Rider tells VeloNation he worked hard on his weaknesses to tackle 2011 Tour de France Andy Schleck finished the 7.8-kilometer time trial of the Critérium International 43 seconds down on winner Andreas Klöden. With a small mishap at the start […]

German beats Wiggins – Fränk Schleck holds on to overall win Andreas Klöden of the RadioShack team blitzed around the 7.8-kilometer time trial to win the final stage of the Critérium International. Klöden’s time of 8’46 was four seconds faster […]

Frank Schleck easily defends his yellow jersey ahead of decisive afternoon time trial Simon Geschke of the Skil-Shimano team sprinted to his first professional win in stage two of the Critérium International. The German beat Murilo Fisher (Garmin-Cervélo) and Laurent […]

German scouted out decisive climb on eve of two-day race on Corsica Jens Voigt has won the Critérium International five times, putting him on equal numbers with Frenchmen Emile Idée and Raymond Poulidor. This year, the German has the chance […]

Last year’s runner up is not favorite after sickness Seven riders from four different nations are supporting Tom Boonen in his quest to improve on his second place of last year in Milan-Sanremo, which is held this Saturday. Boonen has […]

Expects the Poggio to be decisive Thor Hushovd played the role of domestique in Tirreno-Adriatico, which was the ideal preparation for him ahead of Milano-Sanremo.The Norwegian is happy with his form. Hushovd was launching sprints for Tyler Farrar rather than […]

German a tad disappointed with race between the two seas Fabian Wegmann headed into Tirreno-Adriatico with a good result at the Montepaschi Strade Bianche, but left the week-long stage race not one hundred percent content. He is now tackling Milano-Sanremo […]

Climber Gesink loses leader’s jersey to Evans on final hill Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) used his panache to pass the leading duo breakaway on the finishing straight of the fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. Gilbert led home  a small group that […]

Unknown ascent to Chieti proved slightly too long for Belgian classics star Philippe Gilbert finished tenth yesterday in stage four of Tirreno-Adriatico, after showing his usual aggressiveness on the final slope up to Chieti. The Belgian admitted that the climb […]

Big obstacle may be a conflict of interest with Mark Cavendish in July Tony Martin celebrated his biggest victory to date when he won the 69th edition of Paris-Nice on Sunday. His sports director Rolf Aldag was quite satisfied with […]