Hesjedal up for 2012 Canadian Athlete of the Year
Garmin-Sharp rider’s third annual Tour de Victoria slated for September Ryder Hesjedal is one of six selections of sportsmen and sportswomen up for the Canadian Athlete of the Year prize, as outlined on the CBC sports website. The Garmin-Sharp rider […]
Vacansoleil reiterates support of professional cycling
Dutch camping holidays CEO provides differing stance from exiting Rabobank Vacansoleil, the Dutch camping holidays specialist, and DCM, the manufacturer of natural fertilizers and plant foods, have pledged their continued support to the sport of professional cycling. The affirmation comes […]
AA Drink extends with Aernouts and Van Amerongen
New duo riding well heading into big weekend of cyclocross In the days leading up to one of the biggest cyclocross weekends of the season, AA Drink announced the contract extensions of its two stars, Bart Aernouts and Thijs Van […]
Mørkøv reflects on 2012 accomplishments after renowned Saxo-Tinkoff team building
Dane will target Classics and Contador Tour de France victory Though he went winless in 2012 – and actually has yet to grab his first professional road victory – Michael Mørkøv seemed to always be present at some of the […]
Marcel Sieberg enjoying Greipel's sprint train at Lotto-Belisol
German lead out man will ride for himself in the cobbled Classics One of the tallest riders in the peloton, Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Belisol) has made a living eating up late-race kilometres in support of sprinter André Greipel. The German is […]
2013 Giro del Trentino to start in Austria
Traditional early spring Italian stage race expands to five stages in four days The 37th edition of the Giro del Trentino is scheduled to start in Lienz, Austria, and the concise, hilly stage race has expanded from four stages to […]
Rob Peeters reluctantly accepts Plzen disqualification
Pauwels bumps up to third behind team-mate Vantornout, struggles through long day In a race of attrition on a muddy Plzen course in the Czech Republic on Sunday, riders slogged for more than an hour, while one of the biggest […]
Meeusen disconsolate after illness forces him out of bpost bank round one
Wellens and Peeters also struggle on tough day for Telenet-Fidea Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) has seen his cyclo-cross season get off to a rough start, and the Belgian was forced to drop out of the bpost bank trofee opening race in […]
Nicki Sørensen gets first victory in GP Beghelli
Dane nets lone win of 2012 in final Italian road race of the season Nicki Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) got his first victory of 2012 in Italy’s final road race of the season on Sunday, in the GP Bruno Beghelli. […]
Romain Bardet concluding impressive first season at AG2R La Mondiale
Young Frenchman signed through 2014, attacks in Il Lombardia The future seems bright at French team AG2R La Mondiale, with a host of new riders coming in for next season, and with several young names that are making waves in […]
