Giro Rosa 2013 announced, race drops to eight days in length
Future seems to be healthier for event Securing the future of the event after much recent uncertainty, the women’s Giro d’Italia has confirmed that Giuseppe Rivolta will organise the next four editions of the Giro Rosa, and that this year’s […]
Rolland triumphs on tough day in Circuit Cycliste Sarthe, Durbridge loses time
Big shakeup upends general classification Although yesterday’s time trial winner Luke Durbridge said that he was relatively confident that he and his Orica GreenEdge team would be able to defend the race lead, the Australian lost his grip at the […]
Filippo Pozzato: “I’ve got one last chance to be a protagonist”
2009 Paris-Roubaix runner up ready for Sunday after Sanremo and Flanders disappointment Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) is taking aim at the third and final big target of his spring campaign, as he hopes to go one better than his 2009 second […]
Fractured rib for Tom Boonen; operation for Dries Devenyns on broken arm
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders both out for weeks after spring crashes Tom Boonen sustained a fractured a rib in his Ronde van Vlaanderen crash, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team has confirmed. The Belgian champion crashed just 20km into Sunday’s race, […]
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Quintana jumps clear to nab stage win, Henao keeps race lead
Long distance break reeled in on final climb Nairo Quintana took the second Colombian success in as many days in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, following up yesterday’s stage win by Sergio Henao (Sky) with a victory of his own. […]
Eeckhout video: Being around young riders keeps me younger, but this is for sure my final season
Former Belgian champion says the clock is ticking on his career At 42 years of age, Niko Eeckhout is one of the oldest riders competing in the peloton, yet he continues to race well and to be one of the […]
Lefevere on Omega Pharma Quick Step team: ‘I have not seen men with balls’
Team manager reacts to Scheldeprijs disappointment, Cavendish wants Boonen in Tour de France Speaking after Mark Cavendish narrowly missed out on winning what would have been a record fourth Scheldeprijs title yesterday, Omega Pharma Quick Step general manager Patrick Lefevere […]
