Degenkolb looking for German win No. 4 at Tour de France
Germans have found success at the Tour thus far, with Tony Martin and Andre Greipel winning a combined three stages
Germans have found success at the Tour thus far, with Tony Martin and Andre Greipel winning a combined three stages
All-rounder John Degenkolb is confident he can fill the shoes of Giant-Alpecin sprinter Marcel Kittel at this year's Tour de France
Though Kittel is a proven stage winner, Giant-Alpecin feels it has more options than ever to collect victories at the Tour
The Giant-Alpecin star has eight Tour de France stage wins but will miss this year's race after an illness
The Norwegian has 18 wins so far this season, but several riders will challenge him in the mass gallops to the finish line
"We should not expect to see cycling liberated forever from these cheats," says classics champion John Degenkolb
John Degenkolb and Alexander Kristoff have morphed themselves into strong classics riders capable of tackling the demanding spring races
John Degenkolb revels in his second monument win of the season, one year after rueing a near-miss second place in Paris-Roubaix
German John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) won Paris-Roubaix with a courageous late-race move, followed by a brilliant finishing sprint
Can Alexander Kristoff pull off the Flanders-Roubaix double, or will someone else emerge from the dusty cobbles as Sunday's winner?
John Degenkolb rides Giant's Defy road bike for the bergs and cobbles of Flanders
Without perennial favorites Boonen and Cancellara, a new generation of riders is elbowing its way to the top of the Flanders heap
Find out what it took for John Degenkolb to win his first-ever monument at Milano-Sanremo in Italy
Big names and bigger teams are fine-tuning form and team compositions in this week's semi-classics ahead of the major spring races
The German reels in the biggest catch of his cycling career by winning Sunday's Milano-Sanremo
Sprinter John Degenkolb shone brightly in Sanremo, but not before some other bright lights went dim on the long, cold road from Milano
A rainy, crash-packed edition of La Classicissima ends in a mad dash to the line won by Giant-Alpecin's John Degenkolb
Sunday's edition of the sprinter's classic pulls from past races to present an old-school route that finishes on the Via Roma
The Paris-Nice route this year will offer something for everyone in the peloton
Why are bike races held in the sandy, sunny, and flat Middle East? Caley Fretz checks in from the Persian Gulf region.
Mark Cavendish wins the final stage to take the overall in Dubai as John Degenkolb's leadout train gets derailed
The German takes a 4-second lead into Saturday's final stage
Cancellara is keenly aware that his reign as one of the kings of the classics is reaching its zenith as up-and-comers vie for the crown
Giant-Shimano's John Degenkolb wins Paris-Bourges ahead of this Sunday's Paris-Tours
Alejandro Valverde has a tough row to hoe if he is to win the rainbow jersey on his home turf, with the Aussies and Belgians gunning for him
Though he's happy with his team, the German all-rounder knows something must change if he wants to win the Tour's points competition
Degenkolb, recent winner of four stages at the Vuelta a España, is in the hospital, the result of a festering infection from a crash at the Vuelta
John Degenkolb again proves fastest in the Vuelta's sprints, claiming stage 17 ahead of Michael Matthews
The peloton cruises through a day in Rioja country, while Krizek makes a solo move that is ultimately squashed by Degenkolb
The sprinters enjoy one final day before the Vuelta returns to the hills, and John Degenkolb makes the most of stage 12's flat, fast finish
Tinkoff-Saxo puts Garmin-Sharp in trouble in the crosswinds. Degenkolb wins a fierce sprint, drawing the ire of Bouhanni
Tinkoff-Saxo shows their confidence, splitting the peloton in crosswinds, and Degenkolb prevails again in the sprint
John Degenkolb out-sprints a Vuelta peloton that is whittled down by two hard climbs and hot weather
With riders at the front for almost the entire day, Garmin capped stage 19 at the Tour with a victory by Ramunas Navardauskas
Tony Gallopin attacks twice in the final kilometers of stage 11 at the Tour, which leads to France’s second stage win
Bike racing sometimes goes according to the book, but there are days when it respects neither plot nor narrative
German sprinters take an unconventional route to the Tour de France via a return trip to high altitude deep in Spain's Sierra Nevada
A crash with 500 meters left takes out Mark Cavendish and several others vying for the sprint win
The Manx Missile fought Degenkolb bar to bar for the victory, and took it — by a tire's width
The 25-year-old German racked up a win and a runner-up in Belgium and northern France
Terpstra attacks a powerful group of contenders in the final kilometers to reach the Roubaix velodrome alone and seize a solo victory
Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem
With Boonen and Cancellara fit and motivated for a monumental win, will 2014 mark the final full-steam showdown in a decade-old rivalry?
Logan VonBokel spends a little quality time with John Degenkolb's Giant Propel Advanced SL 0
In one week, the Giant-Shimano rider went from what he called the most disappointing day of his career to victory in Gent-Wevelgem
Defending champ Sagan makes a fight of it, but the Giant-Shimano speedster takes a narrow victory in a crash-marred bunch sprint
John Degenkolb and André Greipel give Germany two very different options for Sunday's sprinter-friendly Milano-Sanremo
German sprinter wins on the motor track, takes yellow on time bonus
Degenkolb scores the hat trick in the morning's road stage, but Cummings takes the overall lead after winning the afternoon's time trial
German defends his lead in France from the front ahead of Saturday's double day
German takes the sprint to open his 2014 account in France
The bike manufacturer will also sponsor a men's development team and a women's squad
The German says he's not a pure sprinter, and that he's targeting the hilly and unpredictable classics
German sprinter Marcel Kittel had a breakout season, earning 16 wins (four at the Tour). Can he repeat his success in 2014?
Management will reveal the new backer at the team presentation in January
The Argos-Shimano speedster takes the final classic of the season in convincing style, while Garmin's Farrar just misses a podium finish
Argos rider wins four stages to help Germany take six victories at the race's 100th edition
German sprinter shows that he's closing in on a Tour de France win in his first crack at the race
Three likely sprints lie ahead as the peloton makes its way from the Riviera to the mountains
Sprinters are getting less and less chances to win grand tour stages as the courses get harder
German sprint ace swallows his pride and steps away from the Giro d'Italia on the first rest day
Now a six-time stage winner in the grand tours, German John Degenkolb shares the burden of his homeland's cycling future
Prototype C50 tubular wheels adorn the German's custom F1 look-alike, which Felt built with a non-standard carbon layup
John Degenkolb takes his first Giro stage win after a late crash at the front nearly springs a second Bardiani Valvole stage win
The stocky German is less of a traditional field sprinter and more of a strongman capable of taking a tough finale
With historic courses, frenzied fans, and dynamic racing, these men are the ones to watch from Harelbeke to Roubaix
Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb are a formidable duo for Argos-Shimano. In 2012, they combined for 25 of the team's 30 wins
The Argos-Shimano rider says the classics are the races he's most passionate about
With top performances in 2012 from world champion Cavendish, breakthrough John Degenkolb and entertaining Peter Sagan, which was our top sprint?
Mark Cavendish is International Men's Sprinter of the Year, John Degenkolb is our International Breakthrough Rider of the Year
Argos-Shimano has two strong German sprinters, but would like to land a GC rider for 2013
Mercato proves fastest of a three-man break as Argos' Degenkolb launches a late bid that misses by meters
Sprinters like John Degenkolb and puncheurs like Greg Van Avermaet are favorites for this weekend's Paris-Tours
Former U23 world champ scores five Spanish stage wins to announce his arrival on the big stage
The sprinter who hoped to win one stage has already claimed four and now eyes the points jersey
Argos man wins his fourth stage of the 2012 Vuelta
The 67th Tour of Spain is nine days old and one thing is for certain: Nothing is for certain
Movistar's Jonathan Castroviejo still holds the lead — but the mountains loom on Monday
Young German duo will head to France in the hunt for the big one
German John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano makes it two straight, winning today's sprint in Four Days of Dunkirk