Omega Pharma's Andre Greipel to return to training on Saturday
No broken bones for the German sprinter Good news for Andre Greipel following his unfortunate crash warming up for the opening team time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday: he’ll be back on his bike on Saturday. Following the training crash […]
Juan Jose Haedo sprints to third Tirreno-Adriatico stage
Saxo Bank-SunGard sprinter comes around Tyler Farrar as Garmin-Cervélo mis-times lead out Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank-SunGard) won the third stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico between Terranuova Bracciolini and Perugia at the head of a sprint royale. The Argentinean sprinter came […]
Andreas Klöden as surprised as anyone with Paris-Nice win
RadioShack’s German veteran poised for second overall victory 11 years after his first RadioShack’s Andreas Klöden was as surprised as anyone to outsprint Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. Despite having two second places in […]
Lars Boom losing Tirreno lead could be good for Robert Gesink, says Nico Verhoeven
Rabobank can now put all its efforts in support of overall team leader Although he finished in the front part of the peloton in today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, Rabobank’s Lars Boom saw his pale blue leader’s jersey slip off […]
Thor Hushovd: the World’s fastest lead out man
World champion speaks about delivering Tyler Farrar to victory The sprint finish of the second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico saw the unusual sight of World champion Thor Hushovd leading out Garmin-Cervélo teammate Tyler Farrar. The American sprinter won the stage, taking […]
Philippe Gilbert quick to quash Vinokourov's claim that he might move to Astana in 2012
Omega Pharma-Lotto captain says he won’t think about transfer possibilities until August In a recent interview with L’Equipe, Astana’s veteran Kazakh captain, Alexandre Vinokourov, left open the possibility of returning to race for another season in 2012, if everything came […]
Paris-Nice: Kloden surprises to outsprint Sanchez for stage win and yellow jersey
Team RadioShack rider picks up first win in two years Team RadioShack rider Andreas Klöden shook off his reputation as a non-sprinter when he proved quickest of an eight man breakaway group in Paris-Nice today. Led out by team-mate Janez […]
Farrar roars to Tirreno-Adriatico stage victory and race lead
Success for Garmin-Cervélo team in Italy Benefiting from strong team-work by his Garmin-Cervélo team plus a rock-solid leadout by world road race champion Thor Hushovd, Tyler Farrar sped to victory on today’s second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. The American rider held […]
Boom says team will work for Freire in Tirreno, and that he’ll target time trial
Gesink also likely to be supported Having taken the jersey of race leadership when the Rabobank team raced to a surprising win in yesterday’s time trial, Lars Boom is looking to the days ahead. Tour of Oman winner Robert Gesink […]
Bannan says GreenEdge team will chase Goss, rider’s price increasing with success
Australian rider believes he can fight for Classic victories Australia’s aspiring ProTeam GreenEdge has made it clear that Matt Goss is on its wish-list of riders, with team manager Shayne Bannan confirming he is interested in bringing him on board. […]
