Tour of Flanders: Boonen accepts he’s not in same form as last year, yet doesn’t rule out victory
“I’m not in my best condition, but anything is possible” Lining out in Sunday’s race as defending champion but having had three big disruptions to his preparation in recent months, Tom Boonen has conceded that he’s not in the same […]
Women's World Cup: Ronde van Vlaanderen preview
Marianne Vos the big favourite as usual to take her first Vlaanderens Mooiste Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen – the Tour of Flanders for women – will be the tenth edition of what is, arguably, the biggest one-day race […]
Lotto-Belisol targeting the Ronde van Vlaanderen on two fronts
Men and women looking for success; Roelandts and Debusschere looking for better luck Lotto-Belisol is targeting the Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday, with teams in both the men’s and women’s editions. The Belgian squad’s men have been active and present […]
Giro d’Italia still waiting for UCI approval for extra place for Katusha team
Race organisers also trying to sort out additional costs and accommodation for extra team The headache caused by the UCI Licence Commission’s initial refusal of a WorldTour place for the Katusha team and then the overruling of that decision by […]
Gent Wevelgem runner-up Bozic and 2012 Liège winner Iglinskiy lead Astana in Tour of Flanders
Kazakh team puts its backing behind two leaders Following on from an impressive sequence of results in recent weeks, Slovenian fastman Borut Bozic and last year’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Maxim Iglinskiy will share leadership roles with the Astana team for Sunday’s […]
Degenkolb optimistic he can play a role in finale of Tour of Flanders
Argos Shimano’s women’s team confident in chances of Kirsten Wild Most are looking to riders such as Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan), Peter Sagan (Liquigas Cannondale), last year’s winner Tom Boonen or perhaps his Omega Pharma Quick Step team-mate Sylvain Chavanel […]
Van Garderen, Gilbert set out goals for Vuelta al Pais Vasco
BMC Racing Team duo join impressive race lineup Days after finishing third overall in the Critérium International, Tejay van Garderen will continue to push for an increase in form by riding the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. The BMC Racing Team […]
2012 runner-up Pozzato says he’s fit and ready to go for Ronde van Vlaanderen honours
Italian hopes for good weather in order to get the best out of himself Twelve months after he finished second to Tom Boonen in the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Filippo Pozzato has issued an assurance that he is going well, and […]
No Ronde van Vlaanderen for either Gilbert or Phinney
American rider focuses on Roubaix, Gilbert on Ardennes Classics Although both riders had initially been scheduled to ride the Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders this Sunday, the BMC Racing Team has announced that neither Philippe Gilbert nor Taylor Phinney will […]
Driedaagse De Panne: Sylvain Chavanel completes successful defence with dominant final time trial
French “Machine” powers past the sprinters to take second overall victory Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) completed the successful defence of his Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde title with a dominant performance in the final, flat time trial, from De Panne to […]
