German rider takes stage and overall lead in Étoile de Bessèges Runner-up on yesterday’s opening stage, Marcel Kittel went one place better on today’s second leg of the Étoile de Bessèges, speeding to victory in Saint-Ambroix. The German easily outsprinted […]
Crosswinds and sandstorms play havoc with the peloton once more Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) opened her account with her new team in emphatic style with a two-up sprint victory over compatriot Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE-AIS) in the second stage of the Ladies […]
Specialized-lululemon and GreenEDGE-AIS put on a joint team time trial show but the lone Netherlander wins Two-time race winner Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) made a triumphant return to the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar with a sprint victory in the opening stage […]
First Six triumph for Madison world champions Late on Tuesday evening at Berlin’s underground Velodrom complex, Australian and GreenEdge world madison champions Cameron Meyer and Leigh Howard won the 101rst edition of the Berlin Six Day race. Second was previous […]
Very successful season start for Omega Pharma Quick Step team After missing out by the smallest of margins to team-mate Francesco Chicchi on stage 2, Tom Boonen succeeded in nabbing his first win of the year today in Argentina. The […]
Peeters 2nd, Pauwels 3rd in dominant Belgian sweep Niels Albert (Belgium) took a lead from the gun in the Elite Men’s World Cyclo-cross Championship, a lead he would never relinquish, and the 26-year-old soloed to his second world title today […]
Van den Brand and Cant fight it out for silver Clocking up her sixteenth consecutive victory of the season and her fourth straight world cyclo-cross championship, Marianne Vos today further underlined her dominance with a superlative performance in Koksijde. The […]
Leipheimer holds lead in Argentinean event Italian sprinter Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) denied Saxo Bank’s Juan José Haedo a home win on stage six of the Tour de San Luis, powering to the line ahead of the Argentinean. Young Italian sprinter […]
Time gain too small to overcome deficit Having won Wednesday’s first summit finish of the race, Alberto Contador picked up his second mountain stage victory in the Tour de San Luis today when he triumphed atop the Mirador del Sol […]
Contador drops down standings with sixth place finish One day after finishing a close second to Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank), Levi Leipheimer demolished his four second overnight deficit when he dominated the stage four time trial in the Tour de […]
Spaniard takes over race lead prior to time trial Although he stated beforehand that he was over his racing weight and wouldn’t be in contention in the mountains, Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador proved the strongest on today’s third leg […]
Tom Boonen makes it an Omega Pharma-Quick Step one-two as weather improves Francesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) made it two from two this season, with a second straight victory in the second stage of the Tour de San Luis. The […]
Near miss for Haedo, bunch splits in tough weather conditions Italian sprinter Francesco Chicchi has clocked up the first win of the 2012 season for the new-look Omega Pharma Quick Step team, winning into Villa Mercedes on day one of […]
Sunweb-Revor team bosses Dutch race as Pauwels takes emphatic overall victory Kevin Pauwels profited from the numerical superiority of his Sunweb-Revor team in the closing stages of the World Cup race in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The 27-year-old, dressed in the World […]
World champion lays down the law again a week before her title defence; World Cup overall for van den Brand Marianne Vos (Rabobank) made it look all too easy again, as she took her fifteenth straight victory of the season […]
Greipel beats Renshaw to take final stage Safely marking chief rival Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) on the final stage, Simon Gerrans today ran out as overall victor in the Santos Tour Down Under and completely a superb start for his GreenEdge […]
Telenet-Fidea rider counters early pressure from non-selected Vanthourenhouts Bouyed by his selection to the Belgian team for the following weekend’s World championships, Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) took his second victory inside a week, and his second straight victory at the Kasteelcross […]
Australian champion Simon Gerrans leads the race with one day to go Alejandro Valverde marked his return to professional cycling when he showed the peloton a clean pair of cleats to win stage five of the Santos Tour Down Under. […]
