Boonen to meet Cavendish between the Two Seas
Starting on Wednesday, this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico – the Race of the Two Seas – looks set to be a battle royal between two of he sport’s fastest men: Tom Boonen of Quick Step, and Mark Cavendish of HTC-Columbia. With luck, […]
Henderson wins nervous Paris-Nice stage 1
Greg Henderson (Team Sky) won the first stage of Paris-Nice in a small group sprint. The New Zealander was fastest of a select group of riders that detached from the front of the peloton in the closing kilometres. Second place […]
Milram looks to Gerdeman for Tirreno-Adriatico
The German Milram team is pinning their hopes on Linus Gerdeman this Wednesday when Tirreno-Adriatico, the first serious test for their general classification leader, is set to begin. The Italian race will see the peloton take in 1,247 kilometers, and […]
French Olympic medalist Guy Lapébie dies at 93
The family of French cyclist Guy Lapébie has confirmed his death at the age of 93 today. The Olympic champion, who won two gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Games, had been battling illness since last November. He died in […]
Valverde unhappy with Paris-Nice prologue but promises strong ending to race
Alejandro Valverde is regarded by many as one of the big favourites for Paris-Nice, particularly after his Tour of the Mediterranean victory, but yesterday’s prologue in Paris-Nice did not go to plan. Valverde ended the day 29 seconds behind the […]
Armstrong disappointed in Murcia, Bruyneel considers adding races
RadioShack team leader Lance Armstrong finished his first European race of the season today, the Vuelta a Murcia, in seventh place overall, nearly a minute and a half behind the overall winner Czech Frantisek Rabon (HTC-Columbia). Armstrong went into the […]
Rujano reigns, Shaw succeeds on final day of Tour de Langkawi
José Rujano took a small step towards winning this year’s Giro d’Italia today when he sealed overall victory in the Tour de Langkawi on the streets of Kuala Lumpur. Winning in Malaysia in March is different to triumphing in Italy […]
Bos takes final Murcia stage, Rabon the overall
Dutchman Theo Bos has brought a second win to his Cervélo TestTeam today in the Vuelta a Murcia, beating Rabobank sprinter Graeme Brown and Daniel Schorn in the race’s final stage. There were no changes in the final general classification […]
Strade Bianche: Pozzato on the right road
Italian Champion Filippo Pozzato demonstrated in Strade Bianche yesterday in Siena, Italy, to be on the right road towards the Spring Classics, even if lacking the punch to remain with the winning group. “I gave all I had,” Pozzato (Katusha) […]
Rujano relieved to be back in form
José Rujano will leave Malaysia on Monday evening content that he has finally got his pro career back on track. Five years ago, he finished second in the Tour de Langkawi, then went on to a stunning performance in the […]