Belgian is overwhelming favourite for la Doyenne but takes nothing for granted Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has won his last three races: the Brabatse Pijl, the Amstel Gold Race and la Flèche Wallonne, and is overwhelming favourite for Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]
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 […]
Leopard Trek rider could get the chance to ride for victory if he gets up the road early Johan Vansummeren’s win at Paris-Roubaix will always be one for the tall Belgian and his team to fondly remember, but the win […]
Having been a frustrated second in both Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodriguez is vowing to go all out to try to take the final Ardennes Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, this Sunday. His Katusha team has pledged to take an aggressive […]
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. […]
Spaniard suffering from injuries sustained in Fleche Wallonne crash on Wednesday 29 year old Carlos Barredo will not take part in Sunday’s final Monument of the spring season, Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The Spaniard was supposed to be a crucial part of his […]
Irishman okay after Flèche crash Nicolas Roche hit the deck during yesterday’s Flèche Wallonne, crashing along with his first cousin Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervélo), but has confirmed to VeloNation that he is not too badly hurt and will be okay for […]
Leopard Trek’s powerful roster hoping to dethrone Gilbert on Easter Sunday Despite another crushing defeat at the hands of Philippe Gilbert, the Walloon’s rivals aren’t giving up the ghost just yet ahead of the spring’s final Monument, Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Leopard Trek’s […]
Katusha rider hoping for third time lucky against Philippe Gilbert Second place at Flèche Wallonne for the second year in succession was disappointment for Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez, especially as it followed a second place in the Amstel Gold Race three […]
Belgian knows the parcours well although he has never ridden the race Despite never having competed in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, BMC Racing’s classics captain Greg Van Avermaet knows the parcours very well. The Belgian has shown good form in some of the […]
Canadian and his strong Garmin-Cervelo team hope to pull an Ardennes Vansummeren on Sunday Following a disappointing day in Limburg last Sunday beset by bad luck and health issues, the fortunes of the Garmin-Cervelo team began to turn yesterday in […]
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 […]
Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali and Peter Sagan all heading to the hilly races Liquigas-Cannondale will be bringing three of its biggest stars to the Ardennes Classics, which begin with the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. Slovakian Peter Sagan will lead […]
Swiss rider to give Ardennes Classic a miss Aiming to win the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix again, Fabian Cancellara has indicated that he doesn’t intend to take part in Liège-Bastogne-Liège this year. The Swiss Leopard Trek rider has named […]
Lampre rider passes on home Grand Tour The 2004 Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego has confirmed that he will not take part in this year’s edition, deciding instead to focus on the Classics and the Tour de France. The Lampre […]
Team Europcar misses out on Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège invitations On the same day it announced the teams invited to Paris-Roubaix, race organiser ASO has released the list of invitees for the Ardennes classics of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]
Tough climb brought back into race after improvement works by local council The tough Côte de la Haute-Levée climb is to be reintroduced to the parcours of Liège-Bastogne-Liège after a one-year absence, race organiser ASO has announced. The decision to […]
With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about […]
