Cervélo still eyeing repeat win in Omloop
The Cervélo TestTeam is still hoping to win the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, despite defending champion Thor Hushovd likely out of contention, still recovering from sickness. The team placed three riders in the top eight last year. Hushovd named teammates Roger […]
Gilbert misses Omloop recon ride with Omega Pharma-Lotto
Philippe Gilbert will miss Wednesday’s reconnaissance ride for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with his Omega Pharma-Lotto team. The Belgian resides in Monaco and was unable to fly out today, due to a strike in French air traffic. Additionally, German airline […]
Bahati foundation launch in Los Angeles
The Bahati Foundation will make its official debut on March 12 in downtown Los Angeles. The event, starting at 7pm, will be held at Club Nokia, and will support an entertaining media presentation that highlights each of the three pillars […]
Scheldeprijs gaining popularity thanks to calendar changes
The Scheldeprijs in Schoten, near Antwerp, Belgium, is gaining popularity thanks to the shuffling of the Spring Classics calendar. Twelve ProTour team will take the start in the 2010 edition – twice as many as in the past. The Scheldeprijs […]
Quick Step checks out Omloop route without Boonen and Chavanel
With four more days before the opening weekend for the Spring Classics season, Quick Step did a reconnaissance ride of parts of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad route. Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel were absent, as they will join the team […]
Lampre's Gavazzi takes sprint in Sardegna
Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Giro di Sardegna, ahead of Oscar Gatto and Giovanni Visconti (both ISD-Neri). Gavazzi took over the leader’s jersey. Gatto launched the sprint for Visconti, but it didn’t […]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with changed finish
The start and finish of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, to be held this Saturday, will be at the same location this year, on the Sint Pietersplein in Gent, Belgium. This will change the ending of the 203km race from a […]
Rabobank's Freire wins again in Andalucía
Oscar Freire won for the second time in two days when he raced to victory in stage three of the Vuelta a Andalucía today. The Spaniard beat Lampre’s Grega Bole and Sky’s Simon Gerrans to the line. Mark Cavendish, who […]
Sánchez wins Algarve time trial, Contador takes overall
Luis León Sánchez blasted over the wet roads in southern Portugal to win the time trial in the final stage of the Volta ao Algarve. Alberto Contador kept his compatriot at check, conceding only thirteen seconds and taking the overall […]
Pardilla gives Carmiooro a surprise win in Ruta del Sol
Sergio Pardilla surprised everyone in the first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía-Ruta del Sol. The Colombian slipped away in the final phase of the race, marked by lots of attacks, and won with seven seconds over Jurgen Van den […]