Sven Nys: “I had the race under control until my derailleur was blocked.”
Kannibaal of cyclocross sees dreams of Essen victory disappear in a penultimate lap mechanical With just over a lap an a half remaining in today’s GP Rouwmoer in Essen, Belgium, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) appeared to have the race wrapped up. […]
Bart Wellens returns to the top in GvA Essen as mechanical disaster strikes Sven Nys
Telenet-Fidea veteran well placed to take advantge of old adversary’s ill luck as the mud makes a welcome return Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) took his biggest victory in almost two years in the GP Rouwmoer, in Essen, Belgium – the fourth […]
Matxin downplays talk of American team saving Geox TMC
‘There is nothing’: riders still in limbo as year end approaches Joxean Fernández Matxin has said that he still has no leads in his search for a solution to rescue the former Geox TMC team. “There’s nothing,” the squad’s sporting […]
Mollema ready to target Tour, could also aim for Vuelta again in 2012
Dutchman says he’d take career Vuelta victory over third in Tour Having finished a superb fourth in the Vuelta a España and won the points classification there, young Dutch rider Bauke Mollema has said that he is keen to return […]
Tour de Romandie presents 2012 route
Prologue and five tough stages for Swiss race The route of the 2012 Tour de Romandie was unveiled at a press conference in Payerne, Switzerland, today by race director Richard Chassot. The six day race round the French-speaking part of […]
Dan Martin targeting Ardennes Classics and Tour de France in 2012
Irish rider on Tour long list, hopes to clinch team selection Following a superb 2011 season where he ended the year ninth in the world rankings and was the highest-placed Garmin-Cervélo rider, Dan Martin is aiming to ride his first […]
“A real old-fashioned mud-cross” expected in Essen and Namur this weekend
The mud finally makes its return to cyclocross after a long dry autumn After two long, dry months, the mud will finally retake its place at the centre of cyclocross in Belgium this weekend, following a week of rainy weather. […]
Evans targeting second Tour win, Hushovd wants Paris-Roubaix
Gilbert shrugs off pressure after standout season Cadel Evans may have become one of the oldest-ever winners of The Tour de France last July, but the fact that he’ll be a year older again in 2012 doesn’t cause him to […]
Dan Lloyd Interview: barring a last-minute contract, it’s the end of the road
Briton talks about the possibility that his career is over The big man from Christchurch in the south of England has conceded that with the training camps for next year already started, it’s unlikely he’ll get the contract that his […]
Six directeurs sportifs named for GreenEdge
Neil Stephens and Matt White head DS lineup Former Australian professionals Neil Stephens and Matt White have been confirmed for important roles with the GreenEdge team in 2012, with the duo joining four others as the staff who will direct […]
