Nys and Pauwels bring home only runner-up medals for Belgium Zdenek Stybar attacked hard midway through the men’s 2011 cyclocross World Championships in St Wendel, Germany, and was never seen again. Lone chaser Sven Nys settled for silver. Kevin Pauwels […]
Rain-lashed stage ups the pressure on riders Netting second place in two out of the day’s three intermediate sprints, Androni Giocattoli rider Jonnatha Monsalve moved two seconds clear of overnight leader Libardo Nino Corredor (Le Tua) in the Tour de […]
It’s a nervous few days for Stefano Giuliani at the Tour de Langkawi, with the Italian directeur sportif on the threshold of a major commitment. Earlier in the race he promised to give up smoking if the successful neo-pro Andrea […]
Equipe Tricolore shuts out other nations of all medals Clément Venturini took the first title of the 2011 Cyclocross World Champions, held in St Wendel, Germany. The Frenchman won the junior’s race ahead of two compatriots, brothers Loïc and Fabien […]
Dutchman beats compatriot Teunissen on track in St Wendel Lars van der Haar became the U23 cyclocross World Champion by passing teammate Mike Teunissen shortly before entering the track in St Wendel, Germany, then defended his lead all the way […]
Fast, mainly flat stage leads to a new wearer of the points jersey One day after the big showdown on Genting Highlands and two after the first mountain stage took place, the sprinters had their say again in the Tour […]
Plenty of racing left over next five days Any concerns that the general classification of the 2011 Tour de Langkawi could essentially be settled a full five days from the end of the race were put to rest today, when […]
First big mountain stage blows field apart After three days of domination by the European riders, Asian cycling jumped centre stage today when the Japanese rider Takeaki Ayabe scooped victory on the first of two mountain stages in this year’s […]
Aggressive opening stage ends in a big bunch sprint It’s the debut all neo-pros dream of. On the very first racing day of his professional career, the 21 year old Italian rider Andrea Guardini sped to a clear victory, punching […]
‘Scrawny’ rider takes his first UCI stage race – by two seconds Ben Swift (Sky) took his second win in this year’s Tour Down Under, sprinting faster than teammate Greg Henderson and HTC-Highroad’s Matthew Goss. Swift’s time bonus moved him […]
Race win confirms overall World Cup for Belgian champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame an early lead from World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) to win the final round of the World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. The Belgian champion, who clearly enjoys […]
US champion takes last big race before the World Championships as Sanne Van Paassen secures overall series Katie Compton (Planet Bike) recovered from a less than perfect start on the muddy course of Hoogerheide, Netherlands to power away from the […]
Fifth-placed Jonathan Page shows good form ahead of World Championships Rob Peeters was surprised himself that he beat power houses Zdenek Stybar and Sven Nys in the Kasteelcross in Zonnebeke on Saturday. Klaas Vantornout was fourth, followed by American Jonathan […]
Goss takes four seconds out of Meyer’s lead with finishing time bonus Digging deep on the climbs of Willunga Hill and then unleashing a strong sprint at the end of the stage, Spanish rider Fran Ventoso raced to victory on […]
Good day for Garmin-Cervélo wrests ochre jersey from Goss He’s shown his class on the track with multiple rainbow jerseys, and now Cameron Meyer has propelled himself into a different tunic signifying number one by taking over at the top […]
Tondo and Movistar on track for their first overall victory of 2011 Movistar’s Xavier Tondo crossed the final major hurdle en route to taking what should be both his first stage race victory of 2011, but also his new team’s […]
Australian talent outsprints Greipel and new race leader Goss His first UCI WorldTour win, just three days into his first UCI WorldTour race; Michael Matthews is certainly not hanging around when it comes to showing what he can do. Three […]
Sanne Van Paassen takes back series lead with one race to go Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won the women’s World Cup race in Pontchâteau, France after accelerating in the very first metres of the race and riding the rest of […]
