Giro d'Italia: Last year's runner-up David Arroyo is in good form
Spaniard realistic that battle for victory will be tough David Arroyo travels to Venaria Reale, Italy, on Wednesday for the Giro d’Italia (May 7-29). The Movistar rider hosted a press conference from his traditional visit with the mayor of his […]
Kittel jumps to victory in stage one of the Four Days of Dunkirk
Young German takes bunch sprint in Orchies Skil-Shimano rider Marcel Kittel sprinted to victory in stage one of the Four Days of Dunkirk, besting Katusha’s Denis Galimzyanov and Leopard-Trek’s Giacomo Nizzolo. All three riders are eligible in the U25 category, […]
Degenkolb labors to victory in Frankfurt
HTC neo-pro takes third season win, ties on bet with Michael Matthews John Degenkolb of the HTC-Highroad team sprinted to victory in the traditional race in Frankfurt on German Labor Day. Degenkolb outwitted Jerome Baugnies (Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator) and […]
Van Hummel beats Greipel and Petacchi in final Tour of Turkey sprint
Alexander Efimkin gives Team Type 1 big boost with overall win In a true photofinish sprint, Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) beat André Greipel (Omega-Pharma Lotto) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre – ISD) on the final day in the Tour of Turkey. […]
Pozzato and Paolini not in Katusha's Giro team
More signs that Italian’s time on Russian team is up Russian team Katusha has replaced Italians Filippo Pozzato and Luca Paolini with Russians Pavel Brutt and Eduard Vorganov for the upcoming Giro d’Italia (May 7 – 29). The management is […]
Euskaltel-Euskadi's Castroviejo takes Tour de Romandie prologue
The Basque rider surprises the favorites; Phinney comes home second Jonathan Castroviejo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) won the short 3.5-kilometer prologue of the Tour de Romandie in a time of 3’40″42. BMC’s Taylor Phinney showed he is back after his knee and crash […]
Tour of Turkey: Manuel Belleti's stage three win gives him leader's jersey
Windy sprint and hilly stage splits peloton Manuel Belleti (Colnago – CSF Inox) stormed to victory in a reduced peloton in stage three of the Tour of Turkey, covering 166 kilometers between Bodrum and Marmaris. On the hilly and windy […]
BMC's Evans and Phinney return to racing at Tour de Romandie
Both are over their training crashes Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney have overcome their injuries sustained in training crashes and will start the Tour de Romandie on Tuesday. Both have last raced in the Volta a Catalunya, in March. Evans […]
Imanol Erviti takes Vuelta a la Rioja
Spaniard outsprints two breakaway companions Imanol Erviti (Movistar) outsprinted his two Colombian breakaway partners to win the Vuelta a la Rioja. The trio had escaped just five kilometers from the line. Erviti’s teammate Andrey Amador led home the bunch eight […]
Tour of Turkey: Guardini edges out Farrar in stage one
Italian continues his stellar neo-pro season Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli) continued his good showings in bunch sprints by beating Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) and Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) in Istanbul. The riders covered the 114 kilometers at an […]
