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 […]
Snow stops Liquigas' Basso and Pellizotti during Zoncolan test
Ivan Basso and Franco Pellizotti are preparing the Giro d’Italia in earnest. The Liquigas-Doimo pair, together with Robert Kiserlovski, rode the last 90 kilometers of what will be stage 15 in the 2010 Giro d’Italia, on May 23rd. Basso, Pellizotti […]
Bennati hot for Milano-Sanremo, recons route
Daniele Bennati is quite motivated for Milano-Sanremo on March 20. He did a reconnaissance ride with his Liquigas teammates Vincenzo Nibali, Valerio Agnoli and Fabio Sabatini on Tuesday. Winning a stage in the Tour of Oman – after almost an […]
Murcia organizer responds to UCI on Italian team situation
Tour of Murcia organizer Paco Guzmán made some remarks regarding the absence of Italian teams that have been reverberating through the press. Yesterday Pat McQuaid, president of the International Cycling Union, lashed out at the organizer on his comments. Guzmán […]
Armstrong's 2010 Euro debut in Murcia
Lance Armstrong will do his first race in Europe in Spain today. The Texan lines up at the 30th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista Murcia, which runs from March 3 to March 7. Armstrong wasn’t quite pleased to leave his […]
Quick Step's Devolder relieved that form has not vanished
Stijn Devolder is relieved that he performed well in Sunday’s Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and that his off-day in Saturday’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was just a fluke. He was much more relaxed on Sunday evening than 24 hours prior. While he didn’t finish […]
AG2R's Riblon takes win in Ardèche race
Christophe Riblon outfoxed a group of 20 to take the Boucle du Sud-Ardèche, ahead of Pierrick Fédrigo and Cyril Gautier, both riding for Bbox Bouygues Telecom. The group formed in the final part of the race, marked by the climb […]
Bos outsprints Cavendish in Almería
Theo Bos took his biggest win on the road so far by outsprinting Mark Cavendish in the Clásica de Almería on Sunday. Graeme Brown finished third and Luis León Sánchez fourth in the bunch sprint. “It was a pretty hard […]
Traksel wins epic Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
Bobbie Traksel emerged the victor in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, a race dominated by a heavy storm that raged over central Europe on Sunday. Traksel won the sprint of a three-man lead group in a race that was shortened by 20km, due to […]
