José Joaquin Rojas finally gets his stage in Catalunya at sixth attempt
Spanish sprinter gets to the top of the Catalan podium at last! José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) finally took a victory in this year’s Volta a Catalunya, taking the sixth stage between Tarragona and Mollet del Valles at the head of […]
Emanuele Sella secures Coppi-Bartali as Giovanni Visconti takes closing stage
Italian champion wins attacking hilly stage as Androni Giocattoli rider hangs on Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali between Modenese and Sassuolo. The Italian champion beat Jackson Rodriguez (Androni […]
Samuel Dumoulin sprints to Catalunya stage 5
More attacks pepper the stage but the sprinters win the day once more Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between El Vendrell and Tarragona in a bunch sprint. The punchy French sprinter beat José […]
Trofeo Binda opens 2011 Women’s World Cup
Italian race will start without last two years’ winner The Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comine di Cittiglio marks the start of the 2011 Women’s Road World Cup this Sunday. The race starts and finishes in the town of Cittiglio, the birthplace of […]
Adriano Malori takes Coppi-Bartali stage 4 time trial
Emanuale Sella does just enough to hold on to race lead Adriano Malori (Lampre-ISD) won the stage 4 time trial of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Crevalcore. The 23-year-old Italian completed the 14.3km course in a time of […]
Relocation of Gent-Wevelgem may be the death of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
“Little Ronde van Vlaanderen” cannot compete with the WorldTour event on the same weekend The decision to move WorldTour Gent-Wevelgem to the Sunday before the Ronde van Vlaanderen is having a catastrophic effect on the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, which takes […]
Alberto Contador: “CAS case will help me to prove my innocence”
Embattled Tour de France winner is confident that he will be cleared Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard) passed a relatively uneventful day on the bike, successfully defending his lead in the Volta a Catalunya. After he crossed the finish line however, […]
Manuel Cardoso sprints to Catalunya stage 4
Breakaway dominated stage finishes in bunch gallop Manuel Cardoso (RadioShack) won the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between La Seu d’Urgell and El Vendrell at the head of a peloton sprint. The former Portuguese champion beat Giacomo Nizzolo […]
Emanuele Sella seizes back Coppi-Bartali lead on hilltop Gaggio Montano finish
Italian climber retakes jersey with dominant solo victory Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) seized back control of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali with a dominant solo victory in stage 3 between Casalecchio di Reno and Gaggio Montano. The climber from Vicenza […]
Bernhard Eisel determined to be healthy for Gent-Wevelgem defence
HTC-Highroad’s 2010 winner recovering from bad cold Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Highroad), the winner of the 2010 edition of Gent-Wevelgem has been suffering from a cold during his preparation for the defence of his title. The 30-year-old Austrian is confident and determined […]
