Strong promise show by versatile Briton The Dwars door Vlaanderen saw the re-birth of the Belgian Saxo Bank rider Nick Nuyens as a winner; for those who know their Spring Classics, it branded him as a potential Ronde victor, too, […]
Dutchman talks team strategy, will protect Gesink and one other Rabobank directeur sportif Erik Dekker has said that the team will rely on Robert Gesink plus one other unnamed rider in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with both working together to try to […]
Pollen affected him on Wednesday Leopard Trek co-leader Andy Schleck believes that allergies hampered his form in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne and, despite the pollen count remaining far higher than usual, expects to be strong in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Ardennes region […]
American rider continuing to make good progress Top US talent Tejay Van Garderen underlined his ability last season with an unexpected third place overall in the Criterium du Dauphiné. The HTC Highroad rider took second in the prologue, conceding just […]
Canadian aiming for good ride in Liège-Bastogne-Liège Garmin-Cervélo rider Ryder Hesjedal finished seventh in last year’s Tour de France, stepping up to a leadership role after Christian Vande Velde crashed out of the race. The Canadian is aiming to go […]
Footage from today’s Leopard Trek press conference in Francorchamps, Belgium Speaking to the press two days before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Leopard Trek team was in confident mood. While recognising that Philippe Gilbert’s victories in the Amstel Gold Race […]
Riders explain tactics in Flèche Wallonne Team HTC Highroad had one of the strongest line-ups in the peloton in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, and sought to make the most of that in the way that it tackled the race. It threw […]
German GC rider turns his attention towards Classic goal HTC Highroad rider Tony Martin rode Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne to loosen up for this weekend; the gloves are off in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where he will go all out for a big result. […]
Busy season means Flèche Wallonne winner needs to take a break Marianne Vos underlined her ability yesterday when she triumphed in the women’s Flèche Wallonne for the fourth time in her career. The Dutchwoman became the first to do so […]
Hopes to be competitive in sprints Flèche Wallonne runner-up Emma Johannson was closest to Marianne Vos in yesterday’s Classic, but admits there was little she could do when her rival hit the gas close to the top of the Mur […]
Flèche Wallonne winner ready for Sunday showdown As he did in the autumn of 2009, Philippe Gilbert is on the verge of taking his fourth race in what is already a superb winning streak. Back then he triumphed in the […]
American rider satisfied with how season is going Christian Vande Velde said prior to the start of today’s Flèche Wallonne that Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin were the team’s protected riders for the race. Martin subsequently crashed out, but the […]
Irishman gunning for good result Dan Martin will start today’s Flèche Wallonne as one of Garmin-Cervélo’s protected riders. Third overall in the Volta a Catalunya showed that he is going well, and his climbing ability could well put him in […]
Aussie continues upwards progression in Hell of the North For Mitchell Docker, Paris-Roubaix has been a race where he has shown steady improvement. The first time that the Skil Shimano rider rode the Classic was in 2009 when the dreaded […]
Astana rider wary about flat cobbles in today’s race His name may not have figured on the Muur or Bosberg but Astana’s young Aussie Simon Clarke did a good job for his team in Sunday’s edition of the Ronde; co-starring […]
American rider remains ambitious at 37 years of age George Hincapie has long been banging at the door of a win in Paris-Roubaix. The American rider was second in the race back in 2005, fourth in both 1999 and 2001, […]
Swiss national time trial champion ready to show off jersey in his hometown This week was a very important one for the American Team Type 1 squad, which received an invite to the prestigious Tour de Suisse event. The squad […]
But seeing the less glamorous side of his job as well Marcel Kittel is riding in his first year as a professional with the Skil Shimano team. The German had a perfect start to his season, winning stage three of […]
