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 […]
Strong teams rip the race apart in the wind again after long solo break from Kendall Ryan Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) continued her happy association with the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar with a second victory in this year’s race. The Dutch […]
Crosswinds and sandstorms play havoc with the peloton once more Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) opened her account with her new team in emphatic style with a two-up sprint victory over compatriot Judith Arndt (GreenEDGE-AIS) in the second stage of the Ladies […]
Early clash with Cavendish won’t happen Having shown superb sprinting form in the Santos Tour Down Under, André Greipel will have to wait a while longer before he and his Lotto Belisol team goes head to head with Mark Cavendish. […]
Americans Van Garderen and Phinney also ready to get racing The leaders of the BMC Racing Team will get their seasons underway on Sunday, with Tour de France champion Cadel Evans lining out in the Trofeo Palma de Mallorca in […]
Specialized-lululemon and GreenEDGE-AIS put on a joint team time trial show but the lone Netherlander wins Two-time race winner Kirsten Wild (Netherlands) made a triumphant return to the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar with a sprint victory in the opening stage […]
The strong winds promise to be the main obstacle as usual in desert race The “Ladies Tour of Qatar” will kick off the International Cycling Union (UCI) elite women’s season on Wednesday, with sprinters expected to dominate the three-day desert […]
Three teams apiece for the two big nations in windy desert race With three invited teams apiece, Italy and the Netherlands are poised to do battle once more in the Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, which kicks off the 2012 UCI […]
Teams and stages confirmed for ASO’s early-season opener With just over a fortnight to go until the start of the 2012 Tour of Qatar, race organisers ASO have finally issued the team lineup for this year’s race. A total of […]
Specialized-lululemon’s Ellen van Dijk out to defend Netherlands’ perfect record in the desert race Race organiser AS has announced the list of fifteen teams that will be lining up at the start of the three-day Ladies’ Tour of Qatar, which […]
Dutch team missed out on WorldTour status by just four points but banking on potential of young riders The Project 1t4i team is looking at the 2012 season with the same ambition that it took on 2011. The Dutch team, […]
New Pro Continental team to begin its season with important wildcards Champion System general manager Ed Beamon has greeted the decision by ASO to award wildcard places to the team for the Tours of Qatar and Oman, saying that it […]
Van Avermaet and Bagdonas unsuccessful in final-day breakaway move Showing the same blistering speed which saw him win 50% of the stages in the recent Tour de Langkawi, 21 year old Italian sprinter Andrea Guardini jetted to victory on the […]
Missing Qatar and Oman means Belgian star is not at the level he wants for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Although he has put in some strong performances in the races of the Mallorca Challenge, Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) feels that he needs […]
Australian outsprints a select group as the winds cause havoc once again Mark Renshaw (HTC-Columbia) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Qatar between West Bay Lagoon and Al Kharaitiyat at the head of a very select peloton. The […]
Belgian loses race lead in the crosswinds just like in 2004 edition Tom Boonen (Quick Step) lost the lead in the Tour of Qatar during stage 3 as a puncture made him lose his place in the front group. The […]
Swiss rider will chase same objectives this season as he did in 2010 The Team Leopard squad of Fabian Cancellara went close to clocking up its first win of the 2011 season when sprinter Daniele Bennati finished just behind Heinrich […]
Peloton decimated by the wind on stage three as the Australian takes the lead Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) took his second victory in as many days to take the third stage of the Tour of Qatar between Al Wakra and Mesaieed. […]
