German sprinter set up by Argos-Shimano at the end of a long, flat day in the Netherlands Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) cruised to victory in the opening stage of the 2012 Eneco Tour, between Waalwijk and Middelburg, at the end of […]
Spaniard to return to competition tomorrow in Eneco Tour Double Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is officially free to compete once again, with his suspension expiring at midnight last night, August 4th. The Spaniard is now counting down the […]
American on top form after two Olympic Games fourth places Taylor Phinney hopes to capitalise on his top form – and bounce back from the disappointment of just missing out on an Olympic medal, with fourth place in both the […]
Belgian squad aiming for success in the biggest stage race in Benelux Omega Pharma-Quick Step is sending a mixed squad of its top riders to the Eneco Tour, which starts on Monday, August 6th. The seven day race features a […]
Five year gap continues for Dutchman The last Grand Tour Thomas Dekker rode was the 2007 Tour de France; his wait to return to the top stage races in cycling will take a while longer, with the news that he […]
Spaniard to resume racing in 27 days With his current suspension due to end in less than four weeks’ time, Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will make his return to competition in the Eneco Tour, which begins on August […]
First year American pro ambitious about career, rules out Tour de France contention Fresh from his prologue win and fine fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour, Taylor Phinney has laid out some big goals for the final part of […]
Race jury reviews crash-marred finale During yesterday’s final stage of the Eneco Tour, Team Radioshack seemed as if they had the team title all sewn up. But when Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) powered away from the field to win […]
Millar and Phinney close gap somewhat on penultimate day of racing Italian rider Matteo Bono (Lampre ISD) scooped a fine WorldTour stage victory in Genk when he outsprinted breakaway companions Sergey Renov (Astana) and Artem Ovechkin (Katusha). The trio attacked […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen hoping to hold on to the leader’s white jersey Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) rode a strong enough time trial to take over the race lead from Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma Lotto) in the Eneco Tour yesterday. […]
23-year-old RadioShack New Zealander surprised at first ever WorldTour victory Starting the day in 93rd place overall meant that Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) started today’s 14.7km Eneco tour time trial in the first half, which meant that he missed the heavy […]
Rabobank rider endured the worst of the conditions to finish fifth in Roermond test Stage three of the Eneco Tour, between Heers and Andenne in the Belgian Ardennes, was disastrous for Lars Boom (Rabobank) in more ways than one. The […]
Better conditions would have seen him rise even higher, says Rik Verbrugghe On a drying, but still slippery, 14.7km course in Roermond, Netherlands, Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) pulled himself back up to fourth place overall in the Eneco Tour. The […]
Jesse Sergent takes the stage as treacherous conditions slow the late starters As expected, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) moved into the race lead in the Eneco Tour after the 14.7km time trial around the streets of Roermond, Netherlands. The […]
Belgian champion King of the Ardennes once more with yet another solo victory Emphasising his status as the king of the Ardennes, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the third stage of the Eneco Tour between Heers and Andenne, after an […]
American rider loses time to Boasson Hagen For the second day running, German sprinter Andre Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) proved quickest at the Eneco Tour, blasting to victory at the end of a 173.7 kilometre stage to Ardooie. He once again […]
Spanish team’s bad luck continues in Benelux race on a day of crashes and fractures The first stage of the Eneco Tour, between Oosterhout and Sint-Willebrord, was another bad day for Movistar. The Spanish team had two riders abandon as […]
The Gorilla outpaces the other sprinters as only twenty survive to contest the finish André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won a closely contested sprint to take the first stage of the Eneco Tour between Oosterhout and Sint-Willebrord, in the Netherlands. The […]
