Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect
Vacansoleil DCM rider ‘feels relief’ to walk away from cycling Lucien Van Impe’s nephew Kevin came from a family linked to the world of professional cycling, but the Belgian has expressed relief to be able to walk away from that […]
Diego Ulissi doubles up in Coppi e Bartali stage four
Bartosz Hutarski keeps the lead in Team NetApp hands as final climb splits the pack Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) took his second straight stage victory on the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, outsprinting a select group at the tough finish in Pavuillo […]
Millar faces break from racing due to collarbone fracture
Scottish rider suffers injury in big E3 Harelbeke crash The Garmin Barracuda team will lack one of its most experienced riders in the weeks ahead following David Millar’s bad crash in today’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke race. The Scottish rider was […]
Tom Boonen edges out Oscar Freire to take his fifth E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
Photo finish after race of constant attacks sees Belgian take outright record in the “Mini Ronde van Vlaanderen” Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his return to the top of the sport with his fifth victory in the E3 Prijs […]
Volta a Catalunya: Simon wins stage 5, Albasini retains race lead
Swiss rider’s rivals unable to grab leader’s jersey Frenchman Julien Simon was best of a group of approximately 25 riders at the end of today’s fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, winning a big sprint to the line in […]
Brailsford states Tour/Olympics may be too much for Cavendish to target
Doesn’t want Manx sprinter and Bradley Wiggins to over-reach Following recent suggestions by people such as Mark Cavendish’s coach Rod Ellingworth that the rider might not necessarily target the green jersey in this year’s Tour de France, Britain’s performance director […]
Criterium International reflects French racing return for Evans
Pinotti also a protected rider for BMC Racing Team Eight months after winning the Tour de France, Cadel Evans will once again compete on French soil with a participation in this weekend’s Criterium International in Corsica. The Australian had a […]
A 66 year old podium miss to debut at World Tour stage
E3 Harelbeke switches nude for a nana The organizer of today’s World Tour race ‘E3-Harelbeke Prijs’ got criticized last year for including a podium miss on the front of their promo poster. Normally, this wouldn’t haven’t been a problem, but […]
Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss heading Liquigas-Cannondale’s Flemish Cobbled-Classics campaign
Slovakian and Italian rouleurs hoping that youthful enthusiasm can make up for relative lack of experience in big Belgian races Liquigas-Cannondale has announced its eight man team that will be heading to Flanders, northern Belgium, for the four big cobbled […]
Diego Ulissi takes uphill sprint in third Coppi e Bartali stage
Cesare Benedetti holds on to lead despite a split in the peloton Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) won the third stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali between Fiorano Modenese and Levizzano in an uphill sprint to the line. The 22-year-old Tuscan […]