Spanish rider takes solo victory but can’t do enough to steal the final red jersey Luis León Sánchez (Blanco) put his recent troubles behind him as he soloed to victory in the final, Liège-Bastogne-Liège style fifth stage of the 2013 […]
Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds lead Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) managed to hold off the sprinters, as the last survivor of a seven-man breakaway group, to win the third stage of the 2013 Tour of […]
German beats Danny van Poppel and Tom Boonen on former Ronde finish line André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) made it two victories out of two in the 2013 Tour of Belgium, as he took the rainy second stage, between Knokke-Heist and Ninove/Meerbeke, […]
German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the front André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory of the season in the opening stage of the 2013 Tour of Belgium, between Lochristi and […]
Luis Leon Sanchez back in action after being sidelined over Puerto links With the Tour of Belgium due to start tomorrow, Paris-Roubaix runner-up Sep Vanmarcke has made clear that his home race is a major objective for him, although he […]
Van Avermaet back in action and hunting stages Although Philippe Gilbert has been back in Europe for several days after withdrawing from the Tour of California last Wednesday, the BMC Racing Team rider has said that he is concerned that […]
2012 winner Tony Martin out to defend his title in five-day race Having successfully completed the Tour Picardie earlier this month, Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Tom Boonen will continue his comeback at the Tour of Belgium this week. The 32-year-old Belgian […]
“The most important objective of course is the Olympic Games” Out of action since last year’s Tour de France, Alexander Kolobnev has said that he is motivated after a strong showing in his first race back. The Katusha rider was […]
Ardennes Classics style stage ends Belgian tour but previous day’s time trial was enough for victory Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) secured overall victory in the Tour of Belgium, after the toughest stage of the race between Clavier and Engis. […]
World champion takes overall lead after 20.5km test Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his comeback from the injuries sustained in his April training crash with a dominant victory in the Tour of Belgium’s stage four time trial. The World […]
The Gorilla is unbeatable as Lotto-Belisol dominates its home race André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) proved unbeatable once again, as he took his third straight Tour of Belgium stage, between Knokke-Heist and Beveren. The Gorilla was fastest once again as the 163km […]
German Gorilla does it again in Belgium as his team builds confidence for France André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took his second stage victory, in the second stage of the Tour of Belgium, between Lochristi and Knokke-Heiste, as he beat Danilo Napolitano […]
German Gorilla millimetres in front of Danilo Napolitano in flat opening stage André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) took the opening stage of the Tour of Belgium, between Mechelen and Buggenhout, by the tightest possible margin. The big German sprinter managed to throw […]
East European teams chasing repeat successes in the races of the North Astana and Katusha are both sending ambitious teams to the Tour of Belgium – Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique – which starts in Mechelen tomorrow, May 23rd. Both […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Lotto-Belisol teams plus Philippe Gilbert preparing to do battle in their home race The Belgian teams are readying themselves for the biggest stage race in their home country, the Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique, which starts on […]
Omega Pharma-Lotto dominates their home Tour The Omega Pharma-Lotto team continued their streak of success Sunday at the Tour of Belgium, with Andre Greipel sprinting to victory in the final stage of the race and Philippe Gilbert claiming the overall […]
Nets eighth victory of the season Classics king Philippe Gilbert showed once again his superb 2011 form when he extended his overall lead in the Tour of Belgium today. The Omega Pharma Lotto rider scooped victory on the tough 202 […]
Riding pain free, lots of work ahead Matti Breschel has finally returned to racing this week in the Tour of Belgium, after two knee surgeries that put a dampener to the first half of the year on his new team. […]
