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Next up: Three Days of “Da Pain.” KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde starts Tuesday
KORTRIJK, Belgium (VN) – Tuesday marks the start of the KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde, a three-day stage race held in the Flanders region of Belgium that is used as final preparation race before Sunday’s Ronde Van Vlaanderen.
Max Testa talks about Taylor Phinney’s injuries; Paris-Roubaix start still possible
BMC team doctor Max Testa says Taylor Phinney’s early departure from the Volta a Catalunya last week doesn’t mean that he will not be able to start Paris-Roubaix next month.
San Dimas: Ben Day, Amber Neben confirm; Anibal Borrajo wins for his brother
The San Dimas Stage Race is becoming the Ben Day and Highroad show. Last weekend Kenda-5-hour Energy’s Day took his third consecutive overall title – and Amber Neben won the fourth overall title in a row for HTC-Highroad – in the final tune-up for the Redlands Classic.
Sarah Hammer scores 3rd medal at 2011 UCI world track championships
Sarah Hammer is the first American woman to earn three medals in a single cycling world championship after finishing second in the women’s omnium at the UCI track world championships.
Emma Pooley wins 2011 Trofeo Alfredo Binda
Emma Pooley (Garmin-Cervélo) rode alone for 69km to win the kickoff to the 2011 UCI women's World Cup on Sunday.
Tom Boonen wins 2011 Ghent-Wevelgem
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins Ghent-Wevelgem.
UCI world track championships: day 4 results
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the fourth day of the world track cycling championships on Friday.
José Joaquín Rojas wins stage 6 at Volta a Catalunya
José Joaquín Rojas finds that elusive win at the Tour of Catalunya.
UCI world track championships: Day 3 results
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the third day of the world track cycling championships on Friday:
Sarah Hammer scores pursuit title, Gregory Bauge repeats as world sprint champion
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) ─ France's Gregory Bauge won the world sprint title after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 in the final of the blue riband event of the world track cycling championships Friday.
Spring classics hit the rough roads for the next three weeks
The cobbled classics are truly a subcategory of their own, reserved for the strongest, grittiest riders of the pro peloton.
Track worlds roundup, day 2: Bobridge, Meares keep Australia on gold track
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - World record holder Jack Bobridge continued Australia's domination of the world track cycling championships Thursday when he claimed his maiden pursuit gold medal.
BMC, RadioShack, HTC and Boonen choose Ghent-Wevelgem over E3 Harelbeke
BRUSSELS, Belgium (VN) — When it comes to cobbled semi-classics, WorldTour status reigns supreme.
UCI world track championships: Day 2 results
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Collated results from the second day of the world track cycling championships on Thursday:
Track worlds roundup: Australia wins team pursuit, France takes team sprint
APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) - Australia produced a team pursuit master class to beat Russia and defend their crown here at the 2011 world track cycling championships Wednesday.
Carmen Small and Erinne Willock lead revamped Tibco to San Dimas
A stacked, new-look Tibco-To The Top squad is set to kick off the team’s season at the San Dimas Stage Race this week.
Sella leads Coppi e Bartali after two-stage opening day
ROME (AFP) Italian Emanuele Sella of the Androni team is the leader of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali following the first two stages in Riccione on Tuesday.
World track championships preview: Brits playing coy as Aussies target more track gold
PARIS (AFP) - Britain, France and Australia will be among the nations expected to give an early glimpse of their Olympic potential for London 2012 at the track cycling world championships this week.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Against all odds
It was with grit, great class and perfect timing that Matt Goss won Milan-San Remo on Saturday. He wasn’t meant to win though.
Taylor Phinney makes WorldTour debut at Tour of Catalunya
LLORET DE MAR, Spain (VN) – Taylor Phinney (BMC) made it through his European season debut in a tough stage at the Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia) that saw him dropped on the second of two first-category climbs.
HTC’s Gatis Smukulis wins stage 1 at Catalunya
MADRID (AFP) - Latvia's Gatis Smukulis of HTC-Highroad won the first stage of the Tour of Catalonia, a 166.9-kilometre (103.5-mile) ride that started and ended in Lloret de Mar on Monday.
Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference kicks off 2011 season
The Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference starts its season with criteriums in Colorado and Wyoming.
Milan-San Remo | La Classica di Primavera
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Adam Phelan keeps lead in 2011 Tour de Taiwan as Park Sung Baek wins stage 1
Korea’s Park Sung Baek sprints to victory in the Taipei City Criterium, stage one of the Tour de Taiwan.
Can an attacker foil the sprinters in San Remo?
Solo breakaways find it tough going in Milan-San Remo, the sprinters' classic.
Matt Goss: An overnight sensation years in the making
Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) seems to be suddenly making headlines and is poised for yet bigger and better things following his dramatic victory in Tuesday’s sprint at Paris-Nice.
Matthew Goss wins 2011 Milan-San Remo
Matthew Goss outkicks Fabian Cancellara and Phillipe Gilbert to win Milan-San Remo in a thrilling eight-up sprint.
Cavendish: Milan-San Remo win ‘one of my favorite days of my life’
MILAN (VN) — Mark Cavendish was focused Friday afternoon when he met the press ahead of Saturday’s Milan-San Remo. The 2009 winner of the season’s first one-day monument will share leadership duties for HTC-Highroad with the up-and-coming Matt Goss.
UCI: Race radio boycott will not change its policies
The UCI on Thursday said cycling teams' decision to boycott the Tour of Beijing will not affect the organization's policy on race radios.
Press Release: UCI says boycott will not change its position on race radios
"President McQuaid regretfully noted this new element of tension in the situation. It will not, however, change the UCI’s position on the subject. "
Teams plan to boycott Tour of Beijing over race radio ban
PARIS (AFP) — Professional cycling teams opposed to the UCI's proposed ban on earpieces announced on Thursday that they plan to boycott the Tour of Beijing in protest.
Jeremy Powers to race cyclocross with Rapha-Focus through 2013
Top American cyclocross racer Jeremy Powers is leaving his longtime post at Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale to race for Rapha-Focus in 2011.
Quick Step’s Geert Steegmans wins Nokere Koerse
Geert Steegmans (Quick Step) took a much-needed confidence-boosting victory Wednesday at the Nokere-Koerse semi-classic in Belgium.
In Cavendish and Goss, HTC-Highroad has options for Milan-San Remo
With the 2009 winner and the most successful sprinter of the 2011 season, HTC-Highroad will enter Saturday’s Milan-San Remo, the first of the spring classics, with two viable options.
Cadel Evans wins Tirreno-Adriatico title, Cancellara claims stage
SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (VN) - World time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek) capped a week in Italy with a stage win on the final day of Tirreno-Adriatico Tuesday. Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) defended his maglia azzura with a solid ride to earn his place atop the final podium.
Tejay Van Garderen: ‘HTC is more than a sprinter’s team’
Tejay Van Garderen proved himself a valuable asset to Tony Martin and helped pave the way for his German teammate to claim overall victory at Paris-Nice on Sunday.
Philippe Gilbert storms Castelraimondo, Cadel Evans new Tirreno-Adriatico leader
CASTELRAIMONDO, Italy (VN) ─ Classics star Philippe Gilbert didn't miss the decisive moment at Tirreno-Adriatico Sunday. Instead, the Omega Pharma-Lotto rider out-kicked a 13-rider group in Castelraimondo to capture stage 5 of the 'race of the two seas.'
HTC: No reason to worry about Mark Cavendish’s slow start to season
TERNI, Italy (VN) — It’s not time to hit the Mark Cavendish panic button just yet. So says HTC-Highroad sports director Valerio Piva.
JJ Haedo beats Garmin train for stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico
PERUGIA, Italy (VN) — J.J. Haedo (Saxo Bank-Sunguard) overcame a final-kilometer acceleration from Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) to steal a win in stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Hushovd’s teammate and overall leader Tyler Farrar finished second, followed by Italian Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale).
Langeveld: Rabobank’s spring is already a success
PERUGIA, Italy (VN) ─ Two weeks ago, Rabobank’s Sebastian Langeveld was the star of the opening classics weekend. With Milan-San Remo and the Belgian cobbles around the corner, the Dutchman is staying low key on his talent-rich team at Tirreno-Adriatico.
Paris-Nice | Stage 5
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Italian street sprints – Velo Club Carrara kicks off Tirreno-Adriatico
On Wednesday morning Tirenno-Adriatico kicked off with a street sprint competition. The local kids cycling club "Velo Club Carrara" had the opportunity to race the first few hundred meters, on the same course the pros would ride later in the day. VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski sent back a few shots from the event.
Tyler Farrar in top form before Milan-San Remo
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RadioShack’s Andreas Kloden wins Paris-Nice stage and takes the lead
RadioShack’s Andreas Kloden positioned himself for overall victory at Paris-Nice after taking a stage victory in Thursday’s 193km fifth stage ahead Samuel Sanchez.
Tyler Farrar wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2
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Pre-race crash puts Andre Greipel’s Tirreno-Adriatico in doubt
The heavy sprint corps at Tirreno-Adriatico may be without Andre Greipel after the Omega Pharma-Lotto rider crashed hard during a pre-ride of the course and injured his face.
Two Thomases take over at Paris-Nice: Voeckler wins out of break, De Gendt back in yellow
A day after just falling short in a breakaway effort, French national champion Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) got in right with victory in Wednesday’s 191km seven-climb fourth stage at Paris-Nice when a four-man breakaway stayed clear of the fast-chasing peloton.
Must Reads: London Olympic TT courses finalized; Queally eyes Olys return
Must Reads: London Olympic TT courses finalized; Queally eyes Olys return
A conversation with Taylor Phinney: ‘The only pressure I feel is pressure I put on myself’
Taylor Phinney is taking it slow in his rookie pro season and that’s just the way BMC wants it.
Paris-Nice | Stage 3
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Quick Step’s Maes hurt in finish crash at Paris-Nice
Quick Step's Nikolas Maes was taken to the hospital for x-rays after being involved in a multi-rider crash in the final meters of Tuesday's Paris-Nice stage. The X-rays indicated no broken bones, and Maes was diagnosed with trauma on his pelvis, the team said. he will decide on Wednesday whether to start stage 4.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Courses with panache modify the radio debate
At a time when the major professional teams have become unified in their position opposing the UCI ban on two-way radios, all three of the past week’s semi-classics saw dramatic, unpredictable racing.
Riders demand compromise on radio ban, threaten protest
MARINA DI CARRARA, Italy (VN) _ A coalition of riders and teams says the UCI has 20 days to begin talks with on the radio ban. If they refuse, riders will begin wearing race radios on March 26. That was the message at a joint press conference with representatives of the sport's events, riders and teams Tuesday night.
HTC-Highroad’s Matthew Goss doubles at Paris-Nice, De Gendt slips to second
Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) snagged the yellow jersey after he sliced his way past a crash to win Tuesday’s third stage at Paris-Nice.
Tirreno-Adriatico preview: Two seas and many ways to win
ROME (VN) — Take two time trials and split them with two days for the sprinters and another three in the mountains, two of them at 240km each, and you get a new-look Tirreno-Adriatico. The race of the two seas opens Wednesday and many of the top classics riders and Tour de France and Giro d'Italia contenders are set for a showdown in the heart of Italy.
Sky’s Greg Henderson wins 2011 Paris-Nice stage 2
AMILLY, France (AFP) - New Zealand's Greg Henderson of the Sky team won a sprint finish on Monday to take the second stage of Paris-Nice.
John Degenkolb takes stage 1 at 2011 Three Days of West Flanders
HTC-Highroad's John Degenkolb sprints to victory in stage one of the Three Days of West Flanders as Jesse Sergent and two RadioShack teammates top the overall standings.
Philippe Gilbert wins 2011 Monte Paschi-Strade Bianche
Philippe Gilbert (Omega-Lotto) delivered a thrilling victory at the Monte Paschi-Strade Bianche race in Italy on Saturday.
Tour de France rule change may favor Cavendish’s green jersey dream
PARIS (AFP) — Britain's Mark Cavendish has been given a potential boost by organisers of the Tour de France after they announced changes Friday to the rules concerning the race's points competition.
U.S. Cycling This Week: Ina, Alexi and Ben in Merced
Ina Yoko-Teutenberg turned pro with Red Bull Frankfurt in 2000, 16 years after Alexi Grewal won his stunning gold medal in the Olympic road race in Los Angeles and left the amateur ranks. Both are in Merced, California, this week for the Merco Cycling Classic.
A conversation with Alexi Grewal: Off and running
With his first road race for almost two decades behind him, Alexi Grewal can truthfully say that life begins at 50 — well, life as a racing cyclist aiming to return to the top.
Ask Nick: Calling Car 1, come in Car 1. And more.
The varying roles for race follow cars, pros changing their own tubies, and Nick's favorite workstand, revealed.
Alberto Contador back in the saddle for Vuelta a Murcia
MURCIA, Spain (VN) – Alberto Contador headlines the field at the three-day Vuelta a Murcia in what will be his second race since he was cleared by the Spanish cycling federation to return to racing.
Positioning Yourself In The Peloton
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Team director says Mark Cavendish will be ready for Milan-San Remo, Roubaix
Though Mark Cavendish has been relatively quiet so far this season, HTC-Highroad brass is confident that their ace sprinter is poised for a brilliant season.
Aussies charged up for track worlds
No fewer than nine defending champions will line up for Australia at the world track cycling championships later this month in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Cycling Australia announced Tuesday.
Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Man of the week Sagan — a Merckx in the making?
The manner in which Slovak-sensation Peter Sagan scored four victories in Sardinia this past week points to a career that’s headed to the sport’s very highest levels. Maybe he’ll even go as far as the sport’s biggest ever winner, Eddy Merckx.
Pelucchi beats Rojas in photo finish at Clásica de Almería
Matteo Pelucchi delivers a morale-boosting win to Geox-TMC with a photo-finish victory in the Clásica de Almería.
Giovanni Visconti wins 2011 Grand Prix Regio Insubrica
Giovanni Visconti (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli) sprints to victory in the Grand Prix Regio Insubrica.
113th Austral Wheelrace
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Andrew Talansky Diary: The first pro race
There is a notable difference between amateur racing and the professional ranks, not just in the race style but also in the riders themselves. There are some riders in the peloton who seem to command respect, the ones who make their hardest efforts appear effortless, never showing the strain that their bodies are surely going through.
Cantwell and Rolfe headline V Australia after Pegasus collapse
The bitter taste is subsiding and Henk Vogels will soon be back in the United States with a new-look V Australia team for 2011. Vogels revealed the squad’s roster Thursday and gave his thoughts on returning to race in the U.S. three months after Pegasus Racing collapsed.