Petacchi wins again in Calabria as Montaguti hangs on
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won his second stage of the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria in a sprint finish. He beat Oscar Gatto (ISD-Neri) and Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) at the end of 165.7km between Soverato and Reggio di […]
Wild out to defend in Qatar
Kirsten Wild leads a powerful Cervélo TestTeam to the Tour of Qatar tomorrow to defend the race that she won a year ago. As one of the strongest sprinters in the sport, the Dutchwoman is one of the riders most […]
Muraglia solos to Reggio Calabria stage 3
Giuseppe Muraglia (CDC – Cavalaire) won the third stage of the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria in a solo finish today. As the last member of a breakaway group that formed with around 70km to go, Muraglia hung on […]
Was Tabor the end of the World for Belgium?
Zdenek Stybar’s home victory for the Czechs in Sunday’s World Championships was not unexpected, as he has been one of the three or four outstanding cyclocross riders this season. The fact that he is not from Belgium though, means that […]
Scarponi dreams of the Giro
With the departure of two-time Giro d’Italia winner Gilberto Simoni from the Androni Giocattoli – Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni team, Michele Scarponi finds himself as the undisputed leader of the team for the first time. The 30-year-old told la Gazzetta dello […]
Sven Nys: “Tabor will be more about endurance than tactics”
With just two days before the Cyclocross World Championships, Belgian champion Sven Nys has made his predictions for the race, according to Het Nieuwsblad. At a press conference in a café in the Czech town of Sobeslav, Nys expressed hopes […]
Louisville, Kentucky awarded 2013 Cyclocross Worlds
The Cyclocross World Championships will take place in Louisville, Kentucky in 2013, the UCI confirmed today. The venue of the Derby City Cup round of the USGP of Cyclocross is to play host to the first time the championships have been […]
Women’s Cyclocross Worlds: Can Compton beat the Dutch?
A cursory look at the final World Cup standings of the year would lead you to one conclusion: the winner of the women’s World Cyclocross Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic this weekend will be wearing the orange of the Netherlands. […]
How Quick is Tom Boonen’s heart Stepping?
At the recent Quick Step training camp in Calpe, Spain top riders had their hearts monitored 24 hours a day by eminent cardiologist Professor Pedro Brugada according to dhnet.be. Riders have apparently spent the entire camp with a patch, no […]
Voeckler expects teammates to step up in 2010
Bbox-Bouyges Telecom’s Thomas Voeckler has been one of France’s top-ranked riders for several years. A stage victory in the Tour de France as well as wins in the Etoile de Bessèges, Tour du Haut Var and the Trophée des Grimpeurs […]
