Blow for Quick Step team on day four of race Following a difficult day for the Quick Step team in Paris-Nice, the Belgian team has lost of its riders in advance of today’s fourth stage of the race. Former Tour […]
Frenchman impresses, but can’t prevent bunch sprint Like Philippe Gilbert, one of the most aggressive riders in professional cycling is the Frenchman Thomas Voeckler. He might not be quite as successful as his Belgian neighbour, but he too is an […]
Crashes and punctures make stage 3 a miserable one for Belgian team With Kevin De Weert already on the walking wounded list after crashing near to the end of stage two, stage three of Paris-Nice was one to forget for […]
Triple Tour of Denmark winner Fuglsang loses a minute Stage two of Paris-Nice was a frustrating one for the Leopard-Trek team, which saw two of its GC hopes hit the deck on a day littered by crashes. The 2010 Tour […]
Finishing straight crash disrupts the sprinters but luckily brings few riders down Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) won the third stage of Paris-Nice between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Nuits-Saint-Georges in a chaotic sprint finish. The Australian outsprinted compatriot Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) and Denis Galimzyanov […]
Low speed crashes dominate a windy, flat stage as the race heads south Greg Henderson (Team Sky) won the second stage of Paris-Nice between Montfort-l’Amaury and Amilly in a bunch sprint. The New Zealander outsprinted Australian Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) and […]
Frenchman doesn’t want to take any chances After winning the Tour of the Mediterranean earlier this season, Davide Moncoutie’s desire to show well in Paris-Nice unravelled today when the Cofidis rider was forced to leave the race. The 35 year […]
Stitches and bruises for Belgian competitor Quick Step rider Kevin De Weert is an uncertain starter for Tuesday’s stage of Paris-Nice, following a crash approximately 30 kilometres from the finish of stage two. The 28 year old hit the ground […]
Argentinean sprinter has stitches in knee wound after mid-stage incident Today’s second stage of Paris-Nice between Montfort l’Amaury and Amilly was peppered with crashes, mostly caused by the peloton spreading across narrow roads due to its slow speed. On incident […]
Talented 22 year old neo-pro previously rode strongly in Tour of the Mediterranean With Paris-Nice getting underway today, Garmin-Cervélo manager Jonathan Vaughters has named three riders from his team which he feels could do well in the race. “We have […]
‘It will be difficult to get a top 5; most impressive: Martin.’ Fränk Schleck’s march towards an Ardennes Classic win started today at the Paris-Nice stage race in France. The Luxembourger of Leopard-Trek wants to win one of the late […]
‘I wanted to hit the ground running this year’ Bradley Wiggins, after the Tour of Qatar and the Manchester World Cup, is ready to begin the road season proper. Today, the Brit leads team Sky at the first stage of […]
Belgian Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) pulled off victory in the 154.5 kilometer opening stage of Paris-Nice today, outsprinting his breakaway companion in what was a surprise success over the sprinters in Houdan. Jeremy Roy (FDJ) crossed the line in second, […]
UCI says it has until March 24th to appeal Contador decision Speaking at a press conference at the eve of Paris-Nice, UCI President Pat McQuaid and AFLD President Bruno Genevois confirmed what they said was a significant agreement to collaborate […]
French champion on form but long time trial will likely spoil his chances overall French champion Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) has had a successful start to 2011, but is now looking forward to his first WorldTour race: Paris-Nice. Last year’s […]
HTC-Highroad heading to the Race to the Sun with stage and overall ambitions With six victories so far, Matt Goss has been the most successful HTC-Highroad rider of 2011, and he is heading for the start of Paris-Nice on Sunday […]
Two-time winner misses his friend who tragically died in the 2003 race Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) is set to start the final Paris-Nice of his career this coming Sunday. As a two-time winner of the race, as well as a five-time […]
Young American ruled out as consequence of last week’s crash The BMC Racing Team has confirmed that Taylor Phinney will miss the start of Paris-Nice on Sunday, with the first year pro being passed over due to a crash he […]
