Tour of California: The sprinters talk bunch sprint possibilities
Can anyone rival the Manx Missile… There aren’t very many chances for the sprinters in the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California, but Wednesday’s Stage 4 finish in Modesto has bunch sprint printed all over it. Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) […]
Tour of California Stage 4, Chicchi triumphant in Modesto
The 195.5 km Stage 4 from San Jose to Modesto provided the expected bunch sprint finish, but instead of confirming Mark Cavendish’s ever improving form, posted a big fat question mark instead. Cavendish finished a distant third behind Saxo Bank’s […]
Tour of California: David Zabriskie excited to be in the lead of his favorite race
2009 Tour of Missouri winner wants more Stage Three winner in Santa Cruz, David Zabriskie, nearly lost the day on the line as he celebrated prematurely and enjoyed the frightened glance to the left as Rogers threw his bike forward […]
Tour of California: Danielson impressed with teammates
Garmin-Transitions in a position to challenge for the overall Yesterday’s wet finish for stage two of the Tour of California saw the American Garmin-Slipstream team keep their options open for the overall race. The trio of Tom Danielson, Dave Zabriskie […]
Tour of California: Rider comments before the start of stage three
Leipheimer, Horner, Boonen, Rogers, Eisel, Quinziato, Rollin, Sutherland The peloton was ready for some better weather as they prepared for the start of stage three of the Tour of California. The riders will take on four climbs during today’s 152.4 […]
Tour of California: Mark Cavendish satisfied with first day success
The Manx missile fires in the US Mark Cavendish appears to be back to his sprinting form of old, following a solid win in the opening stage of the AMGEN Tour of California. The 10-time Tour de France stage winner […]
Jens Voigt: An overall favorite for California?
“I would probably rather dying than giving up” Jens Voigt isn’t the first name that comes to mind as a big favorite for overall victory at this week’s Tour of California, but from speaking recently with one of the sport’s […]
Giro d'Italia: Bettini believes in Sastre
Italian tips Spaniard for top slot. Paolo Bettini sees one name above all others in the race for the final Maglia Rosa in Verona: Carlos Sastre. Bettini recently spoke with Italy’s second-largest daily circulation paper, La Repubblica. As always, Il […]
Giro d'Italia: Sastre motivated for the coming days
Crashes can’t stop the Spaniard Carlos Sastre was one of the many that left the Netherlands a little worse for wear following the Giro’s three day foray on Dutch soil. Sastre lost time in each of the first three stages: […]
Giro d'Italia: Andre Greipel searches for an important win
Yesterday’s sprint in Middelburg provided the grounds for a desperately needed win for Quick Step’s beleaguered young sprinter, Wouter Weylandt. In Weylandt’s success, however, came further disappointment for this year’s most successful bike racer, Andre Greipel. The winner of eleven […]
