Dutch champion outsprints local champion Marc de Maar in Caribbean race Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) brought the 2012 European road season to its usual unofficial close with victory in the Amstel Curacao Race on the Netherlands Antilles Island of […]
Ninth title for the Kannibaal of cyclocross; Helen Wyman takes her second in women’s race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) seized back the crown that was taken from him last year, as he proved once more that he is the Koning van […]
Late burst paves way for ‘doublette’ and final race victory With a blizzard raging outside the city’s Palais des Sport in the small hours of Sunday morning, Belgium’s world madison champion Kenny De Ketele paired with classy countryman Iljo Keisse […]
Disqualified Rob Peeters finishes third; Katie Compton overcomes bad start to take women’s victory Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) took a hard fought solo victory in the second round of the cyclocross World Cup, in Plzeň, Czech Republic, after breaking clear on […]
Success for Liquigas on its final day in the peloton Four years after he returned to the sport with the Liquigas team and took third in the Japan Cup, Ivan Basso gave that sponsor a present with victory in the […]
Broken chain ends Nys’ chances in fast Czech race; van Paassen outsprints Compton in women’s event Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) got the defence of his cyco;cross World Cup crown off to a perfect start, with a solo victory in the series […]
Brilliant racing brings event to a close Pim Ligthart and Michael Mørkøv have won the Amsterdam Six after a dramatic battle in the final minutes of last night’s concluding race. The Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo Iljo Keisse and Niki Terpstra […]
Farewell victory at end of three seasons with team, Pole heads elsewhere for 2013 One day before the Japan Cup road race, Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank rider Jaroslaw Marycz soloed to a fine win in the warm-up criterium. The Polish […]
Gijs van Hoecke and Kenny de Ketele chasing hard Pim Ligthart and Michael Mørkøv consolidated their top position in the Amsterdam Six after the second night but Gijs van Hoecke and Kenny de Ketele are rapidly approaching the Dutch-Danish duo. […]
Racing begins, Ligthart unaffected thus far from Tour of Beijing jet lag Pim Ligthart and Michael Mørkøv lead the Amsterdam Six after one night of racing. Ligthart, who returned from Beijing on Sunday evening, was happy. “It’s in the middle […]
Kevin Pauwels just four seconds behind World champion and takes lead in bpost bank trofee Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) gradually his opponents off his wheel to take victory in the GP Mario De Clercq, the the first round of the bpost […]
Second general classification victory for German Omega Pharma Quick Step rider British rider Steve Cummings ended a frustrating, injury afflicted season in the perfect fashion when he won the final stage of the Tour of Beijing. The BMC Racing Team […]
21-year-old Austrian blasts past Alessandro Petacchi; overall classification unchanged Marco Haller (Katusha) burst ahead in the final hundred metres of the fourth stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing between Yanqing and Chang Ping to take his first ever professional […]
Boasson Hagen attack caught in the final metres; Tony Martin holds on to overall lead Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) won the Queen stage of the 2012 Tour of Beijing, between Mentougou and Badaling Great Wall as he outsprinted a highly select […]
Italian outpaces Laurens De Vreese and Niki Terpstra after an attacking day in the Sprinters’ Classic Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) took victory in the 2012 edition of Paris-Tours, as the breakaway artists had their day again in the Sprinters’ Classic. The […]
Dane nets lone win of 2012 in final Italian road race of the season Nicki Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) got his first victory of 2012 in Italy’s final road race of the season on Sunday, in the GP Bruno Beghelli. […]
Mister Superprestige finally fights off Niels Albert in the closing turns of a fast, dry race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) reminded his rivals once again that he is “Mister Superprestige” with victory in the opening race of the 2012/13 series in […]
Colombian jumps away in the final kilometre to take seventh victory in debut season at the top level After the success of Carlos Betancur the previous year, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) became only the second Colombian to win the Giro dell’Emilia […]
