Wiggins goes down fighting but can’t match the Spaniard on the mythical climb Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) attacked his way into the lead of the Vuelta a España, taking a solo victory on the mythical Alto de l’Angliru. The 30-year-old […]
Four seconds separate Aussies Australian Michael Hepburn (who usually rides for Team Jayco – AIS) took the 6.6-kilometer prologue of the Tour de l’Avenir, ahead of his compatriot Rohan Dennis. Hepburn clocked 7’13, with Dennis four seconds behind. Dutchman Tom […]
Quick Step beats hometown Belgians Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) won the GP Jef Scherens – Rondom Leuven after 183 kilometers, beating Kenny Dehaes and Pineau’s teammate Guillaume Van Keirsbulck. It was the first win for Pineau since stage five […]
Estonian takes Cofidis team’s second stage of the race; Katusha and Geox-TMC go on the offensive but Team Sky comes out on top Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) took the French team’s second stage victory of the race, on the toughest mountaintop […]
French second-year pro continues winning summer Giovanni Visconti took season win number five when he outsprinted Giuseppe De Maria (De Rosa – Ceramica Flaminia) and Simone Stortoni (Colnago – CSF Inox) on the fourth and final stage of the Settimana […]
Swiss rider outsprints a big breakaway group; Team Sky rides the punches as the top ten comes under pressure; Nibali edges closer Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad) took his first ever victory in a Grand Tour on stage thirteen of the Vuelta […]
Flat stage goes to type as long break is reeled in by the sprinters’ teams in the finale Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) sprinted to his second stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, winning stage twelve between Ponteareas and Pontevedra as […]
Bradley Wiggins rides himself into red as Chris Froome rides himself into the ground David Moncoutié (Cofidis) took his fourth Vuelta a España stage in four years on the mountaintop finish of Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda. The […]
Tony Martin wins the stage as Joaquim Rodriguez loses five minutes Chris Froome (Team Sky) has become the first Kenyan-born rider to wear the leader’s jersey of the Vuelta a España, following a powerful second place in the 47km Salamanca […]
Leipheimer takes final yellow jersey in Denver Overnight leader Levi Leipheimer has won the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge, successfully controlling his main rivals on the final stage to Denver and finishing sixth in the final sprint to the line. […]
Bauke Mollema takes over the red jersey after the first really tough mountaintop finish of the race Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) took his first ever victory in a Grand Tour, taking stage nine of the Vuelta a España between Villacastín and […]
Purito takes his second stage of the race on Flèche Wallonne style finish to move into the lead Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) rode himself into the lead of the Vuelta a España on the cobbled climb to the finish of the […]
Nederland Bloeit completes domination of 2011 competition after Emma Pooley tries for a hat trick in Breton race Annemiek van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) completed her team’s domination of this year’s World Cup, with victory in the Grand Prix Plouay. The […]
Levi Leipheimer holds on to race lead as the stage finishes in a bunch sprint Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the fourth stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge between Avon and Steamboat Springs, as it finished in a bunch sprint. […]
Young German sprinter wins as Tyler Farrar comes down at the head of the peloton Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) delivered on the promise he has shown so far this season by taking a stage victory in his first ever Grand Tour. […]
RadioShack rider beats Christian Vande Velde by less than a second to take uphill time trial; Van Garderen strong, but not strong enough to hold on Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) seized back the lead in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on […]
Vincenzo Nibali creeps closer to overall lead as Italian team splits the pack on the final descent Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España between Úbeda and Córdoba as the Liquigas-Cannondale team tore the peloton […]
Leipheimer drops to fourth overall after missing key break Playing things out perfectly in the final kilometre, former USA road race champion George Hincapie hurtled to a strong stage victory on day three of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in […]
