Gautier gives Bouygues Telecom another win, this time Vitré
Cyril Gautier gave his Bouygues Telecom team the fifth victory in seven days, by winning the 1.1 Route Adélie de Vitré in France solo. Gautier arrived at the finish 38 seconds ahead of a group of four, taking his first […]
Nuyens ready for Flanders despite spring setbacks
Nick Nuyens will be the leader of the Rabobank team, together with Sebastian Langeveld, in the Ronde van Vlaanderen. His preparation was less than optimal, with untimely punctures, sickness and crash injuries preventing him from getting morale-boosting results in the […]
Gavazzi takes sprint in Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda's stage two
Mattia Gavazzi won the bunch sprint in stage two of the Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, ahead of Roberto Ferrari and Alberto Loddo. The stage around Dalmine was 175km long. There were no changes in the overall, with Michele Scarponi still leading […]
Chainel and Turgot confident for Flanders after brilliant De Panne
The Bouygues Telecom pair Steve Chainel and Sébastien Turgot had an outstanding Driedaagse de Panne-Koksijde and both Frenchmen are now looking ahead to Flanders’ nicest – the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Both are confident for a good result in the grueling […]
Heulot reacts to non-Tour invite for Saur-Sojasun
Stéphane Heulot was quite annoyed to hear about his team, Saur-Sojasun, not being invited to the 2010 Tour de France (July 3-25) by the Amaury Sports Organisation. Heulot lamented that the invitation process was unclear and regretted the chance to […]
Xacobeo Galicia prepares next races with collective training
On Wednesday, the Spanish Xacobeo Galicia team will have a collective training session. The ride will start at 10:00 in Ponteareas and more than 200km will be covered. The event is not just about team bonding, but will also serve […]
Resting Pereiro happy with his Volta a Catalunya
Óscar Pereiro is currently at home, resting his tired legs after the Volta a Catalunya. The Astana rider, who was on the brink of retirement already, is quite happy about his racing this season thus far. In Catalunya he finished […]
Boonen readies for third Ronde van Vlaanderen title
Tom Boonen had a satisfying race weekend and is going full steam ahead with his final preparation for the Ronde van Vlaanderen on April 4, which he would like to win for the third time in his career. Although Boonen […]
Evans sees room for improvement in time trialing
Cadel Evans finished sixth overall in the three-day, two-stage Critérium International on Corsica this weekend. The Australian had mixed feelings about it, calling his race “neither good nor bad.” He is now shifting his focus towards the Giro d’Italia in […]
Eisel outsprints break for Gent-Wevelgem victory
Bernhard Eisel outsprinted his five breakaway companions to take a deserved win in Gent-Wevelgem. He beat Sep Vanmarcke and Philippe Gilbert decisively. George Hincapie, who launched the sprint with a little more 300m to go, ended in fourth place, ahead […]
