Mixed fortunes for Ballan and Hushovd They were amongst the youngest and oldest riders in Paris-Roubaix yesterday, representing both ends of the spectrum; neither won, but at the end of the Hell of the North both Taylor Phinney and George […]
Amstel Gold Race could offer one more chance to Italian Last week he delayed in the finale of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, waiting instead of counter-attacking when Tom Boonen chased down Alessandro Ballan three times. This time round, Filippo Pozzato’s […]
Crashes and punctures deny last French winner a glorious retirement day: young Frenchmen line up to take his place Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ-BigMat) bowed out of professional cycling, as a rider at least, in the velodrome of Roubaix, where he made […]
Flecha fourth, Hayman eighth as team gets little help in chase When Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) made it known that his solo breakaway with 55 kilometers to race was serious, it was Sky Procycling that had the biggest presence […]
Confirms Classics potential, first Frenchman on podium since Guesdon’s win Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) took second place in Paris-Roubaix in a fashion similar to that which Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) used to take the win. The Frenchman went after the […]
Belgian solos for 53km to equal Roger De Vlaeminck’s record; Sébastien Turgot is first Frenchman on the podium in a generation Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) rode himself into the record books, and the legends of the greatest one-day race […]
Farnese Vini Selle Italia rider says Italian taught him a lot about race Confidence regained after his runner-up slot in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen showed that he is back to his best, Filippo Pozzato has said that he is determined […]
Sagan’s leadout man gets his chance in the Hell of the North Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale) has spent most of his spring season looking out for the budding 22-year-old superstar Peter Sagan, but the 25-year-old Oss will get his chance to […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step with usual players riding in support With the Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem trophies already in his case this year, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) will be going for the trifecta on Sunday when Paris-Roubaix gets underway. […]
“I still believe that I have a chance of winning” Although he’s yet to show strong form this year and had a quiet showing in last Sunday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Thor Hushovd remains convinced that it’s possible he could take […]
German wunderkind racks up yet another as the spring weather slicks up the course Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) made it victory number five for the season, getting a first win for his team’s new sponsor, as took first place in the […]
Three-time Ronde van Vlaanderen winner presents young fan with a bag of souvenirs At a press conference in a hotel in Antwerp, Belgium this afternoon, Ronde van Vlaanderen winner presented a bag of Omega Pharma-Quick Step goodies to an 11-year-old […]
51.5km of cobbles in total for the 110th Enfer du Nord The 110th edition of Paris-Roubaix, which will set off from the Napoleonic city of Compiègne this coming Sunday, April 8th, will feature twenty-seven sections of cobbles – the feared […]
GreenEdge sprinter speaks to VeloNation about his health problems of 2012 after abandoning halfway through the Ronde van Vlaanderen The season has been a tough one so far for GreenEdge’s Matt Goss, as the Australian sprinter has been struggling to […]
Judith Arndt reflects on an identical one-two to 2008; mixed fortunes for others on the new course finale Judith Arndt (GreenEdge-AIS) outsprinted Kristin Armstrong (United States) at the end of the Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen in Oudenaarde yesterday; the […]
Swiss rider likely to be out of competition for a month and a half Hours after his crash in yesterday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara underwent an operation to repair the damage caused when he fell in the […]
NetApp, Ag2R-La Mondiale, Lampre-ISD and Saxo Bank voice their experiences A worn out Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) took second in the sprint for fourth place in the Tour of Flanders, being bested by Greg Van Avermaet of BMC Racing. Unfortunately for […]
Katusha rider tried several escapes before taking top ten finish Riding his best spring campaign in some time, Luca Paolini (Katusha) built on previous good results in the one-day Classics, coming home in seventh place at the Tour of Flanders. […]
