Arrivederci to one of the best names in cycling The Giro di Lombardia this Saturday will mark the last race in the long career of Quick Step rider Marco Velo. The 36-year-old will be hanging up his wheels after having […]
Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert back with win after Worlds miss Belgian Philippe Gilbert of team Omega Pharma repeated his Giro del Piemonte win today in Cherasco in Northwestern Italy. He jumped clear in the last kilometre to finish ahead of Italian […]
British Team Sky rider has got his focus back When he spoke of fatigue at the Tour de France and indicated that he had no plans to ride the world championships or the Commonwealth Games, it seemed likely that Bradley […]
Former Belgian champion crashes and ruptures a kidney in his last professional race The Sluitingsprijs Putte Kapellen was supposed to be a happy occasion for 2003 Belgian champion Geert Omloop (Palmans-Cras). The “Closing race” brought the curtain down on the […]
Three-time winner to sit out race of the falling leaves as Daniele Pietropolli leads the team With Damiano Cunego calling a halt to his disappointing season at last month’s Giro di Toscana, the Lampre-Farnese Vini team will line up at […]
Australian sacrificed chances last year to help Gilbert Now back in a standard BMC Racing Team jersey and adapting to life without the rainbow bands across his chest, Cadel Evans has another big goal in sight: becoming the first-ever Australian […]
Young British sprinter continues winning streak to close the Belgian road season Adam Blythe (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen as the 183km race finished in a bunch sprint. The British rider, who recently turned 21, managed to hold on to […]
Classy Spaniard gives country a much needed boost Triple world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gave Spanish cycling a much needed boost today when he claimed his second Classic of the season in Paris-Tour. Freire’s name will close a chapter in […]
Italy’s Pozzato races today in France at Paris-Tours, but still reflecting on a lost occasion Italian Filippo Pozzato will race the Paris-Tours race today, only one week after he lost a chance at winning the World Championships. It is a […]
Will aim to better his 2009 third place in Tour of Lombardy Russian rider Alexandr Kolobnev netted fourth in today’s Giro dell’Emilia in Italy, crossing the line nine seconds after the winner Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and runner-up Dan Martin (Garmin […]
Decision to skip Worlds looks good as Dutchman builds for Lombardia Robert Gesink (Rabobank) won the Giro dell’Emilia for the second successive year, outclimbing a select group of riders to the finish on the fifth and last ascent up to […]
Four ProTour teams make way for French Continentals in France’s autumn classic Race organiser ASO has announced the list of 25 teams that have received invitations to this year’s Paris-Tours race; the race will be held on October 10th, one […]
Milano start and hillier finish point to even tougher race this year Race organiser RCS Sport presented the course of next month’s Giro di Lombardia in the Palazzo Lombardia, in Milano today, with a radically different course to recent years. […]
Belgian race favourite has used the Vuelta to hone his form perfectly Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won his second stage of this year’s Vuelta a España today on the complicated run in to the finish in Toledo. The Belgian’s victory marks […]
Could mean reduced rider allocation per team to comply with UCI regulations The RadioShack team has been added to a revised list of teams invited to the Giro di Lombardia, according to la Gazzetta dello Sport; the American team was […]
French champion takes victory in capital of French-speaking Canada Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouyges Telecom) won the Gran Prix Québec, the first race of the International Cycling Union (UCI) ProTour ever held in North America. The French champion attacked in the […]
No Worlds for the Dutch rider After more than a month away from racing, Robert Gesink returns to action in this weekend’s Canadian Pro Tour races, the GP Québec and the GP Montréal. Because of this break, and the limited […]
American team upset at yet another Italian race snub RadioShack has taken Giro di Lombardia organiser RCS Sport to the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS). The American team has asked CAS to arbitrate over what it calls “the sudden […]
