Milram happy with season start
German team Milram was happy with its season start in Australia, putting two riders in the top ten in the overall classification and winning the KOM jersey. Australian Luke Roberts, the new hire of the team, ended the week Down […]
Nys wins in Zonnebeke
Sven Nys dominated the Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke and won ahead of Dieter Vanthourenhout and Bart Wellens. Some of his toughest rivals skipped the race, including Niels Albert, who is still suffering from his rib injury that he received after he […]
Hovelijnck is back from injury
Kurt Hovelijnck of Quick Step is back in the arms of the peloton, following a terrible crash during a training ride last year. He was at the Quick Step presentation yesterday, all smiles. Team Manager Patrick Lefevere was quite astonished. “A […]
Sánchez wins queen stage, Greipel survives all-out attack
Luis León Sánchez won today’s Tour Down Under penultimate stage, a gruelling battle over Willunga Hill, ahead of Luke Roberts and Alejandro Valverde. André Greipel was in a group with Lance Armstrong, nine seconds adrift. But Greipel held on to […]
Weylandt promoted to second Quick Step sprinter
Wouter Weylandt will finally have the backing of the team in sprints – as long as Tom Boonen isn’t around. Weylandt is fast, as he had proven by winning stage 17 of the 2008 Vuelta a España. But so far […]
Charteau wins to keep overall lead in Gabon
Anthony Charteau won the fourth stage over 133 kilometers in the Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) to keep the overall lead. The Bbox Bouygues Telecom rider won the sprint ahead of Ian MacLeod (MTN) and AG2R’s Julien Loubet. MacLeod now trails […]
Zabel opens Berlin Six Days
Erik Zabel will be opening the 99th edition of the Berlin Six Days, which take place from January 28 to February 2. Zabel did his final race in Berlin last year, but he still has strong ties to the velodrome […]
Quick Step team for 2010 presented
The Quick Step team officially presented its riders today to the public in Kortrijk, Belgium. In addition to retaining 24 riders, Quick Step also hired three new ones in an attempt to be competitive in just about any race. With […]
Armstrong looks back and ahead
Lance Armstrong entered the second season of his third comeback when he tackled the Cancer Council Helpline Classic on Sunday. His firm goal is the Tour de France victory in July. Before the Tour Down Under, Armstrong reflected on the […]
Chicci fastest in South America
Francesco Chicchi (Liquigas-Doimo) won the first stage of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. Chicci beat native boy Edgardo Simon (Funvic-Pindamonhanga) and Danilo Napolitano (Katusha). A break with Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia-Cajasur), Arnols Alcolea (Cuban National Team), Arles Castro (Colombian […]
