Team Milram wants a good showing in its last ever German ProTour race
German team prepared for any eventuality in Vattefall Cyclassics Team Milram, Germany’s only ProTour team, is keen for a good performance in the Vattenfall Cyclassics, Germany’s only ProTour race, this weekend. Gerald Ciolek, the team’s sprinter, was third in last […]
Route de France: Judith Arndt wins stage 4 time trial but Annemiek Van Vleuten clings to overall lead
German TT champion moves to within 1 second of orange jersey German time trial champion Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) won the stage 4 time trial of the Route de France around Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche. The 34-year-old former World champion completed the 24.3km course […]
Route de France: Annemiek Van Vleuten outsprints stage 3 breakaway to increase overall lead
Nederland Bloeit rider takes a victory after a second and two thirds on previous stages Race leader Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Route de France, between Bonneval and Cloyes-sur-le-Loir. The 27-year-old Dutchwoman outsprinted the […]
Route de France: Marianne Vos outguns Ina Teutenberg to take stage 2
Dutch all-rounder outsprints German über-sprinter after long, tough stage Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the third stage of the Route de France between Saint-Fort and Lavare. The 23-year-old Dutchwoman beat stage 1 winner Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) and her own teammate […]
Vuelta a España: Thomas Löfkvist to lead Team Sky; Simon Gerrans and Juan Antonio Flecha to hunt stages
British superteam announces aggressive line up for the year’s third Grand Tour Team Sky has named its nine-man squad for the Vuelta a España, which starts on Saturday August 28th. The British-registered team will be led by Swede Thomas Löfkvist, […]
Pieter Weening to miss Vuelta a España with collarbone break; Bauke Mollema more fortunate
Mixed prognoses for Rabobank’s weekend casualties The break to Rabobank rider Pieter Weening’s collarbone that he suffered in stage 5 of the Vuelta a Burgos is worse than originally thought. The nature and extent of the injury mean that the […]
Transfer News: Vladimir Karpets extends with Katusha
Russian rider to stay with “Russian Cycling Project” for another year Russian rider Vladimir Karpets has extended his contract with Katusha for another year, the team announced today. The lanky rider from St Petersburg has been with the Russian team […]
Transfer News: Brice Feillu to quit Vacansoleil; destination Luxembourg?
French climber to leave Dutch team after lacklustre season, may be off to join the Schleck brothers French climber Brice Feillu is to leave the Dutch Professional Continental team Vacansoleil after just one year of a two-year contract, according to […]
Lampre-Farnese Vini banking on a sprint at Vattenfall Cyclassics
Italian blue and fuchsia team taking an assortment of fast men to Germany The blue and fuchsia Lampre-Farnese Vini team is taking a team full of fast men to the Vattenfall Cyclissics in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. The race generally […]
Denis Menchov bound for “either Katusha or Astana”
Russian rider heading back east after six years at Rabobank Tour de France third place Denis Menchov will be heading east next year, either to Kazakh sponsored Astana or Russian sponsored Katusha, he confirmed in an interview with Russian newspaper […]
