In recent days there has been growing doubt about whether Heinrich Haussler would be able to dispute the Het Nieuwsblad semi-Classic, but the rider told VeloNation on Wednesday that he planned to be at the start in Ghent. “I think […]
With four more days before the opening weekend for the Spring Classics season, Quick Step did a reconnaissance ride of parts of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad route. Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel were absent, as they will join the team […]
The start and finish of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, to be held this Saturday, will be at the same location this year, on the Sint Pietersplein in Gent, Belgium. This will change the ending of the 203km race from a […]
Francesco Ginanni (Androni) is back on target for 2010 and has next month’s Milano-Sanremo in his sights. The 24-year-old Italian repeated his 2009 Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday, indicating his form has returned. “It did not go bad last year, I […]
Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will pay close attention to today’s season debut of Brit Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia), last year’s top sprinter. Cavendish begins his season at the Vuelta a Andalucía in Spain, only one month ahead of his Milano-Sanremo […]
Less than two weeks after suffering a broken collarbone at the Tour of Qatar, Team Sky’s Kurt Asle Arvesen is hopeful that he’ll be back to racing in time to take the start in two of the team’s big targets, […]
Following a meeting between the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the organizers of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Gent-Wevelgem race on March 28 will be 219 kilometers long instead of the 257 kilometers initially scheduled. Due to changes in the […]
The Carrefour de l’Arbre, an integral part in the finale of Paris-Roubaix, is in danger of being taken out of this year’s edition of the race. The 2.1 kilometer section of pavé has helped define the “The Hell of the […]
Sebastian Langeveld is starting to get worried about his Classics season. The Dutch rider had to abandon a training camp recently in Mallorca due to knee problems and an MRI was now performed on his right knee. The MRI didn’t […]
This year the Volta ao Algarve will enjoy more attention than in years past, with competing race, the Tour of California, moving to a later time slot in May. The Portuguese race beings on Wednesday February 17th, and marks the […]
Organizers of the Belgian season opener Omloop Het Nieuwsblad have announced the 25 teams that will be taking part in this year’s event. This year will be the 65th edition of the the race, which will see 13 ProTour teams […]
With the Belgian racing calendar’s opening weekend fast approaching, the riders targeting the Spring Classics have already been hard at work building up their form. For the past two years the Belgians have dominated the Cobbled Classics winning both Paris-Roubaix […]
With the first UCI race of the year in the books and training camp completed, BMC Racing’s George Hincapie returned home to Greenville, South Carolina for a bit of rest and relaxation before he begins his Spring campaign. However, that […]
Organizers of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne have announced the teams that will be taking part in this year’s event. The semi-classic is traditionally run the day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and closes the opening weekend of the Belgian racing calendar. This year will […]
Gerald Ciolek and the Milram team have been dealt another blow today as it has been announced that the German sprinter has sustained a separated right shoulder and a broken scaphoid bone in his wrist, in addition to his broken […]
American ProTour squads HTC-Columbia and Garmin-Transitions have announced a partnership with USA Cycling that will raise funds to benefit the USA Cycling Development Foundation. Both teams will be auctioning seats in their team cars for the cobbled Spring Classics. “Teams […]
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed to race organizers RCS Sport that he plans to participate in the season’s opening Classic, Milan-Sanremo. Armstrong has taken part in the Italian race six times, and decided that the nearly […]
Italian champion Filippo Pozzato was one of the strongest riders in last year’s first spring Classics, performing well in both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, but not managing to win. The 28 year old Katusha rider was second in […]
