Belgian and French teams field three squads each, Skil Shimano also selected A total of seven wildcard teams have been confirmed for the Tour of Flanders Classic, which will be disputed in just over one month’s time on April 3rd. […]
Too soon to give 100% for the win; Belgian star will not defy radio ban With the sunny preparation races in the Middle East over with, Tom Boonen (Quick Step) is now ready to start his season proper in the […]
Flemish Ardennes city wants the race when Meerbeke’s contract expires The city of Oudenaarde officially launched its bid for the finish of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, when the contract current with Meerbeke expires after this year’s race. The bid was […]
Immediate goals, defending Flanders and Roubaix titles Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellara says his long-term goal is to win the Worlds road title and to set the hour record. This year, though, he will focus on defending his title at the […]
Belgian will work with American ProTeam to boost chances of success Double Tour of Flanders winner Peter Van Petegem has confirmed that he will take up a temporary position with the Garmin-Cervélo team, seeking to aid the squad to land […]
Belgian classics specialist impressed with new team as he prepares for the spring After two less than successful years at Rabobank, Nick Nuyens has joined up with his new Saxo Bank-SunGard team. The Belgian classics specialist is impressed with what […]
257.7km and 17 hills for Vlaanderens Mooiste The 2011 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen will be slightly shorter but feature two more hills than in 2010, according to Sporza. The race, known as “Vlaanderens Mooiste” (Flanders’ finest) will cover […]
Swiss specialist is still a threat in the classics but his team will not be powerful there Thor Hushovd has now spent some time getting to know his new teammates at the Garmin-Cervélo team as it got together in the […]
Ronde van Vlaanderen champion to lead ambitious Belgian team The Topsport Vlaanderen women’s team has announced a new two-year partnership with Ridley Bikes and a number of new signings, including Ronde van Vlaanderen winner Grace Verbeke. The team will become […]
Rabobank’s new rider to face off with former Saxo Bank leader Dane Matti Breschel looks forward to the rough roads of Belgium, where in April he will have a chance to lead team Rabobank at the Tour of Flanders. His […]
UCI to tackle mechanised doping with bike scans World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara has rejected suggestions that he may have used an internal bike motor in winning the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. “It is so crazy that I […]
With last weekend’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the cycling season moved into its next phase, when the main emphasis will be on stage races such as the Grand Tours. Many of the one day specialists will take a short break and set about […]
Former professional cyclist Michael Boogerd has openly criticized his former Rabobank team in his column in De Telegraaf. The Dutchman said that he feels the development of young talent in his country has become stagnant, pointing out the recent failed […]
Already in hot water with Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere, two-time Tour of Flanders winner Stijn Devolder will be looking for a good performance in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège to help relive some pressure. The Belgian failed to win his third successive […]
Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) are the most obvious favourites for tomorrow’s Paris-Roubaix Classic but, behind the two past winners, there are a large number of other riders who could be fighting it out at the […]
In an indication of cycling’s ongoing popularity in Belgium, a record number of viewers tuned in to watch Fabian Cancellara and Tom Boonen go head to head in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders. The average audience for the live broadcast of […]
Initially disappointed at having missed out on victory in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, World Cup leader Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) was nevertheless philosophical about what might have been after coming down at the race’s mid point after a spectator got […]
British one-day Classic specialist Roger Hammond went into yesterday’s Tour of Flanders aiming to help Thor Hushovd in the race but with the big Norwegian coming up short due to illness and a lack of racing, the Briton was given […]
