RadioShack's Steegmans to become full-time bike racer
Gert Steegmans has not always had the luck in the last few years in his sport as a professional cyclist. Seeing the professionalism from his new teammate Lance Armstrong on the American RadioShack team, the Belgian realized he is the […]
Turbulent Tour of Mediterranean stage ends in confusion
The fourth stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean has been plagued by weather problems, with Cofidis rider Julien El Farès crossing the provisional finish line in first place after 114 of the 160-kilometer race. Race officials were debating over […]
Exciting Superprestige cross final pits Stybar against Albert
Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points heading into the last round of the Superprestige cross series on Sunday in Vorselaar. Whoever finishes ahead of the other is secured the overall title. However, the regulation is not clear […]
Burghardt makes BMC team happy in Qatar
The American BMC racing team had a good opening to the season, with Marcus Burghardt ending the week-long race in fifth place overall. A strong team effort protected Burghardt’s high ranking. Up-and-coming John Murphy finished tenth in the bunch sprint. […]
Cervélo all smiles after successful Tour of Qatar
The Cervélo TestTeam was quite happy with its Tour of Qatar. After six stages, the team around sports director Jens Zemke won the teams classification and team member Heinrich Haussler took the points jersey. The only regret was the controversial […]
Dueñas returns from doping ban, likely to join Xacobeo-Galicia
Moisés Dueñas is looking to a comeback in pro cycling after a doping ban sidelined him for a year. Dueñas cooperated with the investigators, which helped him to receive a shortening of his initial two-year ban. Spanish paper El Adelanto […]
Hutarovitch gives Française des Jeux third win in Tour Med
In stage three of the Tour Méditerranéen, Yauheni Hutarovitch of Française des Jeux repeated his stage one victory in a sprint, besting Fabien Bacquet (BigMat-Auber 93) and Mathieu Drujon (Caisse d’Epargne). Leonardo Duque (Col/Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne) and William […]
Chicchi takes final Qatar stage, Mol wins overall
Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Doimo) sprinted to his second win in the Tour of Qatar, beating Garmin’s Tyler Farrar and Juan José Haedo (Saxo Bank). Tom Boonen was victim of a wave in the final 200m and only managed seventh place. Wouter […]
Gerdemann gets Milram's first win in Spain
Linus Gerdemann of Milram won the third race of the Mallorca Challenge, the Trofeo Inca, ahead of breakaway companions Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto) and Manuel Vázquez (Andalucía-Cajasur). The Milram team was omnipresent throughout the stage, almost as if trying to console […]
Milram's Ciolek breaks collarbone
Gerald Ciolek’s season is off to a bad start. The German broke his collarbone in a crash in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar. On a windy stage in a furious final sprint, the German came down, along […]
