Boy van Poppel delighted with unexpected Tour of Britain lead
Dutch sprinter awarded gold jersey after Luke Rowe adjudged to have lost a second in sprint Boy van Poppel (UnitedHealthcare) was a somewhat surprise occupier of the race lead in the Tour of Britain at the end of stage two. […]
Tour of Britain: Leigh Howard sprints to victory in Knowsley on stage two
Australian beats Mark Cavendish in untidy sprint after long wet Peak District stage Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge) took the second stage of the 2012 Tour of Britain, between Nottingham and Knowsley Safari Park, as he won an untidy sprint to the […]
Giro d’Italia stage winner Konovalovas signs for growing MTN Qhubeka team
Former Cervélo Test Team rider joins up again with Campana and Zemke Three years after he won the final time trial in the Giro d’Italia while with the Cervélo Test Team, Ignatas Konovalovas has signed an agreement to race with […]
Hansen to keep racing after completing all three Grand Tours this season
No let-up yet for Australian hardman after ‘stupid hard’ feat He succeeded in his goal yesterday of becoming the only rider this year to finish all three Grand Tours, has amassed over 15,000 kilometres and has completed almost 100 days […]
‘Team Canada’ shows well in Québec and Montréal
Hesjedal does his best, Veilleux hoping for bigger selections, Barry marks retirement Ever since Ryder Hesjedal’s big victory in the Giro d’Italia, Canada has been especially tuned in to the Garmin-Sharp rider’s exploits, as well as Canadian cycling in general. […]
Contador says strength of mind is what made the difference in the 2012 Vuelta a España
Having tried, and failed repeatedly to take the red jersey from Joaquim Rodriguez and then finally succeeding with an unexpected, unorthodox attack far from the finish on Wednesday’s stage to Fuente Dé, Alberto Contador has said his stubbornness is a […]
Lars Petter Nordhaug nails career best win in GP Cycliste de Montréal
Outduels Moser and Kolobnev in late break Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky Procycling) nabbed the biggest victory of his career in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal on Sunday, coming back on Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Alexander Kolobnev (Katusha) in the […]
Brain Wash Ladies Toer: Marianne Vos snatches overall victory on World championship course
Olympic champion outsprints Evie Stevens to take fourth straight Ladies Toer In what she surely hopes is a forecast for the World championships, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took the final stage, and overall race victory, in the sixth and final stage […]
Vuelta a España: John Degenkolb gets number five on final stage as Contador wins
German sprinter the class of the field once more after mostly ceremonial stage John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) took his fifth victory of the 2012 Vuelta a España, in the largely ceremonial final stage between Cercedilla and the Paseo de la Castellana […]
Rowe salvages Tour of Britain stage win for Sky after Cavendish crashes
World champion ends up with torn rainbow rather than gold jersey Swiftly moving to Plan B after world road race champion Mark Cavendish went down inside the final two kilometres, Luke Rowe (Team Sky) powered home to take stage one […]