Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli ambitious ahead of Tirreno-Adriatico
Italian champion’s team bullish after strong Strade Bianche performance The Professional Continental Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli team is heading into the Tirreno-Adriatico, which starts in Marina di Carrara on the Tuscan coast, with ambition. Director sportif Luca Scinto will be leading […]
Greg Henderson wins Paris-Nice second stage bunch sprint
Low speed crashes dominate a windy, flat stage as the race heads south Greg Henderson (Team Sky) won the second stage of Paris-Nice between Montfort-l’Amaury and Amilly in a bunch sprint. The New Zealander outsprinted Australian Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) and […]
Ina Teutenberg wins Merced Downtown Critérium
German über-sprinter recovers from mid-race crash Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the Merced Downtowm Grand Prix criterium, the third stage of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classics, to take the UCI team’s second stage of the race. Teutenberg recovered from a […]
Alessandro Ballan’s second runner-up finish at Strade Bianche gives him heart for the classics
2008 World champion unable to overcome Philippe Gilbert but happy with form Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) finished second in today’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche behind Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto), taking his second runner-up spot of the season so far. For the 2008 […]
Damiano Cunego sad but optimistic after Strade Bianche
Little Prince is disappointed with the result but happy with his early season form Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) came close to his second win of the season in today’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche, but was beaten by Belgian classics superstar Philippe Gilbert […]
Philippe Gilbert wins Montepaschi Strade Bianche
Belgian classics star is the strongest of the favourites over Tuscan white roads Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the fifth edition of the Montepaschi Strade Bianche, which crosses the iconic, unsurfaced white roads of the Tuscan region of Italy. The Belgian […]
Andy Cappelle breaks collarbone in Driedaagse West-Vlaanderen
Bad start to Belgian veteran’s first classics season as part of a ProTeam Quick Step rider Andy Cappelle was the victim of a crash in the early kilometres of the first stage of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen – Johan Museeuw […]
Alison Starnes smokes the opposition in Merco time trial
Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12 rider flies into the race lead Alison Starnes (Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12) won the second stage time trial of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic in Merced, California. Starnes flew around the 12 mile (19.3km) course […]
Jesse Sergent takes first professional win in West-Vlaanderen prologue
RadioShack team dominates Middelkerke prologue Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) won the opening prologue of the Driedaagse van West-Valanderen – Johan Museeuw Classics in Middelkerke. The 22-year-old neo-pro flew around the 7km seafront course in a time of 8’14”, 10 seconds ahead […]
Sarah Hammer to lead US track team to World Championships
World pursuit champion out to defend in Apeldoorn, Netherlands at the end of the month Sarah Hammer (OUCH) is to lead the US track team to the World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands between the 23rd and 27th of this month. […]
