World championships: Team Denmark fights to the end on home soil
Lund, Sorensen, Bak active in Copenhagen finale Though they lacked a rider suited for the finish on Geels Bakke, the Danish squad showed themselves well in the World Road Race Championships. Michael Mørkøv was the best-placed finisher for the home […]
Jurgen Roelandts places solid fifth in world championship road race
Belgium can’t steal race from the sprinters in Copenhagen Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) entered the World Championships as a primary favourite for the road race, but on a course that was dominated by sprinters, Jurgen Roelandts finished as the best placed […]
Anthony Roux: Honouring the team jersey of France at the worlds
Frenchman wins Grand Prix de la Somme, ready for Copenhagen Though Team France may enter the World Championships as underdogs, it will bring a stable of riders to the road race who are riding with good form. One will be […]
Saxo Bank's Jonas Aaen Jørgensen wins GP d’Isbergues-Pas de Calais
Danish Worlds reserve outsprints Stuart O’Grady Jonas Aaen Jørgensen took out today’s Grand Prix d’Isbergues – Pas de Calais, a French 1.1 race, one of many that act as tune-ups for the World Championships later in the week. The Danish […]
Kevin Pauwels wins cyclo-cross season opener in Belgium
Belgian wins Steenbergcross in debut for Sunweb-Revor In his first race for his new team, and in the cyclo-cross season opener in the country that is mad for the sport, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won today’s Steenbergcross in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. After […]
Hoogerland to lead Vacansoleil-DCM at Tour of Beijing
Dutchman speaks about his late-summer race program After an eventful summer, Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) is warming up for a busy end to the season. The Dutchman will lead his team in the inaugural Tour of Beijing, which begins on October […]
Anthony Ravard ready to support Feillu in Worlds bunch sprint
In-form Frenchman yields to Vacansoleil-DCM sprinter The French road race squad for this month’s road World Championships will boast Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) as leaders, but if it comes down to a bunch sprint, Anthony Ravard […]
Stefan Denifl comes good for Leopard-Trek in Montreal
Young Austrian rider can’t hold off Gilbert, finishes fifth When a late breakaway took out the GP de Montreal on Sunday, Stefan Denifl (Leopard-Trek) was in the thick of the action until 100 meters to go. But he couldn’t hold […]
Team Sky completes historic Vuelta a España for Great Britain
Two Brits on Grand Tour podium for first time It was a Vuelta a España result that hardly any were able to predict, and not just that two British riders finished on the podium of a Grand Tour for the […]
UnitedHealthcare brings back Sutherland and Förster for 2012
American team re-signs top talent Rory Sutherland and Robert Förster, perhaps the two most recognizable names on the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team, have been re-signed by the squad for the 2012 season. Sutherland, the Australian veteran with the team for […]