Includes email exchange that allegedly proves payment of €150,000 to secure Monument victory A file containing an email exchange between Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha), which allegedly proves that the former paid €150,000 to the latter for allowing […]
Italian neo-pro looking to emulate his legendary uncle after an outstanding debut season Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) would like to emulate his legendary uncle Francesco and win the Giro d’Italia some day, tuttobiciweb.if reports. The 21-year-old neo-pro was speaking on Radio […]
Chases down Nibali in final 10 kilometers, then rides away, Gasparotto puts two Astana on the podium Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) pulled off a shocking victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, adding another triumph in the Ardennes for Astana in 2012, after Enrico Gasparotto […]
Colombian on Team Sky looking to factor in Liège-Bastogne-Liège After turning heads in late summer stage races in the United States in 2011, Sergio Henao (Sky Procycling) scored a job riding for one of the biggest WorldTour teams. And though […]
After a solid spring, Australian team hoping for three in Monument’s final selection After outstanding results from its two Ardennes leaders already this season – Simon Gerrans won Milan-Sanremo and Michael Albasini took second in Flèche Wallone – the GreenEdge […]
Flèche Wallonne winner speaks about ambition for his ‘favourite race’ Already on a confidence high following his victory in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodriguez has said that he has drawn additional motivation from the extension of his current contract with […]
Liège assault looks promising but Giro defence now uncertain after steep climb to Punta Velena Stage three of the Giro del Trentino, between Piccoli Frutti Pergine and the climb to Punta Veleno, was a mixed one for the captains of […]
Sixth place in Amstel Gold makes Belgian champion optimistic, if not confident, ahead of Flèche Wallonne Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) came into this year’s Ardennes Classics as the defending champion in each of the three races, but without having shown […]
Sinus infection means Australian will return home Former race winner Cadel Evans won’t compete in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne nor next Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with the Australian dropping out of those Ardennes Classics today. His BMC Racing Team has said that Evans […]
Upcoming races will decide the Eagle of Filottrano’s support team for next month’s Corsa Rosa Until two months ago, Lampre-ISD’s Michele Scarponi was preparing to go one better than second place in May’s Giro d’Italia. Since the retrospective disqualification of […]
Belgian teams favoured for Ardennes Classics; French teams miss out; Team Type 1 invited to both Race organiser ASO has announced the teams that have been invited to its two Ardennes Classics, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which will run […]
No proof provided over Liège-Bastogne-Liège claims A month and a half after a Swiss magazine published a claim that race winner Alexandre Vinokourov and Alexandr Kolobnev reached a financial agreement about who would win the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the UCI has […]
Spanish Katusha rider outlines programme and key ambitions Pinpointing victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège as his big target for 2012, Catalan rider Joaquim Rodriguez wants to finally step up after previous close calls and land a major one day success. “I was […]
Classics king overwhelmed, while the Cannibal thinks the Tour is a possibility One can only imagine what the party was like in Philippe Gilbert’s hometown of Remouchamps following his victory on Sunday. The Walloon returned home to find 2000 fans […]
Young Belgian showed that, like his vaunted countryman Gilbert, he too can compete over all terrain Many scoffed when Greg Van Avermaet said that he wanted to turn his attention to the Ardennes Classics in 2011. After a long Classics […]
Roman Kreuziger and Alexandre Vinokourov reflect on Liege The Astana team were impressive throughout all of Sunday at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The team was part of the crucial moves with Kessiakoff and Gasparotto, and when it came down to the favorites playing […]
Saxo Bank rider ecstatic about sixth place finish at Liege-Bastogne-Liege There’s no question that the 2011 Liege-Bastogne-Liege will always be known as Philippe Gilbert’s crowning. Apart from Gilbert’s triumph, most have focused on the Schleck’s lack of aggression in a […]
Domination of hilly Classics sees Belgian way out ahead of the rest As if anybody really needed telling, Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) is now the International Cycling Union (UCI) World number one. Following last week’s Amstel Gold victory, which saw him […]
