Europe and North America decide their road jerseys, while Italy contests the time trial This weekend saw the majority of Europe and North America decide its 2011 women’s road race championships. Many went to defending champions, most went to form […]
HTC Highroad competitor beats Garmin-Cervélo rider by one centimetre After seven laps of a rolling circuit and four hours of racing, one centimetre was the winning margin in the Irish road race championships, where defending champion Matt Brammeier beat Dan […]
The Frenchman takes extraordinary race with 25km solo Sylvain Chavanel used a 25km solo to take the French road race title on Sunday. He had over half a minute on the chasing duo of Anthony Roux and Thomas Voeckler. Chavanel […]
Attack two kilometers from the line leaves Boonen, Devolder, others behind Philippe Gilbert used a timely attack on a slightly rising cobble section two kilometers from the line to become Belgian road race champion. Gianni Meersman was second and Jelle […]
Defending champion takes number three at home in Sicily Giovanni Visconti of the Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli team took his national road racing title number three in Aci Catena, Sicily. The defending champion was the quickest in a five-man […]
Ag2r La Mondiale winner talks about today’s race and Tour de France preparations Two years after he first won the race, Nicolas Roche will line out in Scotstown, Monaghan today to try to reclaim the white and green jersey of […]
Sky Procycling rider adds road gold to time trial title With less than a week to go to the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins has taken his second major victory this month, adding the British road race title to his […]
Ligthart takes Dutch title – Schlecks decide on Fränk Spain – Rojas beats Giro champion José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) beat Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) for the Spanish road race title in a two-up sprint. Euskaltel-Euskadi rider Koldo Fernandez De Larrea […]
Robert Wagner in Germany and Matthias Krizek in Austria the other winners in German-speaking countries Fabian Cancellara of the Leopard Trek team beat his breakaway companion Steve Morabito (BMC) to take his second Swiss road title, after 2009. The duo […]
HTC Highroad rider talks about team’s hunt for a new backer The 2010 Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier is upbeat about his form heading into Sundays’ defence of his title. The HTC Highroad rider headed to Ireland determined to […]
Contador beaten into third; BMC’s Kohler takes full advantage of Cancellara’s absence in Switzerland Spain – Sánchez Gil rides himself into form Luis León Sánchez Gil, in his first year with Rabobank, took his first win of the season when […]
HTC Highroad sweeps podium spots in both men and women’s races Bert Grabsch is the new German time trial champion, after an incredible ride over the 43-kilometer course in Neuwied. Grabsch was back at the finish after 49’51 minutes, a […]
Disease could end Norwegian’s Tour hopes Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) has been struck down with a case of shingles, according to Procycling.no. The Norwegian rider was named in Team Sky’s nine-man Tour roster yesterday, but the diagnosis of the […]
Many time trials go to defending champions but Italy has a new campionessa With many countries holding their national road races and time trials in the same week, many have got the first part out of the way already. The […]
Number will not be removed from national road race in tribute to Wouter Weylandt although fate means it will not be at the start Wednesday’s race in Halle-Ingooigem, Belgium, went ahead without a 108 dossard, according to Sporza. The number […]
Frenchwoman still racing strongly at 52 Showing she can still race extremely quickly at 52 years of age, Jeannie Longo today took the French time trial champs, marking her 58th national title in all. Longo proved best on a 19 […]
Belgian wants national champion’s jersey, then good Tour As the days count down to the Belgian championships on Sunday, past winner Tom Boonen has described taking the tricolour jersey again as one of his top targets. The Quick Step rider […]
Reversing decision to retire, Dutchman speaks about getting his hunger back for cycling The comeback has officially begun. Almost a year after his last race, nine and a half months after announcing that he was giving up the bike, Kai […]
