Wild outsprints Becker and Vos for Omloop van Borsele victory
Dutchwoman wins for the fourth consecutive year Kirsten Wild of the AA Drink team outsprinted Charlotte Becker (HTC Highroad) and Mariannne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) to take her fourth consecutive Omloop van Borsele victory. The lead group of 11 was shattered […]
Santiago Perez of Barbot-Efape wins GP Llodio from breakaway
Troels Ronning Vinther takes GP Herning in the other 1.1 race of the day Santiago Perez (Barbot-Efape) used a well-timed move to escape a ten-man group in the Gran Premio Llodio. Perez won by four seconds over his nine chasers, […]
Rebellin rumored to join Andalucia-Caja Granada team
Italian’s doping suspension expires in a few days Davide Rebellin has been suspended due to doping for two years, with the inactive state of the athlete running out on April 27, 2011. Several teams had shown interest this winter, with […]
Philippe Gilbert: “I would trade my last three wins for one at Liège”
Belgian is overwhelming favourite for la Doyenne but takes nothing for granted Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) has won his last three races: the Brabatse Pijl, the Amstel Gold Race and la Flèche Wallonne, and is overwhelming favourite for Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège. […]
Video: Schleck brothers upbeat about chances for Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Footage from today’s Leopard Trek press conference in Francorchamps, Belgium Speaking to the press two days before the start of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the Leopard Trek team was in confident mood. While recognising that Philippe Gilbert’s victories in the Amstel Gold Race […]
Video: Arndt and Stevens talk HTC Highroad team strategy
Riders explain tactics in Flèche Wallonne Team HTC Highroad had one of the strongest line-ups in the peloton in Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne, and sought to make the most of that in the way that it tackled the race. It threw […]
Maxime Monfort dreams of a victory a la Vansummeren Sunday in Liege
Leopard Trek rider could get the chance to ride for victory if he gets up the road early Johan Vansummeren’s win at Paris-Roubaix will always be one for the tall Belgian and his team to fondly remember, but the win […]
Cyclocross World Champion Zdenek Stybar to make Quick-Step debut in May
First race with Patrick Lefevere’s team will be at the Four Days of Dunkirk Zdenek Stybar, the undisputed world’s best cyclocross racer of the past two seasons, will make his debut in Quick-Step colors at the upcoming Four Days of […]
Katusha vows to race aggressively in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Having been a frustrated second in both Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodriguez is vowing to go all out to try to take the final Ardennes Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, this Sunday. His Katusha team has pledged to take an aggressive […]
CAS rules against Valjavec in biological passport doping case
Two year ban for Slovenian After a long battle against doping charges, Slovenian rider Tadej Valjavec has confirmed that he has lost his case in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. “We lost,” he told Bicikel.com. “I just […]
