Snow leads to route being slashed and prompts many riders to withdraw Astana rider Janez Brajkovic won today’s third stage of the Volta a Catalunya, coping best with the freezing conditions which led to a large number of riders withdrawing […]
Irishman in strong form, but allergies provoke caution With two first cat ascents followed by the hors categorie climbs of the Port del Canto and the 1947 metre summit finish of Port Ainé, overall contender Dan Martin is clear that […]
Movistar rider tastes Paris-Nice medicine as Omega Pharma-Quick Step pace stops him rejoining the peloton After the events of the penultimate stage of Paris-Nice, earlier in the month, when the Movistar team accelerated as Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Levi Leipheimer was […]
Race leader surprises the leaders with as the final climb decimates the peloton Michael Albasini (GreenEDGE) surprised the rest of the very select group of riders to take the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya, starting and finishing in […]
Irishman likely overtrained for Paris-Nice, became sick afterwards While he finished towards the fore on today’s opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya, placing seventeenth, Nicolas Roche has said that he isn’t sure what to expect of himself in the […]
GreenEDGE continues winning streak as Swiss rider escapes breakaway on hilly first stage Michael Albasini took GreenEDGE’s second WorldTour victory in the space of three days – following Simon Gerrans’ Milano-Sanremo win the Saturday before – on the hilly opening […]
Liquigas-Cannondale captain back in the peloton after crash injuries forced him out of Paris-Nice Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) will make his return to the peloton in the Volta a Catalunya, which start on Monday, as he recovers from the rib injuries […]
Klöden and Horner third and fourth, others lose time The 2010 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez picked up his first win of the season today when he outsprinted three others to take the opening stage of the Vuelta al Pais […]
Catalunya clash has given both riders a good chance to measure each other up With the Giro d’Italia still almost six weeks away, two of the races favourites have already identified one another as the riders to watch, according to […]
Russian rider believes his condition is turning around Although he finished a distant 133rd overall in the Volta a Catalunya, 26 minutes and 19 seconds behind the overall winner Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank SunGard), Denis Menchov doesn’t appear to be […]
Quick Step finally registers after Boonen’s Wevelgem win Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) has hung on to his lead in the overall International Cycling Union (UCI) World Ranking by a slender point. The Milano-Sanremo winner failed to finish yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem race, suffering […]
Team states old problem flared up again Having been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya due to stomach issues, more details have emerged of Levi Leipheimer’s condition. The RadioShack rider had been sitting second overall in the WorldTour race, […]
Tour de France winner confirms race victory as French sprinter wins again Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) took his second victory of this year’s Volta a Catalunya, winning the final stage between Parets del Vallès and Barcelona. The punchy French sprinter beat […]
Spanish sprinter gets to the top of the Catalan podium at last! José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) finally took a victory in this year’s Volta a Catalunya, taking the sixth stage between Tarragona and Mollet del Valles at the head of […]
More attacks pepper the stage but the sprinters win the day once more Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) won the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between El Vendrell and Tarragona in a bunch sprint. The punchy French sprinter beat José […]
Breakaway dominated stage finishes in bunch gallop Manuel Cardoso (RadioShack) won the fourth stage of the Volta a Catalunya between La Seu d’Urgell and El Vendrell at the head of a peloton sprint. The former Portuguese champion beat Giacomo Nizzolo […]
Contador and Nuyens bring in two wins for Danish team Bjarne Riis has reason to smile, two of his top cyclists took wins today: Nick Nuyens in Belgium and Alberto Contador in Spain. “This is one of the good days,” […]
Spaniard beats Scarponi and Leipheimer on eve of UCI decision He may have the possibility of a UCI appeal hanging over him but Alberto Contador kept his mind on the job today when he raced to a clear stage victory […]
