Jesse Sergent (Trek Livestrong) pulled off an upset today in stage three at the Tour of the Gila, beating a world-class field in the 26.6 kilometer time trial. The 21 year old Kiwi finished with a time of 34 minutes […]
Australian Richie Porte stunned race favorites in the Tour of Romandie’s stage three time trial with a scorching ride in what was his biggest victory to date. The 25 year old put an incredible 26 seconds on second placed Alejandro […]
Luis Amaran (Jamis-Sutter Home p/b Colavita) took the victory today in stage two of the Tour of the Gila, outsprinting Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny’s), who initited the race winning attack with just over a kilometer remaining. Kyle Wamsley (Bissell Pro […]
Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie in a sprint finish in Fribourg. After being dropped towards the end of yesterday’s first stage it was a simple victory for the Manx Express at the end […]
The 2010 Tour of the Gila kicked off today, and it was 2009 defending champion Levi Leipheimer of the Mellow Johnnys team that took honors on the 151.5 kilometer first stage. Leipheimer was the fastest up the 2000 meter finishing […]
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) won the first stage of the Tour de Romandie between Porrentruy and Fleurier in a bunch sprint. The 20-year-old Slovakian beat Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Nicolas Roche (AG2R-La Mondiale) into second and third at the end […]
Italian time trial champion Marco Pinotti (HTC-Columbia) took his first victory of the year today in the opening prologue of the Tour of Romandie. Pinotti scorched the 4.3 kilometer course in Porrentruy beating young Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) by a single […]
Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) successfully defended his overall lead in the Giro de Trentino today, winning the event by just hundredths of a second over Italian Riccardo Riccó of the Ceramica Flaminia team. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the final stage […]
Alessandro Bertolini (Androni Giocattoli) won stage 3 of the Giro del Trentino between Fiera di Primiero and Trento after escaping on the final climb. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) led the peloton home 14 seconds later, beating Roberto Ferrari (De Rosa-Stac […]
World Champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the Flèche Wallone with a late surge at the top of the infamous Mur de Huy. He overhauled Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Astana), who had led the way up most of […]
Ceramica Flaminia rider Riccardo Riccó demonstrated what might have been in this year’s Giro d’Italia today by winning the second stage in the Giro de Trentino atop the category one San Martino di Castrozza climb. The Italian left race leader […]
Emma Pooley (Cervélo TestTeam) won the Flèche Wallonne Femmes, the fourth round of the Women’s World Cup, after attacking on the steepest section of the Mur de Huy. Pooley beat compatriot Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) in a British 1-2, denying […]
Alexandre Vinokourov took the opening 12.5km time trial in the Giro del Trentino, run from Riva del Garda to Torbole sul Garda. Along the scenic Lake Garda, the Kazakh beat Stefano Garzelli and Matteo Montaguti. Vinokourov quickly denied any ambitions […]
After winning the Amstel Gold Race, the only counting race this week, Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) has jumped from sixth to third in the UCI’s “World Rankings”. Ranking leader Luis Leon Sanchez and World Number 1 Alejandro Valverde (both Caisse d’Epargne) […]
American racing took a turn for the serious this weekend with three major races spread across the continental United States: from New York, to Alabama, to California. Tour of the Battenkill Sunday’s, UCI 1.2 ranked Tour of the Battenkill was […]
Jeremy Roy (Francaise des Jeux) took top honors at Sunday’s Tro-Bro Léon in Brittany. The race, nicknamed the Paris-Roubaix Breton and the Petit Paris-Roubaix, is one of the hardest races of the year on the French racing calendar and takes […]
André Greipel won the final stage of the Tour of Turkey, with another perfect sprint ahead of Angelo Furlan and Kenny van Hummel. Giovanni Visconti clinched the overall title, ahead of HTC-Columbia’s Tejay Van Garderen. The HTC team had an […]
Philippe Gilbert gave his Omega Pharma-Lotto team its first win of the season when he proved to be the strongest on the Cauberg in the Amstel Gold Race. Gilbert launched the decisive attack less than 400m from the line and […]
