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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BMC Racing Team on form for Gent Wevelgem with four captains
Past winners and on-form riders will be protected in cobbled WorldTour race The BMC Racing Team will start this coming Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem with two former winners, but will also be supporting the interests of two on-form cobble specialists. George Hincapie, […]
Liquigas-Cannondale is ready for the Belgian classics
Quality but a little inexperience for the acid-green team Liquigas-Cannondale approaches the next week of Belgian races with confidence, but with the admission that many of its riders lack experience in the tough, cobbled courses of the north. The acid-green […]
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 […]
