Hivert wins French opener
Saur Sojasun’s Jonathan Hivert took victory in the traditional French season opener today, the 139.5 kilometer GP Cycliste la Marseillaise. Hivert beat Johnny Hoogerland of the Dutch Vacansoleil team and compatriot Samuel Dumoulin from Cofidis, who finished second and third […]
HTC-Columbia's Martin recovering from injury
Team HTC-Columbia’s stage race hope Tony Martin will begin his season this year in the Mallorca Challenge on February 7th, but according to the German he doesn’t expect to dig deep since he’s still recovering from injury. “I probably overdid […]
Vos becomes World Champion again
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos won her third World Championships title in cyclocross, when she beat Hanka Kupfernagel and Daphny van den Brand in Sunday’s elite women’s race. Vos rode away from the others in lap two of the five-lap race and […]
Anti-doping expert Franke turns 70
Anti-doping expert Werner Franke celebrates his 70th birthday today. Some athletes may hope the German will retire soon, but this seems a remote possibility as long as Franke is as healthy as he is – he still works daily, including […]
Preview: Teams announced for the 2010 Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar is just around the corner with sixteen teams prepared to take the start. Last year’s winner Tom Boonen (Quick Step) will be there to defend his title, using the race as part of his preparation to […]
Top cross rivals get surprise doping control
Cyclocross may be a little but smaller than road racing, but nothing is left to chance when it comes to the World Championships, which take place on Sunday, January 31, 2010, in Tabor, Czech Republic. The top rivals faced an […]
Team Astana presented
The Astana team had its official presentation today. Most of the focus was on team leader Alberto Contador, who is the team’s man to win the biggest race in 2010, the Tour de France. Alexander Vinokourov is also getting some […]
Meeusen disappointed
Tom Meeusen had dominated the U23 cyclocross racing in the winter and anything but a victory by the Belgian would have to be considered a surprise. And a surprise it was, as Meeusen ended in fourth place, behind the Szczepaniak […]
Szczepaniak siblings take gold and silver in U23 cross Worlds
Pawel Szczepaniak won the U23 cyclo cross race at the World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, ahead of his brother Kacper. The biggest surprise of the day was pre-race favorite Tom Meeusen of Belgium, who ended the day without a […]
Junior cross Worlds end with surprise win
The junior race in the Cyclo-cross World Champsionships in Tabor, Czech Republic, was won by home rider Tomas Paprstka. He beat Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in a tight two-up sprint. Nine seconds later Dutch rider Emiel Dolfsma secured bronze. Places six […]
