Philippe Gilbert's unlikely victory in Belgium
Belgian makes successful race return after classic’s break Philippe Gilbert won the opening stage of the Tour of Belgium today, even though the race was not his objective. He was treating it as a return race from his break after […]
Moreno of Euskaltel-Euskadi wins Tour of Bavaria opener
Spaniard takes first career victory in sixth year as a pro Ruben Perez Moreno sprinted to his first career victory in the Bayern Rundfahrt in southern Germany. The Euskaltel-Euskadi rider beat Australian Leigh Howard (HTC Columbia). Moreno’s teammate Pablo Urtasun […]
Boonen recovering from Tour of California, preps for Tour de France next
Belgian back in Monaco Tom Boonen abandoned the Tour of California on Friday’s Queen stage up to Big Bear Lake after only half an hour. The Belgian was still feeling the after effects of his bad stage one crash. “It […]
Felline takes bonus seconds behind Roux to secure Lorraine overall win
Young Italian takes first pro stage race of his career Antony Roux won the final stage of the Circuit de Lorraine in a bunch sprint, ahead of Fabio Felline. Felline received six bonus seconds for his efforts and took the […]
HTC Columbia rides strong in Tour of California
Team looks towards overall victory on Sunday The HTC Columbia team is putting on a very good performance in the Tour of California. The American team protected team leader and yellow jersey Michael Rogers very well in the mountains towards […]
Rogers defends lead in Tour of California time trial; Martin wins the stage
Australian heads with nine-second lead over Zabriskie to final stage Michael Rogers only had to succumb to his HTC Columbia teammate Tony Martin in the 33.6km time trial in the Tour of California. Martin was more than a minute faster […]
Pierre Rolland takes first season win in Circuit de Lorraine
Bbox rider escapes the peloton for solo win Bbox Bouygues Telecom rider Pierre Rolland took his first win of the season in the fourth stage of the Circuit de Lorraine, France. The Frenchman held off the peloton by 18 seconds […]
Sutherland finishes second in hardest ever Tour of California stage
Huge result for US-based squad With more than 12,000 feet of climbing, stage six of the Tour of California was the hardest in the race’s five-year history. United Healthcare rider Rory Sutherland took advantage of his sprinting skills to finish […]
Tour of California: Crucial time trial looming after queen stage didn't decide race
Three-time world time trial champion looks for overall win The time trial around the Staples Center in Los Angeles will decide this year’s Tour of California, after the favorites stayed together in the queen stage up to Big Bear Lake. […]
Giro d'Italia: Porte goes from white to pink in stellar ProTour debut
The second Australian to wear pink this Giro Richard ‘Richie’ Porte is racing his first pro season in Europe and the young Australian is having a blast. After already winning the time trial in Moudon during the Tour de Romandie, […]