Tom Boonen: “Maybe in the shower it will start to sink in”
Belgian joins the greats with third Ronde van Vlaanderen victory; new course is not harder, just different Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) joined the greats of Flemish cycling with his third victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen today. In a […]
Judith Arndt wins her second Women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen
World time trial champion outsprints Kristen Armstrong in identical one-two to 2008 race Judith Arndt (GreenEdge-AIS) has won her second Ronde van Vlaanderen, four years after her first, in an identical two-up sprint with Kristin Armstrong (United States). The two […]
Absence of Marianne Vos means a very different women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen
World number one sick with flu; more onus on other teams to make the race One thing that was universally agreed on the start line of the Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouen – the Tour of Flanders for women – […]
Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss confident of form ahead of Ronde van Vlaanderen
Liquigas-Cannondale duo looking forward to tomorrow’s big race After a successful and aggressive opening to their Flemish campaign, Liquigas-Cannondale’s Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss are heading into tomorrow’s Ronde van Vlaanderen with confidence. Oss has been in countless attacks, while […]
Double day for Katusha with wins on Spain and the Netherlands
Dani Moreno and Pavel Brutt score for Russian squad in opposite ends of Europe The Katusha team scored a double day on the eve of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, as Pavel Brutt’s victory in the Limburg Classic was followed moments […]
Marianne Vos withdraws from Ronde van Vlaanderen through illness
World Cup leader replaced by Sarah Düster in spring’s biggest race Marianne Vos (Rabobank) has withdrawn from tomorrow morning’s Ronde van Vlaanderen through illness, her team has announced. The Dutch champion, who has won the first two races of the […]
Transformed Ronde van Vlaanderen prepares for new Oudenaarde finish
Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg circuits to make toughest course in race’s history Sunday will see the most radically different Ronde van Vlaanderen course since its finish moved to Meerbeke in 1973. With its switch to Oudenaarde, in the heart of […]
Lotto-Belisol banking on youth over experience in the Ronde van Vlaanderen
Belgian ProTeam without a big favourite for the first time in years; expects young riders to mix it up Lotto-Belisol will start Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen with its youngest, and most inexperienced team for many years. The big Belgian ProTeam […]
Teams and contenders line up for 110th Paris-Roubaix
The big names will be the favourites as usual but a new generation awaits With Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen still to come, race organiser ASO is already preparing for the second of cycling’s cobbled Monuments, Paris-Roubaix, the following Sunday, April […]
Sylvain Chavanel time trials to victory in the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde
La Machine blitzes flat seaside course to become the first ever French winner of the Three Days Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has won the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, after a supreme display in the final stage 3b time trial around […]
