On Sunday, Alberto Contador will start his second race of the 2016 season, out of the four he has scheduled for the first cycle of the year. Following his first race in Algarve, a fortnight ago, “not a lot of things have changed, apart from recovering from the effort put […]
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Moreno Argentin, 30 years as World Champion: “Gimondi, an incredible guidance“
The Italian former champion celebrates an important anniversary of his Worlds’ triumph in Colorado Springs, just like the Granfondo bearing the name of his former Team Manager does. “I am very grateful to Felice: I hope to celebrate with him in Bergamo on May 15th” Argentin, Gimondi There was a […]
BMC Racing Team Set for Strade Bianche and Paris-Nice
The 2016 season is well and truly heating up and BMC Racing Team is set to line up at Strade Bianche (5 March) and Paris-Nice (6-13 March) this weekend. “We’re bringing a strong team to Strade Bianche this Saturday including Greg Van Avermaet on the back of his win at […]
Stig Broeckx Crash
Stig Broeckx crashed hard yesterday at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne after he was hit by a motor at about 30 kilometres from the finish. The Lotto Soudal rider has a fractured collarbone, a fractured rib and a bruised hand. Yesterday evening Broeckx underwent surgery in Deinze. This afternoon he could already go home. […]
Vakoc makes the double in France with Drome Classic
After winning Classic Sud-Ardèche on Saturday, the 23-year-old came out on top also in Drôme Classic 28-Feb-2016: Petr Vakoc put an end to his February campaign in a fantastic way, by becoming the first rider to take the victory in both Classic Sud-Ardèche and Drôme Classic, two hilly races that […]
Hayman To Miss Spring Classics After Crash
Mathew Hayman of ORICA-GreenEDGE was involved in a crash at the Belgian race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and suffered a fracture to the radius bone in his right arm. The road captain for the team’s Classics squad will be sorely missed in the coming weeks after playing a key […]
Stuyven solos to Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne victory
Jasper Stuyven pointed to the sky and thrust his arms in the air as he crossed the finish line of Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Sunday after a 17-kilometer solo effort notched him a well-deserved victory. “I was thinking about 2010 when I was riding here when I was World Champion (Junior), and I […]
Seventh for Peter Sagan after an attacking day at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
At the end of a windy day in Belgian at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Peter Sagan had a seventh place to show for his efforts over the 200km of racing. The 68th edition of the semi classic was won by a strong solo move in the final 16km with Peter mixing it in […]
Alexander Kristoff takes second place at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
It was a strong and powerful sprint easily won by Alexander Kristoff at the end of the 200 km Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on Sunday, but unfortunately it was for second place this time behind a solo win from young Belgian Jasper Stuyven. – Last year I was also second but I was […]
Strong start to cobbled classics as Peter Sagan takes second at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Heading into the day as one of the pre-race favourites, World Champion Peter Sagan did not disappoint in Belgium at the opening cobbled classic of the season with a strong display just missing out on victory. At the end of 200.8km of racing, Peter, with number 1 on his back, […]
