Cycling: The seventh stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné was once again dominated by breakaways. Team Katusha proved themselves to be the team to beat once more. Well, almost. Early on the 160-kilometer stage from Ville-la-Grand to Finhaut-Emosson, a 14-man leading group broke away from the peloton. Before the tough finale, in which there were two… read more
Cycling: The Critérium du Dauphiné saw a dramatic race on the undulating 178-kilometer sixth stage from Grenoble to Poisy, where the main protagonists were not the sprinters, but two rouleurs and overall leader Chris Froome (Sky). A 16-rider breakaway group including Jens Voigt (Trek) and Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) had… read more
Marcus Burghardt (BMC) delivered another strong performance on the final stage of the Volta a Catalunya. In again extremely adverse conditions, he won the sprint for second place against his breakaway companion Thomas Voeckler (Europcar). Lieuwe Westra (Astana) secured the stage victory as a soloist. The Dutch time trial champion broke away with a lead of just under 15… read more
