Tour of Flanders: The outsiders who could surprise the favourites
Van Avermaet, Breschel, Offredo, Haussler amongst those who can’t be counted out Many eyes will turn to Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Leopard), Peter Sagan (Cannondale), and Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) this Easter Sunday in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, and rightly so, […]
Gent Wevelgem: Roelandts hit by car highlights hard luck day for Lotto-Belisol
Debusschere flats out of winning breakaway group, Greipel misses out on bunch sprint for victory Though he had hopped back on his bike after the incident, Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Belisol) was eventually forced to abandon Gent Wevelgem after being hit by […]
Boonen with right knee contusion after Gent Wevelgem crash
“My knee is swollen and it hurts, but we’ll see how it reacts tomorrow. It is important to keep calm” Omega Pharma-Quick Step entered Gent Wevelgem with multiple cards to play. Mark Cavendish was available for the bunch sprint option, […]
Bozic gets second important podium place of the week in Gent Wevelgem
Succumbs to Sagan but outsprints Van Avermaet and Haussler for second Borut Bozic (Astana) was second place behind Oscar Gatto (Vini Fantini) in Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, and the Slovenian took another runner-up spot on Sunday in Gent Wevelgem, […]
Boonen with right knee contusion after Gent Wevelgem crash
“My knee is swollen and it hurts, but we’ll see how it reacts tomorrow. It is important to keep calm” Omega Pharma-Quick Step entered Gent Wevelgem with multiple cards to play. Mark Cavendish was available for the bunch sprint option, […]
Sagan solos out of breakaway group to take Gent-Wevelgem
Bozic second, Van Avermaet third as 12-man break dominates final 60km Peter Sagan got his first big Classic victory in Gent Wevelgem on Sunday, albeit in an unconventional way. The Slovak sensation involved himself in a 12-man group that got […]
Cancellara heaps praise on his team after Milan-Sanremo third place
Swiss powerhouse grabs third consecutive race podium Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack-Leopard) rode to third place in an instantly-classic Milan-Sanremo, and he was quick to credit his team-mates for helping him to his spot on the podium. Cancellara’s third place marked the […]
Paris-Nice: BMC chases frantically to preserve van Garderen’s spot
Blanco on the wrong end of peloton splits after rainy stage three Inclement weather and rolling roads struck the peloton in Paris-Nice for the first time on Wednesday, with a group of 31 riders eventually pulling a minute ahead of […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step nails Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial
Mark Cavendish into blue leader’s jersey Omega Pharma-Quick Step blasted to the victory in stage one of Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday, winning the team time trial by 11 seconds over second placed Movistar. The team had planned to have star sprinter […]
