2010 Amstel Gold Race Preview: Mother Nature Weighs In
Beginning with the Brabantse Pijl in Belgium earlier his week, the peloton has made the transition from the cobbled Classics to the Ardennes Classics, which officially begin with tomorrow’s Amstel Gold Race. The route will see the peloton criss-cross The […]
Amstel Gold Race: Travel woes of volcanic proportion
The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier in southern Iceland has created the first decisive split in this Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race. The volcano has left several would-be participants stranded due to the ash cloud that has taken residence over the […]
ISD-Neri denies Rujano talks for Giro d'Italia, a change isn't ruled out
ISD-Neri team manager Angelo Citracca has denied reports that Venezuelan Jose Rujano was on his way to riding the Giro d’Italia with the Footon-Fuji-Servetto ProTour team next month. Citracca’s Pro Continental team was left of the wild card invite list […]
Amstel Gold Race for Sastre and Gustov up in ashes
Cervélo TestTeam riders Carlos Sastre and Volodimir Gustov will be forced to sit out the Amstel Gold Race tomorrow due to travel complications from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier in southern Iceland. The volcano has spewed ash over the […]
Gilbert ambitious for Ardennes Classics
Philippe Gilbert heads into the Ardennes Classic with good form and plenty of ambitions. Tomorrow’s Amstel Gold race kicks off the week, followed by La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday and Liège – Bastogne – Liège on the subsequent Sunday. Gilbert […]
Amstel Gold Race: Permission granted for helicopters used in TV broadcast
This Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race has had it’s first break regarding the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier in southern Iceland, when government officials decided to allow helicopters needed for the Television broadcast to fly. Flights around northern Europe have been […]
Wild sprints to victory in the Ronde van Gelderland
Kirsten Wild of the Cervélo TestTeam won the Ronde van Gelderland ahead of Australians Rochelle Gilmore and Kristy Broun. Wild was no match for any of the other women in the bunch sprint. It was the first race of the […]
Contador takes over Castilla y León lead with time trial win
Alberto Contador blasted to a dominating time trial win in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He was the only rider under 21 minutes on the challenging 15km course. Janez Brajkovic was second, over half a […]
Viviani takes Turkey stage as HTC train derails in last corner
Elia Viviani won the stage seven ‘sprint’ against Giovanni Visconti and Andrea Grendene, after the HTC-Columbia train almost entirely went off the road in the final turn. Rain had made the roads in Antalya slippery and the Columbia train overshot […]
Rabobank's Gesink goes for Amstel Gold Race win
Robert Gesink hopes to better his third place from last year in the Amstel Gold race. The Rabobank rider faces some tough competition from within his own ranks, as Oscar Freire is a natural favorite for the hilly course with […]