Tour de France 2011: Race to head north to Brittany after Vendée start
Local officials claim that Tour is to head to visit north western region With the 2010 edition of the race barely over, the rumours are already circulating as to the route of next year’s Tour de France. Race organiser ASO […]
Route de France: Ina Teutenberg outsprints the field to take stage 1
German über-sprinter takes 21st victory of the season as Annemiek Van Vleuten seizes the race lead Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Columbia) took her 21st win of the season so far with victory in the first stage of the Route de France, between […]
Jakob Fuglsang bemoans his limited racing schedule after third Tour of Denmark win
Saxo Bank rider wants more racing to satisfy his post-Tour form Saxo Bank’s Jakob Fuglsang won his third straight Tour of Denmark yesterday and is enjoying a period of good form after riding the Tour de France in support of […]
Route de France: Sarah Düster wins prologue to take first yellow jersey
Cervélo TestTeam rider fastest over strong riders’ course in Brittany Sarah Düster (Cervélo TestTeam) won the 5.9km prologue of the Route de France, between Lanvollon and Plouha in northern Brittany. The 28-year-old German raced along the almost completely straight course […]
Tour of Denmark: Svein Tuft wins stage 5 time trial, while Jakob Fuglsang seizes the race lead
Time trial specialist takes first win in Europe Svein Tuft (Garmin-Transitions) won the stage 5 time trial of the Tour of Denmark, completing the 19.4km course in 23’20. The Canadian time trial champion beat Australian Richie Porte (Saxo Bank) by […]
Tour of Poland: André Greipel wins a wet stage 7 as Dan Martin confirms the overall
The Gorilla takes his second stage of the race as a young Irishman confirms his talent André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won the seventh and final stage of the Tour of Poland, between Nowy Targ and Kraków in a bunch sprint. The […]
Frédéric Guesdon to become oldest Frenchman in the peloton as he extends with FDJ
Last French Paris-Roubaix winner puts off retirement for one more year 38-year-old Frédéric Guesdon has agreed to a one-year extension to his contract with the FDJ team, known until July this year as Française des Jeux, according to l’Equipe. With […]
Tour of Denmark: No luck for Topsport Vlaanderen sprinters on stage 4
Belgian team suffers in two separate incidents in Danish stage finish On the approach to the finish of the Tour of Denmark stage 4 in Odense Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator riders Michael Van Staeyen and Kris Boeckmans both suffered bad luck, in […]
No Saxo Bank return for Michael Rasmussen, says Bjarne Riis
Danish rider will not be signing for Riis’ team in time for the Vuelta, if at all Rumours that Michael Rasmussen might be joining the Saxo Bank team in time to ride this month’s Vuelta a España have been denied […]
Transfer News: Michael Mørkøv renews with Saxo Bank
Young Danish track star commits to Bjarne Riis’ team for a further two years With a number of Saxo Bank riders rumoured to be following the Schleck brothers to their new Luxembourg team, the Danish team has extended its contract […]
