Fatigued Heinrich Haussler abandons Tour of Britain
Australian still recovering after long break from competition Heinrich Haussler abandoned the Tour of Britain in a rather unusual style, by dropping out of the day’s break. The Australian had severe knee problems for the first part of the season […]
Romain Feillu gets GP de Fourmies win, makes it a successful weekend
Victory comes one day after second place in Paris-Brussels Romain Feillu won the GP de Fourmies in France today, ahead of Davide Appollonio and Kenny Dehaes. Feillu was beaten in yesterday’s sprint in Paris-Brussels, but made no mistake today […]
Former Française des Jeux rider Lilian Jégou retires from professional cycling
34-year-old puts focus on family Lilian Jégou has decided to stop his professional cycling career. The Frenchman joined the Continental team Bretagne-Schuller in 2009. With a recent second child as part of the family, Jégou wants to spend more time […]
Last stage of Giro del Friuli canceled following crash
Thomas Casarotto still in critical condition after yesterday’s crash The Giro del Friuli was supposed to finish today with the final stage from Arta Terme to Udine over 164 kilometers. The race organizers decided to cancel the stage, following yesterday’s […]
Brown is out for Paris-Brussels, Mollema returns for Rabobank
Suffering Australian ends season now Graeme Brown will not race in today’s Paris-Brussels, having fallen sick a day after the Memorial Van Steenbergen. Rabobank has good news, though, as Bauke Mollema will return to racing between the two capitals. Mollema […]
Vuelta a España: Race leader Igor Antón crashes out of competition
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider breaks elbow in stage 14 There is never a good way to lose a leader’s jersey, but crashing out of the race lead is certainly one of the worse ways to have to let go. When Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Igor […]
Francisco Ventoso takes win in Paris-Brussels
Spaniard beats Feillu and Van Dijk Francisco Ventoso won the 90th edition of Paris-Brussels ahead of Romain Feillu and Stefan van Dijk. Ventoso emerged victorious after a last helling (climb) just five kilometers from the finish had softened up the […]
John Degenkolb wins his second stage in Tour de l'Avenir
German shows promise in race of the futureJohn Degenkolb won the fifth stage of the Tour de l’Avenir, running from Vals-les-Bains to Loriol-sur-Drôme. Degenkolb beat Spaniard Jesus Herrada and Portuguese rider Nelson Oliveira in the sprint of five. There were […]
Xavier Tondo lies quietly in third place overall in Vuelta a España
Spaniard still sees Carlos Sastre as the captain Xavier Tondo finished third in the stage to Vallnord in Andorra and also sits third overall in the Vuelta a España. The Spaniard does not make a big deal about it, saying […]
Michael Matthews to Rabobank for two years
Young Australian gets his ProTour chance Michael Matthews has signed with the Dutch Rabobank team for 2011. The 19-year-old receives a two-year contract. He currently rides for the Jayco Skin teams, a professional Continental team Down Under. Matthews is the […]
