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Paris-Roubaix: The Queen turns her back on Quick Step by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Belgian team has worst luck ever in Hell of the NorthBelgian manager Patrick Lefevere's teams have been a dominant force in the cobbled Classics for the past 16 years. Starting with Johan Museeuw's Ronde van Vlaanderen success in 1995, which was quickly followed up by the late Italian Franco Ball... → Read More
Italian repeats his 2004 victoryby Bjorn Haake - Sunday, April 10, 2011 
Paris-Roubaix: Fabian Cancellara too strong for his own good by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Happy with performance, will wait to decide his future with the race laterFabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) came into Paris-Roubaix today with a target on his back. With his performances in the E3-Prijs and the Tour of Flanders, the man from Bern, Switzerland had already demonstrated he possessed the form of a year ag... → Read More
Paris-Roubaix: Garmin-Cervélo’s Van Summeren takes his biggest career win by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Belgian triumphs while Cancellara is marked by race rivalsBest known as a domestique, the almost-two metre tall Johan Van Summeren became a true giant of the peloton today when he soloed to a sensational win in Paris-Roubaix. The Belgian showed that Garmin-Cervélo got its tactics right, even if the close ma... → Read More
Tom Steels: “The most important thing is drink, drink, drink.” by Ben Atkins - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Quick Step trainer talks of problems keeping riders hydrated in hot, dusty Paris-RoubaixParis-Roubaix has not gone to plan for Quick Step. Team leader and talisman Tom Boonen suffered a mechanical problem in the Arenberg forest, then crashed out while trying to chase back on, while Sylvain Chavanel has also been beset with punctur... → Read More
Vaughters says Garmin-Cervelo is highly motivated for Paris-Roubaix by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Hushovd strong, team fighting bad luck in raceThe Tour of Flanders didn’t go to plan, but Jonathan Vaughters said this morning prior to the race start that the Garmin-Cervélo team were psyched for Paris-Roubaix.
“The guys are motivated; they’ve kept their morale high which is impressive, con... → Read More
HTC-Highroad leaders confident and excited at Paris-Roubaix start by VeloNation Press - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Mark Cavendish “like a kid” ahead of first Enfer du NordHTC-Highroad has put its strongest classics team out on the roads of today’s Paris-Roubaix. On paper the team’s leaders would be Milano-Sanremo winner Matt Goss and super-sprinting Manx Missile Mark Cavendish; as veteran road captain Bernhard Eisel ... → Read More
Frenchman with second victory of the seasonby Bjorn Haake - Sunday, April 10, 2011
Simon Clarke Interview: Aussie animates Flanders, ready for Roubaix by Ed Hood - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Astana rider wary about flat cobbles in today’s raceHis name may not have figured on the Muur or Bosberg but Astana’s young Aussie Simon Clarke did a good job for his team in Sunday’s edition of the Ronde; co-starring for a long spell in Sylvain Chavanel’s epic break around which the race’s finale rev... → Read More
George Hincapie Interview: Paris-Roubaix and beyond by Shane Stokes - Sunday, April 10, 2011 American rider remains ambitious at 37 years of ageGeorge Hincapie has long been banging at the door of a win in Paris-Roubaix. The American rider was second in the race back in 2005, fourth in both 1999 and 2001, and also sixth, sixth, eighth and ninth on other occasions. When the road is bumping an... → Read More
Rabobank happy with Gesink's podium spot in Vuelta al País Vasco by Bjorn Haake - Sunday, April 10, 2011 Dutchman shows improved time trial skills; Teammate Tanking voted most elegant riderRobert Gesink finished the Vuelta al País Vasco in third place, after delivering a very good time trial on the final day. The race against the clock has been his weak point, but Gesink worked hard on it to increase his chances for wins in stage races... → Read More
Brammeier nervous but also excited about Paris-Roubaix by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Irish road race champion looking forward to debut in raceWith the start of his first ever Paris-Roubaix just hours away, Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier has said that he is looking forward to lining out in the Hell of the North for the first time in his career. The HTC Highroad rider wasn’t origina... → Read More
Vuelta al Pais Vasco: Tony Martin grabs final stage while Klöden wins overall by Shane Stokes - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Rodriguez struggles in time trial and drops out of top tenAs anticipated, overnight race leader Joaquim Rodriguez struggled in the final time trial in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, losing out on the yellow jersey plus the overall classification to his closest rival Andreas Klöden.
Klöden earned the fourth s... → Read More
Rasmussen denies Mantova doping involvement, BMC Racing keeps Ballan on roster by Conal Andrews - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Italian investigation casts spotlight on 32 individuals, Lampre heavily linkedApparently dormant for several months, the Mantova investigation flared up again yesterday with the news that prosecutors are considering charging up to 32 individuals thought to be involved. Michael Ramussen and Alessandro Ballan are two of those me... → Read More
Rabobank sprinter asked Gavazzi "if he was not ashamed to go on stage."by Jered Gruber - Saturday, April 9, 2011
Saxo Bank's Michael Morkov out of Paris-Roubaix following Friday morning crash by Jered Gruber - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Young Dane a victim of terrible luck before he even got started on the cobblesUnfortunate news for Saxo Bank's young track crossover standout, Michael Morkov. The Dane has been a major asset to the Saxo Bank classics campaign all spring, but a freak accident yesterday resulted in a possible shoulder fracture, which means he wo... → Read More
Both current and former riders and management of the Italian team at the center of alleged ringby Jered Gruber - Saturday, April 9, 2011
Thor Hushovd: "The team is racing one hundred percent for me on Sunday." by Jered Gruber - Saturday, April 9, 2011 Norwegian Roubaix contender says a result on Sunday will mean a successful springMuch of what makes the Garmin-Cervelo roster so impressive is the fact that it contains so many potential winners, highlighted of course by World Champion, Thor Hushovd, Heinrich Haussler, and Tyler Farrar, Sunday's Paris-Roubaix, however, will see a... → Read More
Rubens Bertogliati Interview: Team Type 1 rider psyched by Tour de Suisse invite by Shane Stokes - Friday, April 8, 2011 Swiss national time trial champion ready to show off jersey in his hometownThis week was a very important one for the American Team Type 1 squad, which received an invite to the prestigious Tour de Suisse event. The squad has set the goal of riding the Tour de France in the next couple of seasons, and after being passed ove... → Read More
Fabian Cancellara and Leopard Trek ready for Paris Roubaix by Ben Atkins - Friday, April 8, 2011 Defending champion insists that he’s not the only favouriteFabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) has declared himself ready for Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, according to Het Laatste Nieuws, and the defending champion insists that his team is ready too. The Swiss rider is out to get his third victory in the Hell of th... → Read More
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