HTC-Columbia women make it three in a row with Foothills Road Race win
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won her second consecutive bunch sprint in Merced on Sunday taking out the 115km Foothills Road Race. The win finished off the Hat-Trick of victories for the team after success in the Team Trial Trial on Friday and […]
Cavendish checks out Milano-Sanremo course
Mark Cavendish offered a strong indication that he wants to repeat his Milano-Sanremo win from last year, by checking out the final of the Italian Classic on Sunday. The defending champion should be counted as one of the favorites, but […]
Contador concedes to Boom in Paris-Nice opener
Tour de France Champion Alberto Contador began Paris-Nice, an eight-kilometre time trial, just off the fastest time of the day set by Lars Boom (Rabobank). “It’s true that I was not able to win,” said Spain’s Contador, “but it is […]
Keukeleire takes West Vlaanderen overall, Boeckmans takes the sprint
European Champion Kris Boeckmans (Topsport Vlaanderen) took the sprint in a wild final stage of the three days of West Vlaanderen. He beat Yohann Gene (Bbox Bouygues) as well as Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis). The latter didn’t mind too much, as […]
Boom takes fine Paris-Nice opener, Contador-RadioShack battle continues
Lars Boom posted the quickest time on the opening eight-kilometer time trial in Paris-Nice. With 10’56, he was only one of two riders under 11 minutes and beat Jens Voigt, the 2005 prologue winner (10’59). Levi Leipheimer finished in third, […]
Steegmans crashes and breaks collarbone, out of Paris-Nice
Today’s opening prologue in Paris-Nice ended badly for RadioShack sprinter Gert Steegmans, with the Belgian crashing on a downhill just 4 kilometers into the 8 kilometer course. He was taken away with a broken collarbone, which means his race is […]
Zomegnan pleased with Strade Bianche popularity
A sunny spring day, though crisp, allowed fans to relax in Siena’s Piazza del Campo and watch cycling’s emerging classic: Strade Bianche. Only in its fourth year, the Italian one-day race, organised by RCS Sport, has produced great racing thanks […]
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 […]
Contador recieves new Shiv, ready for Paris-Nice Time Trial
Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is set to start his second race of the season tomorrow in Paris-Nice, and says he has received his new Specialized Shiv time trial bike for the opening 8 kilometer effort. In the […]
Schleck responds to team rumors from Italy
The older of the two Schleck brothers, Frank Schleck, has responded to yesterday’s reports in the Gazzetta dello Sport claiming he and his brother Andy were planning to leave Bjarne Riis’ Saxo Bank outfit to start their own team in […]