Greipel back to winning in Turkey; Visconti takes overall
André Greipel won the final stage of the Tour of Turkey, with another perfect sprint ahead of Angelo Furlan and Kenny van Hummel. Giovanni Visconti clinched the overall title, ahead of HTC-Columbia’s Tejay Van Garderen. The HTC team had an […]
Gilbert wins big on the Cauberg in Amstel Gold Race
Philippe Gilbert gave his Omega Pharma-Lotto team its first win of the season when he proved to be the strongest on the Cauberg in the Amstel Gold Race. Gilbert launched the decisive attack less than 400m from the line and […]
Viviani takes Turkey stage as HTC train derails in last corner
Elia Viviani won the stage seven ‘sprint’ against Giovanni Visconti and Andrea Grendene, after the HTC-Columbia train almost entirely went off the road in the final turn. Rain had made the roads in Antalya slippery and the Columbia train overshot […]
Gilbert ambitious for Ardennes Classics
Philippe Gilbert heads into the Ardennes Classic with good form and plenty of ambitions. Tomorrow’s Amstel Gold race kicks off the week, followed by La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday and Liège – Bastogne – Liège on the subsequent Sunday. Gilbert […]
Rabobank's Gesink goes for Amstel Gold Race win
Robert Gesink hopes to better his third place from last year in the Amstel Gold race. The Rabobank rider faces some tough competition from within his own ranks, as Oscar Freire is a natural favorite for the hilly course with […]
Wild sprints to victory in the Ronde van Gelderland
Kirsten Wild of the Cervélo TestTeam won the Ronde van Gelderland ahead of Australians Rochelle Gilmore and Kristy Broun. Wild was no match for any of the other women in the bunch sprint. It was the first race of the […]
Contador takes over Castilla y León lead with time trial win
Alberto Contador blasted to a dominating time trial win in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He was the only rider under 21 minutes on the challenging 15km course. Janez Brajkovic was second, over half a […]
Eeckhout rode Brabantse Pijl with broken vertebrae
Niko Eeckhout of the An Post – Sean Kelly Team rode the Brabantse Pijl and the GP Denain in the middle of the week with a broken vertebrae. The Belgian hardman was in the right break in Brabant with the […]
European flight cancellations affect riders' travel to Amstel Gold Race
Most northern European airports have shut down due to a volcano in Iceland spreading its ashes into the international airspace. This affected a string of riders heading to the Amstel Gold race in Maastricht, Netherlands. Cars and trains were the […]
Greipel can't stop winning in Turkey
André Greipel added his fourth stage win in six tries at the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The German had a good gap over Liquigas’ Davide Cimolai and Manuel Belletti (Colnago – CSF Inox). There was no change in the overall […]
