Flecha takes Spring Classics opener Het Nieuwsblad solo
Juan Antonio Flecha gave his new Sky team a brilliant start to the classics season by winning the opening race, Het Nieuwsblad. Heinrich Haussler sprinted to second place in the finishing town of Gent, ahead of Gent-resident Tyler Farrar. Flecha […]
Johanson beats Belgians to win women's Het Nieuwsblad
Emma Johansson won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for women, held on a similar, but shorter route than the men’s race. The Swedish rider was the best sprinter in a group of four in Gent, Belgium, after 125.7 km. Liesbet De […]
Loddo takes final Sardinia stage, Kreuziger wins overall
Albert Loddo won the final stage of the Giro di Sardegna in a sprint ahead of Alessandro Petacchi, who recovered well from his crash yesterday. Roman Kreuziger took the overall after ending the day in the peloton. He won ahead […]
Cofidis' Dumoulin wins GP Insubria
Samuel Dumoulin won the Giro dell Insubria. After 181 kilometers, he beat José Rojas (Caisse d`Epargne) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R). World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC) ended in fifth place, behind Leonardo Bertagnolli (Androno Giocattoli). Evans was quite pleased with his […]
Mosquera's preparation continues, Giro start would be appreciated
Ezequiel Mosquera continues his season preparation with the Clásica de Almería on Sunday, after taking three complete rest days. The Spaniard did not start the final stage of the Vuelta al Algarve, due to pain in his Achilles’ heel. He […]
Cunego set to race again this weekend
Damiano Cunego will be racing again this weekend, after he had to abandon the Vuelta a Andalucia due to a crash. Cunego will race in the one-day races GP Insubria and GP Lugano on Saturday and Sunday. Over the course […]
Rabobank's Nuyens feels good ahead of Spring Classics
Nick Nuyens of Rabobank has had a lackluster 2009 but is looking forward to a good Spring Classics season. With changed training and new motivation, the Belgian heads into the classics opening weekend with a lot of confidence. He draws […]
Boonen feeling well ahead of important classics
Tom Boonen already has two season wins under his belt, which gives him confidence ahead of the opening weekend of the classics season. Boonen is right on target for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday. Asked […]
Armstrong crashes over cat
Lance Armstrong was brought down by a cat on a training ride Thursday, but other than some road rash the RadioShack rider sustained no injuries. Armstrong was on a four-hour ride when he got interrupted by the cat. Armstrong described […]
Hondo jumps in for crashing Petacchi to take victory in Sardinia
Danilo Hondo sprinted to victory in the fourth stage of the Giro di Sardegna, ahead of Giovanni Visconti and Sacha Modolo. The finishing sprint was overshadowed by the crash of Hondo’s teammate, Alessandro Petacchi, and a few others, caused by […]
