Eneco Tour: Edvald Boasson Hagen takes the lead after rain-affected time trial
Jesse Sergent takes the stage as treacherous conditions slow the late starters As expected, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) moved into the race lead in the Eneco Tour after the 14.7km time trial around the streets of Roermond, Netherlands. The […]
Bradley Wiggins on World and Olympic mission in Vuelta a España debut
British champion targeting the end of the season after Tour de France disaster Having crashed out of the Tour de France on stage seven, British champion Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is targetting the end of the season, hoping that a […]
Jurgen Van Den Broeck to lead Omega Pharma-Lotto to Vuelta a España
Second chance at a Grand Tour for Belgian hope after crashing out of the Tour de France Having crashed out of the Tour de France during the ninth stage to Saint-Flour, Jurgen Van Den Broeck is to take his second […]
Mark Renshaw signs for Rabobank on two-year deal
Mark Cavendish’s lead out man to work for himself as well as helping Theo Bos The rumours linking Mark Renshaw with Rabobank have been confirmed by the Dutch team, announcing that the 28-year-old Australian has signed on a two-year contract. […]
Eneco Tour: Philippe Gilbert snatches race lead with solo stage win into Andenne
Belgian champion King of the Ardennes once more with yet another solo victory Emphasising his status as the king of the Ardennes, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the third stage of the Eneco Tour between Heers and Andenne, after an […]
Tour of Utah: Sergio Henao takes uphill Olympic Park prologue
Colombian fastest up 2.1km climb to take first leaders jersey Sergio Henao (Gobernacion de Antioquia-Indeportes Antioquia) took the opening uphill prologue time trial of the Tour of Utah, to take the first leader’s jersey of the race. The 23-year-old Colombian […]
Skil-Shimano names its nine-rider Vuelta a España line up
Grand Tour debut for German sprint prodigy Marcel Kittel While may teams are naming their long-lists for the Vuelta a España, Skil-Shimano has named the nine riders that will take the start in Benidorm in just under two weeks time. […]
Movistar loses Francisco Pérez and Rubén Plaza in first Eneco Tour stage
Spanish team’s bad luck continues in Benelux race on a day of crashes and fractures The first stage of the Eneco Tour, between Oosterhout and Sint-Willebrord, was another bad day for Movistar. The Spanish team had two riders abandon as […]
Ivan Basso: “Nibali and me are the Schlecks of Italy”
Liquigas-Cannondale rider disappointed with his Tour de France but staying optimistic Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) was one of many riders that staked his whole season around bid to win the Tour de France. The 33-year-old passed up the opportunity to defend […]
Eneco Tour: André Greipel takes untidy crash-marred stage one sprint
The Gorilla outpaces the other sprinters as only twenty survive to contest the finish André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won a closely contested sprint to take the first stage of the Eneco Tour between Oosterhout and Sint-Willebrord, in the Netherlands. The […]
