Jurgen van den Broeck

Dutch WorldTour team LottoNL – Jumbo signs Jurgen van den Broeck for two seasons, starting in 2017. The Belgian has twice finished top-five at the Tour de France.

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Once the Giro d'Italia entered the famous port city where Christopher Columbus set sail, some contenders' ships started taking on water

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Perennial GC hopeful Jurgen Van den Broeck takes a step back from grand tour ambitions to relieve some pressure on himself

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After being sidelined with knee problems, Jurgen Van den Broeck is progressing well for the Tour de France

Alberto Contador matched Chris Froome’s every move in Monday’s Dauphiné stage 2, but Froome won the stage — and padded his race lead

Sidelined for six months following a crash in the 2013 Tour, Van Den Broeck returned to the sport this week in Argentina, where he's rebuilding his form with the big show in mind

Belgian rider injured his knee in the pileup that occurred near the finish line in Marseille

German sprinter, Belgian GC rider will carry Lotto's hopes in France

Belgian GC rider is more then 12 minutes off the pace after five days in France

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are the two favorites at the eight-day Criterium du Dauphine, which has a mountainous route throughout

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Contador heads the list of contenders for the Spanish tour, but it's a long list, with a number of subplots

Lotto, Liquigas leaders have eyes on clawing back into the top five, onto the podium, respectively

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Lotto-Belisol hopes Belgian's growing strength, confidence brings a top-five finish at the Tour

Several Tour de France favorites including Evans spent the week putting in recon miles on the upcoming Tour’s course

Cancellara feels like a cycling tourist; Van den Broeck recons Tour stages; Fränk Schleck aims for Giro top-five

Schleck brothers preview Tour stage; Van Den Broeck gains downhill confidence; Katusha discusses Galimzyanov positive

The Belgian GC rider has been working hard on improving his time trialing ability in the hopes of competing for a Tour podium

The Belgian believes he can make a run for the podium

Alexander Vinokourov and Jurgen Van den Broeck crash out of the 2011 Tour de France.

Omega-Pharma for the Tour de France

• Gilbert Philippe (B)
• Andre Greipel (G)
• Sebastian Lang (G)
• Jurgen Roelandts (B)
• Marcel Sieberg (G)
• Jurgen van den Broeck (B)
• Jurgen van de Walle (B)
• Jelle Vanendert (B)
• Frederik Willems (B)

SAINT PIERRE DE CHARTREUSE, France (AFP) - Veteran Kazkah rider Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) took the overall leader's jersey in the Criterium du Dauphine race here on Monday after Belgian Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) won the first stage, a 144km ride from Albertville.

Belgium's Omega-Lotto team appears ready to sign 26-year-old Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) to fill the shoes of the world champion Cadel Evans.