Riders from UCI or USA registered teams to be eligible for USPRO nationals USA Cycling (USAC) has announced the creation of a formal women’s professional team structure for the 2013 US national calendar. The initiative, which USAC describes as “groundbreaking”, […]
Defending champion Philippe Gilbert still winless in 2012 with third; Liesbet De Vocht defends women’s title Kristof Vandewalle (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the Belgian time trial championships in Eau d’Heure, in the east of the French-speaking Walloon region of the […]
Tour of Britain a target for Node4 Giordana rider The new Irish under 23 champion Philip Lavery has said that he is hoping that title plus his bronze medal amongst the Elite riders in Sunday’s road race championships will open […]
Third consecutive national title a record; second Olympic appeal underway Having become on Sunday the first person ever to take three consecutive Irish elite road race championships, Matt Brammeier has confirmed that he will make his Grand Tour debut this […]
Hear from winners in Switzerland, Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and more The Sunday before the Tour de France sees many national championships contested across the European nations. As the action wraps up and the new national coloured jerseys are being […]
Roche and Lavery net silver and bronze Timing his final attack perfectly and kicking clear with less than three kilometres to go, Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Matt Brammeier soloed to victory today in the Irish road race championship in […]
Démare takes second as FDJ-BigMat puts youthful sprinting on display Surviving an early crash, along with wind and rain blanketing much of Europe, Nacer Bouhanni took an eye-opening win in the French national road race championship, outdueling trade team-mate Arnaud […]
Outsprints Goddaert and Vandousselaere; D’Hoore takes women’s victory Showing that his preparation for the Olympics is perfectly on schedule, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won his second Belgian national road race title in Geel, outsprinting Kristof Goddaert (AG2R-La Mondiale) on […]
‘My numbers are all good’: Happy with preparation for track omnium Several weeks before he lines out in the omnium races at the Olympic Games, Martyn Irvine is currently competing in the Irish road race championships. Although much of his […]
Orica-GreenEdge transfer remains understated and under the radar He has relatively few race days so far during the 2012 season, with his season start not occurring until April, but Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) has hit the ground running on his new […]
Former mountainbike specialist beats more experienced road rivals Taking the victory with a well timed kick and a powerful sprint, Mel Spath grabbed gold at the end of the women’s road race championship yesterday in Clonmel. The Cycleways rider kicked […]
Grivko, Kangert and Gruzdev ride to victory Three Team Astana riders won their respective national titles this week, with two victories taken in the time trial and one on the road. Kazakhstan’s ProTeam was able to take home their national […]
First flat French nationals course in years has sprinters salivating Just as there is a new crop of French sprinting talent beginning to emerge, France’s fast men should get their chance in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux on Sunday in the national road race […]
Danes in for a tough race in Hammel Anders Lund (Saxo Bank) takes to the start line in Hammel, Denmark on Sunday with many of his Saxo Bank team-mates to contest the Danish National Road Race Championship, and the Danes […]
In-form Classics men looking to grab title in Geel amongst loaded field The Belgian National Road Race Championships will be one of the feature events on Sunday, when many elite men’s road race titles roll off in Europe and around […]
Second and eight championships respectively; Lars Teutenberg a surprise bronze medallist Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Judith Arndt (Orica-GreenEdge) both added the German time trial championships to their World titles in Zwenkau, near Leipzig, in eastern Germany. Despite not […]
Fuglsang makes a point in Danish TT nationals Winner yesterday of the French time trial championship for the fourth time in his career, Sylvain Chavanel states that the jersey will ensure that he’s full fired up for the time trials […]
First ever title for men’s winner as van Dijk regains former jersey Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) took victory in the Netherlands elite men’s and women’s time trial championships in Emmen, Drenthe, yesterday. The result was a […]
