Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny to appear at Rotterdam Six Days
British Olympic champions to take on the rest of the World in annual sprint tournament British Olympic champions Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny will both take part in this winter’s Rotterdam Six Days, which will take place in the […]
Tom Boonen: “We were lucky that every Belgian was good!”
2005 World champion delighted with compatriot Gilbert’s victory; reflects that is could have all gone wrong Before Philippe Gilbert’s World championship triumph on the hills of Limburg yesterday, the previous Belgian to have worn the rainbow jersey was Tom Boonen. […]
Armstrong could be called to testify under oath in Bruyneel hearing
USADA head faced death threats, UCI to receive information this month Lance Armstrong’s decision not to contest USADA’s charges against him came as a surprise to many, but one possible reason was avoiding giving evidence under oath if USADA’s case […]
Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank signs promising Australian talent Jay McCarthy
Tour de l’Avenir prologue winner to have a ‘manicured’ race schedule Previously a home to many Australian riders, the Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team will seek to develop another big prospect after it signed Jay McCarthy to a two year […]
Gerrans: “You can’t be frustrated if you haven’t got the legs”
Aussie favourite has an off day, calls Gilbert a worthy victor Allan Davis (Australia) came into the world road race in Valkenburg as the protected Australian should he still be present in a bunch sprint finale. Davis worked alone and […]
Degenkolb unsure how to feel about Worlds fourth place
German sprinter survives the Cauberg but can’t quite crack the medals John Degenkolb (Germany), winner of five stages of the recently completed Vuelta a España, finished the best of the pure sprinters in the World Road Race Championships, coming home […]
Boasson Hagen does all he can with Worlds runner up performance
Norwegian sprints to second place after Gilbert gets away on the Cauberg Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) was the best of the rest in the World Road Race Championships on Sunday, grabbing second behind new world champion Philippe Gilbert (Belgium). Gilbert […]
Philippe Gilbert solos to World road race championship
Belgian star puts miserable season behind him with devastating Cauberg attack Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert put the memories of a miserable season with a devastating solo victory in the elite men’s World championships in Limburg, Netherlands. The Ardennes specialist put in […]
Oscar Freire Interview: A record fourth worlds or retirement?
Three time winner aims for one last success His first win was a complete surprise, his second was a confirmation, and his third felt almost like a foregone conclusion. Getting relatively close to the end of the 2004 worlds in […]
Simon Gerrans not feeling the pressure of Australian team leadership
Milano-Sanremo winner on form for Limburg World championships Orica-GreenEdge’s national champion Simon Gerrans has the mantle of undisputed leadership of the Australian team in today’s World championship road race, but the 32-year-old is far from feeling the pressure. The Limburg […]
