Tony Martin time trial victory secures overall success in Volta ao Algarve
Van Garderen an excellent second, Cummings and Contador slip back Jumping from third to first on the general classification, Tony Martin seized both the stage result and the overall victory with a powerful ride in today’s final time trial at […]
Daphny Van Den Brand outsprints Sanne Cant to take Oostmalle race
Second place is enough to give Belgian champion overall GvA Trofee Daphny Van Den Brand (ZZPR.nl) won the Sluitingsprijs in Oostmalle, Belgium, the final race of the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee, outspinting Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus) in a two-woman sprint. […]
Niels Albert solos to Oostmalle GvA victory
Sven Nys secures eighth overall title Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) convincingly won the final round of the Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trofee in Oostmalle, Belgium in convincing solo fashion. The Belgian champion escaped on the sixth of nine laps of the […]
Tour of Oman: Mark Cavendish takes first win of 2011
The Manx Missile shows he’s on form After a crash plagued, quiet start to the year, Mark Cavendish has opened up his 2011 account with victory in the final stage of the Tour of Oman. The Manxman rocketed to the […]
Ruta Del Sol: Saur Sojasun's Jimmy Engoulvent triumphs in Prologue
Saur-Sojasun stacks the top six with three riders, Van Den Broeck only 1 second back The Vuelta a Andalucia opened today with a 6.8 kilometer time trial around the sunny Spanish town of Benahavis, and it was Saur-Sojasun’s Jimmy Engoulvent […]
South Africa stage cancelled, House remains leader
Traffic and lack of police support force stage two annulment The Tour of South Africa organisers cancelled the second stage of its race today due to traffic on the road. “No results today,” said the organiser, via Twitter. “No dope […]
Jörg Jaksche to return to racing in 2011?
German rider, who has been without a team since 2007, linked with Christina Watches team Sunday’s Ekstra Bladet reports that former Paris-Nice winner, Jörg Jaksche, might return to racing in 2011 with Michael Rasmussen’s Christina Watches team. Jaksche, who famously […]
Pietropolli off with a bang, next goal: Milano-Sanremo
‘My dream win? Milano-Sanremo’ Italian Daniele Pietropolli dreams of Italy’s next big one-day classic, Milano-Sanremo, after his Trofeo Laigueglia win yesterday. He and his Lampre-ISD team proved they have the versatility to pull off Italy’s biggest spring classic. “With Lampre-ISD, […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen gets an unfortunate visit from race helicopter during crucial time trial
Team Sky rider was caught up in a “hurricane” says director Servais Knaven Edvald Boasson Hagen’s performance at the Tour of Oman has been nothing short of impressive. The young Norwegian star rode a fantastic final climb on Friday to […]
Volta ao Algarve leader Cummings stiff and sore after two crashes
British Sky Procycling rider holds slender lead heading into final time trial Battered and bruised, Team Sky’s Steve Cummings ended the penultimate stage of the Volta ao Algarve holding his six second lead over Alberto Contador, but shaking his head […]
