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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]

The Amaury Sports organisation (ASO) announced a couple of changes to two of its races, the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. ASO announced the news today at a meeting in Paris. Flèche Wallonne, which takes place on April 21, will switch […]

Jean Eudes Demaret has been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease by the medical staff of his Cofidis team. The Frenchman participated in the Tropicale Amissa Bongo (January 19-24), but finished the race very weak. Demaret was suspected to have a severe […]