Gent-Wevelgem victory makes Lizzie Armitstead a Ronde van Vlaanderen contender
British champion joins the list of riders to watch in Sunday’s Vlaanderens Mooiste; 23-year-old staking claim to leadership of GB Olympic team Lizzie Armitstead’s victory in Sunday’s first ever women’s edition of the great Semi-Classic Gent-Wevelgem was her second of […]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step sending powerful and ambitious team to the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde
Tom Boonen sits out tough, windy stage race again as he prepares for Sunday’s Ronde Omega Pharma-Quick Step is sending an aggressive team to this week’s Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, with ambitions to take overall honours as well as stage victories. […]
Gilbert fears he won’t be a factor in Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Belgian champion not firing on all cylinders After another very quiet showing in yesterday’s Gent Wevelgem, the 2011 UCI WorldTour winner Philippe Gilbert appears to have given up hope of performing in one of his big targets of the year, […]
Still no news on Saxo Bank WorldTour licence decision
Danish squad currently last in UCI ranking Six and a half weeks after the UCI’s licence commission met to discuss the Saxo Bank team in relation to its WorldTour licence, there is still no indication as to when a decision […]
Pozzato and Freire look forwards after Gent-Wevelgem placings
Want to seize opportunities in upcoming races Although he had to be satisfied with ninth place in yesterday’s Gent Wevelgem Classic, Filippo Pozzato is upbeat about the performance and regards it as a success. Not so much for the result, […]
Boonen moves closer to Gerrans in latest UCI WorldTour ranking
Continuing his resurgence in form in yesterday’s Gent-Wevelgem, Belgian rider Tom Boonen continues his rise up the UCI’s WorldTour rankings thanks to his latest victory. The Omega Pharma Quick Step competitor has gone from seventh to fourth and, if he […]
Marco Marcato grabs top ten in Gent-Wevelgem
Italian gets in on the sprint and talks up his team’s chances in Flanders Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM) mixed it up with the sprinters on Sunday in Gent-Wevelgem, eventually coming across the line in seventh place, and the success has Italian […]
Bennati accepts sixth place at Gent-Wevelgem despite bad luck
Radioshack-Nissan satisfied, looking for better fortune next weekend Despite a sizeable string of bad luck in the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday and in Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem, Radioshack-Nissan is happy with the results of the recent Flanders races, including Daniele Bennati’s […]
Two in a row for Boonen, who blasts to third Gent-Wevelgem win
Sagan second, Freire frustrated again, Cavendish caught behind split After taking the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday, Tom Boonen made it two in a row in two different ways on Sunday. The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider took his second win […]
Marianne Vos solos to third Trofeo Binda victory
Dutch champion continues dominance of 2012 World Cup with final climb attack Marianne Vos (Rabobank) continued her domination of the 2012 World Cup with a dominant solo victory in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in Cittiglio, northern Italy. The Netherlands champion, […]
