Hopes to improve prior to Giro d’Italia Having finished a solid 23 in Flèche Wallonne and 44th in the Amstel Gold Race, Philip Deignan had hoped for a good day in Liège-Bastogne-Liège yesterday. However the Irishman told VeloNation right after […]
Got encouragement from Vandenbroucke’s family before winning Liège He’s won two editions of the Tour of Lombardy and the Amstel Gold race, and also taken Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Having achieved the latter yesterday, one of his long-stated career goals […]
Leopard Trek rider frustrated by questions about tactics The paths of Grand Tour riders and Classic specialists seldom intersect, but it happens each year in the Ardennes Classics. Yesterday Frank and Andy Schleck lost out to Philippe Gilbert, but provided […]
Brothers had no answer to Classic specialist Faced by questions as to why they didn’t attack more in the finale of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Andy Schleck and his brother were adamant that they did everything possible to try to beat Philippe Gilbert […]
General manager pleased with showing thus far, confident for Liège The Leopard Trek team has gone very close to Classics victory with Fabian Cancellara taking second, second and third in Milan San Remo, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. A […]
HTC Highroad rider hopes that Tony Martin will get chance to win Liège The HTC Highroad team started Liège-Bastogne-Liège today with two leaders. The first is Paris-Nice winner Tony Martin, with the second being last year’s Tour of Britain victor […]
Stresses need to prevent Belgian from using his explosive strength Many will regard his brother Andy as a more likely contender, due to the fact that he took the race in 2009, but Franck Schleck’s palmares and strong 2011 form […]
Leopard Trek manager believes there was nothing his riders could have done If the accounts of cycling fans and bloggers on Twitter are an accurate gauge of public opinion, many of those watching Liège-Bastogne-Liège today were left scratching their heads […]
Belgian uses head and legs to leave Luxemburgers in his wake Philippe Gilbert took the Ardennes Triple by winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège in a three-up sprint against the Schleck brothers Fränk and Andy. The trio went after the break of the day […]
Big battle in final Ardennes Classic Talking shortly before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Garmin-Cervélo’s Cameron Meyer said that he was anticipating a lot of attacks prior to the finale of the Classic. Like many others, he predicted that the contenders […]
Team Sky rider ambitious in La Doyenne Third in the Amstel Gold race, Simon Gerrans will have Sky Procycling’s full backing in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and said this morning that he was hoping that a special day is in store. “I am […]
Playing support role in Liège-Bastogne-Liège today Garmin-Cervélo’s Tom Danielson has a clear set of targets in the month ahead, with his first big aim being a strong performance in the Tour of California. “I am not going to downplay it. […]
Irishman recovering after Wednesday crash Ag2r La Mondiale rider Nicolas Roche may not have quite the form to contend for victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but he is clear on what the contenders need to do to try to beat Philippe Gilbert. […]
The Leopard Trek team held a press conference yesterday at its hotel beside the Francorchamps race track. The riders were in an upbeat mood, believing that they have a good chance of winning the race despite Philippe Gilbert’s excellent form. […]
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 […]
