“I’m still the same Thomas De Gendt but with different ambitions”
Homecoming Vacansoleil-DCM rider speaks of his emergence as a Grand Tour contender After overcoming a 27 second deficit to defending champion Michele Scarponi in yesterday’s final time trial, Vacansoleil-DCM’s Thomas De Gendt became the first Belgian to stand on a […]
Pinotti on course for sixth national title and Olympic Games
Italian back to full strength one year after breaking femur A year after leaving the race in an ambulance and with a question mark over the future direction of his career, Marco Pinotti has turned things right around. He is […]
Exergy Tour: Ina Teutenberg sprints to win the Queen mountain stage in Idaho City
German champion moves up to second overall as the peloton is decimated on the climbs of Boise county After being forced to settle for second on the sprinters stage in Nampa two days before, Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) won the mountain […]
Dario Cataldo: “We raced as a team, all together”
Omega Pharma-Quick Step pulls some positives from its first Grand Tour After a Classics season that could not have possibly gone better, Omega Pharma-Quick Step entered the Giro d’Italia with few lofty expectations. But the Belgian team was pleased with […]
Giro d’Italia: Lampre-ISD clocks up mixed results
Team classification a consolation with Scarponi unable to podium As one of the teams primarily responsible for placing an Italian in the top three, Lampre-ISD failed in the Giro d’Italia in that respect, as no Italian appeared on the podium […]
Rodriguez takes over UCI WorldTour rankings, regrets Giro defeat
Hesjedal, de Gendt make big improvements in UCI standings Although he had the disappointment of being pipped for the overall title in the final time trial, Joaquim Rodriguez has the considerable consolation of jumping to the first in the UCI’s […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Michael Rogers takes the race as Alessandro Petacchi wins his third stage
Australian takes his first stage race in two years as Team Sky controls the final day A sprint finish at the end of the fifth and final stage of the Bayern-Rundfahrt, between Feuchtwangen and Bamberg, meant that race leader Michael […]
Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin secures overall victory as Carlos Betancur takes Queen stage
Ardennes Classics style stage ends Belgian tour but previous day’s time trial was enough for victory Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) secured overall victory in the Tour of Belgium, after the toughest stage of the race between Clavier and Engis. […]
Ryder Hesjedal becomes the first ever Canadian winner of the Giro d’Italia
Marco Pinotti takes Milano time trial but Canadian overcomes Joaquim Rodríguez to take final Maglia Rosa Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) became the first ever Canadian winner of the Giro d’Italia, as he overcame his 31 second deficit to Maglia Rosa incumbent […]
Rasmussen ready to celebrate in Milan if Hesjedal takes pink
Dane planning to “hold a big party” if Hesjedal can overtake Rodriguez in Milan time trial Since putting in big work in the team time trial that would eventually set up two team-mates – Ramunas Navardauskus and Ryder Hesjedal – […]
