Svendsen’s huge engine secures junior worlds TT gold
Mohoric and Schachmann net silver and bronze Reported recently by Procycling.no as having clocked up the highest-ever VO2 max ever recorded, an astounding 97.5 ml/kg/min, Norwegian rider Oskar Svendsen made the most of that oxygen capacity to scoop victory at […]
Breschel and Riis enthusiastic about rider’s return to Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
Double worlds medallist to target that race plus one day Classics After two years at Rabobank, Matti Breschel is hoping to return to his best form after signing a contract to head back to the Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank team […]
Van Poppel beats Cavendish to Tour of Britain points jersey
House savours important King of the Mountains triumph Bearing the pressure of a famous name, his father being former top pro Jean Paul van Poppel, Boy van Poppel showed he has plenty of speed in his own right with victory […]
Tour of Britain: Tiernan Locke reacts to top career victory
Climbing talent tipped for Team Sky contract It’s taken nine editions but Jon Tiernan Locke became the first home winner of the modern Tour of Britain today, succeeding where his countrymen missed out before and in doing so, registering the […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders delighted with “unexpected” team time trial World title
Traditional Belgian Classics team strengthened by powerful time triallists proves that teamwork counts The six victorious riders of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team have all expressed their delight with a victory in the new World team time trial championships, which […]
Worlds team time trial: BMC falters on the Cauberg
American squad takes three-second loss after coming apart on final climb Any three-second defeat in a 53-kilometer team time trial would be painful, but BMC Racing was left wondering what might have been after being bested by Omega Pharma-Quick Step […]
Tour of Britain: Cavendish nets final win in rainbow jersey, Tiernan Locke seals overall success
Double British success on final day of racing, Tiernan Locke makes history Mark Cavendish celebrated his last day in the rainbow jersey in the perfect fashion, powering home up the cobbled finishing straight in Guildford to land his third stage […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes inaugural men’s trade team time trial World title
Belgian team of individual champion beats BMC Racing Team by three seconds over 53.2km course The Omega Pharma-Quick Step team of Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel, Tony Martin, Niki Terpstra, Kristof Vandewalle and Peter Velits, won the inaugural team time trial […]
Japanese riders and personnel out of Tour of China due to international tensions
Political row having an effect on sporting events Escalating diplomatic tension between China and Japan over the controversial purchase of islands in the South China Sea – called the Senkaku by Tokyo and the Diaoyo by Beijing – has spilled […]
Specialized-lululemon takes opening team time trial World title
Favourite lives up to pre-race billing on hilly Limburg coursePre-race favourite Specialized-lululemon got the 2012 World road championships under way with a convincing victory in the Women’s Team Time Trial between Sittard and Valkenberg. The German-registered team of Charlotte Becker, […]
