Greg Henderson wins Paris-Nice second stage bunch sprint
Low speed crashes dominate a windy, flat stage as the race heads south Greg Henderson (Team Sky) won the second stage of Paris-Nice between Montfort-l’Amaury and Amilly in a bunch sprint. The New Zealander outsprinted Australian Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) and […]
Johnny Hoogerland's flu keeps him out of Tirreno-Adriatico as well
Dutchman was originally slated for Paris-Nice and will now miss crucial Italian race as well The much anticipated spring season of Vacansoleil’s all around talent, Johnny Hoogerland, took another hit today when it was announced by his team that he’ll […]
Vuelta a Murcia organizer wants radios back at his race
Paco Guzman feels that the absence of radios caused crashes on tricky descent The director of the recently completed Vuelta a Murcia, Paco Guzman, threw his opinion into the bubbling stew of radio ban discontent on Monday. The director of […]
Vaughters tips Talansky for a strong Paris-Nice ride
Talented 22 year old neo-pro previously rode strongly in Tour of the Mediterranean With Paris-Nice getting underway today, Garmin-Cervélo manager Jonathan Vaughters has named three riders from his team which he feels could do well in the race. “We have […]
Contador seals Vuelta a Murcia victory with time trial success
Spaniard takes second consecutive stage victory Having landed his first victory of the season yesterday on the toughest mountain stage of the Vuelta a Murcia, Alberto Contador showed his time trialing legs are also in good condition when he raced […]
Paris-Nice: Fränk Schleck's first step for an Ardennes win
‘It will be difficult to get a top 5; most impressive: Martin.’ Fränk Schleck’s march towards an Ardennes Classic win started today at the Paris-Nice stage race in France. The Luxembourger of Leopard-Trek wants to win one of the late […]
Tom Faiers Interview: Going from Footon to Wonderful Pistachios
English rider heading Stateside for 2011 Englishman Tom Faiers went to a Graham Baxter training camp in Murcia when he was 18; as a triathlete, he wanted to strengthen his cycling. When he was training there, he ran into Spanish […]
Wiggins prepared for Paris-Nice
‘I wanted to hit the ground running this year’ Bradley Wiggins, after the Tour of Qatar and the Manchester World Cup, is ready to begin the road season proper. Today, the Brit leads team Sky at the first stage of […]
Eeckhout grabs final stage of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Sergent holds on
Lunging at just the right time and pipping Jimmy Casper by the smallest of margins, the 40 year old An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly team rider Niko Eeckhout galloped to victory on the final stage of the […]
Paris-Nice: De Gendt upsets sprinters in Houdan to secure stage one
Belgian Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) pulled off victory in the 154.5 kilometer opening stage of Paris-Nice today, outsprinting his breakaway companion in what was a surprise success over the sprinters in Houdan. Jeremy Roy (FDJ) crossed the line in second, […]
