Tech News Roundup: Astana bikes unveiled, Tacx bio-bottles, UCI approvals and Bicycling degrees
Pretty new paintjob for Kazakh team! Astana unveils 2011 Specialized race bikes The Astana team has unveiled the livery that its team bikes will be wearing in 2011. The Kazakh outfit will be riding bikes from Specilaized for the second […]
Strade Bianche, Tirreno and Sanremo to be shown live on international networks
RCS Sport’s spring races to be available worldwide; fingers crossed for the Giro d’Italia! The three spring races organised by Giro d’Italia owners RCS Sport will all be broadcast on international networks, thanks to a deal brokered by Italian TV’s […]
Dumoulin win Besseges stage 3 on day of breakaways
Johnny Hoogerland gets second and the race lead Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the third stage of the Etoile de Besseges between Saint-Victor-la-Coste and Laudun, outsprinting a small breakaway group. Vacansoleil-DCM duo Johnny Hoogerland and Marco Marcato finished second and third […]
Monia Baccaille sprints to win final Qatar stage
Italian champion beats World and Commonwealth champions while Ellen Van Dijk sweeps overall competitions Monia Baccaille (MCipollini-Giordana) won the final stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar between Al Dayeen and the Doha Corniche in a bunch sprint, securing the […]
Ellen Van Dijk outsprints breakaway to take second Qatar stage
Stage and race lead for Dutch rouleur Ellen Van Dijk (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar between the Museum of Islamic Art and Lusail, outsprinting the other members of a seven-rider breakaway. The powerful Dutch […]
Ellen Van Dijk and HTC-Highroad dedicate Qatar win to the memory of Carla Swart
Dutch rider’s stage win dedicated to the memory of tragically deceased teammate Today’s second stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar was subjected to the strong Gulf winds that typify the Middle Eastern race. A breakaway group managed to break […]
Four Caja Rural riders injured in Mallorca training crash
Fractured elbow for Igor Romero and injured knee for Javier Moreno as team warms up for Mallorca Challenge Four riders from the Caja Rural team have been injured in a crash while warming up for the Mallorca Challenge series of […]
Haute Levée makes its return to Liège-Bastogne-Liège course
Tough climb brought back into race after improvement works by local council The tough Côte de la Haute-Levée climb is to be reintroduced to the parcours of Liège-Bastogne-Liège after a one-year absence, race organiser ASO has announced. The decision to […]
Lloyd Mondory sprints to Etoile de Besseges stage 2
Another second place gives Anthony Ravard the race lead Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) won the second stage of this year’s Etoile de Besseges between Nîmes and Saint-Ambroix in a bunch sprint. He beat his own teammate Anthony Ravard, in […]
Jack Bobridge beats Chris Boardman’s “unbeatable” pursuit record
Australian does what no one thought possible under new regulations Jack Bobridge has done what everyone considered impossible and beaten Chris Boardman’s 15-year-old record in the individual pursuit. The South Australian posted a time of 4:10.534, knocking more than half […]