Tour de Suisse: Arnaud Démare takes a tight sprint to win stage four
Frenchman hits the last corner first and holds off Matt Goss Arnaud Démare (FDJ) sprinted to his sixth and biggest victory of the 2013 season, as he took the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Innertkirchen and Buochs. […]
Mathias Frank: “You should never underestimate any stages in the Tour of Switzerland”
New race leader confident that his BMC Racing teammates can help him defend the jersey Mathias Frank (BMC Racing) took the overall race lead in today’s third Tour de Suisse stage, between Montreux and Meiringen, as the best-placed rider of […]
Emma Johansson wraps up dominant victory in Emakumeen Euskal Bira
Two stage wins net Swedish champion her first stage race of the season Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) secured a dominant overall victory in the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in the Basque region of Spain, as wins in two of the four stages […]
Tour de Suisse: Peter Sagan takes a wet stage three in breakaway sprint
Mathias Frank takes yellow jersey over the final climb and descent Peter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to his 11th victory of the 2013 season as he was fastest of a four-man breakway royale in the third stage of the Tour de […]
Chris Froome: “We’ve got some good reasons to be confident”
Dauphiné winner now looks ahead to the Tour de France with teammate Richie Porte With his victory in the Critérium du Dauphiné, Chris Froome (Team Sky) has further emphasised his position as favourite for the upcoming Tour de France. The […]
Critérium du Dauphiné: Froome takes overall De Marchi holds him off for final stage
Team Sky’s late acceleration pushes Michael Rogers off the podium Chris Froome (Team Sky) made the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné well and truly his own with a late acceleration on the final climb of the final stage, between Sisteron and […]
Tour de Suisse: Cameron Meyer takes short, breezy Quinto stage one time trial
Australian takes yellow jersey with first ever European victory Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) blitzed to his first ever victory in Europe in the 8.1km opening time trial of the 2013 Tour de Suisse. The 25-year-old Australian, who set off in the […]
Fabian Cancellara downplays time trial chances before Tour de Suisse opening TT
Swiss rider elaborates on reason for missing Tour de France Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) may be a four time world champion against the clock, but he has downplayed his prospects of victory in Saturday’s 8.2 kilometre time trial at the Tour […]
André Greipel and Marcel Sieberg both extend with Lotto-Belisol
German riders commit to two more years with the Belgian Cycling Project André Greipel and Marcel Sieberg have both renewed their contracts with Lotto-Belisol, committing to the team for another two years. The two German riders have ridden for the […]
Ryder Hesjedal renews with Garmin-Sharp through 2015
Two more years in the “Argyle Armada” for Canadian Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal has renewed his contract with Garmin-Sharp for another two years, the American team has confirmed. The 32-year-old Canadian, who became the first rider from his country […]