Kelly Benefit Strategies – OptumHealth feeling good after Tour of Utah
American team places Bajadali twelfth overall The American squad Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth concluded a solid Tour of Utah yesterday, as Andrew Bajadali finished fourteenth on the queen stage to Snowbird Ski Resort, securing his twelfth place overall. The team also […]
Caja Rural remains diplomatic despite Vuelta snub
Developing Spanish team continues to look forward Caja Rural, the Spanish pro continental team in its second year of existence, will be forced to watch the Vuelta a España on television, but team management refuses to be bitter one week […]
Tom Boonen insists he can race at the highest level again
Belgian looking forward to the Vuelta and Worlds Tom Boonen has insisted that, in spite of a forgettable 2011 so far, he can still make it back to the highest level of the sport. He will try to go well […]
Tour of Utah: Leipheimer repeats title, Henao wins queen stage
Brajkovic third on stage and in overall standings Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) won the 2011 Tour of Utah after covering an onslaught of attacks made by Sergio Henao (Gobernacion de Antioquia-Indeportes Antioquia) on the slopes of the Snowbird climb. Leipheimer didn’t […]
Tour De L’Ain: Second place again for Wout Poels
Hard luck Dutchman gets first season win, runner-up overall Wout Poels, in the middle of a breakout season with Vacansoleil-DCM, finished second overall to David Moncoutie (Cofidis) when the Tour De L’Ain concluded yesterday. Though Poels did pick up his […]
Tour of Utah: Van Garderen blasts to stage three time trial win
Leipheimer rides into yellow Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) continued a run of good form and blew away the stage three time trial in the Tour of Utah, increasing his lead in the best young rider competition in the process. Levi […]
Freire and Modolo preview world championship road course in Copenhagen
Tour of Denmark provides a taste of the circuit Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) were both a part of the final stage of the Tour of Denmark, and the sprinters got a sample of the 14-kilometer circuit […]
Boasson Hagen continues impressive season with Eneco prologue runner-up slot
2009 race winner is a favourite to win Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) rode to second place in today’s Eneco Tour prologue, seven seconds behind stage winner Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team). The 2009 winner used a controlled time trial […]
Rabobank gets strong start to Eneco Tour; Boom and Van Emden in top ten of prologue
Racing in front of a home crowd in Amersfoort, Holland, the Dutch team Rabobank got their Eneco Tour off to a strong start in today’s prologue. Time trial specialist Lars Boom finished fifth, teammate Jos Van Emden was one spot […]
Eneco Tour Preview: Gilbert heads strong lineup in WorldTour race
Post-Tour contest starts tomorrow The Eneco Tour of Benelux begins tomorrow, and as the race continues to grow as a bridge between the Tour de France and late season races, VeloNation takes a look at significant stages, teams, and riders. […]
