Liquigas-Cannondale captain suffering from the after affects of stage two tumble Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) lasted just 110km of today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, between Suze-la-Rousse and Sisteron, before climbing into his team car. The Italian two-time Giro d’Italia winner was […]
Powerful breakaway pair holds off a determined peloton in Sisteron Luis León Sánchez (Rabobank) took his fourth career Paris-Nice stage victory by outsprinting German veteran Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) in the ancient city of Sisteron. The two riders were the last […]
Levi Leipheimer consolidates as Sylvain Chavanel drops back on tough day to Mende The tough 3km climb to the La Croix-Neuve-Montée Laurent Jalabert, at the end of Paris-Nice stage five, provided mixed fortunes for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team. Defending […]
Ever-aggressive Dutchman jumps away from leaders group to move up to second overall Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) continued his irresistible march up the overall Paris-Nice rankings, taking an impressive solo victory in the fifth stage between Onet-le-Château and Mende. The ever-aggressive […]
Punchy Belgian goes two better than the day before; Bradley Wiggins holds onto yellow Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) managed to go two better than his third place of the day before, to take victory on the tough uphill finish of the […]
Illness and injury strike five riders off today’s start list After Andy Schleck’s exit from Paris-Nice yesterday due to gastroenteritis, young American talent Taylor Phinney is one of several who have not started today’s stage of the race. The BMC […]
Wiggins holds yellow after aggressive end to a long, calm day Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won a very close sprint with Simon Gerrans (GreenEDGE) to take the second stage of the 2012 Paris-Nice between Vierzon and the climb to Le Lac […]
Gastroenteritis forces 2010 Tour winner out after two uncomfortable stages Andy Schleck (RadioShack) will not start today’s third stage of Paris-Nice, between Vierzon and Le Lac de Vassivière, because of acute gastroenteritis, his team has announced. The Luxembourg rider, who […]
Bradley Wiggins into yellow as rain and crosswinds hit the peloton Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) once again highlighted his return to the top end of the peloton with a hard-fought sprint victory in the second stage of Paris-Nice between […]
Vows that team ambition is still Tony Martin for the GC With the opening time trial stage of Paris-Nice divided into two different parts – pre-rain and post-rain – Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) came out second best in the […]
Swedish champion enjoys the best of the conditions to take first yellow in the Race to the Sun; Wiggins just a second behind, despite riding in the rain Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil-DCM) enjoyed the best of the conditions to take […]
Emerging Saur-Sojasun team all in for their leader After winning the time trial and the overall in February’s Etoile de Bessèges, as well as taking third overall in the Vuelta a Andalucia, Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) is ready for an assault […]
Haedo, Navarro protected riders for the first big stage race Team Saxo Bank rides Paris-Nice as preparation for most of its Classics riders, including Nick Nuyens, but the team also heads to the Race to the Sun with its own […]
Australian squad rolling out with two young sprinters, Gerrans as well While it won’t have a rider who is likely to contend for the overall classification, GreenEdge begins Paris-Nice on Sunday with a stage win in mind. The Australian team […]
Van Leijen out for months due to injury Although they’ve raced together with considerable success this year, as shown by their collaboration in the Santos Tour Down Under and the Tour of Oman, the Lotto Belisol team has opted to […]
Elia Viviani and Eros Capecchi to support two-time Giro winner in the Race to the Sun After something of a stuttering start to his 2012 season, which has seen him abandon both the Trofeo Laigueglia and the GP Lugano, Ivan […]
Tejay van Garderen targeting overall; Thor Hushovd aiming at stage wins The BMC Racing Team heads to Sunday’s Paris-Nice start with a number of options, and has ambitions in both stage victories and the overall classification. US Brent Bookwalter, Taylor […]
Diego Ulissi also in search of victory after narrowly missing out on last year’s final stage While newly elected Giro d’Italia champion Michele Scarponi, and super-sprinter Alessandro Petacchi both head to Tirreno-Adriatico next week, Lampre-ISD’s team in Paris-Nice will be […]
