Garmin’s Martin holds off McDonald and Japanese for third season win Ireland’s Dan Martin of Garmin-Transitions won the Japan Cup one-day race today in Utsunomiya. The 24-year-old finished ahead of Australian Peter McDonald and Japan’s Yusuke Hatanaka. “When we decided […]
Eclipses Bodrogi’s course record David Millar became the first ever rider to complete the 48.5km course at the Chrono des Nations – Les Herbières Vendée under 59 minutes. His 58’53 bettered the old record from Laszlo Bodrogi (59’18) by almost […]
Strong Albert powers to second place An ever-aggressive Zdenek Stybar powered away from his competitors halfway through the 60-minute race to take round one of the Cyclocross World Cup, in Aigle, Switzerland. Niels Albert fought back from a bad start […]
Gilbert and Scarponi side by side on final climb before Gilbert takes off Philippe Gilbert had no problem with the burden of the pre-race favorite, taking his second Giro di Lombardia in impressive style on a rainy day in northern […]
Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert back with win after Worlds miss Belgian Philippe Gilbert of team Omega Pharma repeated his Giro del Piemonte win today in Cherasco in Northwestern Italy. He jumped clear in the last kilometre to finish ahead of Italian […]
World champion’s perfect season continues with fifth straight victory Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) won the Kermiscross in the village of Ardooie, just outside Roeselare in West Flanders. The World champion won a three-up sprint over Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and […]
Success for Scottish and Canadian riders After netting second in the recent world time trial championships, David Millar moved onto the top step of the podium when he triumphed in today’s TT at the Commonwealth Games. The 33 year old […]
Young British sprinter continues winning streak to close the Belgian road season Adam Blythe (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen as the 183km race finished in a bunch sprint. The British rider, who recently turned 21, managed to hold on to […]
Czech rider wins second race in a week by beating Bart Aernouts After already taking the Gazet van Antwerp Trophy opener last week, reigning world champion Zdenek Stybar also powered to victory in the first of the eight Superprestige series […]
Classy Spaniard gives country a much needed boost Triple world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gave Spanish cycling a much needed boost today when he claimed his second Classic of the season in Paris-Tour. Freire’s name will close a chapter in […]
Australian sprinter Allan Davis wins men’s road race hours after Rochelle Gilmore Allan Davis helped Australia go two for two in the Commonwealth Games road race in Delhi with his gold medal win only hours after Rochelle Gilmore won the […]
Australian takes first gold in her dream triple Australian Rochelle Gilmore won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games road race today in Delhi. She sprinted ahead of England’s and compatriot, Australian Chloe Hosking. With her win, after 112 kilometres […]
Decision to skip Worlds looks good as Dutchman builds for Lombardia Robert Gesink (Rabobank) won the Giro dell’Emilia for the second successive year, outclimbing a select group of riders to the finish on the fifth and last ascent up to […]
Matti Breschel third in 60th edition of French race Anthony Ravard celebrated his fifth season victory in Paris-Bourges, when he outsprinted Romain Feillu and Matti Breschel. Other beaten sprinters in the 193km long race included Sébastien Chavanel (fifth) and Bernhard […]
Marcato ensures one-two finish for the Dutch team It took Riccardo Riccò only a good month to score a win for his new Vacansoleil team, at the Coppa Sabatini. The Italian decided the sprint ahead of his teammate Marco Marcato […]
Belgian sprinter takes what may be his last win for Quick Step, while young British rider comes of age Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) won the fourth and final stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge between Mons and Tournai, Belgium in a […]
Makes up for birthday disappointment Adam Blythe (OmegaPharma-Lotto) won the third stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge between Hazebrouck, France and Ichtegem, Belgium as the race finished in another bunch sprint. The young Briton beat Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) into second […]
Italian sprinter wins for Franco Ballerini; Vos gets fourth consecutive silver Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) is the new women’s World road race champion, winning the rainbow jersey in an attacking race that eventually ended in a bunch sprint. The former World […]
