Romain Feillu wins Tour du Finistère, takes over Coupe de France lead
Vacansoleil rider sprints to season win number four Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) sprinted to victory in the Tour du Finistère, ahead of Armindo Fonseca (Bretagne Schuller) and Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux). On his birthday, the sprinter profited from the leading […]
Van Hummel dominates Ronde van Drenthe
Skil Shimano rider takes both stages en route to overall victory Kenny van Hummel of the Skil Shimano team won the Ronde van Drenthe overall classification, after sprinting to two stage victories. Van Hummel beat Danilo Napolitano and Sacha Modolo […]
Casar wins Paris-Camembert
Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) outsprinted Romain Hardy (Bretagne – Schuller) and Julien Antomarchi (La Pomme Marseille) to win Paris-Camembert. After several good placings in the past, it is a dream come true for Casar, who trained on these roads […]
Gilbert gets ready for Ardennes classics in best possible way
Win at the Brabantse Pijl confirms Belgian’s top form Philippe Gilbert’s win at today’s Brabantse Pijl in a two-up sprint against Björn Leukemans confirmed the good form that Gilbert has held all season. With the important Ardennes Classics coming up, […]
Rabobank happy with Gesink's podium spot in Vuelta al País Vasco
Dutchman shows improved time trial skills; Teammate Tanking voted most elegant rider Robert Gesink finished the Vuelta al País Vasco in third place, after delivering a very good time trial on the final day. The race against the clock has […]
Damiano Cunego takes Giro dell'Appennino for second time in his career
Italian repeats his 2004 victory Damiano Cunego beat Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) and Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Colombia es Pasion) to take the 2011 Giro dell’Appennino. It was his second victory, after already prevailing in 2004. Cunego used the slightly […]
Jonathan Hivert takes brilliant victory for Saur-Sojasun team at Klasika Primavera
Frenchman with second victory of the season Jonathan Hivert sprinted to victory in the Klasika Primavera, beating Movistar’s David López and Saxo Bank-SunGard’s Nick Nuyens. The hilly final of the race had several break attempts as a consequence in the […]
Hot Sánchez looking forward to difficult stage four in Vuelta al País Vasco
Spaniard needs time gap ahead of final time trial Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) currently sits in third place overall in the Vuelta al País Vasco, tied on time with Joaquin Rodriguez and Andreas Klöden. Three stages down, three to go. For […]
Marcel Kittel: Skil Shimano neo pro with good season start
But seeing the less glamorous side of his job as well Marcel Kittel is riding in his first year as a professional with the Skil Shimano team. The German had a perfect start to his season, winning stage three of […]
Pim Ligthart continues strong neopro season with Mergelland win
Dutchman already impressive in recent Critérium International Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil) sprinted to victory in the Hel van het Mergelland on Saturday, continuing his strong showing in his inaugural season as a professional. He recently won the mountains jersey at the […]