Bright future in store for rapid Farnese Vini competitor On a day when he set the all-time record for stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi, exceeding Graeme Brown’s previous mark of nine victories by one, Andrea Guardini has spoken […]
Ambitious Briton aiming to return to 2009 level of consistency Mark Cavendish is fired up by his status as world road race champion and has made clear that he is targeting more than the Tour de France and Olympic Games […]
UnitedHealthcare amongst eight Pro Continental squads not in the running Giro d’Italia organisers RCS Sport have announced the identities of fourteen teams which it will consider for wildcard entries to its races in 2012, saying that they alone provided the […]
World champion’s coach believes he’ll have a stronger start than in 2011 New Sky Procycling signing Mark Cavendish has a clear goal, according to the team’s race coach Rod Ellingworth; a second victory in Milan Sanremo, but this time wearing […]
Danish rider hungry for success after difficult 2011 season Greatly frustrated by his injury-plagued 2011 season, Danish one-day specialist Matti Breschel is determined to get back on track as quickly as possible next year, and his psyched by that thought. […]
Big crash left teams undisputed leader isolated at the front For British team Sky, Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo proved to be something of a disaster; team leader Edvald Boasson Hagen was the only rider from the team to find himself ahead of […]
Young Frenchman tipped for strong future One of the most impressive performances in Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo was that of the Frenchman Yoann Offredo, who attacked out of the lead group after the Cipressa and was part of a four man break […]
‘The peloton showed their support’ Takashi Miyazawa cried tears of joy for the support his colleagues showed to him and Japan yesterday at Milano-Sanremo. With the organisers, the 33-year-old national champion led a minute’s silence ahead of the race for […]
Team without winning hand, despite three aces Garmin-Cervélo’s three aces – Thor Hushovd, Tyler Farrar and Heinrich Haussler – were unable to deliver a win at Milano-Sanremo yesterday. Two men, World Champion Hushovd and Farrar, were caught up in crashes […]
Italian Grand Tour duo ignites race and fans’ hopes Vincenzo Nibali and Michele Scarponi flew the flag for Italy yesterday in the country’s biggest spring classic, Milano-Sanremo. Both riders went on the attack, but failed to stop Australian Matt Goss […]
‘I feel cursed’ Belgian Philippe Gilbert missed a golden opportunity to win one of the biggest classics, Milano-Sanremo yesterday. “No need to bulls**t, this was a missed opportunity,” OmegaPharma-Lotto team manager, Marc Sergeant told Het Nieuwsblad. “Normally, you don’t get […]
Belgian says he’s on course for spring targets Tom Boonen made it into the crucial lead group during today’s Milan-Sanremo, but in the finale his legs gave out and he missed the important move. The Quick Step rider ultimately finished […]
Chance to help those affected by the tsunami and earthquake Today’s Milan-Sanremo started with a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, as well as being a gesture to show solidarity with the badly-affected country. […]
Many pre-race favourites delayed by a crash Australian sprinter Matt Goss started Milan-Sanremo as the HTC Highroad team’s Plan B behind Mark Cavendish, but he proved that he deserves top billing when he thundered to an impressive victory this afternoon. […]
Italian tips Belgian and Norwegian for Classic Italian national coach Paolo Bettini might be expected to tip one of his countrymen for victory in today’s Milan-Sanremo, but instead he believes that a rider from outside the country is most likely […]
Morale high after Tirreno victory Following the victory of Cadel Evans in Tirreno-Adriatico, a motivated BMC Racing Team will line out in Milan-Sanremo tomorrow determined to play a major part in the race. The Australian will not take part in […]
Questions Alberto Contador’s defence for Clenbuterol positive Triple world road race champion Oscar Freire is feeling confident prior to tomorrow’s Milan-Sanremo, believing that he can add to his victories in 2004, 2007 and 2010. He was quickest last year, beating […]
Talented 21 year old could be a factor in finale The favourites have been listed, but one rider who can’t be forgotten for Milan-Sanremo is the talented Slovakian Peter Sagan. He’s landed three stages plus first overall in the Giro […]
