Thor Hushovd: the World’s fastest lead out man
World champion speaks about delivering Tyler Farrar to victory The sprint finish of the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw the unusual sight of World champion Thor Hushovd leading out Garmin-Cervélo teammate Tyler Farrar. The American sprinter won the stage, taking […]
Tom Boonen opting for E3 Prijs over Gent-Wevelgem once more
East Flanders course suits Quick Step rider better that Kemmelberg route Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will opt to ride the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke once again this year at the expense of the more prestigious Gent-Wevelgem, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. […]
André Greipel out of Tirreno-Adriatico after yesterday’s warm-up crash
German sprinter hit the deck before team time trial André Greipel (OmegaPharma-Lotto) will not start today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico after crashing in the warm-up before the Marina di Carrara team time trial yesterday. The German sprinter hit his head […]
Andreas Klöden as surprised as anyone with Paris-Nice win
RadioShack’s German veteran poised for second overall victory 11 years after his first RadioShack’s Andreas Klöden was as surprised as anyone to outsprint Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. Despite having two second places in […]
A day to forget for Quick Step in Paris-Nice
Crashes and punctures make stage 3 a miserable one for Belgian team With Kevin De Weert already on the walking wounded list after crashing near to the end of stage two, stage three of Paris-Nice was one to forget for […]
Franco Pellizotti handed two-year suspension
Court for Arbitration in Sport upholds UCI appeal Franco Pellizotti has been handed a two-year suspension after the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) has upheld an appeal from the International Cycling Union (UCI), according to la Gazzetta dello Sport. […]
Johnson Health Tech to present British Women’s Grand Prix Series
Women’s races to be run in support of men’s Halfords city centre Tour Series Johnson Health Tech, the owners of Horizon Fitness, which sponsors Britain’s biggest women’s team, has announced that it will support a series of women’s city centre […]
Matt Goss wins chaotic sprint to take Paris-Nice stage 3
Finishing straight crash disrupts the sprinters but luckily brings few riders down Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) won the third stage of Paris-Nice between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Nuits-Saint-Georges in a chaotic sprint finish. The Australian outsprinted compatriot Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) and Denis Galimzyanov […]
Tirreno-Adriatico attracts the top sprinters despite offering few opportunities
First two road stages suited to the fastmen before the race hits the hills The sprinters have been to the fore in the first two stages of Paris-Nice, but the fastest riders in the peloton are heading south of the […]
RCS Sport invites 23 teams to 2011 Giro d’Italia
Five wildcards all awarded to Italian teams The list of teams invited to this year’s Giro d’Italia has been announced by race organiser RCS Sport, with 60 days to go until the race starts in the Piemonte city of Torino […]