Australian admitted before race it’d be tough to win again Defending champion Cadel Evans has had an up and down season thus far, but is hoping for far more ups than downs in the Tour de Romandie. The Australian won […]
Welsh rider’s fastest time on Lausanne lakefront protected by wet conditions for the late starters Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) posted his first victory of the season as he posted the fastest time in the 3.34km Tour de Romandie prologue on […]
Prologue and five tough stages for Swiss race The route of the 2012 Tour de Romandie was unveiled at a press conference in Payerne, Switzerland, today by race director Richard Chassot. The six day race round the French-speaking part of […]
Sky Procycling rider takes win number four of 2011 season British sprinter Ben Swift has praised his Sky Procycling team-mates, crediting them as playing a vital role in yesterday’s stage win at the Tour de Romandie. There had been signs […]
BMC Racing Team rider in fine shape prior to Tour Showing his buildup to the Tour de France is perfectly on track, the 2006 Tour de Romandie winner Cadel Evans sealed his second victory in the race by finishing in […]
Australian BMC Racing Team rider looking good for final win With just one day remaining in the Tour de Romandie, Cadel Evans looks poised to repeat his 2006 victory in the race. The BMC Racing Team leader was best of […]
Kazakh moves off line in final charge but result stands Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) won the second stage of the Tour de Romandie between Thierrrens and Neuchâtel in slightly controversial fashion. The Kazak was sprinting side by side with breakaway companion […]
Breakaway caught in final metres; Pavel Brutt clings on to race lead Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) showed flashes of his old self as he took the second stage of the Tour de Romandie, which started and finished in Romont as the […]
Stage victory and lead for Russian breakaway specialist Pavel Brutt (Katusha) won the first stage of the Tour of Romandie between Martigny and the mountaintop finish of Leysin on a wet day in southwestern Switzerland. The Russian escaped from his […]
Multiple bones broken for Leopard Trek sprinter Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) was forced to withdraw from the Tour de Romandie in the first road stage today after coming down in a crash early on. As heavy rain fell on the […]
Australian recovering from illness and feeling upbeat about progess Richie Porte has been riding well today for Alberto Contador heading towards the day’s summit finish in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. The Australian Saxo Bank SunGard rider is playing […]
Team hoping to gain an invite to Giro d’Italia Overlooked for the Tour de France, the under-pressure Geox TMC team has been given the boost of a wildcard place for the Tour de Romandie. The Italian team joins French squad […]
Last year Denis Menchov was making final preparation for what would be a winning ride in the Giro d’Italia; twelve months on, he’s just finished third overall in the Tour de Romandie and feels happy with his condition. He’s going […]
Thanks to his victory in yesterday’s Tour de Romandie, the Caisse d’Epargne leader Alejandro Valverde has moved to the top slot in the UCI’s world rankings. Valverde takes over from the Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), who previously assumed the […]
An aggressive Alejandro Valverde won the final stage of the Tour de Romandie to make up his one-second deficit in the overall against Michael Rogers. Valverde beat Igor Antón, Simon Spilak and Denis Menchov in a four-up sprint to take […]
Simon Spilak (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the fourth stage of the Tour of Romandie after escaping a breakaway group inside the final 10km. Stage 1 winner Peter Sagan (Liquigas) beat UCI World Ranking leader Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma-Lotto) in the race for […]
Following a fairly quiet start to the season, Garmin Transitions’ leader Christian Vande Velde is starting to show signs of improving form in the Tour de Romandie. The 33 year old placed fifteenth in yesterday’s 23.4 kilometre time trial at […]
The HTC-Columbia team has taken Mark Cavendish out of the Tour of Romandie following the conclusion of today’s stage, citing his inappropriate gesture after winning stage two yesterday as the reason. The gesture, which in Britain and several other countries […]
