Team Type 1 Sanofi hails mixed success as extreme weather sweeps Europe
Podium places in Reggio Calabria; Plans foiled by snow in Tour Mediterranéen Team Type 1-Sanofi continued its European campaign this weekend with the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria and the Tour Mediterranéen. With the extreme winter weather that is […]
Tour Mediterranéen: Two in two days for Michel Kreder in shortened stage three
Race lead for Garmin-Barracuda Dutchman as the snow continues to disrupt southern France Michel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) took his second victory in two days as the unusually harsh weather conditions in the south of France saw an altered third stage of […]
Elia Viviani dominates sprint to take Reggio Calabria opener
Liquigas-Cannondale rider fastest Italian of the year so far after green and blue team pulls back the break Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) emphasised his current status as the fastest Italian in the peloton with a dominant victory in the first stage […]
Zdeněk Štybar wins Superprestige Middelkerke as Sven Nys is “Mr Superprestige” again
Hard and fast Nordzeecross course sees two favourites escape and the Czech champion is faster than the Belgian at the finish Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a close sprint victory over Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in the Nordzeecross, Middelkerke; the […]
Operation for Filippo Pozzato following Qatar collarbone break
Italian Classics specialist plans to be back on two wheels as soon as possible Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) is to undergo surgery tomorrow morning to fix a plate to the collarbone that he broke during the fifth stage of […]
Tour Mediterranéen: Michel Kreder sprints to stage two
Garmin-Barracuda’s Dutchman wins as his teammates let the door open behind him; Yauheni Hutarovich in yellow on stage finish countback Michel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) was something of a surprise winner of the second stage of the Tour Mediterranéen, between Salon de […]
Tour of Qatar: Tom Boonen wins fourth title as Arnaud Démare comes of age
Mark Cavendish crashes in final sprint as no team takes control World under-23 champion Arnaud Demaré (FDJ-BigMat) scored his first ever win as a professional, to take the sixth and final stage of the 2012 Tour of Qatar, between the […]
Tour of Qatar: Cavendish cruises to second victory on stage five
World champion separated his from team but despatches his rivals with ease Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) reaffirmed his claim to be the fastest man on two wheels, as he sprinted to a second victory in the 2012 Tour of Qatar […]
CAS rules Jan Ullrich guilty of doping with Fuentes
Two-year suspension for retired German rider; forfeits final Tour de France podium The Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has ruled in favour of an appeal lodged by the International Cycling Union (UCI) against the acquittal of Jan Ullrich for […]
Broken elbow for Michael Barry in Qatar crash
Operation needed for Canadian rider after pile up in the desert crosswinds The worst victim of the crash that split the peloton, as it began to accelerate into the closing kilometres of today’s fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar, […]
