BMC Racing Team lineup for Amstel Gold to include Evans and Gilbert Having recently returned to racing after a painful pelvic fracture suffered on stage three of the Volta ao Algarve in February, BMC Racing Team rider Steve Cummings has […]
Longer course makes World Cup race a closer challenge to the men’s WorldTour race The Women’s World Cup is set to continue in la Flèche Wallonne Femmes next Wednesday, April 18th, with Marianne Vos (Rabobank) aiming at an unprecedented fifth […]
Hoogerland fighting sore throat, Houanard, Jeannesson taking time off Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) is having his knee checked out at a Waregem hospital today, after injuring it in a crash in yesterday’s GP de Denain. Vanmarcke was able to finish the […]
Schlecks not yet in form of 2011 Second and third in last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Frank and Andy Schleck will lead the RadioShack Nissan team in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race hoping for a jump in form. Both riders have had indifferent […]
America’s Queen of the Classics set for Sunday The Tour of the Battenkill, America’s toughest one-day race, has set its roster in stone for this coming Sunday’s UCI 1.2 Professional Invitational. New York will play host to some of the […]
Argentine sprinter avoids a crash with 8km to go to take his first win of 2012 for under pressure Saxo Bank Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) has taken his first victory of 2012, winning a bunch sprint to take the […]
Liquigas Cannondale and Farnese Vini Selle Italia lineups confirmed The Liquigas – Cannondale and Farnese Vini – Selle Italia teams have named squads for Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race which could be major factors in the outcome. Strong duo Peter Sagan […]
Corti predicts better results after Duarte’s fourth place finish The new Colombia Coldeportes team has received a confidence boost after it clocked up its best result to date this year in yesterday’s Fleche Brabançonne/Brabantse Pijl. Former world under 23 champion […]
Belgian champion still searching for best form in 2012 as Ardennes Classics approach It was always going to be tough for BMC Racing’s Philippe Gilbert to match his 2011 season but, with the Ardennes Classics on the horizon, the Belgian […]
Andy Schleck crashes out early while Jérôme Pineau, Gerald Ciolek and Peter Sagan all hit the tarmac on the same corner After a predominantly dry Spring Classics season so far, the Belgian heavens finally opened on today’s Brabantse Pijl. The […]
French Tour hero attacks with 32km to go and holds off a disorganised chase group The irrepressible Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) finally took his first victory of 2012, in a rainy edition of Brabantse Pijl, after attacking alone with 32km to […]
Belgian team has fresh hopes after a barren cobbles campaign The Classics season has not been a good one so far for Lotto-Belisol. The Belgian superteam has become used to being a major force at this time of year, where […]
Haematoma on right knee for Italian Classics star after Paris-Roubaix crash Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) will be forced to take three days of absolute rest following his crash in Paris-Roubaix, his team has announced. The Italian, who finished second […]
Belgian team takes aim at the Ardennes Classics after Tom Boonen’s total domination of the Cobbles After its almost total domination of the Cobbled-Classics, through Belgian superstar Tom Boonen, Omega Pharma-Quick Step is sending its climbing team to tomorrow’s Brabantse […]
No operation needed for knee problem Vacansoleil DCM’s big Classic hope Bjorn Leukemans has been given some welcome news today, although appears it won’t be enough to save the spring Classics campaign he had a lot of hopes for. The […]
Says Boonen must try to win more varied races Speaking after Tom Boonen equaled his record of four Paris-Roubaix wins, former Belgian pro Roger de Vlaeminck has spoken dismissively of the opposition in Sunday’s race, “I hope Cancellara participates next […]
“I am looking to just keep improving” Having missed yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix Classic, Philippe Gilbert will return to competition in the Brabantse Pijl race on Wednesday, one year after beginning a superb four-race run of victories there. The BMC Racing Team […]
Belgian continues spring campaign, race will also function as worlds preview Although many big names who target the northern Classics tend to back off after the conclusion of Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen has said that he will continue racing, lining out […]
