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 […]
Andy Schleck ends Saxo Bank stint with a serious of Italian one-day races Andy Schleck will end his six-year stint at team Saxo Bank with a serious of Italian one-day races. He announced his decision following an ejection from the […]
Big teams miss out on the end of the season’s most prestigious race The list of 25 teams for the Giro di Lombardia has been released by the race’s organiser RCS Sport, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The “race of […]
After three wins in August, Irish climber talks about plans for rest of the season Garmin Transitions rider Daniel Martin will look for a late birthday gift to himself today when he lines out in the GP Ouest France in […]
With all the media talk focused on the predicted duel between Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, there is another hot contest to look forward to next year; at least Belgium hopes so. 2010, if […]
Cyclo-cross world champion Niels Albert has revealed that he is considering changing to road racing after the 2012 world championships. “If I could choose to win either the Tour of Lombardy or the cyclo-cross world championship, then I would choose […]
During yesterday’s Tour of Lombardy Johnny Hoogerland capped off a brilliant end of season with a strong fifth. The perennial attacker pushed the pace up the Ghisallo with his jersey wide open with “pers te VDB” written on his shirt, […]
Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) beat Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in a two-up sprint to win the final big race of the 2009 cycling season, the 242km Giro di Lombardia. Gilbert sprinted from the front and made the decision a little more exciting; he […]
Tomorrow’s Giro di Lombardia, “the race of the falling leaves”, could see 2007 and 2008 winner Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) match the record in the race of an Italian legend. Alfredo Binda – who was once paid to NOT ride the […]
Shortly after taking his third consecutive win of the end of season, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert dedicated his victory to his late compatriot Frank Vandenbroucke. “I thought about him when I rode over the line,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws […]
Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) has made up for his disappointing World Championships by winning today’s Coppa Sabatini in Tuscany. The 27-year-old Belgian was the strongest in the uphill sprint after 199 kilometers to Peccioli beating Italian Giovanni Visconti (ISD), winner in […]
The Dutch Pro-continental team Vacansoleil only has two places left to fill. Five riders are in contention for last two spots and will have to fight it out in the upcoming races. The five in with a chance are Gerben […]
With the 2009 season drawing rapidly to a close, riders are pushing hard to finish up with some decent results. The Giro di Lombardia is the biggest race left and many are using thoughts of a strong ride there as […]
New world champion Cadel Evans will get to show off his world champions’ jersey for the first time this Sunday when he lines out in the Coppa Sabatini in Italy. “I want to honour the rainbow jersey, even if my […]
Dutch team Vacansoleil has secured a wildcard for the Giro di Lombardia on October 17. The outstanding Vuelta a España played a major part in securing the spot in the season-ending Italian classic. The team’s manager, Hilaire van der Schueren, […]
World road race championship bronze medallist Joaquim Rodriguez wants to make the most of his strong form and will chase victory in one of five prestigious one-day events. Between October 8th and 25th his Caisse d’Epargne team will ride Paris-Bourges, […]
