Le Mevel wins final Haut Var stage and gets the overall
Christophe Le Mevel (Française des Jeux) launched a timely attack under the flamme rouge to win the second stage of the Tour du Haut Var and also took the overall. The others closed in on Le Mevel in the steepest […]
Wellens dominates final cross race of the season
Bart Wellens absolutely hammered his competitors in the final cross race of the season, the Sluitingsprijs in Oostmalle. Attacking in the second of nine laps, Wellens consistently increased the gap and won with almost a minute, ahead of his Fidea […]
Haedo wins first ever UCI race in India
Juan José Haedo won the inaugural Tour de Mumbai, India’s first race ever sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The Argentinean took the 50,000 US dollar prize by outsprinting breakaway companion Dirk Müller of Germany. “The Tour of Mumbai […]
Sánchez will defend Paris-Nice title after all
Following a change in the Tirreno-Adriatico route, Luis León Sánchez has changed his mind and will now defend his Paris-Nice title this year. Just a couple of weeks ago he announced that he will be riding Tirreno-Adriatico instead and that […]
Ginanni repeats Trofeo Laigueglia win
Just like in 2009, Francesco Ginanni won the Trofeo Laigueglia. This time he beat the Lampre duo of Francesco Gavazzi and Daniele Pietropolli in a bunch sprint. It was the first win of the season for the rider from Gianni […]
Nys sprints past Albert in Lebbeke
Sven Nys showed that he is still on form at the end of the cross season when he outsprinted his Belgian rival Niels Albert in Lebbeke today. Bart Aernouts finished third in one of the last races of the cross […]
Rosseler gives RadioShack a break in Algarve
Sébastien Rosseler was in the break of the day and slipped away to give RadioShack its first ever win, one day after the American team was handled by Alberto Contador. The latter easily defended his overall lead in today’s flat […]
AG2R's Nocentini storms to victory in first Haut Var stage
Perfectly launched by his AG2R team, Rinaldo Nocentini stormed away on the tough final climb in the first stage of the Tour du Haut Var. Nocentini beat Samuel Dumoulin and Bert de Waele by two seconds up the twisting final […]
Contador gives Astana first season win in Algarve stage
Alberto Contador opened his account early this season by taking today’s stage in the Volta ao Algarve, run over 180km from Castro Marim to the Alto do Malhão. Contador attacked at the bottom of the 2.7 finishing climb and won […]
French Cycling Federation with new General Director
The French Cycling Federation FFC has created the new post of a General Director and the first to fill the role is Olivier Quéguiner. Current president David Lappartient wants to slip into a more political role, which is why the […]
