Anti-doping expert Franke turns 70
Anti-doping expert Werner Franke celebrates his 70th birthday today. Some athletes may hope the German will retire soon, but this seems a remote possibility as long as Franke is as healthy as he is – he still works daily, including […]
Stybar solos to cross Worlds win at home
Cheered on by his home fans, Zdenek Stybar confirmed his pre-race favorite status at the Cyclocross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic. After a long solo effort, he had almost half a minute over silver medalist Klaas Vantornout. In an […]
Petacchi with first season victory
Alessandro Petacchi won his first bunch sprint of the season when he took the second stage of the Giro Reggio Calabria on Sunday. Petacchi took the honors ahead of Spaniard Francisco Ventoso and Italian Mattia Gavazzi. Matteo Montaguti, who won […]
Top cross rivals get surprise doping control
Cyclocross may be a little but smaller than road racing, but nothing is left to chance when it comes to the World Championships, which take place on Sunday, January 31, 2010, in Tabor, Czech Republic. The top rivals faced an […]
Team Astana presented
The Astana team had its official presentation today. Most of the focus was on team leader Alberto Contador, who is the team’s man to win the biggest race in 2010, the Tour de France. Alexander Vinokourov is also getting some […]
Meeusen disappointed
Tom Meeusen had dominated the U23 cyclocross racing in the winter and anything but a victory by the Belgian would have to be considered a surprise. And a surprise it was, as Meeusen ended in fourth place, behind the Szczepaniak […]
Szczepaniak siblings take gold and silver in U23 cross Worlds
Pawel Szczepaniak won the U23 cyclo cross race at the World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, ahead of his brother Kacper. The biggest surprise of the day was pre-race favorite Tom Meeusen of Belgium, who ended the day without a […]
Junior cross Worlds end with surprise win
The junior race in the Cyclo-cross World Champsionships in Tabor, Czech Republic, was won by home rider Tomas Paprstka. He beat Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in a tight two-up sprint. Nine seconds later Dutch rider Emiel Dolfsma secured bronze. Places six […]
Bartko/Kluge lead Berlin six Days
Robert Bartko and Roger Kluge lead the Berlin Six Days after the second night with 36 points over Dutch duo Danny Stam and Peter Schep. Germans Robert Bengsch and Marcel Kalz are third, 41 points behind. The Danish ‘couple’ Axel […]
Kessler's condition improves
Matthias Kessler’s condition is improving following his bad crash when out training in Mallorca. Kessler fell while out on a training ride with Andreas Klöden. His father, Karlheinz Kessler, reported that Kessler’s overall condition is starting to show signs of […]
