Menchov wins the Giro d'Italia, ending it with a twist
Russian rider Denis Menchov won the Tour of Italy here on Sunday despite suffering a dramatic fall in the last kilometre of the final stage, a 14.4km time-trial round. The Rabobank cyclist, who is the third Russian to win the […]
Borrajo wins Clarendon Cup
Ken Hanson of Team Type 1 nearly spoiled the victory celebration by Alejandro Borrajo (Colavita-Sutter Home presented by Cooking Light) Saturday at the U.S. Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup. Hanson overcame poor positioning out of the final turn to […]
De Waele wins stage, Boom leads overall
Belgium’s Bert De Waele won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish here Saturday, finishing ahead of compatriot Greg van Avermaet and Dutchman Lars Boom, the new overall leader. Boom took the black leader’s jersey […]
Gilbert wins stage, Menchov stays in pink
Belgian Philippe Gilbert of the Lotto team won the 20th stage of the Tour of Italy over 203km from Naples to Anagni on Saturday as Russian Denis Menchov held onto the overall lead. Gilbert sprang away from the bunch in […]
McEwen has broken tibia, will miss Tour de France
Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen has ruled himself out of taking part in the Tour de France after undergoing surgery on a fractured tibia. The 36-year-old Katusha rider underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering a heavy fall on the second […]
Bozic wins again in Belgium
Bozic at the double to retain Tour of Belgium lead TEMSE, Belgium, May 29, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic, riding for Vacansoleil, won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Friday to retain the overall race lead. […]
Vesuvius erupts again as Sastre wins, Di Luca gains precious seconds
Today at the top of Mount Vesuvius Spainiard Carlo Sastre won his second stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, while in his wake the mountain experienced a different kind of eruption as Italian Danilo Di Luca left everything on the […]
Scarponi again, as Menchov stays in control
Michele Scarponi (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni) won his second stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia today, a 182km ride from Sulmona to Benevento. The Italian took the sprint from a seven-man breakaway with Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) coming in second piping Danny Pate (Garmin-Slipstream) on […]
Pellizotti solos to victory while Di Luca closes on Menchov
Italian Franco Pellizotti of Team Liquigas won the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia today with a solo victory on the short 83km stage from Chieti to Blockhaus. In second place was a charging Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) aiming for […]
Ivanov wins Tour of Belgium 1st stage
Russia’s Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday’s Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia’s Borut Bozic in third. Results of the 185km Tour of Belgium 1st stage held here on Wednesday: […]