Tony Martin still weighing up teams, agent says that he’s much in demand due to world ranking
German rider regrets end of HTC Highroad squad Although there have been suggestions that Tony Martin could be set to race with GreenEdge in 2012, the rider has said that he is still considering which team he will sign with. […]
Eneco Tour: André Greipel takes untidy crash-marred stage one sprint
The Gorilla outpaces the other sprinters as only twenty survive to contest the finish André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won a closely contested sprint to take the first stage of the Eneco Tour between Oosterhout and Sint-Willebrord, in the Netherlands. The […]
Igor Anton to head Euskaltel Euskadi team in Vuelta a España
Basque rider crashed out while leading last year’s race Almost a year after crashing out of the Vuelta a España while in the leader’s jersey, Igor Anton will return to the Spanish Tour at the helm of the Euskaltel Euskadi […]
John Degenkolb tipped to join Skil-Shimano team
German is one of sport’s top young sprinters As the dust continues to settle after the news that the HTC Highroad team won’t exist next year, its riders and staff are concentrating on trying to find contracts for 2012 and […]
Italian champion Giovanni Visconti signs for Team Movistar
Move could see Italian make Tour de France debut in 2012 Triple Italian road race champion Giovanni Visconti looks set to make the step up to a UCI WorldTour team next year following confirmation that he will sign for the […]
Freire and Modolo preview world championship road course in Copenhagen
Tour of Denmark provides a taste of the circuit Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Sacha Modolo (Colnago-CSF Inox) were both a part of the final stage of the Tour of Denmark, and the sprinters got a sample of the 14-kilometer circuit […]
Boasson Hagen continues impressive season with Eneco prologue runner-up slot
2009 race winner is a favourite to win Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky Procycling) rode to second place in today’s Eneco Tour prologue, seven seconds behind stage winner Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing Team). The 2009 winner used a controlled time trial […]
Eneco Tour: Philippe Gilbert ready to measure himself up to Edvald Boasson Hagen
Belgian champion sees 2009 winner as big favourite for overall race honours After his unexpectedly good eighth place in today’s Eneco Tour prologue, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) is confident over his chances for the rest of the race. The Belgian […]
José Joaquín Rojas to return in Hamburg on the way to the World Championships
Movistar sprinter taking time out after stressful Tour de France green jersey battle Having taken some time off since the Tour de France, José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) is preparing to return to competition at the Vattenfall Cyclassics on August 21st. […]
Rabobank gets strong start to Eneco Tour; Boom and Van Emden in top ten of prologue
Racing in front of a home crowd in Amersfoort, Holland, the Dutch team Rabobank got their Eneco Tour off to a strong start in today’s prologue. Time trial specialist Lars Boom finished fifth, teammate Jos Van Emden was one spot […]
