“I want to back up everything I achieved last season and prove to people that I am a legitimate champion” Starting his season in four days’ time at the Tour of Oman, Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said […]
Dutch climber aiming to gain time on Green Mountain and other ascents Following on from an encouraging season start in last month’s Santos Tour Down Under, Robert Gesink will return to a race he won in 2011 when he lines […]
Asia’s biggest team hoping to compete with newly signed big names The Champion System Pro Cycling Team has received invitations to both the Tours of Qatar and Oman, which take place between February third and eighth, and 11th and 16th […]
First shots of new Team Saxo Tinkoff kit Former Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has planned a busy start to the season, officially getting his racing underway on January 21st when he lines out in the Tour de San […]
Tours of San Luis, Qatar and Oman wildcards secured Having made its Grand Tour debut in the Giro d’Italia last season and picking up second places on stages via Bartosz Huzarski and Jan Barta, the NetApp-Endura team is pushing for […]
Velits takes overall win from Nibali Clocking up his third win of the new season, Marcel Kittel boosted his 1t4i team’s chance of getting a Tour de France wildcard when he powered to victory on today’s final stage of the […]
Greipel cracks on stage to Green Mountain Bouncing back from a 2011 which was devoid of victories but did give him a podium finish in the Giro d’Italia, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas Cannondale) returned to the top step of the podium […]
Australian riding well with new team Although he was regarded in his early career as a sprinter, the GreenEdge team is convinced that Baden Cooke’s strong form means that he can be a factor on tomorrow’s crucial stage of the […]
Long distance move by Vandenbergh impresses but doesn’t deliver victory Race leader Andre Greipel had to battle hard on today’s lumpy fourth stage of the Tour of Oman but the Lotto Belisol rider was able to use his superb early […]
23-year-old wins the battle of the German sprinters team, but the Gorilla takes back the overall lead Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) took his second victory of the season in the third stage of the Tour of Oman between Al Awabi […]
Tough finale fragments peloton Talented young Slovakian Peter Sagan has clocked up the first of what’s likely to be many victories in 2012, with the Liquigas Cannondale rider hitting the line first on day two of the Tour of Oman. […]
Spanish climber could be a factor on Green Mountain Former ProTour champion Joaquim Rodriguez is aiming to clock up his first win of the season at the Tour of Oman, with the Katusha rider feeling that one of the stages […]
24-year-old Katusha sprinter improving day by day as he chases his first victory of the season; teammate Mikhail Ignatiev on the attack again Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) sprinted to second place in today’s 159km opening stage of the Tour of Oman. […]
Lotto Belisol rider beats Galimzyanov and Farrar into Wadi Al Huwqayn Already having four wins to his credit this season, Andre Greipel took more scalps when he triumphed on stage one of the Tour of Oman. The Lotto Belisol rider […]
André Greipel to make his return after illness; Jurgen Van Den Broeck keen to test his time trial skills The Lotto-Belisol heads into the races of the next week, the Tour of Oman and the Volta ao Algarge, with very […]
Schleck, Cancellara and Klöden in action for RadioShack After dominant performances in the Tour of Qatar and the Tour de San Luis plus double stage success in the Challenge Mallorca, the Omega Pharma Quick Step team is aiming to further […]
Paris-Roubaix winner using ice and injections to treat problem, but cure by cortisone is prohibited by anti-doping regulations Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Barracuda) will travel to the Middle East this week, despite suffering from a pain in his knee, Sporza reports. The […]
Climbers, all-rounders, and Grand Tour contenders join the sprinters as Oman’s mountains provide a different challenge With the men’s Tour of Qatar yet to start, the Middle East is already gearing up for the neighbouring, hillier, Tour of Oman, which […]
