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Race Reports and Results

Vos becomes World Champion again

Dutchwoman Marianne Vos won her third World Championships title in cyclocross, when she beat Hanka Kupfernagel and Daphny van den Brand in Sunday’s elite women’s race. Vos rode away from the others in lap two of the five-lap race and […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Stybar solos to cross Worlds win at home

Cheered on by his home fans, Zdenek Stybar confirmed his pre-race favorite status at the Cyclocross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic. After a long solo effort, he had almost half a minute over silver medalist Klaas Vantornout. In an […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Junior cross Worlds end with surprise win

The junior race in the Cyclo-cross World Champsionships in Tabor, Czech Republic, was won by home rider Tomas Paprstka. He beat Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in a tight two-up sprint. Nine seconds later Dutch rider Emiel Dolfsma secured bronze. Places six […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, World Championships,

Loddo wins final stage in Tour de San Luis, Nibali the overall

Italian Alberto Loddo (Androni-Giocattoli) won the seventh and final stage of the Tour de San Luis today in a sprint finish over compatriot Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Spaniard Francisco Pacheco (Xacobeo-Galicia), who finished second and third respectively. As expected, there […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Greipel takes overall, while Team Sky's Sutton wins stage

HTC-Columbia sprinter André Greipel sealed up his second overall victory in the Santos Tour Down Under today, with Team Sky reversing the order of last Sunday’s warm-up event on today’s criterium course, with Chris Sutton winning the stage and teammate […]

Author: Steve Jones Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Albert wins exciting race as Stybar keeps World Cup

One year after Niels Albert won the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide he returned to the Dutch site to win the final round of the World Cup, his fourth victory in the competition. After an exciting hour-long battle, he left Fidea […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Mate wins San Luis sixth stage, Nibali maintains overall

Spaniard Luis Angel Mate (Androni-Giocattoli) won the 150 kilometer sixth stage of Tour de San Luis from Quine to Merlo. Jose Serpa (Colavita-Sutter Home /Androni-Giocattoli) finished in second place with Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Doimo) rounding out the podium in third, which […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Gene wins sprint in Gabon

Bbox Bouygues-Telecom rider Yohann Gene won the field sprint to claim the fifth stage of the of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) ahead of teammate Giovanni Bernaudeu. The day’s 147.5km stage featured a break of three riders from the Africa […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Nys wins in Zonnebeke

Sven Nys dominated the Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke and won ahead of Dieter Vanthourenhout and Bart Wellens. Some of his toughest rivals skipped the race, including Niels Albert, who is still suffering from his rib injury that he received after he […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Sánchez wins queen stage, Greipel survives all-out attack

Luis León Sánchez won today’s Tour Down Under penultimate stage, a gruelling battle over Willunga Hill, ahead of Luke Roberts and Alejandro Valverde. André Greipel was in a group with Lance Armstrong, nine seconds adrift. But Greipel held on to […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Charteau wins to keep overall lead in Gabon

Anthony Charteau won the fourth stage over 133 kilometers in the Tropicale Amissa Bongo (Gabon) to keep the overall lead. The Bbox Bouygues Telecom rider won the sprint ahead of Ian MacLeod (MTN) and AG2R’s Julien Loubet. MacLeod now trails […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Rodriguez wins stage five of the Tour de San Luis

Jackson Rodriguez (Androni Giocattoli) climbed his way to a stage win in stage five of the Tour de San Luis today. The Venezuelan’s victory wasn’t enough to unseat Italian Vincenzo Nibal (Liquigas-Doimo) from the top of the general classification, but […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Nibali takes stage and lead in San Luis, Pozzato shows form

Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) won stage four’s 19.8 kilometer time trail in the Tour de San Luis today, which also proved enough to take away overall race lead from 22-year-old Rafael Valls (Footon-Servetto-Fuji). The day wasn’t all bad for the […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Tour Down Under: Cardoso clips clear, Valverde and Evans fight for second

Timing things to perfection, Portuguese national champion Manuel Cardoso jumped clear inside the final kilometre of today’s third stage of the Tour Down Under, opening a sizeable gap and crossing the line first in Stirling. The Footon Servetto Fuji rider […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Loddo takes stage three in San Luis

Italian Alberto Loddo (Androni Giocattoli) won the 199 kilometer third stage of the Tour de San Luis today, besting compatriots Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Francesco Chicchi in the sprint finishing second and third respectively. The main protagonists of the day […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Tour Down Under: Greipel grabs another, fortifies overall lead

Two from two. HTC-Columbia’s André Greipel once again got the better of all of his rivals in the Santos Tour Down Under when he scooped his second consecutive stage win today. At the end of the 133.5 kilometre stage from […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

Valls scores first win for the young Footon-Servetto-Fuji team

Rafael Valls scored the Footon-Servetto-Fuji team’s first victory of the season today in the second stage of the Tour de San Luis. The 22-year-old Spaniard took his victory in style, arriving at the top of the second category Alto de […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Greipel back on top at Tour Down Under

For the third consecutive year, German sprinter André Greipel has shown his superior speed on the opening stage of the Santos Tour Down Under. The Vuelta a España points winner benefited from some strong team-work from the HTC Columbia riders […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Tour Down Under,

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