Gilbert misses Omloop recon ride with Omega Pharma-Lotto
Philippe Gilbert will miss Wednesday’s reconnaissance ride for the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with his Omega Pharma-Lotto team. The Belgian resides in Monaco and was unable to fly out today, due to a strike in French air traffic. Additionally, German airline […]
Bahati foundation launch in Los Angeles
The Bahati Foundation will make its official debut on March 12 in downtown Los Angeles. The event, starting at 7pm, will be held at Club Nokia, and will support an entertaining media presentation that highlights each of the three pillars […]
Scheldeprijs gaining popularity thanks to calendar changes
The Scheldeprijs in Schoten, near Antwerp, Belgium, is gaining popularity thanks to the shuffling of the Spring Classics calendar. Twelve ProTour team will take the start in the 2010 edition – twice as many as in the past. The Scheldeprijs […]
Quick Step checks out Omloop route without Boonen and Chavanel
With four more days before the opening weekend for the Spring Classics season, Quick Step did a reconnaissance ride of parts of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad route. Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel were absent, as they will join the team […]
Lampre's Gavazzi takes sprint in Sardegna
Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) sprinted to victory in the first stage of the Giro di Sardegna, ahead of Oscar Gatto and Giovanni Visconti (both ISD-Neri). Gavazzi took over the leader’s jersey. Gatto launched the sprint for Visconti, but it didn’t […]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with changed finish
The start and finish of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, to be held this Saturday, will be at the same location this year, on the Sint Pietersplein in Gent, Belgium. This will change the ending of the 203km race from a […]
Rabobank's Freire wins again in Andalucía
Oscar Freire won for the second time in two days when he raced to victory in stage three of the Vuelta a Andalucía today. The Spaniard beat Lampre’s Grega Bole and Sky’s Simon Gerrans to the line. Mark Cavendish, who […]
Ten Dam crash results in fractured pelvis
Rabobank’s Laurens ten Dam’s has been diagnosed with a fractured pelvis following a crash in the final meters in yesterday’s stage of the Ruta del Sol. Rabobank’s team manager Frans Maassen cited strong winds blowing the crowd control barrier into […]
Pereiro aiming to improve performance through biomechanical assessment
In a bid to improve his aerodynamic profile and his pedalling efficiency, thus boosting performance, Oscar Pereiro will undergo a biomechanical assessment tomorrow in Vigo. The 2006 Tour de France winner will be examined by Specialized technicians and his position […]
Double race commitments stretching smaller teams
Teams in the ProTour have the resources necessary to be able to race in two, sometimes three places at once. Calendar clashes in the ProTour and Historic calendars, the top races, are common: Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico occupy the same week […]
