Patrick Gretsch opens USA Pro Cycling Challenge with prologue victory
Early starting German holds off the overall favourites to take the race’s first ever yellow jersey Patrick Gretsch (HTC-Highroad) won the opening prologue of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge to take the first yellow jersey of the race. The […]
Sylvain Chavanel: “In order to win, you have to risk losing”
French champion misses out on Vuelta stage victory and red jersey after solo chase of Pablo Lastras Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) was the strongest rider in the five-man move that escaped early in the third stage of the Vuelta a […]
Vuelta a España: A double day for Pablo Lastras as the breakaway succeeds
Movistar rider escapes the break on the final climb and solos to the stage win and red jersey Pablo Lastras (Movistar) won the third stage of the Vuelta a España between Petrer and Totana after escaping a four man breakaway […]
World Ranking: Vattenfall victory lifts Boasson Hagen into the top ten
No movement at the top as big names rest The big mover in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World ranking this week is Edvald Boasson Hagen, whose Vattenfall Cyclassics victory lifts him to eighth overall in the season-long competition. Eighty […]
Ruslan Pidgornyy: “Chavanel denied me the mountains jersey, why should I help him?”
Ukrainian takes fourth in Vuelta stage three after refusing to work in the chase of Pablo Lastras Ruslan Pidgornyy (Vacansoleil-DCM) took the biggest result so far of his first season with the Dutch ProTeam with fourth place in the third […]
Vuelta a España: Chris Sutton takes stage two as final climb disrupts the peloton
Red jersey stays with Leopard Trek but passes from Fuglsang to Bennati Chris Sutton (Team Sky) won the second stage of the Vuelta a España between La Nucía and Playas de Orihuela at the end of a long, uphill sprint. […]
Vuelta a España: Leopard Trek time trial puts Jakob Fuglsang into the Red
Luxembourg team narrowly beats Liquigas-Cannondale to give Danish prodigy the first leader’s jersey Victory for Leopard Trek in the opening team time trial stage of the Vuelta a España in the seaside resort town of Benidorm put Jakob Fuglsang into […]
Greg Van Avermaet uncertain about Philippe Gilbert transfer
BMC Racing’s existing Belgian Classics man hopes he will be able to follow his own ambitions Most of the BMC Racing Team’s riders have reacted positively to the arrival of cycling’s current biggest star Philippe Gilbert for 2012, but Greg […]
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre ready to lead Geox-TMC
Two experienced leaders give Professional Continental team the edge, says Matxin Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre are ready to lead the Geox-TMC team in the Vuelta a España, which starts this afternoon with a team time trial in Benidorm. Both […]
Ezequiel Mosquera despairs of ever racing for Vacansoleil-DCM
Last year’s Vuelta a España runner up sad but resigned to be missing this year’s race The Vuelta a España will begin tomorrow, with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm, without last year’s runner […]
