Ferrari wins GP Lugano following near disaster
Italian Roberto Ferrari (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) won a rain-soaked GP Lugano today from an escape group of seven. His win came after 142.8 kilometres, 35.7 less than the organisers had planned. The organisers decided to cut one of the race’s […]
Basso after season start: 'Tutto OK'
Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) marked the start of his season in the Italian enclave Campione d’Italia yesterday, only a few kilometres from his home in Cassano Magnago, at the GP Insubria. “Tutto OK,” Basso wrote on his Twitter. “It was the […]
Cunego battles ahead to Paris-Nice with banged forearm
Italian Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is fighting ahead towards Paris-Nice despite a crash in the Vuelta a Andalucía last week. “I have had to do it other times, at the 2008 Tour de France when I crashed and at the […]
Basso starts season, ready for Catalunya fight with Contador
Italian Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) is ready to begin his season at the GP Insubria and the GP Lugano this weekend, but is anxiously awaiting the battle with Alberto Contador (Astana) at the Volta a Catalunya next month. “The last test, […]
Kreuziger: 'The best has yet to come.'
Has Roman Kreuziger started what will be his best season yet? At 23 years old, he already has an overall win in the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Romandie under his belt. Many in cycling believe he has […]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: BMC Racing with four-star racing team
BMC Racing will start its classics campaign at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Saturday in Belgium with a four-star team: George Hincapie (BMC Racing), Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing), Karsten Kroon (BMC Racing) and Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing). “In the last two […]
Ginanni back on target, Sanremo next
Francesco Ginanni (Androni) is back on target for 2010 and has next month’s Milano-Sanremo in his sights. The 24-year-old Italian repeated his 2009 Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday, indicating his form has returned. “It did not go bad last year, I […]
Petacchi eyes Cavendish's debut in Andalucía
Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will pay close attention to today’s season debut of Brit Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), last year’s top sprinter. Cavendish begins his season at the Vuelta a Andalucía in Spain, only one month ahead of his Milano-Sanremo […]
Tour de France star Nocentini ready for Paris-Nice
Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) reminded the French that his eight days in the Tour de France yellow jersey was no fluke by winning stage one of Tour du Haut Var. His win came yesterday in Grimaud, France, prior to […]
Cunego testing form in Andalucía
Italian Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will race his first stage race of the season starting this Sunday at the Vuelta a Andalucía in Spain. His goal is to check his form after a training camp and ahead of next month’s […]
