Judith Arndt reflects on an identical one-two to 2008; mixed fortunes for others on the new course finale Judith Arndt (GreenEdge-AIS) outsprinted Kristin Armstrong (United States) at the end of the Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen in Oudenaarde yesterday; the […]
Swiss rider likely to be out of competition for a month and a half Hours after his crash in yesterday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara underwent an operation to repair the damage caused when he fell in the […]
NetApp, Ag2R-La Mondiale, Lampre-ISD and Saxo Bank voice their experiences A worn out Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) took second in the sprint for fourth place in the Tour of Flanders, being bested by Greg Van Avermaet of BMC Racing. Unfortunately for […]
Katusha rider tried several escapes before taking top ten finish Riding his best spring campaign in some time, Luca Paolini (Katusha) built on previous good results in the one-day Classics, coming home in seventh place at the Tour of Flanders. […]
Pozzato and Ballan forced to settle for second and third in sprint Belgian favourite Tom Boonen rocketed to his third Ronde Van Vlaanderen finish in Oudenaarde today, winning a three man sprint at the end of reinvented Classic. The Omega […]
World time trial champion outsprints Kristen Armstrong in identical one-two to 2008 race Judith Arndt (GreenEdge-AIS) has won her second Ronde van Vlaanderen, four years after her first, in an identical two-up sprint with Kristin Armstrong (United States). The two […]
Former race winner confidence about his chances in Ronde Van Vlaanderen Although some feel that there’s a lot of pressure on his shoulders after riding well but missing out on the win in a number of races this year, Milan-Sanremo […]
World number one sick with flu; more onus on other teams to make the race One thing that was universally agreed on the start line of the Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouen – the Tour of Flanders for women – […]
Did Italian make a tactical error in the Ronde Van Vlaanderen finale? Disappointed not to succeed in his goal of winning the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Filippo Pozzato has chosen to focus on the positive and says that he comes away […]
Danish rider returns to the Ronde van Vlaanderen but can do nothing about the decisive break After a torrid 2011, dominated by a knee injury that he picked up in the previous year’s Paris-Roubaix, Matti Breschel (Rabobank) is steadily making […]
Australian reflects on an unlucky day for the Argyle team, but admits that they “didn’t have the legs” on tough new Ronde course Garmin-Barracuda started the Ronde van Vlaanderen with the confidence gained from Sep Vanmarcke’s victory in the Omloop […]
Belgian joins the greats with third Ronde van Vlaanderen victory; new course is not harder, just different Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) joined the greats of Flemish cycling with his third victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen today. In a […]
Langeveld also facing sidelines due to similar injury Classics favourite Fabian Cancellara’s chance of winning next week’s Paris-Roubaix has gone the same way as his Tour of Flanders ambitions, with a bad crash in the feedzone of today’s Classic putting […]
Belgian ready for major battle on new race course Many are calling tomorrow’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen as being a likely showdown between Tom Boonen and RadioShack Nissan’s Fabian Cancellara, but the Belgian is adamant that there will be other riders […]
Liquigas-Cannondale duo looking forward to tomorrow’s big race After a successful and aggressive opening to their Flemish campaign, Liquigas-Cannondale’s Peter Sagan and Daniel Oss are heading into tomorrow’s Ronde van Vlaanderen with confidence. Oss has been in countless attacks, while […]
World Cup leader replaced by Sarah Düster in spring’s biggest race Marianne Vos (Rabobank) has withdrawn from tomorrow morning’s Ronde van Vlaanderen through illness, her team has announced. The Dutch champion, who has won the first two races of the […]
Dutchman names two ‘second line’ riders as his big tips Bobbie Traksel has had to withdraw from starting Tour of Flanders on the eve of the race on the advice from the team doctor. The Landbouwkrediet – Euphony rider is […]
Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg circuits to make toughest course in race’s history Sunday will see the most radically different Ronde van Vlaanderen course since its finish moved to Meerbeke in 1973. With its switch to Oudenaarde, in the heart of […]
