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German GC rider turns his attention towards Classic goal HTC Highroad rider Tony Martin rode Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne to loosen up for this weekend; the gloves are off in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where he will go all out for a big result. […]

Breakaway win for Astana rider as race leader contains his rivals Roman Kreuziger (Astana) secured his first win for his new team with victory in the fourth, final, and toughest stage of the Giro del Trentino, between Andalo and the […]

Spaniard suffering from injuries sustained in Fleche Wallonne crash on Wednesday 29 year old Carlos Barredo will not take part in Sunday’s final Monument of the spring season, Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The Spaniard was supposed to be a crucial part of his […]

Katusha rider hoping for third time lucky against Philippe Gilbert Second place at Flèche Wallonne for the second year in succession was disappointment for Katusha’s Joaquim Rodriguez, especially as it followed a second place in the Amstel Gold Race three […]

Hopes to be competitive in sprints Flèche Wallonne runner-up Emma Johannson was closest to Marianne Vos in yesterday’s Classic, but admits there was little she could do when her rival hit the gas close to the top of the Mur […]

“I wouldn’t be able to ride it as it deserves,” says defending champion A surprise omission from the start list for next month’s Giro d’Italia, released today, is the name of last year’s winner Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale). The 33-year-old is […]

Belgian knows the parcours well although he has never ridden the race Despite never having competed in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, BMC Racing’s classics captain Greg Van Avermaet knows the parcours very well. The Belgian has shown good form in some of the […]

Number 1 awarded to Stefano Garzelli, with special 150 assigned to Italian champion Giovanni Visconti Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport has announced the completed start list for next month’s race, with a total of 207 riders from 23 teams. The […]

Sea Otter remains the place for mid-year launches The cycling world descended on Laguna Seca this past weekend for four days of bikes, bikes and more bikes. Now in its 21st year, the Sea Otter Classic brought together cross country […]

Canadian and his strong Garmin-Cervelo team hope to pull an Ardennes Vansummeren on Sunday Following a disappointing day in Limburg last Sunday beset by bad luck and health issues, the fortunes of the Garmin-Cervelo team began to turn yesterday in […]