André Greipel with stomach trouble into Giro d'Italia
The Giro d’Italia is a very important race for HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel. It is his big chance to qualify for the Tour de France and get an opportunity to sprint alongside Mark Cavendish, the team’s designated Tour de France sprinter, […]
Martin Elmiger wins fourth stage in Four Days of Dunkerque
Martin Elmiger chose the right moment two kilometers from the line to escape a four-man group to win the fourth stage of the Four Days of Dunkerque. The four men were about to be caught by a counter move, from […]
Hondo to lead out Lampre teammate Petacchi at Giro d'Italia sprints
Danilo Hondo is ready for the Giro d’Italia, which starts tomorrow in the Netherlands. The 36-year-old is tackling his fourth Corsa Rosa and is the lead-out man for Alessandro Petacchi in the Lampre team. Petacchi has four wins so far […]
Erik Breukink to give Rabobank youngsters good Giro d'Italia advice
Erik Breukink, technical director with the Dutch Rabobank team, is in the position to give good advice to the young riders on his squad. Breukink’s Giro debut came in his first full season in 1986, at age 22. After turning […]
Cofidis trying to hold on to Keukeleire
Jens Keukeleire has already brought four wins to his French Cofidis team this season. The Belgian is only 21 years old and will surely be wooed by other teams soon. Cofidis is trying to prevent this by being proactive and […]
Rasmussen beats Ciolek in opening sprint in Dunkerque
Alex Rasmussen of the Saxo Bank team beat Milram’s Gerald Ciolek in the bunch sprint of the opening stage in the Four Days of Dunkerque. Kevin Ista was third in the 148.3-kilometer stage, which started in Dunkerque and ended in […]
Carlos Sastre cautious about Giro d'Italia chances
Carlos Sastre is cautious about his chances for the Giro d’Italia, which starts this Saturday. The Spaniard says his lack of racing makes him doubt his chances. He is also not sure yet whether to ride the Tour de France […]
Valverde snatches overall title from Rogers in final Romandie stage
An aggressive Alejandro Valverde won the final stage of the Tour de Romandie to make up his one-second deficit in the overall against Michael Rogers. Valverde beat Igor Antón, Simon Spilak and Denis Menchov in a four-up sprint to take […]
Nick Nuyens shoots for Belgian Nationals, says jersey is nice
Nick Nuyens had a spring to forget and he was happy to start a vacation after the Grand Prix Frankfurt, having suffered a lot of bad luck in the races that he really was targeting for some better results. He […]
Saur-Sojasun's Coppel tackles big races with smaller team
Jérôme Coppel spent two seasons riding for Française des Jeux before joining the smaller outfit of Saur-Sojasun at the beginning of the year. Many would consider this a relegation, but Coppel feels quite happy with his situation and his aggressive […]
