40-year-old Belgian still has the legs to make the break At 40 years of age, Nico Eeckhout is by far the eldest member of the An Post-Sean Kelly Team and so naturally he acts as a sort of role model […]
Australian squeezes past by the barriers and moves to with a second of the race lead Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo) won the second stage of the Tour of Qatar between the Camel Race Track and Doha Golf Club. The Australian squeezed […]
Qatar’s first road stage sees Belgian in the lead group as the wind smashes the peloton Sixth in yesterday’s prologue, just 6 seconds behind Rabobank’s winner Lars Boom, Gert Steegmans has made a fast return to the top with his […]
AIGCP’s next move not yet known, but issue likely to persist Following yesterday’s insistence by many riders to use race radios during the opening stage of the Challenge Mallorca races, it had been understood that a similar protest would be […]
Peloton shatters in the wind as the Belgian seizes the race lead Tom Boonen (Quick Step) won the opening road stage of this year’s Tour of Qatar between Dukhan and the Al Khor Corniche, giving the former Belgian and World […]
The tenth edition of the race kicks off under windy conditions Dutchman Lars Boom (Rabbobank) opened his account early today at the Tour of Qatar, dramatically beating world champion Fabian Cancellara into second place during the race’s opening prologue over […]
Irish road race champion clocks up encouraging ProTeam debut Netting a superb tenth in Sunday’s prologue of the Tour de Qatar is an important moment in the career of the Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier. Aside from being one […]
Frenchman was slipstreaming a truck on eve of Tour of Qatar FDJ rider Yoann Offredo is uncertain for the Tour of Qatar after what could have been a disastrous accident while training. The 24 year old rider was travelling at […]
Belgian believes race is wide open The world’s most successful cyclist of all time, Eddy Merckx, has underlined the importance of the Tours of Qatar and Oman, saying that he believes they are perfect in helping riders build form for […]
Italian champion beats World and Commonwealth champions while Ellen Van Dijk sweeps overall competitions Monia Baccaille (MCipollini-Giordana) won the final stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar between Al Dayeen and the Doha Corniche in a bunch sprint, securing the […]
Multinational team hopes to emulate the success of female teammates The HTC-Highroad men are hoping to follow the example of their female teammates in the Tour of Qatar, which starts this coming Sunday. Dutch rider Ellen Van Dijk won the […]
Stage and race lead for Dutch rouleur Ellen Van Dijk (HTC-Highroad) won the second stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar between the Museum of Islamic Art and Lusail, outsprinting the other members of a seven-rider breakaway. The powerful Dutch […]
Taylor Phinney will miss Qatar due to knee problems Morale rising after Andrea Guardini took a stunning five stage wins out of ten in the Tour de Langkawi, the Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli team is gunning for big performances […]
Three time winner heading back aiming for more success Sprint rivals Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Boonen both intended getting their seasons underway in the Tour of Qatar, but the Italian rider has had a setback and must now miss the […]
Commonwealth champion beats World champion as peloton splits in the wind Rochelle Gilmore (Lotto Honda Team) has followed on from her successful Australian season by winning the first stage of the Tour of Qatar between Camel Race Track and Dukhan. […]
Italian sprinter realises quality will be higher in Gulf race, remains ambitious Andrea Guardini spent the day after the end of the Tour de Langkawi in the race hotel at Shah Alam, an area close to Kuala Lumpur known for […]
US-registered team ready to apply Dutch know-how to season opener HTC-Highroad has announced its six rider roster for the Ladies Tour of Qatar, which begins in the Gulf peninsular this coming Wednesday. The US-registered team is hoping to apply the […]
Battle of the sprinters continues on the desert roads of the Middle East The Tour of Qatar starts with an individual prologue time trial for the first time in its nine-year history, having begun with a short team time trial […]
