Tour de France: Argos-Shimano aiming high with Kittel and Gretsch in week one
Dutch team’s Tom Veelers set to get everything started at 14:00 local time In its first Tour de France since 2009, when they were called Skil-Shimano, wildcard invitee Argos-Shimano is looking for a season-defining stage win in the first week […]
Tour de France: For Rabobank’s Steven Kruijswijk, “a dream becomes reality”
Dutchman, former Giro d’Italia top ten finisher, making Tour de France debut at 25 Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) makes the next step in the steady progression of his career, as the Dutchman starts his first Tour de France tomorrow at the […]
Cycling Australia announces potentially lethal men’s Olympic squad
Gillow, Hosking, Spratt to London in women’s events A Tour de France champion, two Milan-Sanremo winners, a three-time world time trial champion, and a Paris-Roubaix victor – these are the five men set to represent Australia in the upcoming summer […]
Démare, Chavenel, Voeckler among seven French riders preselected for Olympic berth
Jalabert choosing from a mixture of sprinters and attackers Laurent Jalabert has preselected seven riders for the French Olympic team, as reported Monday by L’Equipe. The list contains a variety of sprinters and veteran attackers who may be suited to […]
Nationals Roundup: Terpstra and Wegmann repeat as national champions
Hear from winners in Switzerland, Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and more The Sunday before the Tour de France sees many national championships contested across the European nations. As the action wraps up and the new national coloured jerseys are being […]
Nacer Bouhanni times it perfectly to grab first French tricolor
Démare takes second as FDJ-BigMat puts youthful sprinting on display Surviving an early crash, along with wind and rain blanketing much of Europe, Nacer Bouhanni took an eye-opening win in the French national road race championship, outdueling trade team-mate Arnaud […]
Boonen continues domination of 2012 with second Belgian road race title
Outsprints Goddaert and Vandousselaere; D’Hoore takes women’s victory Showing that his preparation for the Olympics is perfectly on schedule, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won his second Belgian national road race title in Geel, outsprinting Kristof Goddaert (AG2R-La Mondiale) on […]
Pieter Weening with the form to surprise in Dutch national road race
Orica-GreenEdge transfer remains understated and under the radar He has relatively few race days so far during the 2012 season, with his season start not occurring until April, but Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) has hit the ground running on his new […]
Jimmy Casper gunning for elusive first French national title
First flat French nationals course in years has sprinters salivating Just as there is a new crop of French sprinting talent beginning to emerge, France’s fast men should get their chance in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux on Sunday in the national road race […]
Anders Lund trying to infiltrate the “usual suspects” in Danish nationals
Danes in for a tough race in Hammel Anders Lund (Saxo Bank) takes to the start line in Hammel, Denmark on Sunday with many of his Saxo Bank team-mates to contest the Danish National Road Race Championship, and the Danes […]
