Garzelli dethrones Scarponi in Tirreno-Adriatico; Boasson Hagen takes final sprint
Stefano Garzelli won the Tirreno-Adriatico race by taking two crucial bonus seconds in the two intermediate sprints on the final day. Defending champion Michele Scarponi led the race going into the final stage, but finished second in the overall, with […]
Valverde vows to fight ban, UCI determined to extend globally
Alejandro Valverde was quick to react to the news that the Sports Court of Arbitration has upheld his ban to race on Italian soil, imposed by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI). He released a statement, dismissing the decision as […]
Sánchez has no regrets after Paris-Nice
Luis León Sánchez was unable to defend his Paris-Nice title, finishing third, 25 seconds behind Alberto Contador. But the Caisse d’Epargne rider has no regrets and was quite happy with his form this early in the season. Last year he […]
Flahaut sprints to victory in Omloop van het Waasland
Denis Flahaut (ISD) won the 46th edition of the Omloop van het Waasland on Sunday, in a bunch sprint. After 191 kilometers, Flahaut left Baptiste Planckaert behind in second and Lithuanian Egidius Juodvalkis in third. The race is situated northeast […]
Milram's Wegmann out for a month
Fabian Wegmann is out for at least four weeks after his crash in stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico and will miss most of the classics season. The Milram rider complained about shoulder pain after he came down hard in the Italian […]
Contador: Paris-Nice win means a lot to me
Alberto Contador won his second Paris-Nice today, after he already succeeded in 2007. He is now equal with the Spanish record set by Miguel Indurain, but the young Contador surely will be able to add a few more editions to […]
Zabel and Cipollini still believe in Cavendish's Milano-Sanremo chances
Both Erik Zabel and Mario Cipollini are not too worried about Mark Cavendish’s chances for a repeat win in Milano-Sanremo. Cavendish has yet to get into gear this year, partially because a lengthy dental treatment has delayed his season start. […]
All for Evans at BMC in Tirreno-Adriatico
Cadel Evans is getting great support from all his BMC teammates in the Tirreno-Adriatico race. Today the Australian showed his good early season form by pulling hard in the end to gain eight seconds against race leader Michele Scarponi. Evans […]
Armstrong enters South Africa, readies for Cap Argus
Lance Armstrong did a three-hour ride in Cape town, South Africa today with teammate Daryl Impey. The RadioShack duo arrived yesterday after a 12-hour flight. Both riders will be competing in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour on […]
Haselbacher celebrates first season victory in South Africa
René Haselbacher won the sprint out of a 20-man group in the first stage of the Giro del Capo, held in Wellington over a distance of 106 kilometers. The Austrian beat Malcolm Lange and Burry Stander to take over the […]
