Wiggins wins Paris-Nice with Col d’Eze victory
Briton emulates Simpson with triumph in Race to the Sun Digging deep in the second half of the Col d’Eze time trial, Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) made history today when he became the first British rider to win Paris-Nice since […]
Simon Geschke: Tour de France – “I do think that we deserve it this year more than ever”
German believes Kittel has already proven his worth against the best German cyclist Simon Geschke recently admitted to VeloNation that he doesn’t know what the chances are of his Project 1t4i team getting a wildcard to the Tour de France […]
Leipheimer philosophical as three crashes put him out of Paris-Nice contention
No broken bones for Omega Pharma-Quick Step captain after disastrous descent into Nice Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) started today’s seventh stage of Paris-Nice, between Sisteron and Nice, just ten seconds behind Team Sky’s race leader Bradley Wiggins. The American […]
Paris-Nice: Thomas De Gendt solos into Nice as Leipheimer crashes out of contention
Stage-long attack sees Belgian triumph alone; Movistar puts Omega Pharma-Quick Step leader under pressure on the final descent Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) continued what has been an incredible Paris-Nice for the Dutch ProTeam, with an epic solo victory between Sisteron […]
Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 4, Horner seizes lead
Defending champion Evans loses time Peter Sagan has used his explosive power to win the fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy, proving best out of a five man group which forced its way clear inside the tough final two kilometres […]
Marianne Vos opens 2012 World Cup campaign with Ronde van Drenthe sprint
Dutch champion finishes three lengths clear after AA Drink-Leontien.nl isolates her in the closing stages The Stichting Rabo Women Team has started the 2012 World Cup in the manner that its previous incarnation, Nederland Bloeit, finished the 2011 series, with […]
Frederik Veuchelen hunting polka dots in Paris-Nice
Vacansoleil-DCM attacker trying to secure mountains classification Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil-DCM) has for two days in a row exhibited the qualities that his team has become known for, most notably a constantly attacking and relentless riding style. The 33-year-old Belgian used […]
Jens Voigt: “I still know how to do it”
Radioshack-Nissan strong man barely misses Paris-Nice stage win With youthful legs, and young at heart, Jens Voigt (Radioshack-Nissan) put both on display yet again, this time on stage six of Paris-Nice. Voigt was a close second to Spanish all-rounder Luis […]
Navardauskas out of Tirreno-Adriatico with a broken collarbone
Lithuanian champion came down with team-mate Talansky A broken collarbone has forced Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) out of stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico, marking the Italian stage race’s second withdrawal after Michael Matthews (Rabobank) was forced to pull out after a crash […]
Crash injuries force Ivan Basso out of Paris-Nice
Liquigas-Cannondale captain suffering from the after affects of stage two tumble Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) lasted just 110km of today’s fifth stage of Paris-Nice, between Suze-la-Rousse and Sisteron, before climbing into his team car. The Italian two-time Giro d’Italia winner was […]
