Tour of Flanders: Katusha's Hoste rides well despite injuries from De Panne
Should be even better for next weekend’s Paris-Roubaix Two-time Ronde Van Vlaanderen runner up Leif Hoste came into today’s edition of the race with the sole aim of helping teammate Filippo Pozzato to the top step of the podium. His […]
Bjarne Riis beats the odds, has Saxo Bank-Sungard firing on all cylinders once again
Team shake up again shows Dane’s strong ability to lead Today’s Ronde van Vlaanderen saw a surprise winner emerge for the second time in a spring Classic this year, this time the victor being Saxo Bank-Sungard rider Nick Nuyens. As […]
Nuyens plays things perfectly to win gripping Tour of Flanders
Belgian back to his best, Cancellara fires too soon and gets third Nick Nuyens has been falling short of his top form for several seasons, but his rejuvenation continued today when he picked up his second success in less than […]
Annemiek van Vleuten surprises the favourites to take women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen
Dutchwoman wins two-rider sprint to take career-best victory Annemiek van Vleuten once again proved that Nederland Bloeit is about more than just Marianne Vos by winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen for women. The Dutchwoman outsprinted Russian champion Tatiana Antoshina (Gauss) […]
Fabian Cancellara on riding the Pavé: 'I was born for this'
Reining World and Olympic time trial champion ready for battle Following his dominating performance in last weekend’s E3-Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, four-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) goes into today’s Tour of Flanders as the odds on favorite. The Swiss […]
Sanchez grabs team’s first win of 2011 at GP Indurain
Olympic champion unleashes strong finishing surge to beat Kolobnev Four months into the season, Samuel Sanchez ended his Euskaltel Euskadi team’s dubious distinction of being the sole ProTeam without a victory, hitting the line first on Saturday. The Olympic champion […]
Pim Ligthart continues strong neopro season with Mergelland win
Dutchman already impressive in recent Critérium International Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil) sprinted to victory in the Hel van het Mergelland on Saturday, continuing his strong showing in his inaugural season as a professional. He recently won the mountains jersey at the […]
Tom Boonen: “Staying in Belgium was the right decision.”
Ronde favourite is pleased he didn’t fly back to Monaco after Gent-Wevelgem victory Tom Boonen (Quick Step) was due to fly back to his home in Monaco immediately after his victory in last Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem; instead he stayed behind in […]
Gilbert ready to seize his chance in Flanders
Belgian rider satisfied with his form, even though he’s not at 100 percent Fabian Cancellara may be top of the list of favourites for most people for tomorrow’s Tour of Flanders, with Tom Boonen also mentioned as a big contender, […]
Grace Verbeke looking for double in Women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen
Only Belgian to win the race starts tomorrow with similar form to 2010 Grace Verbeke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Ridley 2012) returns to defend her title I tomorrow’s Ronde van Vlaanderen Vrouwen on what promises to be the toughest course yet. As the […]
