Prologue winner Westra drops out of contention Having shown signs his form was good with a solid ninth place in Wednesday’s prologue, Andre Greipel took over the race lead in the Tour of Belgium today with a strong sprint victory […]
Boonen makes his return following the Classics The Quick Step team will be sending a strong team to the start of the Tour of Belgium in Buggenhout on May 25th, with team captain Tom Boonen making his first appearance since […]
Squad relies on invites for top races The An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team is hopeful that it will secure a wildcard invitation to the Tour of Belgium this week, seeking to edge in ahead of some […]
Hilly Ardennes provide worthy terrain for diverse overall winner Stijn Devolder’s bold move on the Côte Bois de la Dame, accompanied by Ben Hermans, changed the outcome of the Tour of Belgium in the waning kilometers of the week-long race. […]
Will miss national championships Landbouwkrediet’s Bert De Waele has had an excellent season so far punctuated by a near miss of the podium in April’s Amstel Gold Race. The almost 35-year-old rider saw his season derailed, however, in a massive […]
Rain flushes Gilbert out of the leader’s jersey With his time trial win in stage four of the Tour of Belgium, Dominique Cornu, took over the leader’s jersey from Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert will be remembered for riding under a particular […]
French fast man takes Mechelen stage Jimmy Casper (Saur-Sojasun) won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium between Knokke-Heist and Mechelen in a sprint finish. Celebrating his 32nd birthday, the Frenchman beat Danilo Napolitano (Katusha) and Gert Steegmans (RadioShack) […]
Skil-Shimano fastest in bunch sprint as Gilbert holds the lead Kenny Van Hummel won the second stage of the Tour of Belgium between Eecklo and Knokke-Heist in a sprint finish. He beat Jimmy Casper (Saur-Sojasun) and Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) in […]
Perfect debut for Omega Pharma Lotto rider Philippe Gilbert sets out on today’s second stage of the Tour of Belgium wrapped in the jersey of race leader, having made the perfect debut in the race. “The race is very important […]
Returns from break in racing with style Omega Pharma-Lotto leader Philippe Gilbert notched up his second win of the season today in the opening stage of the Tour of Belgium. The Belgian beat his four breakaway companions in a sprint, […]
Sprinter still out after Giro gastroenteritis The Belgian Quick Step team will take on its home tour this week’s without the service of sprinter Wouter Weylandt. The 25-year-old has still not fully recovered from the gastroenteritis that saw him withdraw […]
Fatigued after a long and successful Classics season which saw him reach his goal of becoming world number one, Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert is sticking by his original plan to give the Tour de France a miss this year. The […]
Dutchman Lars Boom won the Tour of Belgium cycling race here on Sunday following the fifth and final stage, a 16.7km individual time-trial won by Belgium’s Sebastien Rosseler. Boom, who rides for the Rabobank team, took over the race leader’s […]
Belgium’s Bert De Waele won the fourth stage of the Tour of Belgium in a sprint finish here Saturday, finishing ahead of compatriot Greg van Avermaet and Dutchman Lars Boom, the new overall leader. Boom took the black leader’s jersey […]
Bozic at the double to retain Tour of Belgium lead TEMSE, Belgium, May 29, 2009 (AFP) – Slovenia’s Borut Bozic, riding for Vacansoleil, won the third stage of the Tour of Belgium on Friday to retain the overall race lead. […]
Russia’s Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday’s Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia’s Borut Bozic in third. Results of the 185km Tour of Belgium 1st stage held here on Wednesday: […]
Apparently there is trouble brewing between Belgium’s number one team – Quick-Step – and the Tour of Belgium. The Tour is set to begin on May 27th, and even though Quick-Step leaders Tom Boonen and Stijn Devloder could take a […]
