Day and Teutenberg double up in California
The Redlands Stage Race used to be decided by significant time gaps. There were years where minutes were used to separate the riders on the podium, but in 2010, the race produced arguably the narrowest of separations between 1st and […]
Armstrong not impressed with Contador's performance
RadioShack’s team captain Lance Armstrong wasn’t impressed with Tour de France favorite Alberto Contador’s performance in this weekend’s Critérium International, and said that if the Spaniard’s aim was to provoke him, it failed. “If it was a provocation [against me], […]
Evans sees room for improvement in time trialing
Cadel Evans finished sixth overall in the three-day, two-stage Critérium International on Corsica this weekend. The Australian had mixed feelings about it, calling his race “neither good nor bad.” He is now shifting his focus towards the Giro d’Italia in […]
Saxo Bank has all the answers
It was only nine days ago that former Danish star and now TV commentator, Rolf Sorensen, directed his attention at the lack of results from Denmark’s superteam, Saxo Bank. Sorensen wasn’t unreasonable in his criticism of the team’s so-so rides […]
Eisel outsprints break for Gent-Wevelgem victory
Bernhard Eisel outsprinted his five breakaway companions to take a deserved win in Gent-Wevelgem. He beat Sep Vanmarcke and Philippe Gilbert decisively. George Hincapie, who launched the sprint with a little more 300m to go, ended in fourth place, ahead […]
Rabobank hopeful ahead of Flanders
In the finale of the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Saturday, Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, and Juan Antonio Flecha stole the show. Behind, Filippo Pozzato sprinted to 4th place out of the chasing group of six. It was a sterling four-some […]
RadioShack's Machado not ready for the Tour de France
RadioShack’s manager Johan Bruyneel was impressed with new recruit Tiago Machado’s performance at this weekend’s Critérium International, but doesn’t see him as being a part of the Tour de France team this year. The promising young Portuguese rider leapt away […]
Vos defends Trofeo Binda World Cup
Marianne Vos, riding for the Netherlands national team, got her 2010 road season off to a perfect start with the successful defence of the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio. The Dutch champion beat compatriot Martine Bras (Gauss-RDZ-Ormu) and last year’s […]
Fédrigo takes out Critérium International; Millar wins time trial
Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) won the Critérium International overall title by placing 13th in the final time trial. David Millar won the 7.7km race against the clock, ahead of Alberto Contador and Michael Rogers. Fédrigo had a 17-second margin […]
Haedo victorious in Catalunya sprint; Rodríguez wins the overall classification
Juan José Haedo won the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya when he took the bunch sprint ahead of Robert Förster and Nicolas Roche. Joaquím Rodríguez defended his overall lead, ahead of Xavier Tondo and Rein Taaramae. Saxo Bank’s […]