Voigt still has the desire to race
Waits for kick-off with the new Luxembourg team Jens Voigt has joined the Schleck brothers in the new Luxembourg team, all still waiting for details to be made public. The only thing that has emerged so far is that the […]
Luis León Sánchez prepares for move to Rabobank
Spaniard will still have his majority of training done in Spain After four years with Caisse d’Epargne, Luis León Sánchez decided last month to switch to the Rabobank team. As he is getting ready to prepare his move to the […]
League of American Bicyclists Board Member Election Heats Up
Some candidates left off the list of nominees are now gathering signatures to put their names on the ballot. Starting December 13, members of the League of American Bicyclists will vote to elect five nominees to the fifteen-member board of […]
Gilbert critical of Pozzato: ‘his speciality is to make others lose’
Close marking frustrated Paris-Tours prospects of defending champion Filippo Pozzato is known as someone with a considerable amount of flair off the bike. Fast cars, faster women, a highlighted perm hairdo and some audacious tattoos. Sounds tacky in parts but, […]
Furlan rues near-miss to Freire in Paris-Tours
Italian passed immediately before finish line Italian sprinter Angelo Furlan was undoubtedly visualising the podium and imagining the taste of the champagne when, to his horror, Oscar Freire nipped past him ten metres from the line in today’s Paris-Tours. The […]
World Champion Zdenek Stybar takes cyclocross Superprestige opener in Ruddervoorde
Czech rider wins second race in a week by beating Bart Aernouts After already taking the Gazet van Antwerp Trophy opener last week, reigning world champion Zdenek Stybar also powered to victory in the first of the eight Superprestige series […]
Paris-Tours: Oscar Freire takes historic victory on the Avenue de Grammont
Classy Spaniard gives country a much needed boost Triple world champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gave Spanish cycling a much needed boost today when he claimed his second Classic of the season in Paris-Tour. Freire’s name will close a chapter in […]
Davis doubles at Commonwealth for Australia
Australian sprinter Allan Davis wins men’s road race hours after Rochelle Gilmore Allan Davis helped Australia go two for two in the Commonwealth Games road race in Delhi with his gold medal win only hours after Rochelle Gilmore won the […]
Philippe Gilbert on Paris-Tours: "I love this race…It fits me like a glove."
Omega Pharma-Lotto captain looking for redemption on the Avenue de Grammont This afternoon’s Paris-Tours will be the 104th running of the fall French classic. One man, Philippe Gilbert, above all others, has put his firm stamp on the race over […]
Robert Gesink excited about Emilia double, looking to Lombardia
Dutch talent becomes the first non-Italian to win the Giro dell’Emilia two years in a row Robert Gesink’s win yesterday high above Bologna over Garmin’s Daniel Martin and Diquigiovanni’s Michele Scarponi is the Dutch prodigy’s second consecutive victory at the […]
