De Vlaeminck dismisses Boonen’s rivals as Belgian equals his record
Says Boonen must try to win more varied races Speaking after Tom Boonen equaled his record of four Paris-Roubaix wins, former Belgian pro Roger de Vlaeminck has spoken dismissively of the opposition in Sunday’s race, “I hope Cancellara participates next […]
Rund um Köln: Barta soloes to important victory
Third recent win for Net App rider Building up for its debut in the Giro d’Italia, Team NetApp clocked up another victory today when Jan Barta soloed to success in the 1.1 Rund um Köln. The Czech rider reached the […]
Frédéric Guesdon: “I just had to finish my final Paris-Roubaix”
Crashes and punctures deny last French winner a glorious retirement day: young Frenchmen line up to take his place Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ-BigMat) bowed out of professional cycling, as a rider at least, in the velodrome of Roubaix, where he made […]
Gilbert back in action in Wednesday’s Brabantse Pijl
“I am looking to just keep improving” Having missed yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix Classic, Philippe Gilbert will return to competition in the Brabantse Pijl race on Wednesday, one year after beginning a superb four-race run of victories there. The BMC Racing Team […]
Ina Teutenberg wins as Specialized-lululemon dominates Energiewacht Tour
German champion wins two individual stages and the team time trial in second edition of Dutch stage race Ina Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon) announced her return to Europe this April with an emphatic overall victory in the second edition of the Energiewacht […]
Alessandro Ballan and Ivan Basso both bound for the Giro del Trentino
Italians to use vital pre-Giro event in preparation for Corsa Rosa Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) and Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) will both be heading to next week’s Giro del Trentino, which will run between April 17th and 20th, the race organiser […]
Boonen to target Amstel Gold Race after Flanders/Roubaix double
Belgian continues spring campaign, race will also function as worlds preview Although many big names who target the northern Classics tend to back off after the conclusion of Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen has said that he will continue racing, lining out […]
Ongoing knee pain means end of Classics season for Björn Leukemans
Operation could be required to correct knee problem Vacansoleil DCM’s spring campaign has taken a knock with the news that one of its top hopes for the remaining Classcs, Björn Leukemans, will be forced to miss the remaining Classics and […]
Boonen moves further ahead in UCI WorldTour rankings
Belgian’s Omega Pharma Quick Step team also seeing benefits of Roubaix win Tom Boonen has reinforced his position at the top of the UCI’s WorldTour rankings thanks to his second consecutive victory at that level, yesterday’s Paris-Roubaix. Previously 56 points […]
Phinney pleased with Paris-Roubaix debut, Hincapie with new record
Mixed fortunes for Ballan and Hushovd They were amongst the youngest and oldest riders in Paris-Roubaix yesterday, representing both ends of the spectrum; neither won, but at the end of the Hell of the North both Taylor Phinney and George […]
