Autumn classics and home World Championships now the focus of Dane’s season Rabobank’s Matti Breschel has undergone a second knee operation, according to the Dutch team. The Danish rider was re-examined at the hospital in Amersfoort, Netherlands; at first there […]
Belgian superteam’s lack of 2011 success pushes its team car further back in the race convoy Quick Step’s dearth of success on the road this season is making its effects felt in all kinds of areas; the one most noticeable […]
Big crash left teams undisputed leader isolated at the front For British team Sky, Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo proved to be something of a disaster; team leader Edvald Boasson Hagen was the only rider from the team to find himself ahead of […]
Young Frenchman tipped for strong future One of the most impressive performances in Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo was that of the Frenchman Yoann Offredo, who attacked out of the lead group after the Cipressa and was part of a four man break […]
Italian Grand Tour duo ignites race and fans’ hopes Vincenzo Nibali and Michele Scarponi flew the flag for Italy yesterday in the country’s biggest spring classic, Milano-Sanremo. Both riders went on the attack, but failed to stop Australian Matt Goss […]
Many pre-race favourites delayed by a crash Australian sprinter Matt Goss started Milan-Sanremo as the HTC Highroad team’s Plan B behind Mark Cavendish, but he proved that he deserves top billing when he thundered to an impressive victory this afternoon. […]
Italian tips Belgian and Norwegian for Classic Italian national coach Paolo Bettini might be expected to tip one of his countrymen for victory in today’s Milan-Sanremo, but instead he believes that a rider from outside the country is most likely […]
Belgian says he’s on course for spring targets Tom Boonen made it into the crucial lead group during today’s Milan-Sanremo, but in the finale his legs gave out and he missed the important move. The Quick Step rider ultimately finished […]
Last Italian to win the race hopes to kick start season in la Primavera The Russian Katusha team will be riding Milano-Sanremo in support of its Italian champion Filippo Pozzato in Saturday’s Milano-Sanremo. Pippo, the last Italian to win la […]
Flu before Tirreno-Adriatico has robbed Belgian of condition but nothing is out of the question A bout of ‘flu for Quick Step’s Tom Boonen, just prior to the start of Tirreno-Adriatico, meant that the Belgian entered the race of the […]
Two-time Ronde van Vlaanderen winner professes to have no opinion on the possible changing of the race’s finish, but admits it would be strange This April will see the Ronde van Vlaanderen finish at the top of the Halsesteenweg in […]
Lampre rider passes on home Grand Tour The 2004 Giro d’Italia winner Damiano Cunego has confirmed that he will not take part in this year’s edition, deciding instead to focus on the Classics and the Tour de France. The Lampre […]
East Flanders course suits Quick Step rider better that Kemmelberg route Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will opt to ride the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke once again this year at the expense of the more prestigious Gent-Wevelgem, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. […]
‘It will be difficult to get a top 5; most impressive: Martin.’ Fränk Schleck’s march towards an Ardennes Classic win started today at the Paris-Nice stage race in France. The Luxembourger of Leopard-Trek wants to win one of the late […]
2008 World champion unable to overcome Philippe Gilbert but happy with form Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) finished second in today’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche behind Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto), taking his second runner-up spot of the season so far. For the 2008 […]
Little Prince is disappointed with the result but happy with his early season form Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) came close to his second win of the season in today’s Montepaschi Strade Bianche, but was beaten by Belgian classics superstar Philippe Gilbert […]
Bad start to Belgian veteran’s first classics season as part of a ProTeam Quick Step rider Andy Cappelle was the victim of a crash in the early kilometres of the first stage of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen – Johan Museeuw […]
Team Europcar misses out on Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège invitations On the same day it announced the teams invited to Paris-Roubaix, race organiser ASO has released the list of invitees for the Ardennes classics of La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]
