Bennett upbeat as he gets pro career off to a fine start, ends day one of Tour of Qatar as best young rider
“To get up on a stage would be nice…that’s the aim” He’s already posted notice of his talent via his Tour of Britain display, where he won a stage and finished second on two others behind Gerald Ciolek and Mark […]
Terpstra takes early honours in Tour of Qatar; Dutchman notches up first win for Omega Pharma team
Break holds off peloton to the line Taking up where it left off last year when Mark Cavendish won four stages plus the overall classification, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team showed that the Manxman’s absence this time round from […]
Matt Keenan Interview: The race through the eyes of a commentator
The Aussie broadcaster also gives some of his predictions for the season To the novice who doesn’t understand the sport, a cycling race might not always make sense when watching it on TV. It’s like watching a chess match when […]
McCarthy takes penultimate stage of Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Clarke to battle for final race victory in Arthur’s Seat climb Former Australian junior road race champion Robert John McCarthy came of age Saturday when he sped to a bunch sprint victory at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The nineteen […]
Cavendish rues misfortune on final stage of Dubai Tour, head to head with Kittel doesn’t happen
Renshaw nets second amid confusion In a humorous exchange on Twitter yesterday evening Mark Cavendish asked to join in with Marcel Kittel and roommate Koen de Kort, who were playing video games in their hotel room at the Dubai Tour. […]
Gilbert ‘very motivated’ to begin racing in Tour of Qatar, says winter training went very well
Belgian believes he could return to his top form Having waited until now to start his 2014 season, Philippe Gilbert will get things underway tomorrow on stage one of the Tour of Qatar. The BMC Racing Team rider told Le […]
Phinney seals final overall victory in Dubai Tour, Kittel nabs third stage win
American rider says BMC Racing Team ‘is on the cusp of something great’ in 2014 Taylor Phinney took his best early season result to date today when he maintained his advantage in the Dubai Tour and won the first-ever edition […]
Cookson declares intention of UCI to push for addition of cyclo cross to Winter Olympic Games programme
“It is a sport that reaches out to an incredibly wide cross-section of the population” With the 2014 Winter Olympics currently playing out in Sochi, UCI president Brian Cookson has raised the possibility that cyclo cross could become part of […]
Wild seals fourth overall Tour of Qatar finish with victory on final stage
Giant Shimano team take all four stages in race Winner of stages one and three, Kirsten Wild took her third sprint victory on the concluding stage of the women’s Tour of Qatar on Friday. The Giant Shimano rider underlined her […]
Clarke seizes lead from Haas in Jayco Herald Sun Tour
Race reshuffled on stage to Bendigo One day after he seized the race lead when he won stage one of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, Nathan Haas’ grip on the yellow jersey was shaken off on Friday when rival Orica […]
