Keisse has successful surgery on collarbone
Quick Step rider Iljo Keisse underwent successful surgery at the Herentals Clinic in Belgium yesterday to stabilize the fracture to his left collarbone. Keisse was set to ride in the track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark this week, when teammate […]
Niemiec takes Coppi-Bartali stage three from two man break
Przemyslw Niemiec (Miche) won the third stage of the Settimana Coppi e Bartoli in Pavullo after a breakaway. He beat Ivan Santaromita (Liquigas-Doimo) in a two-up sprint after the pair escaped on the final climb less than 10km from the […]
Malaysian Ng disqualified in keirin for obstructing Hoy
Malaysian sprint specialist Josiah Ng was disqualified from the men’s keirin at the world track cycling championships Thursday for obstructing Britain’s Chris Hoy. Ng was ruled to have obstructed former world champion Hoy, who crashed to the boards seconds after […]
Voigt takes breakaway Catalunya win
Evergreen rider Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) proved that he still has what it takes to win by taking victory in stage 4 of the Volta a Catalunya between Oliana and Ascó. He beat breakaway companion Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) in a […]
Phinney will go for gold again, Bobridge now hunting for bronze
The much anticipated duel between Taylor Phinney and Jack Bobridge in the individual pursuit at this week’s World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark wasn’t meant to be, with the Australian missing the mark for the gold medal round this time around. […]
Peeters: “Boonen’s double weekend is just to please the sponsors”
The decision for Tom Boonen to ride both the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and Gent-Wevelgem this weekend is a bad one, and is just to please the sponsors, says Quick Step director sportif Wilfried Peeters. The weekend double means changes to […]
Riis and Sorensen welcome Breschel’s success
Danish national champion Matti Breschel’s victory in yesterday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen has been applauded by both his team manager Bjarne Riis, and TV commentator Rolf Sorensen, who recently expressed concern that the riders were not winning. Breschel attacked with over […]
Sastre loses time but still feeling upbeat in first race of the season
2008 Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre finished 104th on yesterday’s stage of the Volta a Catalunya, losing almost 20 minutes to his team-mate Xavi Tondo, yet indicated afterwards that he was satisfied with his sensations. “The stage was very […]
Evans continues Giro preparations at Critérium International
What is one of the most impressive Criterium International line-ups in recent memory will be further boosted by the participation of world road race champion Cadel Evans. The Australian will join his BMC Racing team-mates for the three stage test […]
Cameron Meyer defends title in points race
Australian Cameron Meyer successfully defended his points race title at the world track cycling championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday. The 22-year-old finished off the event with 70 points, more than double the 33 point tally of silver medalist Dutchman […]
