O’Grady set to captain another Paris-Roubaix with Orica-GreenEdge
2007 race winner points to Langeveld as top contender Though his opportunities to contest the finale of Paris-Roubaix have probably passed with the years, Stuart O’Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) will start another edition of the Hell of the North on Sunday, and […]
Phinney on Paris-Roubaix: ‘This is my number one race of the year’
‘It is a brutal race, it is a terrible race, but it is something so special’ Twice a winner of the Under 23 Paris-Roubaix, Taylor Phinney sounded both excited and confident in today’s pre-race press conference, believing that he is […]
Porte scoops Pais Vasco stage win and moves closer to team-mate Henao’s race lead
Late attack seals victory in Beasain Team Sky rider Richie Porte darted to victory on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, attacking from a select group just over a kilometre from the line and reaching the finish […]
Degenkolb gunning for top placing in Paris-Roubaix
German rider pleased with reconnaissance: ‘I really had the power to accelerate on the cobbles’ Ninth last week in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, John Degenkolb has been given Argos Shimano’s full backing for this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, and believes he can […]
Roelandts psyched for Paris-Roubaix after strong third in Tour of Flanders
‘This is my final goal of the first part of the season and I am still very motivated’ Confidence on a high after a superb – and somewhat unexpected – third place in last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, Jurgen Roelandts […]
Giro Rosa 2013 announced, race drops to eight days in length
Future seems to be healthier for event Securing the future of the event after much recent uncertainty, the women’s Giro d’Italia has confirmed that Giuseppe Rivolta will organise the next four editions of the Giro Rosa, and that this year’s […]
Rolland triumphs on tough day in Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Durbridge loses time
Big shakeup upends general classification Although yesterday’s time trial winner Luke Durbridge said that he was relatively confident that he and his Orica GreenEdge team would be able to defend the race lead, the Australian lost his grip at the […]
Filippo Pozzato: “I’ve got one last chance to be a protagonist”
2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointment Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second […]
Fractured rib for Tom Boonen; operation for Dries Devenyns on broken arm
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashes Tom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Quintana jumps clear to nab stage win, Henao keeps race lead
Long distance break reeled in on final climb Nairo Quintana took the second Colombian success in as many days in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, following up yesterday’s stage win by Sergio Henao (Sky) with a victory of his own. […]