Team Sky unable to chase down Boonen in Paris-Roubaix
Flecha fourth, Hayman eighth as team gets little help in chase When Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) made it known that his solo breakaway with 55 kilometers to race was serious, it was Sky Procycling that had the biggest presence […]
Sébastien Turgot: Paris-Roubaix runner-up and revelation
Confirms Classics potential, first Frenchman on podium since Guesdon’s win Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) took second place in Paris-Roubaix in a fashion similar to that which Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) used to take the win. The Frenchman went after the […]
Daniel Oss at the helm for Liquigas-Cannondale in Paris-Roubaix
Sagan’s leadout man gets his chance in the Hell of the North Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) has spent most of his spring season looking out for the budding 22-year-old superstar Peter Sagan, but the 25-year-old Oss will get his chance to […]
Tom Boonen gunning for fourth Paris-Roubaix title
Omega Pharma-Quick Step with usual players riding in support With the Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem trophies already in his case this year, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) will be going for the trifecta on Sunday when Paris-Roubaix gets underway. […]
Flanders Roundup: Sagan pleased with experience of fifth place
NetApp, Ag2R-La Mondiale, Lampre-ISD and Saxo Bank voice their experiences A worn out Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) took second in the sprint for fourth place in the Tour of Flanders, being bested by Greg Van Avermaet of BMC Racing. Unfortunately for […]
Luca Paolini rides aggressively to seventh in Flanders
Katusha rider tried several escapes before taking top ten finish Riding his best spring campaign in some time, Luca Paolini (Katusha) built on previous good results in the one-day Classics, coming home in seventh place at the Tour of Flanders. […]
Marco Marcato grabs top ten in Gent-Wevelgem
Italian gets in on the sprint and talks up his team’s chances in Flanders Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) mixed it up with the sprinters on Sunday in Gent-Wevelgem, eventually coming across the line in seventh place, and the success has Italian […]
Bennati accepts sixth place at Gent-Wevelgem despite bad luck
Radioshack-Nissan satisfied, looking for better fortune next weekend Despite a sizeable string of bad luck in the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday and in Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem, Radioshack-Nissan is happy with the results of the recent Flanders races, including Daniele Bennati’s […]
Two in a row for Boonen, who blasts to third Gent-Wevelgem win
Sagan second, Freire frustrated again, Cavendish caught behind split After taking the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday, Tom Boonen made it two in a row in two different ways on Sunday. The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider took his second win […]
Emerging sprinter Kris Boeckmans looking for elusive first win
Belgian hoping for breakthrough in first season with Vacansoleil DCM His team has gotten off to a hot start in the 2012 season, and while Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM) has yet to take his first win in the colours of his […]
