2010 winner and last year’s runner-up ready to go one better in Openingsweekend, but not at his peak just yet Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) started last year’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with number one pinned to his back as defending […]
Belgian Classics king yet to win the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad but feels good after Qatar triumph Tom Boonen, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s undisputed Classics captain, is feeling good ahead of the upcoming Openingsweekend, which sees the Belgian road season start with […]
Farnese Vini-Selle Italia Classics captain planning to complete both races; aiming for full fitness by Tirreno-Adriatico A little over two weeks after breaking his right collarbone in the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar, Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) […]
Team also competing in the Sud-Ardèche, where Iljo Keisse will start his road season The Openingsweekend of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne starts what has historically been the most important period of the year for the Omega Pharma-Quick Step […]
Doesn’t rule out charging to see race in the future Next to ASO and RCS Sport, Flanders Classics is considered the third largest race organisation, at least where importance is concerned. Among the races it organises are Omloop het Nieuwsblad, […]
Local authorities pledge to remove moss growth which could make the cobbles treacherous After concerns were expressed four weeks ago about the growth of moss on the cobblestones of the famous Arenberg forest, a problem which led organisers ASO to […]
Irish-registered Italian team invited as new Russian team pulls out due to logistical problems The Utensilnord-Named team has been extended a last minute invitation to the Strade Bianche race, on March 3rd, by organiser RCS Sport. The place in the […]
Team psyched by admission to WorldTour Classic One month after allocating six of the wildcard places for the race, the Ronde van Vlaanderen organisers have awarded a seventh berth to the German NetApp team. The squad will join the eighteen […]
Newly promoted WorldTour race hopes to capitalise on the iconic climb discarded by the Ronde van Vlaanderen When the organisation of the E3-prijs Vlaanderen announced the race’s route in November of last year, it announced that the Muur van Geraardsbergen […]
Italian Classics specialist plans to be back on two wheels as soon as possible Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) is to undergo surgery tomorrow morning to fix a plate to the collarbone that he broke during the fifth stage of […]
Paris-Roubaix winner using ice and injections to treat problem, but cure by cortisone is prohibited by anti-doping regulations Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Barracuda) will travel to the Middle East this week, despite suffering from a pain in his knee, Sporza reports. The […]
Lampre-ISD, Liquigas-Cannondale, and Acqua & Sapone sending strong squads Donoratico; Viviani confident; Petacchi chasing win number six The Italian season gets under way on Saturday with the 17th edition of the GP Costa degli Etruschi, in Donoratico, on the Tuscan […]
Europcar and Rusvelo given the nod ahead of those invited in 2011 The Amstel Gold Race has announced the award of its final two wildcard invitations for the 2012 race, with Professional Continental teams Europcar and RusVelo getting the nod. […]
Organiser Leo van Vliet closes the gap between the Keutenberg and Cauberg The route of the Amstel Gold Race is to undergo a small, but critical, change this year, which will see the distance between the final two climbs reduced […]
Fast start in Tour Down Under helping Belgian sprinter prepare for the Classics Omega Pharma-Quick’s Step Gert Steegmans got his season under way at the Tour Down Under this week, with the fast Australian race giving him a good idea […]
Belgian star can’t wait to get racing almost five months after his Vuelta crash Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is pinning a race number on for the first time since crashing out of the Vuelta a España this week. The […]
German Gorilla wins four out of seven races on Australian road trip Lotto-Belisol’s André Greipel is on his way back to Europe after experiencing what he called “one of the most successful weeks in my career” at the Tour Down […]
Race organiser Flanders Classics has awarded wildcard spots to six Professional Continental teams for the Ronde van Vlaanderen – the Tour of Flanders – Het Nieuwsblad reports. The race, which will be held on April 1st this year, is part […]
