
2010 Amstel Gold Race Preview: Mother Nature Weighs In
Beginning with the Brabantse Pijl in Belgium earlier his week, the peloton has made the transition from the cobbled Classics to the Ardennes Classics, which officially begin with tomorrow’s Amstel Gold Race. The route will see the peloton criss-cross The […]

2010 Paris-Roubaix Preview: Who will have a chance in Hell?
The 108th edition of Paris-Roubaix is set to take place this Sunday and, after his dominating performance in the Tour of Flanders last week, former winner Fabian Cancellara from the Saxo Bank team will be seen by many as the […]

2010 Tour of Flanders Preview: Punishment on the Pavé
This Sunday’s Tour of Flanders will mark the second Classic of the 2010 season and, like Milan-Sanremo, the list of possible winners is long and distinguished. This year’s course offers up some changes from last year’s edition, namely the omission […]

Tour of Flanders: Will Chavanel continue the French charge?
Over the past few years Quick Step rider Sylvain Chavanel has shown himself to be a legitimate threat when it comes to the cobbled Classics. His journey to the north began with wins in the Dwars door Vlaanderen and Brabantse […]

Boasson Hagen's Milan-Sanremo: A good day for a bad day
Today Edvald Boasson Hagen went into one of cycling’s monuments, Milan-Sanremo, as a team captain and one of the favorites for the first time. He had done everything right in the lead-up to the event, putting in a solid winter […]

2010 Milan-Sanremo Preview: Rouleurs in with a chance
On the eve of the 101st edition of Milan-Sanremo there is much speculation on how tomorrow’s winner will arrive near the port in Sanremo. With the past six winners taking part in the event, and all but last year’s victor […]

Contador takes valuable seconds, Astana will be tested
Alberto Contador reminded the field in Paris-Nice today why he’s the defending Tour de France champion and, along with his demonstration, picked up the leader’s jersey and the crucial bonus seconds on offer for the day’s stage winner. Before Paris-Nice […]

Lampre-Farnese Vini crash woes: Petacchi in, Bole out
The Lampre-Farnese Vini team has had its share of bad luck in recent days, with both Alessandro Petacchi and Grega Bole each taking their turn hitting the pavement. Yesterday’s incident with Petacchi involved an encounter with a stray flower pot […]

Valverde says pre-race tactics caused crucial split in Paris-Nice
Caisse d’Epargne’s Alejandro Valverde was satisfied with the team’s work in today’s stage of Paris-Nice. The Spaniard, who began the day wearing the mountains classification jersey, finished fifth in the group of 17 riders that escaped the peloton in the […]

Cobo set to help Caisse d'Epargne win another Paris-Nice
Earlier today Caisse d’Epargne rider Juanjo Cobo set off by plane from Madrid to France with his teammates for a big appointment at Paris-Nice. Cobo is new to the Spanish team this year after riding with Fuji-Servetto last season. His […]