Tour de San Luis mountain test for Contador, Nibali, Leipheimer and others
Early season examination of form today After two days of sprint finishes in the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, where Omega Pharma Quick Step’s Francesco Chicchi triumphed twice, the emphasis changes completely today when the climbers move to the […]
Christian Vande Velde Feature Part I: Renewed motivation at 35 years of age
Retirement thoughts on hold after USA Pro Cycling Challenge turns things around For part II of this interview, click here: Garmin-Barracuda rider Christian Vande Velde may be a few months away from his 36th birthday but the American is feeling […]
Francesco Chicchi goes two from two in San Luis second stage
Tom Boonen makes it an Omega Pharma-Quick Step one-two as weather improves Francesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) made it two from two this season, with a second straight victory in the second stage of the Tour de San Luis. The […]
Zdeněk Štybar and his pink bike are ready for Koksijde Worlds
Defending champion prepared for a third-straight title astride his distinctive Specialized Crux Defending champion Zdeněk Štybar will start Sunday’s World cyclocross championship race, on the dunes of Koksijde, Belgium, as one of the outstanding favourites to take a third straight […]
Forest of Arenberg in danger of being left out of Paris-Roubaix
Organisers warn of dangers unless restoration on cobbles is carried out The most famous stretch of cobbles in Paris-Roubaix is in danger of being dropped from the 2012 edition of the race, with poor conditions making it a greater risk […]
Rasmussen’s San Luis GC chances blown away by wind and rail
Danish climber seeking more than €5.6 million from Rabobank for 2007 Tour As he himself predicted before the race, Michael Rasmussen will not be in the running for the overall classification in the Tour de San Luis. Some had hyped […]
Photo Gallery: Colombia Coldeportes team trains in Italy, starts racing in 11 days
New Pro Continental team builds form and makes racing plans The path towards having a Colombian team back in the Tour de France continues in Bergamo in Italy, where the Colombia Coldeportes team is currently preparing for its first season […]
WorldTour, ProConti and Continental teams for Tour of Oman
Invitees list identical to Tour of Qatar for hillier Middle Eastern race Race organiser ASO has announced the list of teams invited to the Tour of Oman, between February 14th and 19th. Unsurprisingly, the list comprises the same sixteen names […]
Tour de San Luis: Chicchi clocks up Omega Pharma’s first win of 2012
Near miss for Haedo, bunch splits in tough weather conditions Italian sprinter Francesco Chicchi has clocked up the first win of the 2012 season for the new-look Omega Pharma Quick Step team, winning into Villa Mercedes on day one of […]
Tom Boonen is hungry for victory
Belgian star can’t wait to get racing almost five months after his Vuelta crash Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is pinning a race number on for the first time since crashing out of the Vuelta a España this week. The […]
