Moncoutié takes over Route du Sud with convincing time trial victory
Frenchman excels in uphill test David Moncoutié is not considered a time trialer, but the uphill terrain was to his liking in stage 2B of the Route du Sud. Moncoutié won the 16km race in 33’07, ten seconds ahead of […]
Blel Kadri wins first part of split second stage in Route du Sud
AG2R rider takes over general classification Blel Kadri was able to best deal with the early start time of 8:50am and survived his break at the Rout du Sud with a few seconds over the raging peloton. Kadri and Matthieu […]
Robič scores fifth win in Race Across America
Slovenian travelled for nine days, one hour and one minute It took Jure Robič nine days, one hour and one minute to ride from California to the East Coast of the United States. This time netted him his fifth title […]
Prologue specialist Van Emden arrives at the top
Dutchman takes two victories in five days Jos van Emden won two prologues in five days, at the Delta Profronde and at the Ster Elektrotoer. The Dutchman isn’t quite sure where his recent form is coming from, which he calls […]
Löwik crashes into spectators and out of Tour de Suisse
Abandons race due to injuries sustained Gerben Löwik crashed into a pile of spectators in the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. The Omega Pharma – Lotto rider suffered fractures to his nose and jaw. On a rainy day […]
Jos Van Emden wins prologue in Ster Elektrotoer
Rabobank places four riders in top five The Rabobank team dominated the Ster Elektrotoer prologue in the Netherlands this evening. Jos van Emden led the way, with three of his Rabobank teammates finishing in the top five. Van Emden clocked […]
Arrieta leaves Tour de Suisse with broken elbow
Spaniard’s battle for Tour de France spot comes to abrupt halt Jose-Luis Arrieta did not start today’s fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, due to a broken elbow. The Spaniard suffered the injury a few kilometers from the finish […]
Judith Arndt wins second stage in Bira tour
German moves to second overall, hopes to repeat overall win HTC-Columbia’s Judith Arndt celebrated hr first victory of the season when she took out stage two of the Bira race in Spain on Friday. The victory pushed her up to […]
Brajkovic hopes to keep Critérium du Dauphiné leader's jersey in queen stage
Saturday’s decisive stage ends on Alpe d’Huez Janez Brajkovic of the RadioShack team is a trusted domestique of his team captains, but is now headed towards his biggest success as a professional bike racer. Only two more days separate him […]
Leukemans unhappy with unclear contract situation at Vacansoleil
Belgian feels that he is being pushed back with possible Devolder signing Vacansoleil’s Björn Leukemans would have no problem if Stijn Devolder would join the team, but is unhappy with the management of the Dutch team. While Vacansoleil has joined […]
