Race leader loses time but narrowly holds on to race lead Race leader Rui Costa (Movistar) came under big pressure on today’s penultimate stage of the Tour de Suisse, losing fifty seconds to rival Frank Schleck (RadioShack Nissan) but managing […]
German sprinter bests Cavendish, who moves into overall race lead Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) got his 13th win of the season, tops in the professional peloton in 2012, after taking stage two of the Ster ZLM Toer on Friday. The big […]
South African takes second win of the season ahead of Ponzi, Ulissi Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) survived the rolling terrain of the second stage of the Tour de Slovénie on Friday and took the bunch sprint ahead of current race leader […]
Costa extends race lead with strong eighth place Astana’s Fredrik Kessiakoff took a big scalp today in the Tour de Suisse, winning the stage seven time trial by two seconds ahead of Fabian Cancellara. The Swedish rider completed the 34.3 […]
German wunderkind beats Renshaw and Cavendish in Dutch stage race opener Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) left the World’s best sprinters in his wake as he took the opening stage of the Ster ZLM Toer, between Eindhoven and Sittard/Geleen. The 24-year-old German […]
Italian wins crash-strewn stage as the peloton splits on the final climb Simone Ponzi (Astana) won the opening leg of the Tour de Slovénie, between Celje and Novo Mesto, at the head of a 22-man peloton. The Italian was best […]
Dominant Slovakian takes another as Costa retains lead It’s starting to look like the Tour of California. Victorious in five stages out of eight there last month, Peter Sagan is showing a similar dominance in stages of the Tour de […]
Russian wins six-man sprint while the race contenders take it easy on another rainy day Vladimir Isaychev (Katusha) was the strongest rider in the day-long breakaway on stage five of the Tour de Suisse, between Trimbach-Olten and Gansingen, as the […]
Three out of four so far for Slovakian champion as wet weather continues Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) proved unbeatable once more as he took his third victory in four stages of the Tour de Suisse between Aarberg and Trimbach-Olten, as heavy […]
Railway crossing barriers give breakaway an extra two minutes but it is caught in the final kilometre Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) continued his devastating run of form with victory in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Martigny and […]
British champion calmly presides over a day of attacks across the medium Alps Dani Moreno (Katusha) sprinted to victory at the uphill finish of the seventh and last stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Morzine and Châtel, after a […]
Portuguese rider reels in lone attack from Fränk Schleck in the finishing straight Rui Costa (Movistar) won the second stage of the Tour de Suisse, between Verbania, Italy, and the Swiss ski station of Verbier, after catching and passing a […]
World time trial champion takes Basque stage race despite a crash in the closing kilometres Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabobank) attacked to win the final stage of the 2012 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, between Orduña and Iurreta, but the wet descent to […]
Emma Pooley clings onto overall lead in Basque stage race Linda Villumsen (Orica-GreenEdge) won the third stage time trial of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira, in Orduña, north west Spain. The Danish-born New Zealander completed the undulating 13.4km course in a […]
Slovakian road champion beats local favourite Fabian Cancellara in short hilly test Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied the Swiss crowds a home victory as he took the opening 7.3km stage one time trial of the Tour de Suisse, in the city […]
Team Sky totally dominates Queen stage; Cadel Evans attacks on the descent again Nairo Quintana (Movistar) took his debut victory in the WorldTour in the Queen stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Alban-Leysse and Morzine, after attacking the yellow […]
Stage and race lead for British climber on hilly Basque stage Emma Pooley (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) won the second stage of the Emakumeen Euskal Bira in Lekeitio, in typical solo fashion. The former British champion escaped her two breakaway companions, AA […]
Frenchman escapes lead group in the final ten kilometres; Bradley Wiggins defends lead in the mountains Arthur Vichot (FDJ-BigMat) took the biggest victory of his career to date in the fifth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, between Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans and […]
