Visconti wins the Classica Sarda
After a couple of close calls landing him on the podium this season, Giovanni Visconti (ISD – Neri) finally got his first win of 2010 in today’s Classica Sarda. Visconti beat Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo) and Geoffroy Lequatre (RadioShack) into second […]
Tour de Langkawi start list
Le Tour de Langkawi 2010 Malaysia, 2.HC (March 1 – 7) 1: Kota Bharu – Kuala Berang (174.5km) 2: Kuala Terengganu – Chukai (182.9km) 3: Pekan, Pahang – Mersing, Johor (144km) 4: Mersing, Johor – Parit Sulong, Johor (163.5km) 5 […]
Bad luck continues for Robbie McEwen
Australian Robbie McEwen (Katusha) will have to sit out tomorrow’s Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne after injuring his knee during today’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. McEwen has ridden well since recovering from his bad crash in last year’s Tour of Belgium, putting in a strong […]
Nocentini breaks leg in GP Insubria
AG2r rider Rinaldo Nocentini was involved in a crash during the GP Insubria today and broke his tibia and fibula. Nocentini is most famous for spending eight days in the coveted yellow jersey at the Tour de France last year. […]
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team kicks off their 2010 season
The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis is set to begin its 2010 season in Merced, CA March 6-7 with the MERCO race weekend. The races in Merced, which for many years have served as the kick-off to the […]
Langeveld improving, looks forward to Belgian opening weekend
Rabobank rider Sebastian Langeveld was forced to head home early from Mallorca earlier this month due to knee problems. The promising young classics specialist was there to contest the Mallorca Challenge, but once he complained about knee pain, the team […]
Beloki makes a return to cycling
Joseba Beloki has decided to attempt a return to cycling, only this time as a coach for the young Spanish Cafés Baqué team. The 36-year-old finish on the Tour de France podium on three occasions, with his best finish being […]
Cofidis caught out for Gent-Wevelgem and Flanders
The French Cofidis team has been refused an invitation to two of Belgium’s biggest races, Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders. According to Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique, the team believes this is a direct consequence of their relegation from […]
RadioShack will start Steegmans and Vaitkus in Belgian season openers
Team RadioShack has confirmed that Gert Steegmans and Tomas Vaitkus will take part in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne this weekend, the two races which traditionally mark the start of the Belgian cycling calendar. Their participation in the event was […]
Haussler confirms he’ll ride the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
In recent days there has been growing doubt about whether Heinrich Haussler would be able to dispute the Het Nieuwsblad semi-Classic, but the rider told VeloNation on Wednesday that he planned to be at the start in Ghent. “I think […]
