Former professional cyclist Michael Boogerd has openly criticized his former Rabobank team in his column in De Telegraaf. The Dutchman said that he feels the development of young talent in his country has become stagnant, pointing out the recent failed […]
BMC Racing’s Karsten Kroon is scheduled to have surgery Monday morning to repair facial injuries he sustained during a crash on Wednesday during the Fléche Wallonne. With 70 kilometers remaining in the race, Kroon and several other riders collided with […]
The Ardennes Classics didn’t start off as well as Team Sky’s Chris Froome would have liked. The British rider was in Italy expecting to fly north to The Netherlands for the start of the Amstel Gold Race, but like so […]
One of the biggest criticisms of Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) over the years has been his solitary focus on one event, the Tour de France. Not many people can argue with his success in La Grande Boucle, with seven victories in […]
Thomas Löfkvist led up the Mur de Huy for Team Sky at the Flèche Wallonne yesterday in Belgium, but behind him was one of the team’s lesser-known riders: Lars Petter Nordhaug. Nordhaug came to the Ardennes Classics after helping team-mate […]
Caisse d’Epargne captain Alejandro Valverde’s stellar season took a downward turn in yesterday’s Flèche Wallonne with a disappointing eighth place. The World number one finished in a small cluster of riders 11 seconds behind winner Cadel Evans (BMC Racing). Winner […]
Italian Damiano Cunego returned to Flèche Wallonne, where he has twice finished third, with an aggressive race. Lampre went on the attack immediately and Cunego positioned himself for the fight up the Mur de Huy. But it was not enough. […]
Spaniard Alberto Contador put on an aggressive show at the Flèche Wallonne yesterday in Belgium. The two-time Tour de France winner sent his Astana team to work and finished the job himself with an attack on the feared Mur de […]
Alberto Contador has stressed that his primary aim of riding the Classics is to gain experience for future years and to broaden his versatility as a rider. The Spaniard nevertheless went close to the win yesterday, finishing third in Flèche […]
Following his win in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race, Philippe Gilbert was touted by many as a possible winner of all three Ardennes Classics. While Gilbert underlined that the finish up the Mur de Huy was too steep to suit him, […]
Feeling like he’s coming into decent form, Irish professional Dan Martin is hoping that he has no issues with allergies during today’s Flèche Wallonne and he can clock up a good race. The Garmin Transitions rider is a strong climber […]
It wasn’t all good news for the BMC Racing team today at la Flèche Wallonne. While World champion Cadel Evans was celebrating his victory atop the Mur de Huy, his teammate Karsten Kroon was on his way to hospital with […]
Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) won the Flèche Wallonne Femmes, the fourth round of the Women’s World Cup, after attacking on the steepest section of the Mur de Huy. Pooley beat compatriot Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) in a British 1-2, denying […]
World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the Flèche Wallone with a late surge at the top of the infamous Mur de Huy. He overhauled Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who had led the way up most of […]
In the second surge of dominance we’ve seen in the Classics this spring following Fabian Cancellara’s legendary performance on the cobbles, Philippe Gilbert has made it hard to recall that other people even have a chance the rest of the […]
The Caisse d’Epargne pair of Alejandro Valverde and Luis León Sánchez is getting ready for tomorrow’s Flèche Wallonne. The whole team did a reconnaissance ride on Tuesday and hopes to at least get a chance to be competitive. There were […]
Lampre-Farnese Vini captain Damiano Cunego is feeling better every day after being hit with gastroenteritis before last weekend’s Amstel Gold Race. The Italian managed to ride well in the Classic, finishing the day with a sixth place in Valkenburg. The […]
Tomorrow will see Team Katusha’s Kim Kirchen back in action after having to sit out the Brabantse Pijl and the Amstel Gold Race. The Luxemburger has had issues with a saddle sore since the E3 Prijs which was then followed […]
