Russell Downing on Paris-Roubaix debut: “Job done: got to the finish!”
Former British champion spends a hard day working for the team in his first appearance in the race Russell Downing (NetApp-Endura) is still having new experiences in his career, even at the age of 34, and on Sunday rode his […]
Mathew Hayman: “It would have been nice to get one or two sections further”
Team Sky’s Australian hardman reflects on a hard, but fruitless, day in Paris-Roubaix Very few meaningful breakaways were allowed to get free of the peloton in yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix, as the RadioShack-Leopard team of eventual winner Fabian Cancellara kept a tight […]
Modolo and Coquard confirmed as part of strong sprinting lineup in Presidential Tour of Turkey
Other fast gallopers set to be announced in coming days A stage winner in 2012, the Italian sprinter Sacha Modolo has been confirmed as heading back to this year’s Presidential Tour of Turkey and is fired up to again achieve […]
Milan Sanremo winner Ciolek back in action in Brabantse Pijl
MTN Qhubeka riders looking for good showing in semi-Classic After missing out on Scheldeprijs and the GP Pino Cerami due to a recent cold, Milan-Sanremo winner Gerald Ciolek has been confirmed as leading the MTN Qhubeka team in Wednesday’s Brabantse […]
Contador says he needs rest, still undecided about Ardennes Classics
Suggests he may have gone too deep rather than building a sufficient base Racing hard since the start of the year but frustrated by a series of near misses, Alberto Contador has said that he wants to take time to […]
UCI confirms Alexander Serebryakov’s positive test was for EPO
Euskaltel Euskadi rider faces disciplinary hearing before Russian Cycling Federation Officially announcing the rider’s suspension after Alexander Serebryakov’s Euskaltel Euskadi team said that it had fired him for testing positive for an unspecified substance, the UCI has stated that the […]
Cancellara takes over UCI WorldTour lead after Paris-Roubaix triumph
Van Avermaet into top ten, Vanmarcke and Terpstra clock up points Fabian Cancellara’s sprint victory against Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco Pro Cycling) in yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix led to the Swiss rider’s third win in the race, but has also brought the additional […]
Lotto-Belisol unable to continue tactical savvy in Paris-Roubaix
Roelandts rendered ineffective after flat tire during Cancellara’s first move After utilizing aggressively smart tactics to animate the Tour of Flanders last Sunday, Lotto-Belisol was unable to keep the magic going in Paris-Roubaix. The aggression in Flanders helped net Jurgen […]
Phinney on Paris-Roubaix: ‘I think I got a little bit over-excited’
Young BMC Racing Team rider leads through Arenberg, builds important experience Phinney_Taylor_Roubaix13_Arenberg-1Paris-Roubaix is about strength and skill, but also depends a lot on experience and gauging effort. Taylor Phinney had hoped to be closer to the front than his eventual […]
Paris-Roubaix: Flecha gets top ten result to show for daylong efforts
Leukemans one of many to suffer ill-timed bad luck Juan Antonio Flecha (Vacansoleil-DCM) has had better days at Paris-Roubaix, including several podium finishes, but the Spaniard had a good day overall in the Hell of the North on Sunday, and […]
