Cunego second, Evans third in tough stage In the fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Michele Scarponi took the day’s glory, besting by one second Lampre teammate Damiano Cunego and BMC’s Cadel Evans. Ivan Basso (Liquigas) was fourth, Danilo Di Luca (Katusha) […]
Wiggins second in TT, Klöden unable to cope with pace of fellow German Already victorious in the time trial and the overall classification of the Volta ao Algarve, Tony Martin’s successful season continued today with a stomping time trial win […]
Saxo Bank-SunGard sprinter comes around Tyler Farrar as Garmin-Cervélo mis-times lead out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico between Terranuova Bracciolini and Perugia at the head of a sprint royale. The Argentinean sprinter came […]
Team RadioShack rider picks up first win in two years Team RadioShack rider Andreas Klöden shook off his reputation as a non-sprinter when he proved quickest of an eight man breakaway group in Paris-Nice today. Led out by team-mate Janez […]
Success for Garmin-Cervélo team in Italy Benefiting from strong team-work by his Garmin-Cervélo team plus a rock-solid leadout by world road race champion Thor Hushovd, Tyler Farrar sped to victory on today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. The American rider held […]
Tommy V and Tommy DG beat the bunch One day after promising to keep trying for a stage win, French champion Thomas Voeckler delivered on that vow when he grabbed a dramatic stage victory in Paris-Nice. The Team Europcar captain […]
Finishing straight crash disrupts the sprinters but luckily brings few riders down Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) won the third stage of Paris-Nice between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Nuits-Saint-Georges in a chaotic sprint finish. The Australian outsprinted compatriot Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) and Denis Galimzyanov […]
Low speed crashes dominate a windy, flat stage as the race heads south Greg Henderson (Team Sky) won the second stage of Paris-Nice between Montfort-l’Amaury and Amilly in a bunch sprint. The New Zealander outsprinted Australian Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) and […]
Spaniard takes second consecutive stage victory Having landed his first victory of the season yesterday on the toughest mountain stage of the Vuelta a Murcia, Alberto Contador showed his time trialing legs are also in good condition when he raced […]
Lunging at just the right time and pipping Jimmy Casper by the smallest of margins, the 40 year old An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team rider Niko Eeckhout galloped to victory on the final stage of the […]
Belgian Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) pulled off victory in the 154.5 kilometer opening stage of Paris-Nice today, outsprinting his breakaway companion in what was a surprise success over the sprinters in Houdan. Jeremy Roy (FDJ) crossed the line in second, […]
German über-sprinter recovers from mid-race crash Ina Teutenberg (HTC-Highroad) won the Merced Downtowm Grand Prix criterium, the third stage of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classics, to take the UCI team’s second stage of the race. Teutenberg recovered from a […]
Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12 rider flies into the race lead Alison Starnes (Peanut Butter & Co-TWENTY12) won the second stage time trial of the Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic in Merced, California. Starnes flew around the 12 mile (19.3km) course […]
Belgian classics star is the strongest of the favourites over Tuscan white roads Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the fifth edition of the Montepaschi Strade Bianche, which crosses the iconic, unsurfaced white roads of the Tuscan region of Italy. The Belgian […]
Saxo Bank leader takes a slim lead into Sunday’s final stage time trial Alberto Contador first soared, then plummeted to take the first win of his and his Saxo Bank team’s season. The five-time Grand Tour winner, whose fate still […]
Rabobank’s super-season continues with young Aussie star’s first European victory Michael Matthews (Rabobank) won the opening stage of the Vuelta a la Region de Murcia between San Pedro del Pinatar and Alhama de Murcia in a bunch sprint. The Australian […]
RadioShack team dominates Middelkerke prologue Jesse Sergent (RadioShack) won the opening prologue of the Driedaagse van West-Valanderen – Johan Museeuw Classics in Middelkerke. The 22-year-old neo-pro flew around the 7km seafront course in a time of 8’14”, 10 seconds ahead […]
Most of the peloton abandons as Colombian outsprints Pavel Brutt Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli) won the 33rd edition of the Giro del Friuli between Pordenone and Gorizia, in the north western Italian province, close to the border with Slovenia. The […]
