Believes he could have fought for gold in Geelong Although he is pleased with how he felt in the Circuit Franco-Belge, Quick Step rider Tom Boonen has decided to withdraw from the Quick Step team for the Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke. […]
Four ProTour teams make way for French Continentals in France’s autumn classic Race organiser ASO has announced the list of 25 teams that have received invitations to this year’s Paris-Tours race; the race will be held on October 10th, one […]
Belgian race favourite has used the Vuelta to hone his form perfectly Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won his second stage of this year’s Vuelta a España today on the complicated run in to the finish in Toledo. The Belgian’s victory marks […]
With all the media talk focused on the predicted duel between Tour de France champion Alberto Contador and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, there is another hot contest to look forward to next year; at least Belgium hopes so. 2010, if […]
Shortly after taking his third consecutive win of the end of season, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert dedicated his victory to his late compatriot Frank Vandenbroucke. “I thought about him when I rode over the line,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws […]
Second place in Paris-Tour is a case of ‘so near, yet so far’ for Tom Boonen. The former world champion has had a difficult season, with his win in Paris-Roubaix being followed by another positive case for cocaine and an […]
Roger Hammond has shown excellent form since riding the first Grand Tour of his career but his goal of a strong result in today’s Paris-Tours race was frustrated by a fall during the prestigious Autumn semi-Classic. “I went back to […]
Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) repeated his victory in Paris-Tours in a tactical three-up sprint on the famous Avenue de Grammont, used for the last time in history. Gilbert timed his jump perfectly to leave his two breakaway companions, Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) […]
Team Columbia HTC’s Andre Greipel has clocked up 20 victories this season and netted the green jersey in the Vuelta a España. He’s undoubtedly one of the best sprinters in cycling but has been overshadowed somewhat by his team-mate Mark […]
Tomorrow the German Milram team will look for sprint success in the French Classic Paris-Tours. The team is under considerable pressure to find a sponsor to take over for Milram, and will rest their hopes on Gerald Ciolek for the […]
One of the final races of the European road cycling calendar, the 103rd edition of Paris-Tours, will take place this Sunday with great speculation. A race known as the “Sprinters Classic” hasn’t quite lived up to its name in recent […]
After winning yesterday’s third stage in the Franco-Belge, Beglian Champion Tom Boonen (Quickstep) announced that he would be racing Paris-Tours to cap off his season. Boonen provided some insight into yesterday’s stage, marked by ferocious winds that shredded the peloton […]
World road race championship bronze medallist Joaquim Rodriguez wants to make the most of his strong form and will chase victory in one of five prestigious one-day events. Between October 8th and 25th his Caisse d’Epargne team will ride Paris-Bourges, […]
