tom Boonen rides himself into legend with fourth Paris-Roubaix triumph
Belgian solos for 53km to equal Roger De Vlaeminck’s record; Sébastien Turgot is first Frenchman on the podium in a generation Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) rode himself into the record books, and the legends of the greatest one-day race […]
Track World Championships: Yet another World record falls as pre-Olympic competition closes
Final day sees the fastest ever 500 metres, and the men’s Keirin won by the usual rider in an unusual way The 2012 World Track Championships, in Melbourne, Australia, drew to a close with yet another World record falling to […]
Track World Championships: More “Ashes” battles dominate the penultimate day as former champions take back their titles
Trott takes the Omnium; Meyer responds with the Points Race; Baugé takes back his sprint crown; Meares gets a Keirin consolation Day four in the Melbourne velodrome saw yet more “Ashes” battles between host nation Australia and its old enemy […]
Björn Leukemans out of Paris-Roubaix with knee problems after Flanders crash
Flanders crash sees Vacansoleil-DCM Classics leader sit out Hell of the North; hopes to recover for Ardennes races Björn Leukemans (Vacansoleil-DCM) has decided that the knock he took to his knee in a crash during last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen […]
Tour de France announces four wildcards for 2012 race
Twenty-two teams on Liège start line; Argos-Shimano gets the nod ahead of Bretagne-Schuller Tour de France organiser ASO has announced the names of the twenty-two teams that have been invited to start the 2012 race, which starts in Liège, Belgium […]
Track World Championships: Commissaires and controversy decide titles on day three
Pendleton takes Meares and sixth title; O’Shea takes the Omnium; Judges take out sprinters who can’t keep their line The third day of the World Track Championships in Melbourne, Australia, was another eventful one, as the commissaires made themselves felt […]
Fibula fracture confirmed for Levi Leipheimer following training crash
Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s American captain in a rush to recover for Tour of California Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) suffered a fracture to his left fibula in last week’s training crash, his team has confirmed. The American rider was hit […]
Francisco Ventoso sprints to Sarthe stage four after a day of attacks
Luke Durbridge holds his lead after the peloton shatters on a hilly finishing circuit Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) took his first victory of the season in stage four of the Circuit de la Sarth-Pays de la Loire, between Angers and Pré-en-Pail. […]
