Belgian legend comments on Sunday’s race; says it’s time for the route to change Belgian legend Freddy Maertens predicted that a rider like Nick Nuyens would win Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. The double World champion who, despite going close on […]
Organisation unable to secure enough road closure so event will be un-timed The Paris-Roubaix Challenge is to change format, according to organiser ASO. The event, covering 138km between Saint Quentin and the cobbled sector at the Carrefour de l’Arbre, was […]
Gifted 20 year old fully recovered after last month’s training crash Rising US talent Taylor Phinney has recovered from the concussion he suffered in a training crash on February 25th and will shortly return to racing. The BMC Racing Team […]
Five French teams amongst wildcards for race Tour de France organisers ASO have confirmed the list of teams for the 2011 edition of Paris-Roubaix, which is also run by them. Five French teams figure amongst the seven wildcards for the […]
Believes that Gilbert will take the Tour of Flanders Triple Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw has predicted that his compatriot Tom Boonen could well win this year’s edition of the Hell of the North, believing that he has the form to […]
Bernard Hinault and Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle instruct amateur riders on the way to ride the cobbles Bernard Hinault and Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, two former winners of Paris-Roubaix, were on hand today to guide a group of amateur riders over the course of […]
Immediate goals, defending Flanders and Roubaix titles Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara says his long-term goal is to win the Worlds road title and to set the hour record. This year, though, he will focus on defending his title at the […]
Belgian will work with American ProTeam to boost chances of success Double Tour of Flanders winner Peter Van Petegem has confirmed that he will take up a temporary position with the Garmin-Cervélo team, seeking to aid the squad to land […]
Changes made to layout of Hell of the North Classic Rejigging the race route in order to preserve the distance to be covered on the cobblestones, Paris-Roubaix organisers ASO have announced the net addition of two additional sectors of pavé […]
Slovenian looking for more success in second year with Liquigas-Cannondale Kristjan Koren rode a solid first season with Liquigas-Doimo and is looking forward to going even better for the renamed Liquigas-Cannondale team. The 24-year-old Slovenian took part in the Tour […]
A chance for everyone to ride the Enfer du Nord Entries have officially opened for the Paris-Roubaix Challenge, the cyclosportive event organised by Queen of the Classics organisers ASO on the day before the race. For a number of years […]
Infamous cobbled sector stays in the race despite rumours to the contrary The infamous Trouée d’Arenberg cobbles are to feature in the 2011 Paris-Roubaix course after all, according to Het Nieuwsblad. It was rumoured that the 2.4km stretch of cobblestones, […]
Swiss specialist is still a threat in the classics but his team will not be powerful there Thor Hushovd has now spent some time getting to know his new teammates at the Garmin-Cervélo team as it got together in the […]
Politicians being lobbied in order to safeguard future of key events Observing what he believes is a very serious threat to the future of French races, the French Cycling Federation (FFC) president David Lappartient has written to the country’s interior […]
Tour organiser ASO steps in to save the Enfer du Nord for younger riders The Paris-Roubaix for under-23 riders will be held after all as Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has stepped in, according to tuttobiciweb.it. Current […]
Cost of policing makes organisation too expensive The Velo Club (VC) Roubaix will not be organising the under-23 version of Paris-Roubaix next year, the club’s president Jean-Charles Cannone told La Voix du Nord. The cost of policing the event has […]
World champion sees new teammate Tyler Farrar as having a better chance Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) has given up in the search for a third green points jersey at the Tour de France, according to wielerflits.nl. The newly crowned World […]
Last French Paris-Roubaix winner puts off retirement for one more year 38-year-old Frédéric Guesdon has agreed to a one-year extension to his contract with the FDJ team, known until July this year as Française des Jeux, according to l’Equipe. With […]
