Joaquim Rodriguez looking for first Grand Tour win in the Vuelta a España
Katusha captain hopes that improved time trialling will see him better his 2010 fourth place Following his victory in last week’s Vuelta a Burgos, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) is going into the Vuelta a España with the confidence that he can […]
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov to lead Geox-TMC with Carlos Sastre in support
Two-time Vuelta winner hoping to add a third victory with the help of former Tour champion Two-time race winner Denis Menchov will lead the Geox-TMC team into the Vuelta a España, which starts with a team time trial in the […]
No Vattenfall Cyclassics for Philippe Gilbert
Belgian champion to take a break; WorldTour lead will have to wait at least another week Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) will not be on the start line of Sunday’s Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany, the next event in the International […]
Philippe Gilbert adds Belgian time trial championship to 2011 haul
Road champion takes second driekleur in incredible season; Liesbet De Vocht takes women’s title from teammate Grace Verbeke Evidently coming out of the Eneco Tour with very hot form, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has added the time trial driekleur to […]
Vuelta a España: Igor Antón aiming to make up for last year’s “missed opportunity”
Race organiser would love to see a Basque rider wear the red jersey as the Vuelta visits the province for the first time in 33 years Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was forced to abandon last year’s Vuelta a España with a […]
World Rankings: Gilbert edges closer to the top but Evans holds on to number one spot
Tour winner leads Belgian champion by just six points after Eneco Tour Following his second place in last week’s Eneco Tour, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has closed to within just six points of the lead in the International Cycling Union […]
Jesse Sergent: “I didn’t expect to take this win today!”
23-year-old RadioShack New Zealander surprised at first ever WorldTour victory Starting the day in 93rd place overall meant that Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) started today’s 14.7km Eneco tour time trial in the first half, which meant that he missed the heavy […]
No track defence for Marianne Vos in London 2012
Beijing points race champion will only be chasing road gold in Olympic games Dutch phenomenon Marianne Vos will not be racing on the track in the Olympic games in London next year, the Nederland Bloeit rider told TV channel NOS. […]
Eneco Tour: Heavy rain denied Lars Boom a possible time trial victory
Rabobank rider endured the worst of the conditions to finish fifth in Roermond test Stage three of the Eneco Tour, between Heers and Andenne in the Belgian Ardennes, was disastrous for Lars Boom (Rabobank) in more ways than one. The […]
Eneco Tour: Strong time trial lifts Taylor Phinney back into the top four
Better conditions would have seen him rise even higher, says Rik Verbrugghe On a drying, but still slippery, 14.7km course in Roermond, Netherlands, Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled himself back up to fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour. The […]
