Fractured rib for Tom Boonen; operation for Dries Devenyns on broken arm
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashes Tom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, […]
Filippo Pozzato: “I’ve got one last chance to be a protagonist”
2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointment Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second […]
Fractured rib for Tom Boonen; operation for Dries Devenyns on broken arm
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashes Tom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, […]
Blanco Pro Cycling tackling Paris-Roubaix with confidence
Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke to lead but Dutch team has other options Blanco Pro Cycling will head into Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix with confidence, it says, with its team leaders buoyed by strong performances in last week’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. Although […]
Marcel Kittel defends Scheldeprijs title in photo finish sprint
German holds off late surge from Mark Cavendish to take sprinters’ Classic Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) successfully defended his Scheldeprijs title as he sprinted to victory at the end of the 204km Belgian semi-Classic. The German’s victory was almost as close […]
Mark Cavendish refuses to blame teammates after being isolated in Scheldeprijs finale
Manx sprinter disappointed not to win for his daughter’s first birthday Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) was visibly disappointed at the end of today’s Scheldeprijs, as he just failed to overcome the sprint of Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) and take a […]
Blanco Pro Cycling tackling Paris-Roubaix with confidence
Lars Boom and Sep Vanmarcke to lead but Dutch team has other options Blanco Pro Cycling will head into Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix with confidence, it says, with its team leaders buoyed by strong performances in last week’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. Although […]
Marcel Kittel defends Scheldeprijs title in photo finish sprint
German holds off late surge from Mark Cavendish to take sprinters’ Classic Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) successfully defended his Scheldeprijs title as he sprinted to victory at the end of the 204km Belgian semi-Classic. The German’s victory was almost as close […]
Paris-Roubaix organiser announces ratings of 27 cobbled sectors
52.6km of Hell in 111th edition of the Queen of the Classics Following reconnaissance by race director Christian Prudhomme and technical director Jean-François Pescheux, organiser ASO has officially rated the 27 sectors of cobbles to be crossed in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. […]
