Contador bides his time at the Castilla y León
Tour de France favorite Alberto Contador finished up today’s first stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León safely in the peloton, but admits it wasn’t as calm as he would have liked. “It has been a very nervous stage […]
Van Summeren to decide today about Amstel Gold participation
Garmin Slipstream’s Johan Van Summeren had a bad crash in Paris-Roubaix and saw his aims of a high finish slip away in the split-second it took him to hit the ground. He is still feeling the after-effects of that and […]
Quick Step's Malacarne breaks elbow in Brabantse Pijl
Italian Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) has had a major setback to his 2010 season today after crashing in today’s Brabantse Pijl. He was making his way through the caravan of cars after a wheel change 30 kilometers into the race, […]
HTC-Columbia changes gears for Amstel Gold Race
Now that the cobbled Classics have passed, HTC-Columbia will change out their lineup for spring for the Amstel Gold Race this Sunday. Austrian Bernhard Eisel was their man for the past several weeks, but the team will now look to […]
Bos wins opening stage in Castilla y León
Theo Bos used his sprinting expertise to take the opening stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, between Belorado and Burgos over 157,7 kilometers. Bos of the Cervélo TestTeam beat Graeme Brown (Rabobank) and Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and took […]
RadioShack's Rosseler wins Brabantse Pijl
Sébastien Rosseler (RadioShack) beat his two breakaway companions Thomas de Gendt and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) for a prestigious win in the Brabantse Pijl in Belgium. The efforts by Rabobank to bring it back together for a bunch […]
Kirchen in doubt for Amstel Gold Race
Team Katusha’s Kim Kirchen was forced to sit out today’s Brabantse Pijl due to a saddle sore that has been giving him problems since the E3 Prijs. Now the infection has also put his participation in this weekend’s Amstel Gold […]
Visconti uses uphill sprint to win fourth stage in Tour of Turkey
Giovanni Visconti emerged victorious out of a seven-man breakaway in the fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey. Visconti answered the challenge of Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) and David Moncoutié (Cofidis) on the uphill finish, then passed late escapee Giampaolo […]
Liquigas-Doimo looks to Kreuziger and Nibali for Ardennes Classics
The Liquigas-Doimo team is going with young talents Roman Kreuziger and Vincenzo Nibali for the Ardennes trio of the Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The team is giving veteran Franco Pellizotti a chance to test his form after […]
Ivanov says he’s got the condition for a repeat win in the Amstel Gold Race
Defending champion Sergei Ivanov is feeling upbeat about his chances of taking a repeat win in the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, saying that his things have gone exactly to plan in the build-up to the event. “I think I […]
