Young guns series: Andy Fenn makes perfect ProTeam debut
Background to Omega Pharma Quick Step’s neo-pro star At the end of each season, there are riders who decide to retire or step down to the amateur leagues of cycling, sometimes forced by injury or contracts not being extended. The […]
Cross roundup: Stybar rues Worlds illness after Superprestige win
Nys takes GP Stad Eeklo, Pauwels bests Van der Haar at GP Heuts Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to victory ahead of Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in yesterday’s Superprestige finale in Middelkerke, and while he is excited to finish the […]
Viviani takes second stage win and overall victory in the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
Strong early season form continues for Italian Clocking up yet another victory in what has been a superb start to his season, Elia Viviani (Liquigas Cannondale) grabbed his second consecutive stage win at the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria […]
Tiernan Locke wins final stage and overall of Tour of Mediterranean
Huge result for Endura Racing team Having already stunned the peloton with his stage one win in the Tour of the Mediterranean, Jon Tiernan Locke pulled off an even bigger coup today when he soloed to victory on the final […]
With career under a shadow, Longo set to retire
Husband/coach faces charges relating to importation of doping substances Following the arrest of her husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli on Wednesday and his charging two days later, Jeannie Longo appears set to retire from cycling. Bruno Ravaz, a lawyer representing […]
Mont Faron dropped from Tour of the Mediterranean stage due to snow
Shortened final stage will finish on top of the Col de La Garde The climatic finish atop Mont Faron near Toulon was expected to see the big guns in the Tour of the Mediterranean scrap it out, but instead the […]
Tour Mediterranéen: Two in two days for Michel Kreder in shortened stage three
Race lead for Garmin-Barracuda Dutchman as the snow continues to disrupt southern France Michel Kreder (Garmin-Barracuda) took his second victory in two days as the unusually harsh weather conditions in the south of France saw an altered third stage of […]
Elia Viviani dominates sprint to take Reggio Calabria opener
Liquigas-Cannondale rider fastest Italian of the year so far after green and blue team pulls back the break Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) emphasised his current status as the fastest Italian in the peloton with a dominant victory in the first stage […]
Zdeněk Štybar wins Superprestige Middelkerke as Sven Nys is “Mr Superprestige” again
Hard and fast Nordzeecross course sees two favourites escape and the Czech champion is faster than the Belgian at the finish Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a close sprint victory over Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in the Nordzeecross, Middelkerke; the […]
Operation for Filippo Pozzato following Qatar collarbone break
Italian Classics specialist plans to be back on two wheels as soon as possible Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) is to undergo surgery tomorrow morning to fix a plate to the collarbone that he broke during the fifth stage of […]