Martin and Barredo benefit from weather changes in Dauphiné prologue
Omega Pharma-Quick Step and Rabobank in good shape after early test The changes in the weather throughout the day weren’t severe, but many of the top finishers in yesterday’s prologue of the Critérium du Dauphiné were the men who went […]
Bruyneel confirms he and the Schlecks are bound to the same team for two and a half years
Belgian says RadioShack Nissan tensions must dissipate There’s been signs of tension for some time, as well as public statements by both the Scheck brothers and Johan Bruyneel himself confirming friction, but the latter has said that all parties need […]
Aleksandr Serebryakov takes 28th Philadelphia Championship
Type 1-Sanofi goes 1-2 with Ino Ilesic in second, Teutenberg wins Liberty Classic Aleksandr Serebryakov (Team Type 1-Sanofi) sprinted to victory in the TD Bank Philadelphia International Championship, taking the 28th edition of the popular American one-day race ahead of […]
Wiggins satisfied with runner-up slot in Critérium du Dauphiné prologue
Stronger wind may have cost Briton stage victory Third in last year’s prologue, Bradley Wiggins stepped up a place today when he finished a very close second to Luke Durbridge on day one of the Critérium du Dauphiné. The defending […]
Tour of Luxembourg: Roelandts grabs solo victory while Fuglsang secures overall win
Final GC battle ended early due to dangerous conditions Going clear in an early breakaway and then attacking towards the end of the stage, Jurgen Roelandts won the fourth and final stage of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg. Ben Swift […]
Luke Durbridge wins Dauphiné prologue as early times rule the day
Wiggins’ title defense off to a good start with second place Luke Durbridge (Orica-GreenEdge) showed off his Australian national time trial champion colors in style on Sunday afternoon in Grenoble, taking the 5.7km prologue in the Critérium du Dauphiné. Durbridge […]
Devolder’s place in Tour de France uncertain, Vacansoleil not satisfied with performances
‘Show me that you still exist…but little or nothing changes’ Stijn Devolder said after a frustrating Classics campaign that he wanted to show what he could do in the Tour de France but his Vacansoleil DCM team isn’t convinced by […]
Sanchez, Freire and Valverde to target Olympic Gold for Spain
Five man squad named for London Games The Spanish cycling federation RFEC has named its selection for the London Olympic Games, with defending champion Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel Euskadi), three time world champion Oscar Freire (Katusha), Alejandro Valverde, current Spanish road […]
Poels triumphs on stage three of Tour of Luxemboug, Fuglsang scoops race lead
Four man break slips clear on tough finishing circuit Vacansoleil DCM rider Wout Poels triumphed on today’s third stage of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, winning a three man sprint against RadioShack Nissan riders Jakob Fuglsang and Fränk Schleck. Fuglsang […]
Liquigas-Cannondale: No comment on Saxo merger rumours
Team continues to look for new backer for 2013 Following suggestions by Italian newspaper La Gazzetta Dello Sport that the Liquigas-Cannondale and Saxo Bank teams may be considering a merger for 2013, the press officer of the Italian outfit has […]
