Hushovd wins classic slow motion sprint in Tour of Poland stage five
BMC gets three in a row after Norwegian takes grueling drag race It was an experienced and patient Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) who got his second win of the week, and third in a row for BMC, in stage five […]
Kolobnev suffers “bad luck, nothing more” in final Tour de Wallonie stage
Race winner Van Avermaet rapidly becomes a hot favourite in the peloton Alexander Kolobnev (Katusha) entered the final stage of the Tour de Wallonie nursing a slight lead in the overall classification, but the Russian seemingly had the team and […]
Greg Van Avermaet scoops Tour de Wallonie overall with final stage win
BMC rider gets Mur de Thuin victory as Kolobnev has bike trouble Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) took his second Tour de Wallonie overall victory in the last three years, after winning in 2011, with a final stage attack and […]
Van Avermaet wins Tour de Wallonie stage three drag race
Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victory Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) got himself and his team in the winning column on Monday in Belgium, unleashing an old fashioned sprint in stage three of the Tour […]
Kittel comes of age with four Tour de France stage wins
Argos-Shimano management commends the squad’s hard work Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had what was consistently the best lead out train in the 100th Tour de France, and he capitalized with consistently the fastest sprint finish in the race, punctuated by his […]
Riblon excited to receive super combative prize on Champs Élysées podium
Frenchman’s tenacity in breakaways continues to pay dividends Soon after stage 20 concluded, Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) was named by Tour de France decision makers as the race’s most aggressive rider, getting him the ‘super combative’ prize to go […]
Tour de France: Navarro’s rising stock sees Cofidis on the offensive
Quiet French squad gets something to cheer about with Spaniard in top ten Near the bottom in Tour de France earnings so far, French continental team Cofidis has had little to cheer about as the Tour draws to a close […]
Bakelants gets another top Tour finish as Radioshack-Leopard moves up
Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years on More than 40 riders got away at the beginning of stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand Bornand, but after it was […]
Valverde and Quintana applaud Costa after failed stage 19 shakeup
Movistar duo had hoped to put more pressure on Froome but settle for status quo On a long and mountainous day that they had hoped to use to administer more pain to overall leader Chris Froome (Sky Procycling), the Movistar […]
Tour de France: Moser shines in unplanned breakaway
Tour debutant nabs queen stage third place With a team built solely to support green jersey holder Peter Sagan, the queen stage of the 100th Tour de France, featuring two ascents of the legendary Alpe d’Huez, did not seem like […]