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Two in a row for Boonen, who blasts to third Gent-Wevelgem win by Kyle Moore - Sunday, March 25, 2012 Sagan second, Freire frustrated again, Cavendish caught behind splitAfter taking the E3 Prijs Harelbeke on Friday, Tom Boonen made it two in a row in two different ways on Sunday. The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider took his second win in three days as he sprinted to victory in Gent-Wevelgem, also his second win in as ... → Read More
Marianne Vos solos to third Trofeo Binda victory by Ben Atkins - Sunday, March 25, 2012 Dutch champion continues dominance of 2012 World Cup with final climb attackMarianne Vos (Rabobank) continued her domination of the 2012 World Cup with a dominant solo victory in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda in Cittiglio, northern Italy. The Netherlands champion, who won the 2009 and 2010 editions of the race, attacked on the cl... → Read More
Simon wins again in Volta a Catalunya, Albasini seals final overall victory by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 25, 2012 GreenEdge team continues strong display of form Two days after he scooped victory on stage five of the Volta a Catalunya, Frenchman Julien Simon sprinted to his second victory in the race. The Saur Sojasun rider was quickest at the end of an aggressively-raced 119.8 kilometre race between Badalona... → Read More
Evans seals Criterium International victory, Fedrigo takes final stage by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 25, 2012 BMC Racing Team leader in control in CorsicaTour de France champion Cadel Evans has shown strong climbing form on the final stage of the Criterium International, matching all his general classification challengers and sealing his race victory on the final climb.
After an early attack by Geo... → Read More
Emerging sprinter Kris Boeckmans looking for elusive first win by Kyle Moore - Sunday, March 25, 2012 Belgian hoping for breakthrough in first season with Vacansoleil DCMHis team has gotten off to a hot start in the 2012 season, and while Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM) has yet to take his first win in the colours of his new squad, he has been knocking on the door since early February.
He’ll start today’s Gent We... → Read More
Gent Wevelgem: Freire and Boonen seek to move up WorldTour rankings by Shane Stokes - Sunday, March 25, 2012 Gerrans remains on topHeading into today’s Gent Wevelgem, the UCI WorldTour ranking looks set to be reshuffled once more. Friday’s E3 Harelbeke saw two riders break into the top ten, with race winner Tom Boonen (Quick Step) jumping from 38th to seventh as a result of his ... → Read More
Barta takes overall classification in Settimana Coppi e Bartali by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Time trial victory moves him above team-mate HuzarskiHaving already proven its worth thanks to its team time trial victory and race leadership with Bartosz Huzarski, the NetApp squad clocked up more success today in the Settimana Coppi e Bartali race when Jan Barta won the individual time trial. The Cz... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Sanchez grabs stage with late attack by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Spaniard jumps to second overall with strong moveOlympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has clocked up his first win of the season, attacking hard with just over two kilometres from the end of today’s penultimate stage of the Volta a Catalunya. The Euskaltel Euskadi surged on a short ramp, got a... → Read More
Evans seizes Criterium International lead with time trial victory by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Michael Rogers milliseconds back in runner-up slotTour de France champion Cadel Evans has picked up his and the BMC Racing Team’s first win of the season, taking the 6.5 kilometre stage two time trial in the Criterium International. The Australian was pushed close, though, with compatriot Michael Ro... → Read More
Criterium International: Vachon beats Wyss to take stage one by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Several GC riders lose time in crosswind splitsOne week after taking the Classic Loire Atlantique, Bretagne Schuller rider Florian Vachon today grabbed the opening stage of the Criterium International in Corsica.The Frenchman was quickest in a big sprint to the line in Porto Vecchio, taking the w... → Read More
Millar rues lost opportunities in spring Classics by Shane Stokes - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Collarbone fracture pinned this morningGarmin Barracuda’s David Millar underwent an operation this morning to try to speed his recovery from the fractured collarbone he sustained yesterday.
The Scot was part of a group of riders who crashed on the approach to the Boigneberg climb, app... → Read More
BMC Racing Team blames tooth infection for Gilbert’s unstable form by VeloNation Press - Saturday, March 24, 2012 Belgian will compete in tomorrow’s Gent Wevelgem, worried about FlandersPhilippe Gilbert's loss of strength and subsequent withdrawal from yesterday’s E3 Prijs Harelbeke race has been blamed on a tooth infection, according to his BMC Racing Team.
Team doctor Giovanni Ruffini has said that he has suffered from the iss... → Read More
Kevin Van Impe retires with immediate effect by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 23, 2012 Vacansoleil DCM rider ‘feels relief’ to walk away from cyclingLucien Van Impe’s nephew Kevin came from a family linked to the world of professional cycling, but the Belgian has expressed relief to be able to walk away from that and to start a new life.
The Vacansoleil DCM rider and his team have confirmed t... → Read More
Diego Ulissi doubles up in Coppi e Bartali stage four by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 23, 2012 Bartosz Hutarski keeps the lead in Team NetApp hands as final climb splits the packDiego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) took his second straight stage victory on the Settimana Coppi e Bartali, outsprinting a select group at the tough finish in Pavuillo nel Frignano. The 22-year-old Tuscan narrowly beat Danilo Di Luca (Acqua & Sapone) in the ... → Read More
Millar faces break from racing due to collarbone fracture by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 23, 2012 Scottish rider suffers injury in big E3 Harelbeke crash The Garmin Barracuda team will lack one of its most experienced riders in the weeks ahead following David Millar’s bad crash in today’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke race.
The Scottish rider was one of several who crashed on the approach to the B... → Read More
Tom Boonen edges out Oscar Freire to take his fifth E3 Prijs Vlaanderen by Ben Atkins - Friday, March 23, 2012 Photo finish after race of constant attacks sees Belgian take outright record in the “Mini Ronde van Vlaanderen”Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) confirmed his return to the top of the sport with his fifth victory in the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, taking a tight sprint finish ahead of three-time World champion Oscar Freire (Katuasha). The big Belgian, who has end... → Read More
Volta a Catalunya: Simon wins stage 5, Albasini retains race lead by Shane Stokes - Friday, March 23, 2012 Swiss rider’s rivals unable to grab leader’s jersey Frenchman Julien Simon was best of a group of approximately 25 riders at the end of today’s fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya, winning a big sprint to the line in Manresa. The Saur Sojasun competitor beat Rigoberto Uran (Sky Procycling), Sylvester... → Read More
Brailsford states Tour/Olympics may be too much for Cavendish to target by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 23, 2012 Doesn’t want Manx sprinter and Bradley Wiggins to over-reachFollowing recent suggestions by people such as Mark Cavendish’s coach Rod Ellingworth that the rider might not necessarily target the green jersey in this year’s Tour de France, Britain’s performance director Dave Brailsford has said that chasing too... → Read More
Criterium International reflects French racing return for Evans by VeloNation Press - Friday, March 23, 2012 Pinotti also a protected rider for BMC Racing TeamEight months after winning the Tour de France, Cadel Evans will once again compete on French soil with a participation in this weekend’s Criterium International in Corsica.
The Australian had a quiet performance in the recent Tirreno-Adriatico. H... → Read More
A 66 year old podium miss to debut at World Tour stage by Reno Van Dael - Friday, March 23, 2012 E3 Harelbeke switches nude for a nanaThe organizer of today's World Tour race 'E3-Harelbeke Prijs' got criticized last year for including a podium miss on the front of their promo poster. Normally, this wouldn't haven't been a problem, but as shown, she was in the nude!
These posters... → Read More
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