Thomas Voeckler wins Tour of Med opener as breakaway just makes it
French champion gets his first win of the season and takes overall lead Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the opening stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean between Maubec-Coustellet and Pertuis, outsprinting the rest of a five-man breakaway group. The French […]
José Joaquín Rojas wins Mallorca’s Trofeo Deià in uphill sprint
Movistar sprinter takes his first win in 18 months to open Spanish superteam’s European account José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) won the Trofeo Deià, the fourth race in the Mallorca Challenge, in an uphill sprint from a group of 34 riders. […]
Nico Eeckhout passing on his experience to his young team
40-year-old Belgian still has the legs to make the break At 40 years of age, Nico Eeckhout is by far the eldest member of the An Post-Sean Kelly Team and so naturally he acts as a sort of role model […]
Ben Hermans is breakaway winner of Mallorca’s Trofeo Inca
RadioShack’s young Belgian outsprints companions as they defy the peloton Ben Hermans (RadioShack) won the Trofeo Inca, the third race in the Mallorca Challenge, as he and his two breakaway companions managed to hold off the peloton. The Belgian outsprinted […]
Heinrich Haussler finds a gap to take Qatar stage two
Australian squeezes past by the barriers and moves to with a second of the race lead Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar between the Camel Race Track and Doha Golf Club. The Australian squeezed […]
Tirreno-Adriatico route presented with sprints, mountains and time trials
Stages for all riders in the race of the two seas The route of the 2011 Tirreno-Adriatico was presented today in the Tuscan seaside resort of Marina de Carrara. The “Corsa dei Due Mari” (the race of the two seas), […]
Ben Day shows up on San Dimas start list as member of Kenda p/b Gear Grinder
Australian finds a new team after the Pegasus racing debacle Ben Day has apparently found himself a new team after the collapse of the proposed Pegasus Racing Team. The 32-year-old Australian winner of last year’s San Dimas Stage race is […]
Saxo Bank-SunGard reacts to “Scandal Journalism” over Alberto Contador case
Danish team describes latest Marca story as “old wine in new bottles” The Saxo Bank-SunGard team has reacted angrily to the latest media reports about the case of its provisionally suspended rider Alberto Contador. The latest details to emerge have […]
Peter Van Petegem to guide Thor Hushovd to the classics?
Belgian classics legend offered Matt White’s former role at Garmin-Cervélo Retired classics specialist Peter Van Petegem has been offered the role of director sportif at the Garmin-Cervélo team, according to Sporza, in order to lend his experience to World champion […]
Sven Nys is the undisputed king of Superprestige
Kannibaal van Baal’s Hoogstraten victory gives “Mister Superprestige” incredible tenth series win With his win in yesterday’s race in Hoogstraten, Belgium, close to the border with the Netherlands, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) secured overall victory in the Superprestige series for an […]
