Lampre-Farnese Vini looks forward to Canadian races with Damiano Cunego
Blue and Fuchsia team confident about the chances of three-time Lombardia winner The Italian Lampre-Farnese Vini team has travelled to Paris, from where it will fly to Canada on Tuesday to take part in the two new ProTour races at […]
Tour de l’Avenir: John Degenkolb sprints to stage 1 win; Taylor Phinney holds the lead
Latest HTC-Columbia sprint acquisition shows what he’s worth in the race of the future John Degenkolb (Germany) won the first stage of the Tour de l’Avenir between Vierzon and Saint-Amand-Montrond in a bunch sprint. The 21-year-old, who recently signed with […]
Jelle Vanendert surprised that Vuelta performance doesn’t buy him a trip to the Worlds
Belgian feels that Spanish form should earn him a trip to AustraliaOmegaPharma-Lotto’s Jelle Vanendert rode strongly in yesterday’s ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, getting himself into the break and staying away to finish 10th. He may have done […]
Transfer News: Rémy Di Gregorio signs for Astana
French climber heading to Kazakh team to provide mountain support Rémy Di Gregorio is to leave the FDJ team, where he has spent his entire professional career, after signing a one-year contract with the Astana team for 2011. The 25-year-old […]
Holland Ladies Tour: Marianne Vos takes stage and tour in Hellendoorn finale
Vos and Wild do battle over bonus seconds in sprinters’ stage race Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the seventh and final stage of the Holland Ladies Tour in Hellendoorn, eastern Netherlands to secure overall victory in the race. The former […]
Bradley Wiggins and Emma Pooley successfully defend Great Britain TT Championships
Continental based professionals dominate domestic riders Both Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) and Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) have retained their titles at the Great Britain time trial championships in Llandello, Wales. As both riders were defending champions they started last in […]
Vuelta a España: David Lopez takes breakaway win as the race hits more mountains
Race leaders have a quiet day and Igor Antón leaves it late to hold onto the red jersey David Lopez (Caisse d’Epargne) won the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España between Calpe and Alcoy after escaping a large breakaway […]
Vuelta a España: Denis Menchov and Rabobank “can forget the podium” after Xorret del Catí disaster
Crashes put Dutch team’s captains out of the running but stage wins are still possible Rabobank’s Denis Menchov was probably the biggest loser among the overall contenders after yesterday’s first mountain stage to Xorret del Catí. The Russian, who won […]
Vuelta a España: Crash cost Philippe Gilbert the chance to defend his lead
Belgian couldn’t be 100% on final climb and hopes it won’t affect his Worlds preparation Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) started today’s stage to Xorret del Cati with a slim 10-second lead over both Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and […]
Vuelta a España: Igor Antón surprised to take first ever Grand Tour lead
Euskaltel-Euskadi captain finds himself leading the Vuelta for the first time Euskaltel-Euskadi captain was a slightly surprised recipient of the red Vuelta a España leader’s jersey after today’s eighth stage to Xorret del Catí. The 27-year-old from Galdakao, in the […]