Bonnet wins messy final in Paris-Nice stage
William Bonnet won the bunch sprint in the second stage of Paris-Nice, after 201 kilometers from Contres to Limoges. Peter Sagan led out the sprint, but was beaten by Bonnet in the last meters. The final was overshadowed by a […]
Martin back in business at Paris-Nice
Tony Martin was disappointed with his prologue performance in Paris-Nice but was going quite well in the first stage. He managed to sneak into the winning group and tried a surprise attack inside the final kilometer. In the end, the […]
Boom going strong in Paris-Nice
Lars Boom continues to lead four classifications in Paris-Nice. After his stunning time trial performance in the opening prologue, the Dutchman was able to make the crucial split yesterday, initiated by the Caisse d’Epargne team. The effort to stay up […]
Cavendish checks out Milano-Sanremo course
Mark Cavendish offered a strong indication that he wants to repeat his Milano-Sanremo win from last year, by checking out the final of the Italian Classic on Sunday. The defending champion should be counted as one of the favorites, but […]
Keukeleire takes West Vlaanderen overall, Boeckmans takes the sprint
European Champion Kris Boeckmans (Topsport Vlaanderen) took the sprint in a wild final stage of the three days of West Vlaanderen. He beat Yohann Gene (Bbox Bouygues) as well as Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis). The latter didn’t mind too much, as […]
Boom takes fine Paris-Nice opener, Contador-RadioShack battle continues
Lars Boom posted the quickest time on the opening eight-kilometer time trial in Paris-Nice. With 10’56, he was only one of two riders under 11 minutes and beat Jens Voigt, the 2005 prologue winner (10’59). Levi Leipheimer finished in third, […]
Sky's Kennaugh breaks collarbone in Eroica
Peter Kennaugh broke his collarbone when he crashed in today’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche Eroica race. Kennaugh went down after 90 of the 190 kilometers. Kennaugh was immediately treated. “He’s in hospital now,” said Sports Director Marcus Ljungqvist after the race, […]
Astana's Iglinskiy takes Eroica
Maxim Iglinskiy won the Montepaschi Strade Bianche Toscana in Italy today. After 190 kilometers, 57 of which were over unpaved roads, Iglinskiy beat out Thomas Lövkvist and Michael Rogers. Garmin’s Ryder Hesjedal finished fifth, one place behind Filippo Pozzato. Iglinskiy, […]
Keukeleire continues winning, takes West-Vlaanderen opener
Jens Keukeleire sprinted to his second victory in three days when he took the opening stage in the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen. The young Cofidis rider already won the GP Samyn on Wednesday. Keukeleire beat Rony Martias and Paul Voß in […]
Roberts gives Milram win in Murcia
Luke Roberts used his finishing speed to propel himself past Sergey Lagutin and Josep Jufré in a sprint finish of the Queen stage in the Vuelta a Murcia. Denis Menchov and Andreas Klöden came in fourth and fifth. Jufré took […]