Spanish sprinter gets to the top of the Catalan podium at last! José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) finally took a victory in this year’s Volta a Catalunya, taking the sixth stage between Tarragona and Mollet del Valles at the head of […]
Italian champion wins attacking hilly stage as Androni Giocattoli rider hangs on Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) won the final stage of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali between Modenese and Sassuolo. The Italian champion beat Jackson Rodriguez (Androni […]
Emanuale Sella does just enough to hold on to race lead Adriano Malori (Lampre-ISD) won the stage 4 time trial of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Crevalcore. The 23-year-old Italian completed the 14.3km course in a time of […]
More attacks pepper the stage but the sprinters win the day once more Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between El Vendrell and Tarragona in a bunch sprint. The punchy French sprinter beat José […]
Breakaway dominated stage finishes in bunch gallop Manuel Cardoso (RadioShack) won the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between La Seu d’Urgell and El Vendrell at the head of a peloton sprint. The former Portuguese champion beat Giacomo Nizzolo […]
Italian climber retakes jersey with dominant solo victory Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) seized back control of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali with a dominant solo victory in stage 3 between Casalecchio di Reno and Gaggio Montano. The climber from Vicenza […]
Acqua e Sapone rider launches perfect move in final 500 meters to take the win, Ferrari assumes overall lead The second day of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali was an expected sprinter party, but unfortunately, the sprinters lost their […]
Spaniard beats Scarponi and Leipheimer on eve of UCI decision He may have the possibility of a UCI appeal hanging over him but Alberto Contador kept his mind on the job today when he raced to a clear stage victory […]
Disaster strikes Liquigas-Cannondale as entire team crashes in final kilometre Victory for Androni Giocattoli in the stage 1b team time trial has put team leader Emanuele Sella into the race lead. The white and blue team completed the 15.6km course, […]
Finally a victory for the Ale-Jet! After two second places in a spring disrupted by illness, Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) has finally taken his first win of 2011. The Ale-Jet from La Spezia won the second stage of the Volta a […]
Local sprinter takes second win of the season in seaside circuit as crashes disrupt the finish Manuel Belletti (Colnago-CSF Inox) won the opening semi-tappa of the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, based a circuit around the Emilia Romagna […]
Yet more WorldTour success for HTC-Highroad Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) won the opening stage of the Vuelta a Catalunya, starting and finishing in the Costa Brava resort town of Lloret de Mar. The Latvian was the sole survivor of a three-man […]
Many pre-race favourites delayed by a crash Australian sprinter Matt Goss started Milan-Sanremo as the HTC Highroad team’s Plan B behind Mark Cavendish, but he proved that he deserves top billing when he thundered to an impressive victory this afternoon. […]
Belgian sprinter back to form with Quick Step team Rebounding from the illness that caused him to withdraw halfway through Paris-Nice, Quick Step’s Gert Steegmans blasted to victory in the Nokere-Koerse race in Belgium today. He showed good form to […]
Former World champion tightens grip on race lead atop steep uphill finish Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) won the sixth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico between Ussita and Macerata after outsprinting the rest of the race’s top riders at the top of the […]
French and German triumph on Promenade des Anglais On what was another dangerous, rain-splattered day in Paris-Nice, French champion Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) soled to an excellent second stage victory of the race, while Tony Martin (HTC Highroad) held on to […]
Climber Gesink loses leader’s jersey to Evans on final hill Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) used his panache to pass the leading duo breakaway on the finishing straight of the fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. Gilbert led home a small group that […]
Astana rider has massive scare in final kilometers on wet roads Rémy Di Gregorio (Astana) finished off a well-timed move with 13km to go in stage seven of Paris-Nice. The 215 kilometers between Brignoles Biot – Sophia Antipolis were held […]
