Euskaltel's Antón wins Queen stage in Castilla y León
Igor Antón used a well-timed attack less than two kilometers from the line to win the Queen stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León. On the Alto del Morredero, Antón withstood the challenges by Mauricio Soler, Alberto Contador and […]
Bos wins opening stage in Castilla y León
Theo Bos used his sprinting expertise to take the opening stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, between Belorado and Burgos over 157,7 kilometers. Bos of the Cervélo TestTeam beat Graeme Brown (Rabobank) and Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and took […]
RadioShack's Rosseler wins Brabantse Pijl
Sébastien Rosseler (RadioShack) beat his two breakaway companions Thomas de Gendt and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) for a prestigious win in the Brabantse Pijl in Belgium. The efforts by Rabobank to bring it back together for a bunch […]
Visconti uses uphill sprint to win fourth stage in Tour of Turkey
Giovanni Visconti emerged victorious out of a seven-man breakaway in the fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey. Visconti answered the challenge of Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) and David Moncoutié (Cofidis) on the uphill finish, then passed late escapee Giampaolo […]
Cancellara powers to Paris-Roubaix win
Fabian Cancellara took a 48km solo flyer to finish alone in the famous velodrome of Roubaix, two minutes ahead of Thor Hushovd and Juan Antonio Flecha. With his Flanders-Roubaix double in solo style within one week, the Swiss rider proved […]
Greipel wins prologue in Tour of Turkey
It is not unusual that André Greipel (HTC-Highroad) wins a bike race, but his win in the prologue of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was different than the usual bunch gallop the German likes to take. Greipel prevailed in […]
Horner celebrates first stage race victory in Europe
Chris Horner celebrated his very first stage race victory in Europe, when he clinched the overall title in the Volta al País Vasco yesterday. Horner won the final time trial to stay ahead in GC by seven seconds over Spaniard […]
Wegmann back to action in Amstel Gold race
Fabian Wegmann recovered quicker than expected from his collarbone fracture that he sustained in March. The Milram rider now plans to ride the Amstel Gold race on April 18. Wegmann will take a final decision after talking to the medical […]
Hoste on form just in time for Paris-Roubaix
Leif Hoste is getting ready for Paris-Roubaix and seems to have found his legs just in time. While he was unable to be a factor in the decisive part of the Tour of Flanders, the Belgian managed to finish in […]
Hincapie changes personality for Paris-Roubaix
BMC Racing’s George Hincapie is among a rare breed of cyclists that relish the opportunity to take in the heavy dose of pavé that this weekend’s Paris-Roubaix will dish out. The American has finished top ten in the “Hell of […]
