Rabobank classics specialist Nick Nuyens has had a spring full of ups and downs so far this season, and he’s now on a down trend again with his participation in the Tour of Flanders this weekend in doubt. Nuyens opened […]
Last week Quick Step’s Stijn Devolder was called out in the press by team manager Patrick Levfevere for his lack of results so far this season. The Belgian’s best finish in 2010 has been his 40th place in this past […]
The five big Flemish races of the season so far have all been won by non-Belgians for the first time in history, but this is no disgrace says former coach turned TV commentator José De Cauwer to Sporza. The Omloop […]
In the finale of the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Saturday, Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, and Juan Antonio Flecha stole the show. Behind, Filippo Pozzato sprinted to 4th place out of the chasing group of six. It was a sterling four-some […]
It was only nine days ago that former Danish star and now TV commentator, Rolf Sorensen, directed his attention at the lack of results from Denmark’s superteam, Saxo Bank. Sorensen wasn’t unreasonable in his criticism of the team’s so-so rides […]
Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara took a convincing win in the E3-Prijs today, with a powerful move from more than a kilometer out to finish off breakaway companions Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky). The Swiss champion’s […]
Let the competition begin, in Italy Sunday sees the twelfth edition of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Commune di Cittiglio, the first round of this year’s Women’s UCI Road World Cup. The race will cover 129.8km starting and finishing in the town […]
The decision for Tom Boonen to ride both the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and Gent-Wevelgem this weekend is a bad one, and is just to please the sponsors, says Quick Step director sportif Wilfried Peeters. The weekend double means changes to […]
After missing out on invitations to the Giro d’Italia and the Walloon classics double of la Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Vacansoleil team manager Hilaire Vanderschueren is calling for politicians to step in to make sure that the Dutch team secures […]
Former Belgian national coach Jose De Cauwer made comments yesterday on Sporza during Dwars door Vlaanderen that has the signalmen scheduled to work the Tour of Flanders up in arms. De Cauwer complained that the signalers weren’t doing a proper […]
Team Rabobank is lining up at this Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem with both of their sprinters: triple world champion Oscar Freire and Australian Graeme Brown. The Belgian race is known as the sprinter’s classic due to its flat terrain, however the riders […]
Race organiser ASO has announced the 25 teams invited to both Ardennes classics, la Flèche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. In addition to the eighteen ProTour teams, seven wild cards have been awarded to Professional Continental teams. French teams Cofidis and Bbox-Bouyges […]
Mark Cavendish was not able to repeat his dazzling performance of 2009 this afternoon in Sanremo, but he did show himself better than most had anticipated. After a dismal first few months of the season beset by health problems and […]
Cervélo TestTeam’s Heinrich Haussler was the revelation of last year’s classics season, but is being forced to sit out the next few races as he recovers from a knee problem. The Australian/German crashed out of stage 4 of the Volta […]
On the eve of Milano-Sanremo, the big names are all attempting to take the pressure off themselves by nominating one another as the favourites for the race. Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank), Filippo Pozzato (Katusha), Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Philippe […]
David García is the man for the classics of the Spanish Xacobeo Galicia team. While Spanish and Classics is not the perfect spring mix, García is ready to tackle the difficult northern races for the first time in his career. […]
Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen stepped up from Milano-Sanremo outside favourite to hot pick after his sprint win at Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Team Sky will support the 22-year-old, but will that support come in a sprint […]
Spaniard Oscar Freire is set to lead his Rabobank team in this year’s Milan-Sanremo. He has won La Primavera twice before, and was the first Spaniard to take victory on the via Roma. His 2004 triumph over German rider Erik […]
