Mark Cavendish “like a kid” ahead of first Enfer du Nord HTC-Highroad has put its strongest classics team out on the roads of today’s Paris-Roubaix. On paper the team’s leaders would be Milano-Sanremo winner Matt Goss and super-sprinting Manx Missile […]
Astana rider wary about flat cobbles in today’s race His name may not have figured on the Muur or Bosberg but Astana’s young Aussie Simon Clarke did a good job for his team in Sunday’s edition of the Ronde; co-starring […]
American rider remains ambitious at 37 years of age George Hincapie has long been banging at the door of a win in Paris-Roubaix. The American rider was second in the race back in 2005, fourth in both 1999 and 2001, […]
Belgian team has worst luck ever in Hell of the North Belgian manager Patrick Lefevere’s teams have been a dominant force in the cobbled Classics for the past 16 years. Starting with Johan Museeuw’s Ronde van Vlaanderen success in 1995, […]
Happy with performance, will wait to decide his future with the race later Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) came into Paris-Roubaix today with a target on his back. With his performances in the E3-Prijs and the Tour of Flanders, the man […]
Belgian triumphs while Cancellara is marked by race rivals Best known as a domestique, the almost-two metre tall Johan Van Summeren became a true giant of the peloton today when he soloed to a sensational win in Paris-Roubaix. The Belgian […]
Irish road race champion looking forward to debut in race With the start of his first ever Paris-Roubaix just hours away, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier has said that he is looking forward to lining out in the Hell […]
Defending champion insists that he’s not the only favourite Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) has declared himself ready for Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, according to Het Laatste Nieuws, and the defending champion insists that his team is ready too. The Swiss rider is […]
Belgian chasing a record equalling fourth victory in l’Enfer du Nord Quick Step has announced the eight-man team that is to attempt to deliver Tom Boonen’s fourth victory in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. The former World and Belgian champion won the […]
Two past podium finishers confident of going even better this time The BMC Racing Team will be supporting Alessandro Ballan and George Hincapie in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. Both riders have finished on the podium in previous editions of the Hell of […]
‘Without any bad luck, I’ll certainly ride in the top five.’ Belgian Björn Leukemans starts Paris-Roubaix on Sunday in Compiègne, France, with ambitions. “Without any bad luck, I’ll end up back in the top five on Sunday. The form is […]
American rider hoping for top result on Sunday US Paris-Roubaix contender George Hincapie appears to be recovering solidly after his bad crash in Wednesday’s Scheldeprijs, allaying any fears that he might have to cancel his participation in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. […]
Belgian will give 200% in Sunday’s Hell of the North OmegaPharma-Lotto will put its energies behind Jürgen Roelandts in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, according to Sporza. The Belgian team, which last won the race in 2003 with Peter Van Petegem, has undergone […]
Nothing broken but serious abrasions for Belgian sprinter after Scheldeprijs crash Leopard Trek’s Wouter Weylandt was one of the principle victims of the huge finishing straight crash in Wednesday’s Scheldeprijs. Although he suffered considerable abrasions as he rolled around the […]
Team hoping to continue run of outsiders’ victories in this season’s monuments HTC-Highroad is taking a strong team to what it hopes will be a fast Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. While the American doesn’t possess a strong favourite for the race […]
Prudhomme: ‘The race will be even more intense before Arenberg’ Many of favourites will reconnoitre the Paris-Roubaix course today and tomorrow. World Champ Thor Hushovd, Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen and others want to prepare themselves for ‘A Sunday in Hell.’ […]
Team yet to decide if American talent will make elite race debut According to the BMC Racing Team, there is a still a chance that Taylor Phinney could start this weekend’s Paris-Roubaix Classic. The 20 year old’s first professional season […]
Hopes fellow Frenchman will have Flanders form in French race Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme expects to see a top performance from fellow Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel in Paris-Roubaix this Sunday. The Quick Step rider was in superb form […]
