Alberto Contador: “I couldn’t find my rhythm”
Tour favourite didn’t find uneven Dauphiné roads to his liking, but is he playing possum? Having won the Critérium du Dauphiné prologue on Sunday Alberto Contador (Astana) went into today’s 49km as one of the hot favourites. The fact that […]
Brajkovic wins Dauphiné time trial to take race lead
Slovenian champion flies round rolling course to seize yellow jersey Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) shrugged off a mid-course bike change to win the stage 3 time trial of the Criterium du Dauphiné between Monteaux and Sorgues. In windy conditions, the Slovenian […]
Milram announces Tour long list; six places taken, three to be decided
German team releases initial selection with nine riders fighting for three remaining places The Milram team has released the list of 15 riders, from which its final Tour de France roster of 9 will be drawn. Of those 15, the […]
Marianne Vos wins Durango-Durango to start Basque week
Dutch champion outclasses breakaway companions in Spanish race Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the 9th edition of the Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, in Durango, near Bilbao in the northwest Basque region of Spain. The Dutch champion easily outsprinted the other three […]
Jurgen Roelandts excited for first Tour de France
Young OmegaPharma-Lotto rider looking forward to riding the sport’s biggest race Jurgen Roelandts (OmegaPharma-Lotto) is riding this week’s Critérium du Dauphiné to prepare himself for his first ever ride in the Tour de France. The 24-year-old Belgian is looking forward […]
Haedo shows his class to win Dauphiné stage 2
Argentinian sprinter wins second stage by comfortable margin after breakaway caught close to the finish Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) put the disappointment of being delayed behind yesterday’s crashes to win the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné between […]
Dauphiné: Paul Martens out with rib and kidney damage
Dutch team loses two riders in crash ridden first stage Crashes in the closing kilometers of yesterday’s first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné cost Rabobank two of its riders. The most serious was Paul Martens who came down in […]
Marina Romoli has spinal surgery, doctors optimistic
Italian rider undergoes major surgery after last week’s training crash Italian cyclist Marina Romoli underwent an operation on her spine lasting more than 7 hours at the San Rafaelle Hospital in Milano, Italy. The operation was reportedly a complete success […]
Dauphiné: Crash denies Saxo Bank return for hard work
Hard work in mid stage came to nothing for Danish team as both sprinters delayed A crash in the final 20km of today’s first stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné ended the chances of Saxo Bank’s sprinters, with Baden Cooke […]
Bole sprints to win first Dauphiné stage
Lampre’s Slovenian sprinter takes stage as peloton chases down late break Grega Bole (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the first stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné between Evian-les-Bains and St Laurent du Pont in a bunch sprint. He outsprinted Peter Velits (HTC-Columbia) […]
