Valverde wins hilly Basque stage one as Freire disqualified
Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) won the first stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco at the end of a 152km hilly circuit in Zierbena. The overall race favourite was awarded the victory after three-time World champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank), who […]
Riccò wins again as Scarponi takes Settimana Lombarda overall
Riccardo Riccò (Ceramica Flaminia) took his second win since returning from suspension with the final stage of the Settimana Cicistica Lombarda in the city of Bergamo. He was the fastest of a group of 19 riders who arrived at the […]
Vos taken down but not out in Flanders crash
Initially disappointed at having missed out on victory in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, World Cup leader Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) was nevertheless philosophical about what might have been after coming down at the race’s mid point after a spectator got […]
Hammond frustrated despite seventh in Flanders, can aim for Roubaix
British one-day Classic specialist Roger Hammond went into yesterday’s Tour of Flanders aiming to help Thor Hushovd in the race but with the big Norwegian coming up short due to illness and a lack of racing, the Briton was given […]
Armstrong gives his verdict on his Tour of Flanders
He was disappointing on day one of Criterium International but Lance Armstrong was a lot more satisfied with his performance after yesterday’s Tour of Flanders. The Team RadioShack captain was very active in the second half of the race and […]
Tour of Flanders: RadioShack's Armstrong puts in a solid ride
RadioShack’s captain Lance Armstrong rode the Tour of Flanders today as part of his preparation for July’s Tour de France and, while many doubted his intentions to ride hard in Belgium’s biggest race, the American quieted his detractors by putting […]
Cancellara wins dream final over Boonen in stunning Tour of Flanders
Two of the strongest riders on the roads of the Tour of Flanders simply rode away from the peloton on the Molenberg, with Fabian Cancellara then demolishing Tom Boonen on the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Philippe Gilbert and Björn Leukemans finished […]
Serpa Perez wins in Lombarda per jury decision
An exciting final in the fourth stage of the 40th Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda was won by Josè Rodolfo Serpa Perez, after the jury decided that Matteo Carrara needed to be relegated to third place. In the 153km stage, Michele Scarponi […]
Tour of Flanders: Saxo Bank's Breschel taken out by mechanical
Even though Fabian Cancellara took a brilliant win in today’s Tour of Flanders, there were still some choice words from the Saxo Bank camp following the race. Danish champion Matti Breschel and eventual winner Cancellara were both faced with brake […]
Verbeke surprises Vos in women's Tour of Flanders
Grace Verbeke took out a solo win in the women’s Tour of Flanders, held on a shortened route over many of the same climbs as the men’s race. Marianne Vos sprinted past a small group of riders to finish second, […]
