Quick Step lines up behind Tom Boonen in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen
Everything behind a third victory for the Belgian in the biggest day of the team’s year Quick Step is unsurprisingly fielding its strongest team possible in this Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, as it seeks a third victory for Tom Boonen. […]
Androni Giocattoli team gets new sponsor prior to Giro d’Italia
Aggressive Pro Continental team boosted as CIPI comes on as a major backer As the build-up to the Giro d’Italia continues, the Androni Giocattoli squad has announced that it will sport a resigned jersey at the race due to the […]
CAS confirms WADA’s Contador appeal, says it can combine with UCI’s action
Written submissions now due to be lodged The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said that the UCI and WADA are able to combine their appeals in relation to Alberto Contador’s clearing by the Spanish cycling federation RFEC. On […]
Jacopo Guarnieri sprints to win short but epic De Panne morning stage
Intermediate sprint gives Bert De Backer the overall lead Jacopo Guarnieri (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the first part of the split third stage of the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, starting and finishing in De Panne, on a filthy wet day in northern Belgium. […]
Oss to search for winning way in Flanders
Spearheads young Liquigas team with Sagan and Dall’Antonia Italy’s future classics star, Daniel Oss is hopeful for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. The 24-year-old will rely on his team Liquigas-Cannondale’s youth and strength in what is his third appearance. […]
Amber Neben wins Redlands Classic prologue
Evelyn Stevens makes HTC-Highroad 1-2 Amber Neben (HTC-Highroad) won the uphill opening prologue of the Redlands Bicycle Classic. The 2008 World time trial champion, who won the time trial and the overall at the recent San Dimas Stage Race, completed […]
Ballan returns to try to win Flanders after rainbow jersey curse
2007 Tour of Flanders winner: ‘I am back’ Italian Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) believes himself to be back at the same level that saw him win the Tour of Flanders in 2007. He has had some difficult years since, starting […]
2011 Criterium du Dauphiné unveiled
Time trial identical to Tour de France’s Tour de France contenders will have even more reason to race the Criterium du Dauphiné this year. The organiser announced the route yesterday, June 5 to 12, with a time trial identical to […]
Galimzyanov sprints to stage two win at Three Days of De Panne, Westra takes race lead
Greipel loses over five minutes As his nine top-ten placings this season attest, Russian rider Denis Galimzyanov has been banging on the door of a big win for several weeks now. His first was eighth on a stage of the […]
Patrick Lefevere: "If Boonen wants to keep his financial situation, he must also perform."
Tom Boonen’s contract runs out at the end of 2011, contract negotiations begin With the Ronde van Vlaanderen only four days distant and Paris-Roubaix looming just a week later, the most important part of the season is now upon Patrick […]
