Big battle in final Ardennes Classic Talking shortly before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Garmin-Cervélo’s Cameron Meyer said that he was anticipating a lot of attacks prior to the finale of the Classic. Like many others, he predicted that the contenders […]
Team Sky rider ambitious in La Doyenne Third in the Amstel Gold race, Simon Gerrans will have Sky Procycling’s full backing in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and said this morning that he was hoping that a special day is in store. “I am […]
Playing support role in Liège-Bastogne-Liège today Garmin-Cervélo’s Tom Danielson has a clear set of targets in the month ahead, with his first big aim being a strong performance in the Tour of California. “I am not going to downplay it. […]
Irishman recovering after Wednesday crash Ag2r La Mondiale rider Nicolas Roche may not have quite the form to contend for victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but he is clear on what the contenders need to do to try to beat Philippe Gilbert. […]
General manager pleased with showing thus far, confident for Liège The Leopard Trek team has gone very close to Classics victory with Fabian Cancellara taking second, second and third in Milan San Remo, Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. A […]
HTC Highroad rider hopes that Tony Martin will get chance to win Liège The HTC Highroad team started Liège-Bastogne-Liège today with two leaders. The first is Paris-Nice winner Tony Martin, with the second being last year’s Tour of Britain victor […]
Stresses need to prevent Belgian from using his explosive strength Many will regard his brother Andy as a more likely contender, due to the fact that he took the race in 2009, but Franck Schleck’s palmares and strong 2011 form […]
Time trial specialist escapes in closing stages and solos to win alone Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) continued the rich vein of form, which has netted her both the San Dimas and Redlands Classic stage races, to take a rare road race […]
Strong promise show by versatile Briton The Dwars door Vlaanderen saw the re-birth of the Belgian Saxo Bank rider Nick Nuyens as a winner; for those who know their Spring Classics, it branded him as a potential Ronde victor, too, […]
Values his Gent-Wevelgem win and concedes strength of Gilbert Tom Boonen has won prestigious races like the Tour of Flanders or Paris-Roubaix in the past, but was unable to take a big victory in 2011. He did win Gent-Wevelgem, which […]
The Leopard Trek team held a press conference yesterday at its hotel beside the Francorchamps race track. The riders were in an upbeat mood, believing that they have a good chance of winning the race despite Philippe Gilbert’s excellent form. […]
Dutchman talks team strategy, will protect Gesink and one other Rabobank directeur sportif Erik Dekker has said that the team will rely on Robert Gesink plus one other unnamed rider in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, with both working together to try to […]
Pollen affected him on Wednesday Leopard Trek co-leader Andy Schleck believes that allergies hampered his form in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne and, despite the pollen count remaining far higher than usual, expects to be strong in tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The Ardennes region […]
American rider continuing to make good progress Top US talent Tejay Van Garderen underlined his ability last season with an unexpected third place overall in the Criterium du Dauphiné. The HTC Highroad rider took second in the prologue, conceding just […]
Canadian aiming for good ride in Liège-Bastogne-Liège Garmin-Cervélo rider Ryder Hesjedal finished seventh in last year’s Tour de France, stepping up to a leadership role after Christian Vande Velde crashed out of the race. The Canadian is aiming to go […]
Footage from today’s Leopard Trek press conference in Francorchamps, Belgium Speaking to the press two days before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Leopard Trek team was in confident mood. While recognising that Philippe Gilbert’s victories in the Amstel Gold Race […]
Riders explain tactics in Flèche Wallonne Team HTC Highroad had one of the strongest line-ups in the peloton in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, and sought to make the most of that in the way that it tackled the race. It threw […]
Having been a frustrated second in both Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodriguez is vowing to go all out to try to take the final Ardennes Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, this Sunday. His Katusha team has pledged to take an aggressive […]
