British sprinter finds late-season form to give himself a belated birthday present Adam Blythe (BMC Racing) took a belated 23nd birthday present, a he won a rainy edition of Binche-Tournai-Binche/Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke as he outsprinted the remains of the depleted […]
French champion finally prevails as stage one winning Belgian does “la course en tête” in four-day race Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) finally took his victory in the final stage of the Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge between Mons and Tournai. The French champion […]
Belgian champion outsprints Niels Albert again; Sanne Cant gets the better of Nikki Harris this time Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) took his second victory in as many days as he won the Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin in Kalmthout, near Antwerp, Belgium. The […]
Belgian champion takes first win of the season as Nikki Harris takes first of career in women’s race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) opened his account for the 2012/13 cyclocross season as he outsprinted World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) at the finish […]
Catalan escapes in a downpour on the final to win alone in Lecco and secure season-long prize Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) escaped the peloton on the final climb of the Giro di Lombardia, as a torrential downpour fell on the latter […]
German sprinter fastest yet again after a day of attacks on hilly Poperinge circuit Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) was the fastest of the sprinters yet again as he took victory in the second stage of the Eurométropole Tour/Circuit Franco-Belge between Antoing […]
Colombian Olympic silver medallist attacks on cobbled finale to take second victory of the season Rigoberto Urán (Team Sky) escaped a late breakaway group in the finale of the Gran Piemonte to take a solo victory at the end of […]
Vuelta a España winner carries World championships form to take revived semi-classic race Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) managed to hold onto the form that saw him as one of the key animators of the previous weekend’s World championship race […]
Belgian star puts miserable season behind him with devastating Cauberg attack Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert put the memories of a miserable season with a devastating solo victory in the elite men’s World championships in Limburg, Netherlands. The Ardennes specialist put in […]
World number one takes her second rainbow jersey at last as the Netherlands rules Limburg race Marianne Vos of the Netherlands ended five years of agony as she finally took her second road rainbow jersey on her home roads, emulating […]
2011 winner emulates Nicole Cooke as race finishes in bunch sprint Great Britain’s Lucy Garner has done what only her compatriot Nicole Cooke had managed before her, and successfully defended her junior women’s road race World title. The 18-year-old – […]
German beats Taylor Phinney by just five seconds to emulate compatriot Judith Arndt Tony Martin of Germany emulated his compatriot Judith Arndt from the previous day in retaining his World time trial title in Limburg, Netherlands, but did so by […]
German veteran takes victory in penultimate race of her career ahead of Evie Stevens and Linda Villumsen Judith Arndt of Germany defended her World time trial crown in emphatic style over the 24.1km course in Limburg, southern Netherlands. The 36-year-old, […]
2011 silver medallist steps up to blow away the field in her final year in the category Elinor Barker continued Great Britain’s outstanding summer of sport with a dominant victory in the Junior Women’s World time trial championships. The 2011 […]
Russian rider well clear of his rivals Three and a half months before he will turn pro with the Katusha team, Russian rider Anton Vorobyev posted a dominant under 23 time trial victory at cycling’s road world championships. While the […]
Double British success on final day of racing, Tiernan Locke makes history Mark Cavendish celebrated his last day in the rainbow jersey in the perfect fashion, powering home up the cobbled finishing straight in Guildford to land his third stage […]
Belgian team of individual champion beats BMC Racing Team by three seconds over 53.2km course The Omega Pharma-Quick Step team of Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits, won the inaugural team time trial […]
Favourite lives up to pre-race billing on hilly Limburg coursePre-race favourite Specialized-lululemon got the 2012 World road championships under way with a convincing victory in the Women’s Team Time Trial between Sittard and Valkenberg. The German-registered team of Charlotte Becker, […]
